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Jamaica beat Guyana by 139 runs KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica beat Guyana by 139 runs on the final day of their 13th round WICB Regional four-day match at Jarrett Park yesterday.

SAINT-MARC, Haiti, CMC – Haiti’s Tempete used their home advantage and thumped Guyana’s Alpha United 2-0 in their second-leg Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship first round match on Sunday.

Western Union in a simple ceremony held recently at their head office gave monetary donations to the Guyana Netball Association (GNA) and the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) competitor.

– GDF defeats Riddim Squad Pele and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) under-21 squads overpowered their opponents in the quarterfinals of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Milo sponsored tournament at the Camptown ground last Saturday, to cement their place in the semi-final round.

The Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Incorporated, (GSDF) a non-profit organization based in Florida, United States of America has appointed Lawrence ‘Sparrow’ Griffith as the GSDF Representative in Guyana.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has applauded spectators across the Caribbean for their support of the West Indies team during the recent Digicel Series against England President of the WICB, Dr Julian Hunte, said that the support for the team was outstanding and proved that fans across the region were willing to come out and give the players their full backing.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – India were on the verge of claiming their first series victory in New Zealand in 41 years as the hosts lurched to 167 for four at the close of play on the fourth day of the third and final test yesterday.

LONDON (Reuters) – Test and one-day captain Andrew Strauss has been left out of England’s preliminary 30-man squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in June, which was announced at Lord’s yesterday.

KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistani selectors have recalled fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar for this month’s one-day series against Australia.

By Troy PetersRain wreaked havoc on the opening day of the National Rifle Shooting championships at the Timehri Rifle ranges yesterday.

CMC – Champions Jamaica emphatically claimed first innings honours and pressed for victory against winless Guyana on Sunday’s third day of their 13th round WICB Regional Four-day match at Jarrett Park.

-Christina Sukhram An emotional Christina Sukhram, the national ladies golf champion, told Stabroek Sports yesterday that her late father Basil Sukhram was somebody who wanted the best for her, whilst being more than a father to her.

-52 called to trials Following the persistent rainfall over the last week, the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Under-19 Compet-ition has been cancelled.

National champion Kriskal Persaud is among three persons who are on the maximum three points as the first round of the Keishar’s Easter Open Chess Tournament got underway yesterday.

By Eion JardineOver the years boxing has become one of the most popular spectator sports in the World.

Foo’s century helped conqueror Gibraltar National Under-19 player Jonathan Foo hit an aggressive 106 to help Albion defeat Gibraltar/Courtland as play continued in the Spready’s Bakery Berbice Under-19 cricket tournament.

Some seventy-nine karatekas were successful when  grading examinations were conducted recently by  8th Dan Japanese-American Master Shojiro Koyama while only three students failed to improve on their original ratings.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Nothing seems to faze teenager  Victoria Azarenka, who lifted her first top tier title with  victory over world number one Serena Williams in the Sony  Ericsson Open final on Saturday.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Andy Murray won his third ATP  title of the year beating Novak Djokovic 6-2 7-5 in the South  Florida heat yesterday to win the Sony Ericsson Open.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Combined Campuses & Colleges were eyeing their third victory of the season, after their spin bowling triumvirate again held sway over Barbados yesterday, following career-best half-centuries from Chadwick Walton and Kevin McLean in the WICB regional four-day competition for the Headley/Weekes Trophy.