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Everest Cricket Club will kick off the inaugural David Persaud Investments Cup Under-19 cricket tournament with a match against Malteenoes Sports Club today at Camp Road in a Zone `A’ encounter.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport/National Sports Commission has expressed heartfelt condolences to the immediate and extended families of the late Orin Belle, the community of Bartica and the sport fraternity.

Guyana got past Suriname 2-1 last Sunday for their only win in the group stage of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU), FIFA under-20 World Cup qualifying tournament at Victoria Park, Kingstown, St.

BLACK ROCK, Barbados, CMC – A half-century stand for the last wicket spared Barbados blushes and put them in a strong position to beat Guyana on the second day of their fifth round clash in the Regional Under-19 Championship here  yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Contrasting centuries by Akeem Saunders and Deno Baker helped Leeward Islands amass a tournament-high 423 all out yesterday and virtually erase Trinidad and Tobago’s chances of capturing the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship.

By Tamica Garnett Some 107 junior swimmers and 22 officials from three nations are expected to arrive in Guyana today eagerly counting down to the commencement of the regional Goodwill Swimming Championships, which begins tomorrow, here in Guyana, at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal The Guyana Amateur Swimming Assocaition has already selected its team led by Olympian Britany van lange to compete against swimmers from Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, and Suriname beginning 12:00hrs tomorrow following a brief opening ceremony.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Stafanie Taylor continued to grab the headlines, scoring the first hundred ever in the Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament, as Jamaica inflicted a crushing, 172-run defeat on Dominica yesterday here.

The organizers of this weekend’s scheduled second annual Jamzone T20 masters Cup four-team tournament was yesterday forced to pull the plug on its staging following a release from the West Indies Cricket (WICB)  Board that it had not sanctioned the tournament.

Chairman of the Interim Management Committee on cricket Clive Lloyd yesterday told Stabroek Sport that elections to name a new executive to manage the business of the Guyana Cricket Board could be held very shortly.

Legendary cricketer and former West Indian captain Clive Lloyd yesterday stressed the importance of education and discipline while delivering the feature address at this year’s 11th annual East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Cricket Academy which was launched yesterday at the Lusignan Community Centre compound.

Nick Millington, a former United States of America Under-17 footballer and Jamal Smith who plays in Sweden are likely to make their debuts for the Golden Jaguars when the play the Bolivia national side in a friendly international today in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

The 2012 London Olympics is over and the Guyana team is back home following a sub-par showing at the 30th edition of the prestigious games.

BLACK ROCK, Barbados,  CMC – Guyana struggled against Barbados’ fast bowlers to fall for a paltry total, on a rain-hit opening day of the fifth round of matches in the Regional Under-19 Championship here yesterday.

Defending champions Young Achievers are through to the semi-finals of the Trade Wind Tankers True Champions volleyball tournament following play in the second leg of the tournament last Saturday at the National Gymnasium.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – World Player-of-the-Year nominee Stafanie Taylor continued her voracious appetite for runs and completed another fine all-round performance to upstage out-of-favour West Indies Women’s teammate Cordel Jack, spurring Jamaica to a 25-run victory over St.

MASON, Ohio,  (Reuters) – Venus Williams showed almost a year after her health scare that she has the stamina needed as she battled for two hours 23 minutes to beat Russia’s Maria Kirilenko 6-3 6-7 6-2 at the Cincinnati Open yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis believes England will miss Kevin Pietersen who was dropped for the third and final test after sending Proteas players text messages criticising England team mates and staff.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCo) has strongly dismissed a claim by International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound who stated that it is difficult to test Jamaican athletes because they are hard find.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Off-spinner Kenneth Dember’s six-wicket haul undermined defending champions Jamaica and put Windward Islands in control of their final round encounter of the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship here  yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Leeward Islands batsmen turned in a solid performance that helped to vindicate a decision to bat first against title-challengers Trinidad and Tobago at Kensington Oval here yesterday.