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BASSETERRE, St.Kitts, CMC-Barbados, Leeward Islands and Trinidad and Tobago registered outright wins on the second day of their two day third round matches in the WICB under-15 Championship yesterday.

Guyana’s Junior Jaguars face an uphill task to advance to the next round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-17 World Cup qualification tournament but could secure their first win against minnows British Virgin Islands (BVI) at the Haseley Crawford Stadium in Trinidad and Tobago today.

All the players on the Guyana Badminton Association team which is competing in the XXI Pan American Junior Badminton Championships in Alberta, Canada lost their singles matches yesterday.

Donations continue to pour in for this week-end’s Hugh Ross Classic bodybuilding show at the National Culture Centre.

The North American Regional Powerlifting Championships (NARPC) got underway yesterday in the Grand Cayman Islands with Guyana being represented by a lone lifter and one official.

JOHANNESBURG,  Jacques Kallis has been omitted from South Africa’s one-day squad for the series against England so he can rest before the World Twenty20, Cricket South Africa said yesterday.

By Iva Wharton Speed and size cost the Rupununi females the Guyana Football Federation’s female Inter Association title when they were beaten 0-3 by Georgetown at the Georgetown Football Club Ground, Bourda yesterday.

After overcoming Barbados and Bermuda on day one of the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Team Championships in Jamaica, Guyana’s female team completed a clean sweep against The Cayman Islands yesterday.

A 25th minute strike by Lethem-based forward Franklyn Parks failed to save Guyana’s Junior Golden Jaguars from a 3-1 defeat at the hands of nemesis Suriname in their opening match of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualification tournament in Trinidad and Tobago yesterday in Trinidad and Tobago.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A confident West Indies will chase their first series win against New Zealand in over a decade when the first Test bowls off here  today.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- An ICC Americas under 20 side is to participate in the West Indies Cricket Board Under 19 Tournament scheduled to begin in Barbados next Monday.

North Sound, Antigua – Shivnarine Chanderpaul said yesterday that he totally enjoys every moment on the cricket field and it’s that love for the game which keeps him going day in and day out.

The Guyana team to the seventh pre-cadet and cadet table tennis championships in Jamaica was yesterday declared overall champs when the tournament climaxed at the University of the West Indies Sports Auditorium last night.

After stumbling to the Organisation of Easter Caribbean States (OECS) 2-3, the Guyana’s boys team rebounded with a resounding 5-0 win against Barbados in their third match of the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Junior Caribbean Team championships at the Liguanea Club Jamaica.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A longtime Olympics ticket broker is apologizing for delays in distributing tickets to the London Summer Games that have forced some fans to spend up to six hours in sweltering heat this week waiting for their orders.

Headquarters sped out of the blocks to take a commanding lead over the other divisions when the Annual Guyana Police Force track and field championships commenced yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

BASSETERRE, St.Kitts, CMC – Front runners Windward Islands and Barbados were locked in a keen tussle at stumps on the opening day  yesterday of the third round of matches in the WICB under-15 Championship here.

BARCELONA, Spain, (Reuters) – Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James can all rack up the points, but the ability to stop opponents scoring is what separates the U.S.

Veteran Carlos Adams defeated Harry Panday on Monday to retain men’s over 45 singles title as the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Open tournament continued at the GBTI Recreational Centre.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain deployed 1,200 extra soldiers  yesterday in a last-minute effort to bolster Olympic security while global diplomatic tensions started to play out among athletes and politicians three days ahead of the opening ceremony.