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GDF currently leads in the President’s Beer/GFA League Tournament with 30 points, after securing a 4-nil victory over Black Pearl on Wednesday at the GFC Ground, Bourda.

Guyana Education Trust College is through to the second round of the Digicel Schools Football Tournament after a 4-1 win over St Joseph High School.

Manager of Body Maxx Gym, Ashton Barker yesterday handed over an undisclosed sum of money to the Inter Ministries/Corporations’, seven-a- side football organizer, Mark Young.

On Wednesday, four matches in the Inter Ministries/Corporations’ seven-a-side tournament were played at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground and the Education Ministry whipped its counterparts at the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

GALLE, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will be looking to left-arm spinner Rangana Herath to turn their fortunes around in test cricket when the first test against Pakistan starts today.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt was released from prison in Britain yesterday after serving seven months of a two-and-a-half year term for involvement in a match-fixing scam that sent shock waves through the world of cricket.

(Reuters) – The World Boxing Organization (WBO) ruled on Wednesday that Manny Pacquiao should have won his controversial defeat to Timothy Bradley and has recommended a re-match between the fighters.

DONETSK,  (Reuters) – When England face Italy in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals on Sunday they will be led by two coaches who typify the calm, modest and diplomatic style which is increasingly favoured by Europe’s top international managers.

GDANSK, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo stooped to conquer the Czech Republic and send Portugal deservedly into the semi-finals of the European Championship yesterday as the tournament re-started after a temporary lull in proceedings.

By Emmerson Campbell Back Circle Stallions (Team Guyana) will look to trample on Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua, St Vincent and St Lucia and run away with the winning spoils when the three-night inaugural Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge kicks off tonight at the National Park tarmac.

By Emmerson Campbell Reigning Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) bantamweight champion US-based Guyanese Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry has pulled out of his upcoming super bantamweight title fight with Rudolph Fraser which was scheduled for June 29 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Iva Wharton Underdogs, Business School, showed they meant business by not only upsetting the favoured St.

Skipper Colin Mc Ewan led Assassins dominoes team to victory in the inaugural Father’s Day tournament sponsored by  Adina’s Super Foods of 55E upper Robb Street,(between Albert & Oronoque Streets)  Bourda  and held at the Strikers Sports Club.

EUGENE, Oregon,  (Reuters) – Tyson Gay expects a dog fight in the men’s 100 metres, Allyson Felix is eyeing a spot in the women’s 100 as well as her favoured 200 and Ashton Eaton wants to make history in the decathlon.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Selectors have recalled exiled left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn in a 13-man West Indies A squad for the Twenty20 doubleheader against India A this weekend.

The Interim Management Committee (IMC) yesterday issued a press statement on the recent decision by the Caribbean Court of Justice.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Caster Semenya’s overriding priority this year is to leave three years of controversy behind her by adding the Olympic 800 metres gold medal to her 2009 world title.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – The Miami Heat moved within one win of claiming the NBA title after getting a rousing performance from unheralded guard Mario Chalmers to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-98 on Tuesday for a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – The Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder went about their business as usual on Wednesday, watching film and holding practice, but the atmosphere was charged with the knowledge that the NBA title was on the line in today’s game.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Head coach Hendy Springer has praised West Indies A for their “quality and commonsense” approach after they crushed India A by ten wickets in the final unofficial “Test” here Tuesday to win the three-match series 2-1.