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LISBON,  (Reuters) – Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo believes the pressure is off his country as they prepare for a daunting group at Euro 2012.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – A sterling, unbeaten half-century from Marlon Samuels failed to brighten the gloom of another defeat as West Indies predictably plunged to a nine-wicket loss to England in the second Test at Trent Bridge here yesterday.

SANTA FE, N.M., (Reuters) – Five-time world boxing champion Johnny Tapia was found dead in his Albuquerque, New Mexico, home at the age of 45, officials said yesterday.

Back Circle, Broad Street, Alexander Village and Albouystown each recorded victories in their respective games on Sunday night when the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Exhibition Competition kicked off at the new Albouystown Basketball Court.

By Emmerson Campbell “Eastman is not a guy everybody can take out, he has experience and is very crafty, but I have something special that not everybody has, the chin checker.”

Competition was intense among scores of students who participated in the National Junior Karate Championship on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Three days of intense competition came to a close on Sunday night when the GCC, female GCC Tigers and Hikers all secured victories in the Bryden and Fernandes Indoor Hockey Tournament at the National Gymnasium.

Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs taught Oklahoma City a lesson in championship poise with a 101-98 win on Sunday that stretched their remarkable win streak to 19 games and earned them a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – West Indies head coach Ottis Gibson has praised the form of Marlon Samuels following the right-hander’s outstanding batting in the second Test which finished inside four days at Trent Bridge here yesterday.

NOTTINGHAM, England,  CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Vivian Richards has blasted the Caribbean side’s disastrous batting in the second Test at Trent Bridge and has criticised newly recalled wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin saying the player had “deteriorated in such a big way”.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s bid for a record 17th major tennis title began with another landmark yesterday, when he won his 233rd match at a grand slam event, equalling the achievement of Jimmy Connors.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Top international prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, best known for pursuing war criminals, has been nominated as chief investigator at FIFA, soccer’s scandal-plagued governing body, with a brief to probe match-fixing and corruption.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – A Manchester United team, featuring West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara, won the title at the second annual Football Legends Invitational tournament last weekend.

In a night of finals, Kwakwani High School secured a gritty 48-45 win over their all-time rivals, Linden Technical Institute in the Linden Big Ten Conference of the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Schools Basketball Tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday evening.

With the technical institutions out of Digicel’s Schools Football Tournament, Brickdam Secondary School is emerging as a serious contender among many of the senior and junior secondary schools vying for the first prize.

The Inter-Ministry/Corporation seven–a–side football competition continues tonight at the Banks DIH, Thirst Park ground with eight  matches.

NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – A strife-torn final session on the third day here yesterday left West Indies yet again in shambles and with little or no hope of saving the second Test against England at Trent Bridge.

(BBC) Kolkata Knight Riders overcame defending champions Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the Indian Premier League final in Chennai.

By Emmerson Campbell On a night when young bodybuilding stars from Georgetown showcased their talent, Kerwin Clarke shone the brightest on Saturday, clinching two titles at the Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Committee open air show at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Venus Williams tamed a plucky teenaged fan who once emailed her for playing tips while fellow American Andy Roddick found himself off target as he bowed out in the first round of the French Open yesterday.