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NORTHAMPTON, England – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said he hoped his team could begin the turnaround in their batting fortunes on the tour of England.

So far this year the Golden Jaguars preparation for next month’s historic World Cup Qualifiers versus Mexico and Costa Rica on June 8 and 12 respectively have been boosted by financial contributions from Giftland Office Max and Ansa Mcal Trading.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket fans in the United States of America will have a double treat this summer as the West Indies face New Zealand in two historic Twenty20 matches in Florida.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Battling for their NBA playoff lives, the Denver Nuggets needed no extra motivation to give the Los Angeles Lakers the fight of their lives in Game Five.

By Emmerson Campbell After Alonzo Greaves and his Roraima Bikers Club mate Warren ‘40’ McKay won back-to-back warm-up events in the National Park last weekend ahead of the upcoming three-stage road race, they are now focused on taking their talents to the open road.

`The victory by Floyd Mayweather over Miguel Cotto Saturday night  in Las Vegas cemented his place among the greats, but in a few days time Mayweather will be placed among the criminals’ By Carwyn Holland Millions of boxing fans from around the world last Saturday night watched from the edges of their seats as the world number-one, pound-for-pound and pay-per-view king, Floyd “Money” Mayweather (43-0), pulled off one of the most ‘snatched from the nose of defeat’ victory in an epic battle against PPV number-three rated and defending light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-3).

It’s just 31 days to go now before Guyana’s Golden Jaguars kick off their opening third round match of 2014 World Cup Qualifiers against CONCACAF powerhouses Mexico on June 8th at the world famous Estadio Azteca (venue of the 1970 and 1986 FIFA World Cup finals).

Acting General Secretary of the Caribbean Football Union Damien Highes says there has been no reduction to the suspension of former Guyana Football Federation president Colin Klass.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – An unfamiliar batting collapse undermined West Indies Women and sent them plunging to a 14-run loss against Sri Lanka Women in the fourth Twenty20 International here Monday night.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Fit-again West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons is targeting a comeback against England in the upcoming limited overs series there next month.

This year’s annual Independence table tennis tournament which serves off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on May 18 will be a dress rehearsal for the upcoming mini, and pre-Cadet tournament.

(Cricinfo) Mitchell Starc, the Australia left-arm quick, will not be able to make his Yorkshire debut this week after being deported yesterday following a visa error that initially led to him being detained at Heathrow for more than four hours.

Former national volleyball captain Seon Glasgow and Naresh Jairam, a former national Under19 player, won the Silvina’s Variety Beach Volleyball Classic Trophy when the Berbice Volleyball Association held its two versus two competition.

David Harry secured victory in the Esau Shamshudin Farewell Golf Tournament at the Lusignan Golf Club over the weekend.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) are still working on finding a solution to the current impasse outside of the courts, General Secretary of the GFF Noel Adonis said yesterday.

The three-man boxing team of Stefan Gouveia, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan and Bert Braithwaite currently in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil taking part in the Olympic qualifier box off suffered mixed fortunes in their respective bouts.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Blake Griffin scored a game-high 30 points to help the Los Angeles Clippers push the Memphis Grizzlies to the brink of elimination with a 101-97 overtime victory in their Western Conference quarter-final on Monday.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies batsmen Narsingh Deonarine and Assad Fudadin are scheduled to arrive here early today, after managing to finally secure their United Kingdom travel visas in Jamaica.

(Cricinfo) The clash between the two most impressive teams in the tournament proved to be a one-sided affair as Kolkata Knight Riders cruised to a six-wicket victory at a packed Feroz Shah Kotla, displacing Delhi Daredevils from the top spot they had held virtually from the start of the tournament.

HOVE, England,  CMC – West Indies’ preparation for their three-Test series against England continued to take a battering when rain wrecked the final day of their three-day match against Sussex here yesterday.