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LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather came through 12 bruising rounds to outpoint Miguel Cotto in their WBA super welterweight clash in Las Vegas on Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester City took a huge step towards their first title for 44 years when they won 2-0 at Newcastle United to stay top of the Premier League on goal difference from Manchester United with one match left.

HOVE, England,  CMC – West Indies endured another miserable day on their tour of England when only 18 overs were possible on the scheduled second day of the rain-ravaged three-day tour match against Sussex here  yesterday.

MUMBAI, India,  IANS/CMC – Hard-hitting West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith pulled off a stunning last ball win for Mumbai Indians after a fine all-round performance from fellow Windies star Dwayne Bravo had put Chennai Super Kings on course for victory in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Sprint sensation Usain Bolt sent a stern warning to his rivals as he launched his Olympic season with a world-leading 9.82 seconds in the 100 metres at the JN Jamaica Invitational here Saturday night.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea’s remarkable turnaround since Roberto Di Matteo took over as interim coach has taken them to the brink of a cup double after they beat a disappointing Liverpool side 2-1 with goals from Ramires and Didier Drogba on Saturday.

MADRID, (Reuters) – In fine fettle after a month-long rest, Roger Federer is ready to get his clay season underway and continue his bid to recapture the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic.

(Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder roared home with a final quarter blitz to eliminate last season’s NBA champions Dallas from the Western Conference playoffs, rallying for a 103-97 victory on Saturday.

By Emmerson Campbell London Olympic hopeful Alonzo Greaves warmed up for the upcoming 30th annual three-stage cycle road race next weekend when he sped off with the  spoils of the Flying Stars Cycle Club-sponsored 50-lap race yesterday at the inner circuit of the National Park.

National squash coach Carl Ince says that he has already begun to see talent emerging in some of the students involved in the after school squash programme currently ongoing at the squash courts of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports National Racquet Centre, Camp Street.

It doesn’t require a university doctorate to appreciate the daunting task that faces the West Indies in the three Tests on their latest tour of England.

Mohammed’s Enterprise, owners of the  City Mall will support the upcoming President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic.

By Iva Wharton President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K Juman Yassin says the body has, over the years, followed the rules of its constitution with respect to its financial requirements and as a result all of the financial statements of the body have been audited.

Point-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe – Goals from Pele mid-fielder Konata Mannings and Milerock centre-half Ryan Cradon, aided Guyana’s youthful Golden Jaguars to come from a goal down and snatch a 2-1 victory, over a robust Guadeloupe team at the Stade Rene Serge, Nabajoth on Friday evening.

HOVE, England,  CMC – West Indies’ bumpy start to their tour of England continued  yesterday when rain forced the abandonment of the first day of their opening tour game against Sussex.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – Mercurial West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine bowled brilliantly as Kolkata Knight Riders superbly defended a mediocre total to beat Pune Warriors by seven runs in the Indian Premier League here  yesterday.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky,  (Reuters) – I’ll Have Another won  yesterday’s 138th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in front of a record crowd of more than 165,000.

SCARBOROUGH, England,  CMC – In-form Leicestershire batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan suffered a double failure as the visitors were forced to follow on to Yorkshire on the third day of their County Championship game here Friday.

HOVE, England,  CMC – Fitness doubts remain over leading fast bowler Fidel Edwards as West Indies’ tour of England  which formally started here  yesterday, but captain Darren Sammy has backed the speedster to recover in time for the Lord’s opening Test in 12 days time.

(Reuters) – The visiting Indiana Pacers squandered a 19-point lead against the Orlando Magic but rose up in overtime to register a 101-99 victory yesterday to take a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven NBA playoff series.