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A $9.32 million tennis court at President’s College Secondary School, Golden Grove, East Coast Demerara, was officially declared open on Wednesday and sponsor of the project, Bakewell, was praised for the significant contribution.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – The Dominica government Friday named West Indies off spinner Shane Shillingford a Goodwill Ambassador, saying it hopes his achievement in the just concluded Test series against Australia would serve as a motivating factor for young people here.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Veteran left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul surpassed 10 000 runs in Tests but was one of two key wickets to fall in the last half-hour, leaving West Indies with a herculean task of beating Australia in the third and final Test here yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell CABOFE champions, flyweight Dexter ‘The Kid’ Marques and bantamweight Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry will look to secure impressive victories over their respective opponents tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall at the staging of the 22nd edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) and Seon Bristol through his Briso Promotions will team up to stage an inaugural 12-fight open air boxing card in Linden at the Mackenzie Bus Park on April 30.

Albion Community Centre is the first team to reach the final of the 2011 Memorex/Leslie Amsterdam Memorial Under-17 Cricket Competition in Berbice after defeating No.70 Young Star by an innings and 79 runs in their semi-final encounter.

(Windiescricket.com) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Regional players aiming to make the step up onto the international stage will get a chance to impress the West Indies selection panel once again between May 30 and July 2 this year.

SALVO, North Carolina,  (Reuters) – One is the world’s fastest man.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Traditionally minded Formula One fans who think this year’s step-nosed cars look odd may have to take a deep breath before considering the latest safety concept being tested by the sport’s governing body.

No.70 Young Star and Shieldstown both won their last 16 play-off matches over the weekend to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2011 New Building Society Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition.

SALVO, North Carolina,  (Reuters) – Britain’s cool, damp weather is likely to cost triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt the opportunity to break his 100 metres world record at the London Olympics, his coach said yesterday.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – However much he might blame rotten luck or fatigue for Real Madrid’s failure to get past Bayern Munich on Wednesday, it was Jose Mourinho’s caution that possibly cost the Spaniards a place in next month’s Champions League final.

PUNE, India, CMC – Marlon Samuels’s Indian Premier League misery continued yesterday when he failed again with both and bat and ball for Pune Warriors, in an 18-run loss to Deccan Chargers.

(Reuters) – Eastern Conference top seeds Chicago inched closer to securing home-court advantage throughout the NBA playoffs with a 92-87 win over Indiana on Wednesday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Suspended Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola faces a criminal probe and a civil claim for the repayment of illegal bonuses allegedly paid to him by the Indian Premier League.

BERNE,  (Reuters) – FIFA’s annual Congress is to be presented with a proposal limiting mandates for its president and officials and barring election for anyone over the age of 72, according to the agenda released yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England goalkeeper David Seaman has poured cold water on the Olympic soccer tournament, saying only amateur players should be eligible to compete for gold.

Floyd Mayweather Jr., who, if you believe him, hasn’t stretched before lifting, running or training for the entirety of his 16-year professional career, is now doing bikram yoga.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – West Indies hit back in the last session with key wickets but Australia’s extended their lead significantly to leave the hosts with an enormous task of winning the third and final Test here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed undermined the Sri Lanka batting with a five-wicket haul to spur West Indies Women to a resounding 88-run win over Sri Lanka Women in the first One-Day International here yesterday.