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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Prolific West Indies opener Stafanie Taylor is now the world’s top ranked women’s batsman.

Thursday’s Carifta trials held by the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) at the Police Sports Club ground was one of the best junior trials in the last three years in terms of the level of competition and the crowd support.

National Cycling Coach, Hassan Mohamed has organized the fourth annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial 50-mile cycle road race for tomorrow.

SYDNEY, Australia,  CMC – Australia captain Michael Clarke has been officially ruled out of the limited overs tour of the West Indies and will not travel with the team which left yesterday for the Caribbean.

The newly-formed St. Stanislaus Hockey Club (Saints) will make their debut as the 2012 hockey season opens tomorrow with two matches in the John Fernandes Insurance Services Second division league.

Berbician Bryton Murray staked a strong claim to be in the final cut to represent Guyana at the Cadet and Junior Caribbean Table Tennis Championships scheduled for Cuba from April 3-9 when he played unbeaten at the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) junior trials on Thursday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Iva Wharton The president and secretary of Alpha United Football Club have been summoned to a disciplinary hearing of the General Council of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) today.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) 2011/2012 season will resume today at various grounds after last week-end’s start was postponed owing to the inclement.

Photos by Orlando Charles Stephan James and Chavez Ageday sent the Police Sports Club ground into an uproar when they matched strides in the under-20 200 metres yesterday at the Athletics Association of Guyana junior Carifta Trials meet.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rampant Jamaica will chase their fifth win in a row when they clash with their nearest rivals Trinidad and Tobago, in the fifth round of matches in the Regional Four-Day Championship which bowls off today.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – New Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore has is looking forward to the challenge of taking charge of a third Asian team and is confident the side can improve their standing in world cricket.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – Healthy and confident with a new technique, former Olympic and world hurdles champion Liu Xiang predicted yesterday the London Olympics year will bring his fastest times ever.

By Emmerson Campbell Amidst the Phagwah celebrations yesterday, super bantamweight boxer Mandessa Moses was hard at work at the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis gym preparing for her bout on March 30 against Venezuelan Anys Cedillo.

Talented young striker Vurlon Mills made a successful return from injury, by scoring for his club T& Tec in their 1-0 triumph over Winners Connection in Trinidad & Tobago Pro League (TTPL) reserve game fixture on Wednesday evening.

(Reuters) – Debutant wicketkeeper Kruger van Wyk and former captain Daniel Vettori staged a middle order fightback to help New Zealand establish a slim first innings lead at the close of play on the second day of the first test against South Africa on Thursday.

(Reuters) – Clint McKay took five wickets as  Australia’s bowlers suffocated Sri Lanka’s normally free-scoring batsmen to wrap up the one-day international Tri-series with a 16-run victory in the third and deciding final at the Adelaide Oval yesterday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India batting stalwart and former skipper Rahul Dravid is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket today, according to local media reports.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Lionel Messi gave a new meaning to the phrase ‘Hand of God’ when he netted a Champions League record five goals in Barcelona’s 7-1 demolition of Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia captain Michael Clarke will miss the first part of the upcoming tour of West Indies because of a hamstring injury, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

ISTANBUL,  (Reuters) – World 100 metres hurdles champion Sally Pearson will be venturing into foreign territory when she competes in the world indoor championships today.