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KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq has urged critics not to press the panic button amid calls for him to stand down as captain in the wake of one-day international and Twenty20 series defeats to England.

National champion Taffin Khan and junior player Phillip Drayton are the leaders after four rounds of the annual Demerara Distillers Limited sponsored Topco Juice Mashramani Swiss system tournament played last weekend at the Kei-Shars Sports Club.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant suffered a broken nose and concussion during the All-Star Game but has been symptom free since Tuesday, the National Basketball Association (NBA)team said yesterday.

In a night when double-doubles seemed to be a norm, Dem Amstel Bolts held on to narrowly defeat Eagles Basketball Club 58-55 as  the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Basketball League continued at the Burnham Hard Courts last Saturday.

Dhaka Gladiators yesterday won the inaugural Bangladesh Premier League by bringing out their A-game in the knockout stages of the tournament.

(Reuters) – Chicago’s Derrick Rose showed he is back to full fitness by grabbing 32 points and nine assists to help the Bulls beat the New Orleans Hornets 99-95 on Tuesday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Holder Novak Djokovic had to combat Sergiy Stakhovsky’s aggressive serve and volley game to reach the Dubai Championship quarter-finals  yesterday, and next faces a baseline barrage from compatriot Janko Tipsarevic.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Manchester United can stamp out any lingering Tottenham Hotspur title ambitions with a victory in London this weekend that would set the Premier League trophy firmly on course to remain in northwest England.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A stoppage-time winner from Arjen Robben ended Netherlands’ three-match run without a win as they beat England 3-2 in a largely low-key friendly with a dramatic twist in the tail at Wembley Stadium yesterday.

Defending champions Harmony Secondary School  played to a 2-2 draw with Mackenzie High School  on Tuesday when the fourth annual Edward `Screw’ Richmond football tournament commenced  at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy has described wily off-spinner Sunil Narine as the best bowler in the Caribbean at the moment.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — West Indies seam bowler Darren Sammy has maintained his spot in the Top 10 of the International Cricket Council’s T20 International rankings announced by the ICC on Tuesday.

One day after his home and office were searched by members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF), Ramsey Ali resigned as president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), a mere seven months after being elected.

The Golden Jaguars kick off their 2012 preparation for the upcoming 2014 World Cup qualifying third round matches that commence in June, with a key international friendly this evening against Central American side Guatemala at 20:00hrs at the Guyana National Stadium Providence.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall yesterday defended the move by acting Chief Justice Ian Chang to grant an interim injunction restraining some 13 executive members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) from functioning.

By Iva Wharton The lack of maintenance of community grounds continues to hamper the development of sports in Guyana, according to Presidential Advisor on Empowerment, Odinga Lumumba.

With the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) junior Carifta trials just three days away, the acclaimed  event is expected to see a surge of talent from the Rupununi (Region Nine) arriving in Georgetown this Friday.

Defender John Paul “JP” Rodrigues has dispelled rumors that questioned his commitment to the Guyana National Football team by reaffirming unequivocally his pleasure to be back in the Golden Jaguars set-up.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Quick bowlers Ryan Harris and Mitchell Starc were left out of Australia’s one-day squad for next month’s tour of the West Indies  yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN – Darren Sammy, captain of the Windward Islands cricket team, is looking towards the final three Regional 4-Day Tournament games, against the Leeward Islands, Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) and Barbados, to earn valuable points in the 2012 competition.