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The semi-finals of the NAMILCO football tournament will be played off this evening with a double header at the Tucville ground.

Overseas-based Kelvin `Fathead’ Duesbury will headline the men’s singles of the National Sports Commission annual Mashramani tournament which climaxes today at the National Gymnasium.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC ? Kieron Pollard?s frenetic, unbeaten 35 lifted Dhaka Gladiators to a five-wicket win over Barisal Burners  yesterday and put them in line for a semi-final spot in the Bangladesh Premier League.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Jamaica, replying to Guyana’s 294 all out, reached 63 for one in their first innings at tea on

By Emmerson Campbell Will the ‘Big Truck’ roll over the ‘Sniper’ or will the ‘The Sniper’ shoot down the ‘Big Truck’?

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Narsingh Deonarine and Leon Johnson stroked accomplished half-centuries but Guyana lost a clatter of wickets in the last session to surrender their firm grip on the opening day of their Regional Four-Day match against leaders Jamaica yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Marlon Samuels, the West Indies all-rounder, has been signed up by Pune Warriors for the next two years.

 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago captain Denesh Ramdin stroked an unbeaten half-century to prop up his side after Windward Islands make key strikes on the opening day of their fourth round encounter in the Regional 4 Day Championship yesterday.

Barbados were yesterday dismissed for 237 in their match against the Combined campuses and Colleges team at Kensington Oval, Barbados yesterday.

The withdrawal of Alpha United Football Club has put the fifth staging of the NAMILCO Football Festival in limbo.

It is indeed commendable that the International Cricket Council (ICC), the world governing body for cricket, has recognized that all is not well with its governance of the sport and as a result set up a commission to look at its present structure.

The 2012 Guyana and Trinidad Mutual (GTM) Inter- County Under-19 tournament is set to bowl off in May, a press relase from the Guyana Cricket Board yesterday stated.

By Iva Wharton A possibility for revenge is how Guyanese Lightweight Revlon Lake views his matchup against Barbadian Miguel Antoine when the two clash today for the WBC Super Lightweight title in the WBC Cup of Champions.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat swept aside Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks 102-88 on Thursday as the NBA’s latest sensation was given a reality check by an All-Star laden team who extended their winning streak to eight games.

HOBART, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka chased down 280 with four balls to spare to clinch a confidence-boosting three-wicket win over Australia in their one-day match in Hobart yesterday and take top spot in the tri-series tournament.

The endurance of the nation’s top cyclist will be fully tested this weekend in back-to-back cycling events organized by national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed.

Another Swiss system chess tournament commences to-day. The Demerara Distillers Ltd.

The youthful Golden Jaguars outfit ended their 4-game Caribbean tour on a positive note as they clawed their way back from a goal down to earn a hard fought 2-1 victory, over Grenada at the National Stadium in St George’s Grenada on Wednesday night.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua CMC – Jamaica are looking to continue their dominance, when they face Guyana in a top-of-the-table clash in the fourth round of the Regional 4-Day Tournament, starting today.

(WICB) Roseau, Dominica — Stafanie Taylor produced another match-winning performance for West Indies Women as they beat India Women by six wickets to win the fourth T20 International yesterday at Windsor Park.