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Basseterre, St Kitts – It took Assad Fudadin longer than expected to register his maiden first-class century, but now that he has it under his belt, the Guyana batsman is looking for many more.

James Krakowsky was the winner of the Danny’s Auto Sales sponsored scrabble competition organised by the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) on Sunday at the Malteenoes Cricket Club, Thomas Lands.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia’s former captain Ricky Ponting does not expect to play international one-day cricket again after he was dropped from the team on Monday but would continue to be available for test matches, he said  yesterday.

TRIPOLI,  (Reuters) – Libya’s Olympic chief is targetting the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro for the country’s first medal as he attempts to overcome the years of sporting neglect under Muammar Gaddafi’s regime.

(Reuters) – All-Star guard Derrick Rose made a triumphant return to the Chicago Bulls lineup by scoring a game-high 23 points in a 90-79 victory over the visiting Atlanta Hawks yesterday.

(Reuters) – Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games for throwing a ball at an official and striking him in the chest, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said yesterday.

Youth sprint champion Jevina Sampson had an explosive start to her 2012 season yesterday claiming a sprint double at the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) first Developmental Meet held at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, CMC – Half-centuries from Leon Johnson and Narsingh Deonarine trumped Chadwick Walton’s maiden first-class hundred, propelling Guyana to a historic four-wicket victory over Combined Campuses & Colleges in the Regional 4-Day Tournament yesterday.

Alpha “the Hammer” United hammered Banks DIH All Stars while Riddim Squad made light work of Houston Stars on day three of the NAMILCO Football Festival organized by Fruta Conquerors Football Club Saturday evening at Tucville ground.

The Clive Lloyd-headed Interim Management Committee (IMC) which was established by the government to oversee cricket in Guyana, completed its penultimate Public Consultation on cricket in Linden on Saturday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – The New York Knicks, led again by point guard Jeremy Lin, rained down three-pointers to gain the upper hand and beat NBA champion Dallas Mavericks 104-97 yesterday before a raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden.

(Reuters) – Former Olympic high hurdles champion Liu Xiang of China defeated the 2008 Beijing gold medallist Dayron Robles on Saturday in their first race since the Cuban was disqualified for obstructing Liu at last year’s world championships.

(Reuters) – Opening batsman Richard Levi took advantage of the small boundaries at Seddon Park to blast a world record 13 sixes and guide South Africa to an eight wicket win over New Zealand to level their Twenty20 series in Hamilton yesterday.

National player and Marion Academy student Jamaali Homer on Saturday captured the Under-13 girls’ title of the annual Mashramani table tennis tournament which continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

BARROW IN FURNESS, England, CMC – Shannon Gabriel looks set to spend the summer in England playing in the Northern League.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite anchored Barbados to a morale-boosting, five-wicket victory over Trinidad & Tobago in the Regional 4-Day Tournament yesterday.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Shivnarine Chanderpaul upstaged hometown hero Mohammad Ashraful, when he smashed an unbeaten 87 to lead Khulna Royal Bengals to a seven-wicket victory over Dhaka Gladiators in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 yesterday.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Ben Hilfenhaus took five wickets as Australia’s pacemen ripped through India’s top order to secure an emphatic 110-run victory in the one-day Tri-series on a steamy night at the Gabba in Brisbane yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Australian Dav Whatmore will replace the Pakistan team’s interim coach Mohsin Khan after their one-day series against England ends this month, a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) source told Reuters yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Positive half-centuries from Raymon Reifer and Chadwick Walton propped up Combined Campuses and Colleges and gave them a fighting chance, heading into the final day of their third round clash with Guyana here yesterday.