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ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Newly elected athletics chief Cedric Harris says he will be focusing on the overall development of the sport here during his two-year tenure, and believes he has the right people around him to accomplish the job.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) on Wednesday presented cheques to local clubs involved in the Regional Super50 competition which Guyana hosted from October 19-29 last year.

(Reuters) – Brazil Open men’s singles quarter-final results on Friday (prefix denotes seeding): 4-Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat Leonardo Mayer (Argentina) 3-6 6-2 7-5 Filippo Volandri (Italy) beat David Nalbandian (Argentina) 3-6 6-3 7-5 8- Albert Ramos (Spain) beat 3-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 7-6(5) 6-3 1- Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat 5-Carlos Berlocq (Argentina) 6-3 6-2

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Off-spinner Sunil Narine’s four-wicket haul restricted Barbados and gave Trinidad and Tobago the advantage on the second day of their Regional Four-Day match here yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Martin Guptill continued his rich run of form as he scored 78 not out to help New Zealand to a six-wicket victory over South Africa in their Twenty20 international at Wellington Regional Stadium yesterday.

(Reuters) – Leading second round scores from the U.S. PGA Tour’s Northern Trust Open yesterday in Pacific Palisades, California (par-71; U.S.

The Golden Jaguars comprising predominately local- based players suffered their second defeat of their 4-game Caribbean tour, going down 3-1 to a formidable Trinidad & Tobago Under-23 Olympic team on Thursday night at Dwight Yorke Stadium.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former top Pakistan cricketer Danish Kaneria has been named in court as a go-between in a spot-fixing scandal which led to former English county player Mervyn Westfield being jailed for four months yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Donovan Pagon’s fourth first class century and a five-wicket haul from leg-spinner Odean Brown left Leeward Islands needing a miracle to avoid defeat in their third round clash of the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

(CMC)  – A penetrative spell from Veerasammy Permaul trumped half-centuries from Nkrumah Bonner and Jason Holder to give Guyana the edge over Combined Campuses & Colleges in the Regional 4-Day Tournament on Thursday.

Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Santos scored contrasting victories in the latest round of matches in the 2012 NAMILCO (National Milling Company) Football Festival at the Tucville ground on Wednesday evening.

Clive Hubert Lloyd, the man appointed by the government to chair the Interim Management Committee (IMC) to deal with the affairs of cricket in Guyana in a specific capacity,  has stated unequivocally that he is still Chairman of the Cricket Committee of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

Kashif and Shanghai Kings  came out victorious 53–48 over Victory Valley Royals, en route to maintaining an unbeaten record in this year’s Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Trophy Stall-sponsored league.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Mashramani Meet got off to an exciting start yesterday morning after the association finally secured the green light for the use of the 50-metre pool at the National Aquatic Centre (NAC), Liliendaal.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh’s malignant lung tumour is almost out of his system following his first cycle of chemotherapy, the Indian cricketer said yesterday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Chris Gayle was sidelined in the middle of another ferocious innings, when he aggravated a groin injury in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Earl “The Pearl” Monroe feels the New York Knicks finally have the floor leader they needed in Jeremy Lin, and from his unique perspective predicts high-scoring Carmelo Anthony will have no trouble fitting in when he returns from injury.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Denesh Ramdin led consistent batting down the order, putting Trinidad & Tobago in early control against Barbados in the Regional 4-Day Tournament on Thursday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Donovan Pagon officially marked his return to the national side with his fourth first-class hundred to give Jamaica a sound start against Leeward Islands in the Regional 4-Day Tournament against Leeward Islands on Thursday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – New York Knicks sensation Jeremy Lin is trying not to get caught up in the buzz generated by his explosion onto the NBA scene but the Taiwanese-American point guard is glad to be helping break down stereotypes.