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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former football strongman Jack Warner has brushed aside comments by football’s world governing body, FIFA, that it was awaiting an explanation about the whereabouts of emergency aid money intended for Haiti which had been sent to the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation two years ago.

Softball teams interested in participating in the third annual Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Company Limited 10/10 tournament now have until Monday to register following a decision to extend the registration period.

Running Rebels edged out Smurfs 1-0 in the final of the Hikers Hockey Club’s second annual House and Land tournament recently.

An Invaderz XI gave defending GT&T 10/10 softball champions Wolf Warriors a wake up call last Sunday at Leonora Primary School ground beating them by 34 runs in the West Coast Zone final of the Preparatory 10/10 tournament currently underway.

By Carwyn Holland Known for making the truest of predictions among the Caribbean’s top boxing pundits, leading trainer and internationally acclaimed expert Maurice ‘Bizzy’ Boyce is once again bold in his predictions of the outcome of a Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite fight.

After a somewhat predictable and easy 234-run opening round victory over the Leeward Islands – the Guyanese  moved to the more stringent task of engaging the regional heavyweights.

By Emmerson Campbell Jamie McDonald is not your average powerlifting champion.

By Iva Wharton The problems affecting the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) could be a thing of the past if the recent Sports Administrators Course run by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) bear fruit.

Two talented Guyanese cricketers are currently involved in a bold move to revive the fortunes of one of central Trinidad’s leading cricket clubs.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Discarded West Indies opener Chris Gayle continued to weave his magic with his willow, pummeling yet another century in the Bangladesh Premier League.

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) now has a fresh issue to deal with: the reported disappearance of Haiti Aid funds.

The Berbice Cricket Board’s (BCB) Special Events Committee and its Coaching Department last Sunday hosted a coaching clinic for junior wicket keepers.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados have a named an unchanged squad to face archrivals Trinidad and Tobago in their third round match of the Regional Four-Day Championship starting here tomorrow.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A High Court is expected to decide on Friday what legal action could be handed down to have the former special advisor to the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation (TTFF), Austin “Jack” Warner provide “all relevant documents” regarding all the finances relating to the country’s participation in the 2006 World Cup.

First and second division cricket competitions in Georgetown will commence shortly.

(Reuters) – LeBron James helped Miami finally find a way past the Milwaukee Bucks, scoring 35 points in the Heat’s 114-96 victory on Monday.

The pair of junior players Narayan Ramdhani and Nicholas Ali will look to upstage the more experienced pair of Gokarn Ramdhani and Marlon Chung when the final of the Guyana Badminton Association Open men’s doubles competition take place tonight at the Queen’s College courts.

(Reuters) – Kane Williamson produced some brilliant placement under pressure to guide New Zealand to a five-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in their second Twenty20 international at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Steve Waugh has questioned recalling Ricky Ponting as captain of the Australian one-day team in the absence of the injured Michael Clarke, reflecting widespread confusion in the country about the role of the vice-captain.

(Reuters) – India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni fell just short of pulling off another thrilling run chase as his team fought out a dramatic tie with Sri Lanka in the fifth triangular series match at Adelaide yesterday.