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Alpha United and Guyana Defence Force (GDF) battled to an exhausting finish in the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League – Super Four Knockout Competition with  Alpha emerging victorious.

ISTANBUL, Turkey, CMC – British driver Lewis Hamilton says he is hoping for a repeat of last season after finishing fourth in final qualifying yesterday and claiming a share of the second row for Sunday’s Turkish Grand Prix.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Seve Ballesteros, one of golf’s  most charismatic players who was renowned for his fist-pumping  energy and magical shot-making, died yesterday at the age of  54 after a long battle with brain cancer.

Organizers of the recent Linden Expo have said that it is “a growing success”, while noting that the Linden Chamber of Industry, Commerce and Development (LCICD) is seeking to broaden the economic base of Linden and the establishment of an Economic Trade Zone has been placed on the front burner.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – CONCACAF strongman Jack Warner has said next month’s FIFA elections should be decided on the strength of policies and not personality.

The final stages of the Stag Beer and El Dorado Rum nationwide male and female softball tournament will climax this month end at the  Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda.

LOUISVILLE, (Reuters) – Animal Kingdom won the $2.2  million Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs yesterday.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Chicago’s Derrick Rose was in MVP  mode on Friday scoring a career-high 44 points to lead the Bulls  to a 99-82 win over the Atlanta Hawks as Dallas beat the Los  Angeles Lakers to leave the two-time defending champions on the  ropes.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Embattled left-hander Shiv Chanderpaul was one of 15 players called up by West Indies selectors yesterday to prepare for the opening Test against Pakistan starting next week.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – Under-fire West Indies opener Chris Gayle uncorked an exhilarating all-round performance in the Indian Premier League yesterday, blasting his second century in four innings and snatching three wickets to propel Royal Challengers Bangalore to an 85-run win over Kings XI Punjab.

National cricket coach Mark Harper is already relishing the prospect of having Shivnarine Chanderpaul in his team for the practice match against Pakistan tomorrow at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Shane Warne will quit professional cricket after the Indian Premier League (IPL) season after tormenting batsmen all over the world for two decades with his leg-spin, an art the Australian helped revive.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Australia will play just two tests on their tour of South Africa in October and November as the two nations do not want to intrude on the Champions League  Twenty20 (CLT20).

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) is scheduled to host its National Junior Tournament from May 10-15 at the Georgetown Club.

LOUISVILLE, (Reuters) – The Kentucky Derby lost one  of its major drawcards yesterday when Uncle Mo was scratched  from the $2.2 million classic on the eve of the race because of  a mystery illness.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) and the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) were among the latest associations to benefit from donations from the Haynes Foundation of New Jersey, United States of America.

West Indies stars visit Buxton

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao weighed in just  two pounds lighter than American Shane Mosley after the Filipino was welcomed by deafening cheers from his supporters on the eve of today’s WBO welterweight title fight.

Guyana’s Ransford Goodluck, the 2010 West Indies fullbore shooting champion was dethroned by arch-rival Norris Gomez when the curtains came down on the individual competition of the West Indies Fullbore Rifle Shooting championships Thursday in Antigua/Barbuda.

The Slaves of the Rhythm, a spoken word duo comprising Ma’cell, the songstress, and ‘De son of Anancy’, the poet, have completed a spoken word track, entitled “The Opening Remarks (at the Caribbean Love Poetry Festival).”