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The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Brainstreet Under-15 competition will continue today and tomorrow with matches around Georgetown bowling off from 9:30 hours.

The New Amsterdam United Football Club led by Adrian Adams inflicted a 4 – 0 whipping on Pistons United on Thursday at Burnham Park when action in the Berbice Football Association Senior League competition continued.

The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Ground, Carifesta Avenue, will come alive today with two matches in the ScotiaBank/Pepsi Schools Football Academy competition from 9:00 hours.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies averages from the five-match One-Day International series against Pakistan which concluded on Thursday: * Tabulated under: M-matches; I-Innings; R-runs; HS-highest score; AVE-average; O-overs; W-wickets; BB-best bowling.

West Indies gave their fans something they have been yearning for the longest time: a convincing win over a higher ranked team than themselves.

Though West Indies lost the Digicel One Day International Series against Pakistan 2-3, they finished on a winning note, which according to captain of the side Darren Sammy is a boost of confidence for them heading into the Test Series.

Georgetown, Guyana – A capacity crowd turned out yesterday to see the West Indies record a massive victory by 10 wickets over Pakistan in the fifth Digicel One Day International.

The overseas-based Haynes Foundation made two significant donations to Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) and Robert Cadogan’s After School Basketball Programme recently.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Shane Mosley’s trainer Naazim  Richardson expressed confidence yesterday that his fighter  would land plenty of blows on WBO welterweight champion Manny  Pacquiao when the two men meet in the ring tomorrow.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Dallas left the defending NBA  champion Los Angeles Lakers on the ropes with a 93-81 road  victory that gave the Mavericks a 2-0 second round series lead.

MADRID, (Reuters) – World number four Andy Murray  crashed out of the Madrid Open when he was beaten 6-4 6-2 by  unseeded

The Guyana Shotokan Karate Club (GSKC), a member of the International Karate Diagaku (IKD) and an affiliate of the Guyana Karate Club (GKC),  held a grading session last Friday at the Malteenoes Sport Club (MSC) under Sheiki Shian Frank Woon-A-Tai.

Providence Stadium, Guyana: Xaviee Smith can check one item off his bucket list as one of his many cricketing dreams was fulfilled yesterday at Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

The third Day of Interaction for 2011 will be held at the Good Success Community Centre Ground from 9am tomorrow.

The Guyana Wado Ryu Karate Federation will stage its annual Karate championships on May 15 at the Banks DIH Sports Club at Thirst Park from 10am.

Defending national female champions Rose Hall Town Metro defeated Tucber Park by 165 runs to go one up in the 2011 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Millie Lewis Memorial tournament at the Area “H” Ground last weekend.

Scottsburg United Cricket Club of Corriverton and Albion Community Centre are through to the semi-finals of the Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Under-13 Cricket Competition in Berbice.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – Virender Sehwag  destroyed Deccan Chargers with a blistering 119 to engineer  Delhi Daredevils’ four-wicket victory in the Indian Premier  League yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Los Angeles Clippers forward  Blake Griffin, whose soaring dunks became staples of nightly  highlight shows, was named NBA Rookie of the Year yesterday  as the first unanimous choice in 21 years.

Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi took a swipe at the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for its exclusion of the region’s most experienced players for the current Digicel ODI Home Series.