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(BBC) European football’s governing body has rejected the complaints lodged by Real Madrid and Barcelona following their Champions League semi-final first leg.

KARACHI, (Reuters) –  Former Pakistan  captain Imran Khan has called  on the Interntional Cricket Council (ICC) to intensify efforts  to stamp out corruption in the sport.

Parmanand Ramdhan’s all-round play steered Blairmont Community Centre into the semi-finals of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Ricks & Sari Agro Industries Under-13 competition at the Cumberland ground recently.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar and Ambati Rayudu  both hit 51 to set up a 23-run victory for table-topping Mumbai  Indians over second from bottom Kings XI Punjab in the Indian  Premier League (IPL) yesterday.

Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne has hit back at Sachin Tendulkar and the Mumbai Indians following their criticism of the Sawai Man Singh stadium pitch.

Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes cricket team scored a seven-wicket triumph over Albion to claim their second successive under-15 title  of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/TENELEC INC inter-club limited overs competition at the Albion Sports Club ground last Thursday.

(BBC) The trademark braces may have gone but, despite missing six months of competition after testing positive for a banned substance, Shelly-Ann Fraser’s broad smile remains the same.

(BBC) The Sri Lanka Cricket Board has expressed concern over match-fixing allegations and called on two former captains to substantiate their claims.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Dwyane Wade played a key role in  creating Miami’s ‘Big Three’, urging LeBron James and Chris  Bosh to join him at the Heat, and on Sunday he repaid them with  a stellar 38-point display as they beat the Celtics 99-90 in  their second round playoff opener.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – The Memphis Grizzlies  continued their magical playoff run by mauling the Oklahoma  City Thunder 114-101 on Sunday to draw first blood in their  best-of-seven Western Conference semi-final series.

The Universal DVD Berbice Titans added another accolade to its growing list with a comfortable 85-run win over the Carib Beer East Coast Jaguars in the Arrival Day T20 Championships yesterday at the Albion Community Centre ground.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Inclement weather could spoil the return of Ramnaresh Sarwan, which is likely to overshadow the usual rhetoric of playing for pride, when West Indies face Pakistan in the fourth One-day International today.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GGC) was declared winners of the Noble House Seafoods second division tournament after their match against the Guyana Defence Force ended in a draw yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground.

JAIPUR, India, (Reuters) – New Zealand’s Ross Taylor  hit an unbeaten 47 off 35 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to a  thrilling six wicket victory over Pune Warriors in the Indian  Premier League (IPL) yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former British and European  heavyweight boxing champion Henry Cooper, one of his country’s  most popular sportsmen, has died at the age of 76, the British  Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) said on Sunday.

Ronald Bulkan continued his impressive form this season with victory in the GT&T Medal play tournament Saturday at the Lusignan golf Club.

Pele Football Club downed Fruta Conquerors 2-1 in extra time in the final of the Pele Football  Club under 17 knockout tournament held at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Wednesday evening from 18:00hrs.

Jermaine Fletcher recorded a hat-trick for Georgetown as they catapulted to victory against Bartica when action in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Inter Association Under-17 football tournament continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground yesterday afternoon.

The girl’s Basketball Developmental Programme hosted by the Youth Basketball Guyana (YGB) continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 12:30hrs.

Pepsi Hornet’s pulled off a comfortable victory against Yamaha Caribs in the tournament decider of the William Blackman 15-a-side Rugby League to take the coveted crown on Saturday at the National Park Rugby Playfield.