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COLOGNE, Germany, (Reuters) – Vitaly Klitschko  easily retained his WBC heavyweight title on Saturday with a  first-round knockout of Cuban challenger Odlanier Solis.

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Australia’s 34-match unbeaten run in the Cricket World Cup dating back to 1999 was finally broken by Pakistan yesterday when Ricky Ponting’s team were beaten by four wickets.

President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Vernon Burnett reported yesterday that the organisation has not received word from the BK International Western Tigers Football Club ever since the shooting incident between then president Gordon Gilhuys and footballer Dwayne Ali.

National boxing coach Wincel Thomas is pleased with the work ethic of Carolann Bess and Theresa London two weeks before their departure for the World Youth and Junior championships in Antalya, Turkey from April 18-29.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has named five senior and six junior players to participate in an invitational triangular tournament next weekend in Suriname.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s slender hopes of reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup they are co-hosting were crushed mercilessly by South Africa yesterday with a 206-run Group B defeat.

Former president of the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) Deryck Murray has taken issue with the West Indies selectors for the omission of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, who was dropped in favour of debutant leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo in Thursday’s World Cup game against England.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Pacer Carlos Brathwaite and off-spinner Ryan Austin snapped up four-wicket hauls to snatch first innings points for Combined Campuses and Colleges over Guyana in their sixth round Regional First Class Championship match yesterday.

CHENNAI (Reuters) – India’s middle order vulnerability apart, the co-hosts should hold the edge over an inconsistent West Indies in the last World Cup Group B round-robin match in Chennai today.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Daren Ganga carved out a responsible, unbeaten half-century to lead a strong Trinidad and Tobago response on the second day of their sixth round Regional First Class Championship clash against Jamaica yesterday.

Guyana’s top football club Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United will spring into action tonight against BV Triumph in the first knockout out round of the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout tournament at the Georgetown Football Club Ground.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Jonathan Carter’s 82 put Barbados within sight of first innings points for the first time this season but off-spinner Justin Athanaze kept the Leewards Islands in contention on the second day of their sixth round Regional First Class match here yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Left-arm spinner Gary Mathurin grabbed a career-best seven-wicket haul here yesterday but England Lions were poised to complete an emphatic victory over Windward Islands.

Bandits broke into the dressing rooms at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Friday and made off with cricket items belonging to the Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica cricketers.

Bad weather once again daunted the spirits of Guyana’s future footballers when persistent overnight rainfall submerged the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground and caused the commencement of the Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst OJ U-15 Tournament to be postponed .

By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In CHENNAI Once again, they could glimpse the beguiling beauty of victory.

Given the favourable weather which prevailed over the past few days the inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League for City teams is set to kick off today at the Georgetown Football Club Ground with four matches.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company declared its supports to motor racing in Guyana on Thursday  by pledging $20M dollars towards the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) at the club’s headquarters on Albert Street and Thomas Road.

The Netrockers Football Club will tomorrow stage its Annual General Meeting and election of office bearers  at the Wisburg Secondary School’s auditorium, Wisroc, Linden from 6pm.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has decided to re-run the Carifta Games trials tomorrow at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary from 11:00hrs.