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MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Chris Gayle hit an unbeaten 102 in 55 balls on his arrival in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) to power the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a nine-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday.

PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat tore past the Philadelphia 76ers with an explosive fourth-quarter surge for a 100-94 road win yesterday.

(ICC) The West Indies team has been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during its seven-run victory over Pakistan in the Twenty20 International (T20I) in St Lucia on Thursday.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – Devendra Bishoo bowled memorably on his debut to follow-up a purposeful 65 from Lendl Simmons, and propel West Indies to a seven-run victory in their first-ever Twenty20 International against Pakistan yesterday.

GROS-ISLET, St. Lucia, CMC – West Indies leg-spinner Davendra Bishoo is focussed on carving out a long and successful international career.

A solid half century from Khemraj Rupee of the Demerara Cricket Club A Team combined with the disciplined bowling from his teammates were not enough to secure a win over the DCC B Team yesterday in round three of the GCA/Brainstreet Under-15 One-day tournament.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Kyle Mayers stroked 98 from 100 balls to set West Indies Under-19s up for a series-clinching, 18-run victory over Australia in the final match of the Dubai Youth Series yesterday.

The Stag Beer & El Dorado Rum Softball Cricket Tournament continued last weekend across the country at various venues.

Andre Lopes upstaged Rudy Grant in the Men’s Over-35 Singles as the Macorp Tennis Open continued last Wednesday at  Le Meridien  Pegasus Hotel tennis courts.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has launched a programme to educate cricketers and officials on how to avoid corruption and be on their best behaviour in the sport.

(Jamaica Gleaner) ‘I was forced to make this decision based on what was happening around me.”

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Often criticised by Los  Angeles Lakers fans for being a ‘ball hog’, Kobe Bryant played  the role of facilitator to perfection on Wednesday as the NBA  champions levelled their playoff series with New Orleans.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Kenya’s smooth-running 800  metres world record holder David Rudisha has ruled out competing  in either the 400 or 1500 events in the near future.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach sounded an ominous warning for Shane Mosley on Wednesday, saying his fighter had never prepared better for a bout ahead of their May 7 showdown in Las Vegas.

MOHALI, India,  (Reuters) – Shaun Marsh struck a  stroke-filled half century as Kings XI Punjab trounced a sloppy  Rajasthan Royals by 48 runs for their third successive victory  in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

BARCELONA,  (Reuters) – World number one Rafa Nadal cruised into the Barcelona Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-1 victory over unseeded Colombian Santiago Giraldo yesterday to set up a last-eight clash against Gael Monfils.

With transactions in foreign currency, particularly US Dollars having long become commonplace in the Guyanese business culture , local business houses including cambios continue to face the threat of counterfeit currency.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Sri Lanka Cricket will allow  its IPL contracted cricketers to play in the Indian Premier  League until May 19 before joining the rest of the team in  England, the board said yesterday.

NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Jimmy Kamande has been sacked as Kenya’s captain after their dismal performance at the recent World Cup.

STUTTGART, Germany,  (Reuters) – World number one Caroline Wozniacki survived an early scare to win 10 straight games and crush German Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-1 yesterday for a spot in the last four of the Stuttgart Grand Prix.