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Guyana is fully prepared and ready to host its leg of the Digicel 2011 Series between the West Indies and Pakistan from May 5-15, according to president of the GCB Chetram Singh.

Middle and Long Distance Coach and Coach of the Rising Star Athletic Club, Leslie Black disclosed plans yesterday to go into retirement in the near future after his tenure of approximately two decades in athletics.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, (Reuters) – Costa  Rica’s soccer federation said yesterday it would support  Sepp Blatter’s bid for re-election as FIFA president in June.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – After a sluggish start to the  season, the Miami Heat’s All-Star trio of LeBron James, Dwyane  Wade and Chris Bosh have silenced their critics and head into  the playoffs among the favourites to win an NBA title.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Playing at Wembley  is emotionally draining but not as physically tiring as it once  was, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said before  today’s FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City.

Two of Trinidad and Tobago’s brightest cricket prospects have had a cloud of suspicion lifted from their young careers after undergoing a series of tests on their bowling action at the West Indies Cricket Board’s High Performance Centre in Barbados.

The Macorp Open Tennis Tournament continues today at  Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel Tennis Courts from 18:00hrs.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Relegated Bermuda lost their ICC World Cricket League Division 2 fifth-place playoff against Uganda, when they were beaten by the African side by six wickets yesterday.

ON, Jamaica, CMC – Jimmy Adams has quit as technical director of the Jamaica Cricket Association.

(Barbados Nation) The coffers of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) took a major dip in revenues last year.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Roger Federer was blown away  6-4 6-4 by Juergen Melzer in the Monte Carlo Masters  quarter-finals but Rafa Nadal stormed through as the gap between  the two great rivals widened further yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa  (CSA) was ordered to reinstate its former president with  immediate effect, the high court in Johannesburg ruled yesterday.

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Most Brazilian airports  being upgraded for the 2014 soccer World Cup will not be ready  on time, likely causing serious transport bottlenecks for fans,  a government-backed research group said on Thursday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar’s maiden  Twenty20 century proved in vain as Mumbai Indians lost to Kochi  Tuskers Kerala, while Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Rajasthan  Royals in the Indian Premier League on Friday.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Former Australia cricket  coach John Buchanan has been confirmed as the new director of  cricket for Trans-Tasman rivals New Zealand, according to local  media reports yesterday.

MANCHESTER, England,  (Reuters) – Midfielder Owen  Hargreaves’ Manchester United career could be over after manager  Alex Ferguson said the luckless player’s latest injury would  keep him out for the rest of the season.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Ernest Hilaire has tried to allay fears that senior members of the West Indies team have been sidelined permanently.

Apart from disappointment among some local cricket officials about the omission of experienced West Indies batsmen Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan from the one-day team, there is dismay that a cogent justification was not given by WICB selectors.

The Georgetown Football Association continued its push to be regularized and duly constituted under its umbrella body, Guyana Football Federation, when they submitted the relevant documents yesterday to facilitate this process.

LONDON, (Reuters) – London’s crowded transport  system is one of the biggest risks to the smooth running of the  2012 Olympics, local politicians said yesterday.