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DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson says much of the blame for his side’s failed World Cup campaign must rest on the shoulders of the senior players.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Darren Sammy is expected to hold onto his job as West Indies captain despite a wretched World Cup where he failed to impress with either bat or ball.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Recent heavy rain have forced a change of venue for the final preliminary round match between Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago in the WICB Regional first-class championship, starting today.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s plans to overcome the England Lions in the final round of the WICB Regional first-class championship, starting  today at Sabina Park, have hit a snag.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant delivered a  sensational performance to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a  roller-coaster 139-137 triple-overtime victory over the Phoenix  Suns on Tuesday.

SAN FRANCISCO,  (Reuters) – Baseball’s home run  king admitted to using steroids and even complained about the  pain from receiving injections, an old friend of Barry Bonds  testified in the tarnished star’s perjury trial yesterday.Steve

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has postponed indefinitely the Banks DIH Sevens tournament, which traditionally marks the official opening of the rugby season, due to the flooding of the National Park Rugby Ground.

In an effort to attract new membership the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) will run off a three-day referee beginners course this weekend.

ROME, Italy,  CMC – Asafa Powell has signed to face his compatriot Usain Bolt over 100 metres in the third leg of the Diamond League at the Olympic Stadium here.

The crème de crème of handgun shooting in Guyana will square off on Sunday when the GuyanaNRA stages its first practical pistol match for 2011 at the Timehri rifle ranges.

Fairy Landing of the Sheriff Racing Stable won the feature B class event before the curtains came down on the Kennard Memorial Turf Club Phagwah horse race meet on Sunday.

The Kevin Lawrence Memorial Basketball Extravaganza, set for Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, was officially launched yesterday at the Windjammer International Hotel, Kitty.

This year again president of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Fiona Harris is lamenting the lack of corporate support for its National Novices and Intermediate championship scheduled for Sunday at the National Cultural Centre.

The faculties of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences have advanced to the finals of the University of Guyana (UG) Inter-Faculty Basketball Tournament after getting past their semi-final opponents yesterday afternoon at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has scheduled the hosting of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for tomorrow according to president of the association, Andrew Arjune.

Cheryl Thompson was elected the new president of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections last Saturday at the Guyana Olympic Association, High Street.

The Judo Association of Guyana (JAG) sent a three-man squad to the Dominican Republic to compete in the Senior Caribbean Judo Championships last Saturday and each of them did Guyana proud.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi  led from the front again to inspire his team to a 10-wicket  victory over West Indies in the first World Cup quarter-final today.

Head-to-head record: West Indies lead 64-48 (Tied: 2) In World Cups: West Indies lead 6-2 In the sub-continent: West Indies lead 16-12 (Tied: 1) * West Indies have lost five of their last six matches to  Pakistan and have won only three of their last 16 matches since  2005.

Delegates of the three counties will have to wait even longer for the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) elections after the scheduled meeting yesterday with officials of the Friendly Society was postponed to April 4.