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TORONTO, (Reuters) – The struggling Toronto Raptors  will be without forward Linas Kleiza for the remainder of the  season after he underwent surgery on his right knee, the NBA  team said yesterday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Their own indisciplined batting and bowling combined with Upul Tharanga’s ninth One-day International hundred condemned West Indies to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka in the rain-affected second ODI yesterday.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Pakistan won their first one-day  series since November 2008 when they beat New Zealand by 41 runs  in the fifth game of their six-match series at Seddon Park in  Hamilton yesterday.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After months of uncertainty, The Gleaner understands that Jamaica will, after all, host this year’s troubled Carifta Games, in the second city of Montego Bay between April 23-25.

LONDON, (Reuters) – When she was a little girl in  India, Monisha Kaltenborn dreamed of being an astronaut.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The form and experience of  returning fast bowler Brett Lee can lead Australia to a fourth  successive World Cup title, former captain Steve Waugh told  Reuters yesterday.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – Kevin Durant continued his  prolific scoring streak with 43 points on Wednesday to lift the  Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-93 victory over the New Orleans  Hornets.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company has once again established themselves as major sponsors of the national Sevens rugby team.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara or Mahela  Jayawardene should drop down and bolster a concerning middle  order if Sri Lanka are to be successful at this month’s World  Cup, former skipper Arjuna Ranatunga told Reuters.

LONDON, (Reuters) – This year’s World Cup will cast a  long shadow over the 2011 Six Nations as the teams battle for  supremacy in the northern hemisphere.

Surgery for appendicitis on Tuesday has ruled national powerlifter Paul Adams out of competition and training for the next six months.

The West Indies Cricket Board and Scotiabank recently launched its Kiddy Cricket Programme for primary school age children at the Georgetown Cricket Club.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) season is scheduled to get underway on Sunday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, with a developmental track meet from 11:30 hours.

Another pulsating day of golf is anticipated when the annual Stag Beer Medal Play tournament sponsored by Ansa McAl comes off on Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course.

President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh who has been at the helm of the GCB for 19 years, said yesterday that this was the worse he has seen cricket administration in the country adding that a serious decision will have to be made next

Attorney Anil Nandlall said yesterday that he was misrepresented by the media when he claimed that Sport Minister Dr.

Voting to identify the awardees for the 2010 National Sports Awards will take place tomorrow morning at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – There was more trouble for the Indian organising committee of the World Cup, when a wall at the Chepauk Stadium collapsed on Tuesday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia pulled off a spectacular  run-chase to win the sixth one-day international against England  by two wickets yesterday, racking up a record 334 for eight  to take a 5-1 lead in the series.

Veteran cricketers Anil Beharry and Hubern Evans on Sunday combined to bowl Young Warriors to the 2010 New Building Society second division limited overs title over Tamran Root Cricket Club of Hampshire.