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SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – The NBA-leading San  Antonio Spurs embarrassed the sliding Miami Heat 125-95 on  Friday to extend their franchise record home win streak to 22 games.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday held a workshop for umpires and scorers of the game.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – The International Cricket  Council (ICC) yesterday admitted a “difference of opinion”  with the Indian board on the controversial Umpire Decision  Review System but denied it has soured their relationship.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Holders Australia’s  long-awaited World Cup rematch with co-hosts Sri Lanka was  washed away by a torrential downpour yesterday, the first in  this year’s tournament to fall victim to bad weather.

SETTLING IN! Guyana’s Davendra Bishoo bowls during practice at the World Cup.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – A sloppy England will look to  arrest their slump in form when they meet an in-form South  Africa in a high-profile World Cup Group B clash in Chennai today.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – All proof that West Indies had descended below Bangladesh in the One-day International Rankings was strongly rebuffed yesterday, when they emphatically demolished the World Cup co-hosts by nine wickets.

By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In DHAKA There was an utter ruthlessness about the West Indies humiliation of feeble Bangladesh here yesterday rarely witnessed in their recent times of decline.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – West Indies’ bus was struck by  stones thrown by Bangladesh fans after the co-hosts were heavily  beaten in the Cricket World Cup Group B match yesterday.

Injured West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago all rounder Dwayne Bravo will undergo surgery to his damaged knee in Australia next week.

The batting display yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda, again underscored what coach Mark Harper and captain Assad Fudadin have been saying all along.

Yesterday, Grace Kennedy again performed their mandatory task of supporting youth and sport when they held a simple ceremony where  they supported the East Demerara Football Association (EDFA) and  Gittens Promotions and Next Level Event.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – Darren Sammy hailed Chris Gayle’s stern pep-talk before taking the field for putting West Indies in the right frame of mind ahead of their pivotal World Cup Group-B match against Bangladesh yesterday.

AHMEDABAD, India, CMC – Martin Guptill and Brendon McCullum formalised a 10-wicket victory for New Zealand over Zimbabwe with an unbroken hundred with opening stand in the World Cup yesterday.

The Lusignan Golf Club will tee off its Junior Development programme even as the senior members of the club battle for top honours in the Kissoon Group of Companies sponsored Medal Play tournament today.

The GT&T 10/10 Cricket Softball Competition produced some exciting performances across the country in its second week of competition.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic stunned the  Miami Heat with an inspired second-half comeback on Thursday,  overcoming a 24-point deficit with a flurry of three-pointers to  secure a thrilling 99-96 victory.

Local football referees will kick off their 2011 programme of activities with a Fitness Run tomorrow at Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary starting at 06:00 hours.

The annual Republic Anniversary meet sponsored by the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association kicked off last Thursday at Castellani swimming pool from 6:30 am with a limited number of competitors.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – Darren Sammy confessed he still needs to show the form needed to lead by example.