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Guyana’s two-man Judo team won four medals at the Barbados Independence International Judo tournament held on December 3-4 in Bridgetown.

Distance athletes Alika Morgan and Chavez Sital who both ended their  season in the `Run Barbados’ series last weekend said that they are satisfied with their closing performance.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – The Dallas Mavericks registered   a 10th consecutive victory with a 105-100 triumph over the   Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, the win lifting the home   team to within a half-game of the Western Conference lead.

President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Kit Nascimento told Stabroek Sport yesterday that it “is yet to be seen” if the suspension of three national rugby players will affect the national team at next February’s International Rugby Board (IRB) World Sevens Series in the United States.

The Castellani Swimming Pool which was closed last week Friday after the pump broke down as a result of frequent blackouts will be in operation from today.

RRT Enterprise is to sponsor a one-day rapid chess tournament this Saturday at the KEI-SHAR’S Sports Club, Hadfield Street.A

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA president Sepp Blatter has  rejected allegations of corruption at soccer’s governing body  after Russia and Qatar won the right to host the 2018 and 2022  World Cups, calling England “bad losers” for their reaction.

Regional Chairman of Region Nine Clarindo Lucas has said that he is still to receive a report concerning the attendance of Rupununi, District Nine at the National Schools Championships that ended early last month.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Football mogul Jack Warner gave the strongest hint yet that Trinidad and Tobago head coach Russell Latapy could be axed, when he said this week that coaches needed to secure positive results in order to preserve their jobs.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Pugnacious opener Chris Gayle’s poor form since his monumental triple century has seen him plummet five places in the latest ICC Test batting rankings.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Middle order batsman Donwell Hector stroked a century to lead a strong Vincentian batting effort while left-arm spinner Denis George snatched a six-wicket haul for Grenada, on the opening day of the second series of matches in the Windward Islands Senior Championship on Tuesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The first One-Day International between West Indies and Sri Lanka will go ahead today after all, ending a day of confusion over whether the match would be played, a West Indies cricket spokesman confirmed late yesterday.

Three national rugby players on the Sevens team that represented Guyana at this year’s Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India have been suspended as a result of their conduct while returning from the Games.

Five Trinidad & Tobago-based Guyanese players have been named in a 20-man Guyana All Star squad that will play Brazil’s Athletico Roraima in the feature game of the opening night for the 21st Kashif & Shanghai football tournament on December 12.

Already with eight junior titles under her belt, Caribbean junior cadet table tennis player Chelsea Edghill is eyeing the women’s singles among other titles when the senior division of the Vitamalt National Table Tennis Championships commences Saturday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean and world football mogul Jack Warner said yesterday England’s 2018 World Cup bid had been undermined by British media allegations of corruption inside FIFA.

A  fast advancing table tennis duo, 16-year-old twins Brad and Brandon Belle have been making powerful strides in the sport in the United States.

Western Tigers are enthusiastic about being in the 21st Kashif and Shanghai tournament, according to coach Kavin Pearce, who says that working with the tournament’s defending champions is a plus since they are a talented bunch.

National Sevens rugby coach and player, Theodore Henry has a comprehensive training regimen for the national Sevens rugby squad as they enter the preparatory stage for the International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens World Series on February 12 and 13 in Las Vegas, United States.

Spads Incorporated will sponsor the Guyana NRA end-of-year Handgun Shooting championships on Sunday at the Timehri rifle and handgun ranges.