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COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Part-time bowler  Tillakaratne Dilshan snapped up two West Indies wickets within  the space of three balls to tilt the balance of the second test  in favour of Sri Lanka on the third day yesterday.

The National female basketball team’s trip to Antigua, which was scheduled as part of preparations for their participation in next year’s CARICOM Basketball Championships has been cancelled.

ORLANDO, (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic beat the   Miami Heat 104-95 on Wednesday, the third straight loss for a   talent-laden squad that is off to a disappointing start to the   NBA season.

The semi-finals for the male over 40 and open categories of the General Marine Softball Competition are scheduled for this Sunday at the Ministry of Education Ground, Carifesta Avenue.

The Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) on Wednesday began assessing the level of success attained at this year’s National Schools Championships held two weeks ago.

-six other clubs also lend support The pre-Kashif & Shanghai tournament drama took another twist yesterday when president of Alpha United Football Club Odinga Lumumba said that his club will not be participating unless there are better monetary rewards for the teams and players.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyanese all-rounder June Ogle-Thomas is the only newcomer in a 14-member West Indies women’s squad named for next January’s tour of India.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Embattled West Indies could make a significant jump in the ICC Test Championship if they manage to pull off a series win over Sri Lanka on the current tour there.

More than a month after it was scheduled for completion the $20.35M  squash courts of the Racquet Centre, being built by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), is still incomplete pending the installation of the floors and back walls.

– Kashif and Shanghai supports…Seven of Guyana’s most talented young football players will participate in the Sporting Kansas City trial matches scheduled for Trinidad and Tobago next week.

For the fifth consecutive year Giftland OfficeMax will by supporting the annual Kashif and Shanghai football extravaganza which kicks off next month.

Executive members of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) have acknowledged that no formal correspondence was given to national chess champion Wendell Meusa notifying him of the commencement of a six-month suspension order against him.

BRISBANE (Reuters) – Michael Clarke was declared fit on yesterday to play in the first bout of what promises to be a titanic Ashes tussle as Australia finally caught a break on the eve of the start of the five-test series against England.

ATHENS (Reuters) – Pedro Rodriguez scored in each half as Barcelona strolled into the Champions League last 16 as Group D winners with a 3-0 victory over Panathinaikos yesterday.

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq shared a top-class rearguard partnership with Azhar Alias to help salvage a draw against South Africa in the second test as the series ended in stalemate yesterday.

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – The Diamond Leagues series hopes to increase its popularity by creating a new award for the top male and female athletes each season, a senior athletics official said yesterday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies saw Sri Lanka seize the balance of power in the second Test yesterday, following Kumar Sangakkara’s 24th Test hundred before rain again interrupted the two sides.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Shannon Brown scored 21   points with hot shooting off the bench to spark the Los   Angeles Lakers to a 98-91 victory over the Chicago Bulls on  Tuesday.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Opener Khurram Manzoor stroked a fine century as Pakistan A kept West Indies A in the field for the entire opening day of the second four-day “Test” at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex yesterday.

The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) will be hosting a two-tier East Coast Scrabble Tournament this Sunday at Playland, 70 Park Street, Enterprise.