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DHAKA, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Daniel  Vettori believes the one-day series against Bangladesh will  provide his team with the opportunity to acclimatise to  conditions for next year’s World Cup.

The Flying Ace Cycling Club of Berbice will run off a 50-mile cycle road race on Sunday.

The Guyana National Stadium at Providence is already, in many instances,  a multi-sport  venue with the hosting of cricket, rugby and football matches  there and it will potentially host another discipline as cycling may be taken to the venue in the near future.

Table tennis players Christopher Franklin and Edinho Lewis along with manager Dr Pradeep Balram will be a part of the contingent departing Guyana today for New Delhi, India to participate in the Commonwealth Games scheduled  from October 3-14.

– Geron Williams says he was advised not to speak with media The three-member cycling team that will represent Guyana at the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India from October 3-14,  along with the team manager, are upbeat as  they depart today Guyana for New Delhi.

Samuel Ming, Roger Peroune and Keith Beaton emerged as the Guyana Karate Federation (GKF) 2010 Adult Champions after the kata and kumite contests of the GKF’s Open Adult Tournament held on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

-plot of land earmarked for association to build own facility The Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) development plan will be boosted over the next two years by an injection of over five million dollars from the sport ministry.

By Floyd Christie The outdoor New Amsterdam Burnham Basketball Court in Berbice is fast becoming a relic.

First there was Friday Night Fights. Now there will be Friday Night Table Tennis.

Chatterpaul Deo warmed up for the Suriname Open with an impressive win in  the Akbar’s Auto Sales sponsored golf tournament played Saturday at Lusignan Golf course.

Miss Republic was again unstoppable on Sunday when she galloped to victory in the feature B class event of the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sport Facilities annual Champion of Champion horse race meet at Alness, Corentyne, Berbice.

Ravens basketball team bounced back from a dismal second quarter performance to retire the Beepat Scorpions 62-49 in the Open Division of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Pepsi Street Playoff Series Sunday night at the Burnham basketball court.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – LeBron James said yesterday he had  to make his “own destiny” and would not worry about the Hall of Famers who denounced his move to the Miami Heat.

NEWPORT, Wales, (Reuters) – The United States Ryder  Cup team arrived at Cardiff airport yesterday and even before  being reunited with their baggage captain Corey Pavin was  fielding his first questions about Tiger Woods.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat boast three of  the biggest names in the NBA after their off-season free agency  coup, but head coach Erik Spoelstra and face-of-the-franchise  Dwyane Wade insist there is no worry of clashing egos.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars failed to break the jinx of beating Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors but their respectable 1-1 draw against the world-rated Trinidadians at the National Stadium at Providence last night has set the stage for an interesting Digicel Caribbean Cup.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Chennai Super Kings of India are the new Champions League Twenty20 champions, after Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey stroked fluent half-centuries to lead them to an eight-wicket victory over Warriors of South Africa yesterday.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso  held off Sebastian Vettel’s hard-charging Red Bull to win an  incident-packed Singapore Grand Prix yesterday and boost his  chances of a third Formula One crown.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A sensational solo goal by  Portuguese winger Luis Nani and a Michael Owen header salvaged a 2-2 draw for Manchester United against Bolton Wanderers in a lively Premier League derby yesterday.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – American Jim Furyk held his  nerve over a shaky closing stretch to win the Tour Championship by one shot at East Lake Golf Club yesterday, along with  FedExCup honours and the $10 million bonus.