Sports

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Mark Cuban, the outspoken  billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, was  ordered by a U.S.

(BBC) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged Andrew Strauss to take legal action against Pakistan cricket chief Ijaz Butt over his match-fixing claims.

Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) light heavyweight champion Shawn Corbin will clash with Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes in an exhibition bout on the eighth Pro-Am boxing card tomorrow night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Wayamba wrapped up a wretched run in the Champions League Twenty20 on a high note when they beat Central Districts by 74 runs yesterday.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Initially overlooked, England  off-spinner Graeme Swann on Monday made it to the shortlist for  this year’s top International Cricket Council (ICC) award.

A brace from Rosignol United’s Delroy Fraser propelled them into the semi-final round of the third annual Cheddi and Janet Jagan Memorial Knockout Competition organized by the Berbice Football Association (BFA) on Saturday at the Blairmont Community Centre Ground.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Pro League champions Joe Public clash with Municipal of Guatemala here tonight needing full points in order to remain in the hunt for a quarter-final spot in the CONCACAF Champions League.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Reuters) – England completed  a clean sweep of their 2010 home series when they defeated  Pakistan by 121 runs in the fifth and final one-day  international yesterday.

Current chairman of the Guyana Cycling Federation’s finance committee and president of Roraima Bikers Club (RBC), Brian Allen is calling for the resurfacing of  the inner circuit of the National Park which is the venue for most of the cycling events held locally throughout the year.

KHANTY-MANSIYSK, Russia,  CMC – International Master Jomo Pitterson pulled off a stunning upset but Jamaica narrowly missed out on shocking Norway in the opening round of the 39th World Chess Olympiad on Tuesday.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, CMC – Chennai Super Kings handed Warriors of South Africa their first loss yesterday as both teams advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 at the expense of Victoria Bushrangers.

-27 injured, foreign delegations unhappy with village NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A footbridge being built for  the Commonwealth Games in India collapsed yesterday, injuring 27 people and highlighting the raft of problems that have so far blighted the event, meant to showcase an emerging global power.

Today the 24-man Demerara Under-23 cricket squad will be trimmed to the 14 players who will oppose Berbice Under-23 side in two matches for the Colin Wilshire and Leslie Amsterdam trophies.

– Gayle asks for extension BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies vice-captain Dwayne Bravo is one of two players who have turned down central retainer contracts from the West Indies Cricket Board.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan tried to shut out another day of speculation, criticism and acrimony  yesterday to focus on ending their blighted tour of England on a winning note.

– GBBC president Peter Abdool Peter Abdool, president of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), yesterday declared that the monthly Pro-Am boxing card was steadily gaining momentum after commenceing in February.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, (MCYS) Dr. Frank Anthony is encouraging the Neighbouring Democartic Councils (NDC’s) and the municipalities to put systems in place so as to identify schools and communities which have excelled in sports.

OHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan’s highest Twenty20 score failed to carry Guyana over the threshold, and they limped out of the Champions League T20 yesterday, following a 15-run defeat to South Australia’s Redbacks.

Giftland OfficeMax continues to be a major supporter of sports in Guyana and football in particular.

The Albion Community Centre and the Port Mourant grounds will come alive on Sunday with the semi-finals of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club 20th Anniversary Busta Champion of Champions Tournament.