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LEICESTER, England, CMC – West Indies-A were upstaged in the fourth match of the Tri-Nation Series yesterday, when Cheteshwar Pujara scored 114 to set India-A up for a 53-run victory.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Officials have failed to woo Usain Bolt to the 2010 Commonwealth Games to be staged later this year here.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa have asked the  International Cricket Council (ICC) to take action against West  Indian Sulieman Benn for incidents in this week’s third and  final test in Bridgetown, Barbados.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Uruguay beat Ghana in the  cruellest of circumstances to end African hopes at the World Cup  today and Netherlands knocked out perennial favourites  Brazil in yet another shock of a fascinating tournament.

-proposal on the table after Office of the President meeting The future of the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda seems bleak where cricket is concerned following reports that executives of the club had talks with government officials on a possible merger with the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) for a football facility.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Ghana’s “Black Stars” hope  to go where no African team has been before and reach the World  Cup semi-finals today while Brazil face Netherlands in the  day’s first and equally intriguing quarter-final.

National chess players checkmated by visitors National chess players Taffin Khan and Loris Nathoo, were trumped by overseas players Karl Rapon and Michael Barker, respectively, in the first round of the inaugural Guyana/FIDE International Rating Tournament held at the National Stadium yesterday.

The University of Guyana (UG) had to fend off a spirited second half attack from Linden Foundation before they eventually edged their way to a 34-31 points win to mark their third consecutive victory in the National Schools Basketball Festival on Wednesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Two kayaks and related safety equipment were yesterday donated to the community of Malali by the Guyana Canoeing Federation (GCF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS).

Thirteen primary schools will be participating in a Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) 2010 Inter-school Mini-Tennis Competition which will be held this Sunday  at the National Gymnasium from 09.00 hrs.

PORT ELIZABETH, (Re-uters) – Brazil’s 1970 World  Cup-winners have a lot to answer for at least as far as the  country’s subsequent national team coaches are concerned.

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, (Reuters) – Fernando  Llorente has been surprised by the praise heaped on him after  his match-turning performance in Spain’s 1-0 second round  victory over Portugal on Tuesday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – An African nation could win  the World Cup in the future if the game continues on the right  path, Brazil’s World Cup-winning captain Cafu said yesterday.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania, (Reuters) – Tiger  Woods has been interviewed by U.S.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Phil Jackson, who won a  record 11th NBA title last month, has shelved plans to retire  and will stay on as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers for  one more season, the NBA team said yesterday.

—foreign chess players arrive for battle with locals By Donald Duff Over the next couple of days the National Stadium at Providence will be the venue for a battle of the minds between the top chess players of Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean.

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Former Australia Prime  Minister John Howard has failed in his bid to become the next  vice-president of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) is hoping that it can hold trials later this month at the Castellani Swimming Pool to select swimmers for the 16th annual Goodwill Games from August 13 – 15 in Suriname.

With over 70 horses registered for eight races and over three million dollars in prizes to be won, Sunday’s Ryan Crawford memorial Turf Club Meet promises to be all excitement.

By Floyd Christie The Marian Academy under-18 squad remained undefeated in the National Schools Basketball Festival after  recording  three wins in three days.