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NORTH SOUND, Antigua (Reuters) – South Africa  overcame a sizzling late innings blitz by Darren Sammy to take a  2-0 lead in the one-day international series against the West  Indies today.

-says FIFA’s KonstinBy Floyd Christie The participants of the recently concluded International Football Federation (FIFA) Futsal coaching course were yesterday presented with tokens and certificates of participation at the Transport Sports Club.

President of the St. Lucia Amateur Boxing Association David “Shakes” Christopher says the Caribbean Amateur Boxing Association  (CABA) needs a shakeup in order to wake up from its sleep on the amateur canvas.

LAUDERHILL, Florida,  (Reuters) – With the smell of  Jamaican jerk chicken and Indian biryani wafting through  stands, New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs in the first  official international between two test playing nations in the  United States. 

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – South Africa’s authorities dispatched its procurement officer to the Caribbean on Friday to ensure the Proteas had a replacement playing kit ahead of the One-day International series with West Indies, which started on Saturday in Antigua.

(FIFA.COM) The only thing Steven Gerrard knows about his future is that it is not going to interfere with his 2010 FIFA World Cup™ present.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies have added opener Dale Richards, and increased their squad to 15 for the second One-day International against South Africa today at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The sun beat down from a cloudless  Parisian sky yesterday as the French Open began with a sultry Venus Williams raising the on-court temperature and French favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga almost getting caught cold.  

SHANGHAI, China, CMC – Usain Bolt marked his debut in the IAAF Diamond League yesterday, with another comfortable victory in the men’s 200 metres at the Olympic Football Stadium here.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics tightened  their grip on the Eastern Conference finals with a crushing  94-71 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday. 

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies will seek to break the stride of South Africa in the second One-day International today at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

Our Opinion It’s difficult not to get fed up with the West Indies cricket team these days.

SAVAR, Bangladesh, CMC – Brendan Nash warmed-up for higher intensity battles, and Chadwick Walton enhanced his reputation with important half-centuries that drew West Indies-A out of a tailspin against Bangladesh-A in their second and final “unofficial” Test yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former world champion Lewis  Hamilton has been charged with ‘intentional loss of control of  a motor vehicle’ after performing a stunt in his Mercedes road  car on a public street at the Australian Grand Prix in March.  

LONDON, (Reuters) – Twenty20 World Cup winning captain Paul Collingwood and bowler Stuart Broad will miss  England’s test series with Bangladesh starting at Lord’s on Thursday, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.  

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark  Cuban has been fined $100,000 for violating the NBA’s  anti-tampering rules over comments he made about Cleveland  Cavaliers’ LeBron James, the league said on Saturday.  

One of Georgetown’s top football clubs Fruta Conquerors on Friday received over a million dollars in gear from the Guyana Beverage Company (GBC).

SHANGHAI, China, CMC – Jamaican sprint wonder Usain Bolt will make his long-awaited debut in the IAAF Diamond League here today, headlining a star-studded cast that will take centre stage at the Golden Grand Prix.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Struggling West Indies continued their wretched slump with a comprehensive 66-run defeat to South Africa in the opening One-Day International of the five-match series here yesterday.

Acclaim for the World Twenty20 championship has echoed from every quarter.