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Winners of the Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis Tournament were yesterday presented with their trophies when the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) held the  presentation ceremony in the Cambo Room of the Georgetown Sports Club.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Batsman Travis Dowlin and off-spinner Shane Shillingford have been omitted from a 14-man West Indies A squad for next month’s tour of England and Ireland, prompting speculation they will be part of the selection shakeup for the three-Test series against South Africa.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Favourite Rafael Nadal must  negotiate a tricky path in his bid for a fifth French Open title  after the draw for the claycourt grand slam starting tomorrow.  

Sunburst Camptown, currently seventh in the point’s standings with 10 points, will engage Liquid Gold when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Super League continues today with three matches at two venues.

LAUDERHILL, Florida,  CMC – Marlon Samuels failed on his return to the national team but Jamaica still overpowered United States by 132 runs to win the first one-day match of the three-game series yesterday.

(Cricinfo) Kamran Akmal, the Pakistan wicketkeeper, has defended his shoddy performance in the Sydney Test during Pakistan’s disastrous tour of Australia, following speculation that there may have been more to his misses than just cricketing errors.

The launch of the Athletic Association of Guyana’s Under-23 event will now be held on Monday.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa,  CMC – South African cricket authorities, and kit supplier Reebok have apologised for the national team’s tattered limited-overs outfit worn in Wednesday’s first Twenty20 International against West Indies.

-boxing board president By Marlon Munroe It seems as if the dust of controversy that has been swirling around professional boxing is starting to settle as the President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control announced yesterday that there will be three world title fights on June 5 at the Princess Hotel.

LONDON, CMC – Michael Holding has come off the long-run, and continued his verbal assault on the Twenty20 format, while taking aim at the game’s administrators.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Senseless batting again condemned West Indies to a one-run defeat to South Africa in the second and final Twenty20 International yesterday.

-but event will go on, come rain or shine, says Boyce The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has once again postponed the launching of its inaugural Under-23 Games that was expected to be run off today at 14:00 hrs in the boardroom of part-sponsors Digicel.

The National Sports Commission (NSC) will be commencing its Annual Independence Table Tennis Tournament on June 4 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

LISBON, (Reuters) – Portugal’s chances of success at  the World Cup depend largely on the form of Cristiano Ronaldo  but also on whether they can turn their stylish approach play  into enough goals.  

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) is making hay in the rainy season through workshops which will be held during the current break in cricket as part of a number of developmental programmes on the association’s agenda, beginning with a Captains workshop at the Everest Cricket Club yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – The purists are going to  have to look elsewhere at the World Cup because Brazil are  mounting their challenge for a record sixth title with a game  based on rock-solid defence, counter-attacks and set pieces.

While short-listing athletes can be a tedious exercise, sports associations must  also face a more demanding challenge in financing their athletes for the upcoming CAC Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Disgraced Tour de France winner  Floyd Landis has confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs  and accused some of his sport’s biggest names, including Lance  Armstrong, of also cheating. 

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Marlon Samuels has been chosen in a 13-member Jamaica squad for the Pearl’s Cup to be contested in the United States this weekend.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers  resisted a spirited second half fightback by the Phoenix Suns  to increase their lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference  finals with a 124-112 Game Two victory Wednesday.