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BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Sri Lanka beat Pakistan in a nail-biter at Warner Park to start their campaign in the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship on a winning note.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Long-hitting American JB Holmes set the early pace at the Players Championship yesterday as late starter Tiger Woods parred his first five holes.

-as GRFU fine tune preparations for hosting of CAC Games By Floyd Christie As part of the preparations for the upcoming Central America and Caribbean (CAC) Games to be held at the National Stadium on July 24 and 25, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Rugby Seven’s Club League is scheduled to begin on Saturday at the National Park.

By Tamica Garnett While rain called a halt to most of yesterday’s sporting activities, a scrabble tournament thrived beneath the cozy shelter of the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC)building.

By Floyd Christie Stating that the tournament is heading in the right director Guyana’s most decorated male bodybuilder Hugh Ross feels that the time may be ripe to make the biannual Hugh Ross Bodybuilding Classic into an annual affair.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Morne Morkel ended with career-best figures, as South Africa ruthlessly formalised a place in the Super Eights with a crushing 59-run victory over lightweights Afghanistan in the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Australia beat title-holders in a dramatic finish to their opening game of the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship at Warner Park here yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Teenaged West Indies batsman Deandra Dottin said yesterday she had taken a do-or-die approach in scoring her historic century against South Africa.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies A will launch their tour of Bangladesh today when they clash with South Africa A in the second match of a triangular limited overs series in Dhaka.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – Teenager Deandra Dottin blasted the first ever century in Women’s Twenty20 Internationals, as she propelled West Indies to a 17-run win over South Africa in the opening match of the World T20 Championship here yesterday.

ROME, (Reuters) – Serena Williams huffed and puffed  into the Italian Open quarter-finals yesterday but promised  fans they could expect “sexy” Serena on court to face Russian  Maria Kirilenko in the last eight.

PONTE VEDRA, Florida, (Reuters) – World number one  Tiger Woods, who missed the cut at last week’s Quail Hollow  Championship, said he will not be fazed if his 258-week reign at  the head of the rankings is ended by Phil Mickelson on Sunday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Orlando Magic center Dwight  Howard, who became the first player to lead the league in  rebounding and blocks in consecutive seasons, headlines the NBA  all-defensive team, the league said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, (Reuters) – Michael Hussey struck a  sparkling 47 not-out and Dirk Nannes took four wickets to help  Australia beat Bangladesh by 27 runs and qualify for the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers  relied on trouble-shooter Kobe Bryant to arrest another  late-game lapse and extend their Western Conference semi-final  lead to 2-0 with a 111-103 victory over the Utah Jazz on  Tuesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies manager Joel “Big Bird” Garner has urged Caribbean fans to throw their full support behind the regional squad as they prepared for the Super Eight, second round of the World Twenty20 Championship.

– England go through after rain turns contest into no result By Marlon Munroe England secured a place in the super eight round after their match against Ireland at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday was abandoned following persistent rainfall.

Two intriguing encounters filled with intense rivalry are set to unfold at the Enmore Community Center Ground today when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League continues.

– says Will Boodhoo World Boxing Council (WBC) International Referee/Judge William Boodhoo says he is pleased with the administrators and promoters of boxing locally but sees a great need for more public and private sector support.

Says Donald Duff It might have grossed US$11m at the gate but Saturday night’s mega welterweight fight in Las Vegas, USA between Floyd `Money’  Mayweather and `Sugar’ Shane Mosley failed to live up to its pre-fight billing.