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LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 yesterday to surge two points clear of sole title rivals Chelsea in the Premier League.

-Spurs and Jazz win MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics put the Miami Heat on the brink of elimination from the playoffs, with a clutch 100-98 victory on Friday to take a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first round series.

Representatives from Giftland OfficeMax, Fitness Express, and Windjammer International Cuisine & Comfort Inn on Friday afternoon handed over their contributions to members of the HRC Organising Committee, just days before the Second Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships are held.

There are a host of sub-plots to the ICC World Twenty20 Championship that starts at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Friday, cricket’s second global event in these parts since the World Cup three years ago.

Royal Challengers Bangalore 86 for 1 (Dravid 35*) beat Deccan Chargers 82 (Kumble 4-16) by nine wickets (Cricinfo) In a yawn-inducing crawl, Deccan Chargers meandered to 82, the lowest total of the season, and Royal Challengers Bangalore knocked it off without much fuss to book their spot in the next Champions League.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday officially launched its logo for the upcoming Central America and Caribbean Games to be held at the National Stadium on July 24 and 25.

New Amsterdam and Wortmanville/ Werk-en-Rust exited the Mackeson National Super Wards Basketball Competition on a high note when they came out victorious in their final games on Thursday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

CAYON, St Kitts, CMC – Teenaged opener Stafanie Taylor stroked a fine, unbeaten half-century as West Indies women sealed their three-match Twenty20 International series with a three-wicket victory in the second match yesterday.

There is expected to be a Suriname invasion with over 30 high powered cars coming in from Guyana’s neighbours from the east for the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) Drag-racing meet at the South Dakota Circuit tomorrow from 10:00 hours.

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) kicked off its Trophy Stall sponsored doubles tournament at the Pegasus International Hotel Lawn Tennis Court yesterday.

Demerara Speedboat Sports Club (DSSC) thrashed Stabroek Market by a resounding seven-wicket margin on Wednesday evening at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda, in their feature 25-over softball match.

– Caribs, Young Warriors advance to the last 16 playoffs. Naipaul Ayana slammed 154 runs to lead the Yakusari Caribs to victory over the Mibicuri Strikers in their latest Zone L (Central Corentyne/Black Bush Polder) preliminary match when the New Building Society (NBS) Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competitions continued recently.

Chan and Barran centuries highlight under-19 competition Centuries from Ryan Chan and Carl Barran, combined with the bowling of medium pacer Kenny Durant had Sisters fighting a loosing battle against the Flying Stars, in the latest edition of the 2010 Spready’s Bakery Under-19 Cricket Competitions.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Already accepted as one of the greatest boxers of any era, Floyd Mayweather has set his sights on adding further gloss to his glittering career instead of acquiring more titles.

RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – The doping cases that have dogged athletics leave it at risk of being overtaken by swimming as the premier Olympic sport.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA admitted yesterday that their largely internet-based system of ticket sales for the 2010 World Cup may have been a mistake but added that stadiums will be at least 95 percent full for all matches after a sales surge.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – The Chicago Bulls withstood a late run by the Cleveland Cavaliers to pull off a 108-106 victory on Thursday and reduce their best-of-seven Eastern Conference series deficit to 2-1.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Melanie Oudin will assume the leading role when the United States meet Russia in their Fed Cup semi-final this weekend in Birmingham, Alabama.

Alpha United destroy Golden Grove on way to quarter-final Alpha United recorded the most comfortable victory to date in the annual Mayor’s Cup knockout tournament to secure the last quarter-final spot when they destroyed Golden Grove at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground on Wednesday night.

The date of the long-awaited rematch between Shondell Alfred and Corrine Van Ryck De Groot has been officially set for May 22, although a venue for the fight is yet  to be determined.