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‘The Real Coolie Bully’ promises another clinical display By Marlon Munroe Elton ‘The Real Coolie Bully’ Dharry promises another clinical display of boxing against Wilmot Hutson on Friday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in the second installment of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control and Guyana Amateur Boxing Association Friday Night Fights Pro/Am card from 20:00 hours.

Seawall FC records first win Seawall Football Club of West Demerara recorded its first win while Milerock squeezed past Bakewell Topp XX in the latest matches of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League last weekend.

Guyana’s Cleveland Forde successfully defended his 5000m title at the Southern Games in Trinidad and Tobago over the week-end.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A director of the West Indies Cricket Board has reiterated that the decision to revert to one leg of matches in the recent regional first-class competition had more to do about quality and spending money wisely.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, CMC – World-renowned fight conditioner Roger Mayweather is scheduled to conduct a one-week training camp in Barbados next month.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – England took wickets at regular intervals to reduce Bangladesh to 172 for six at the close on the fourth day of the second and final test yesterday.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Bangladesh coach Jamie Siddons was fined 10 per cent of his match fee for breaching the code of conduct during the second test between Bangladesh and England, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

(Cricinfo) “I’m just an ordinary cricketer who is working hard,” said Robin Uthappa during the mid-innings break.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – All-rounder Shahid Afridi will  captain Pakistan at this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in West  Indies, the Pakistan Cricket Board said yesterday.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – Two-times All-Star Zydrunas  Ilgauskas has returned to his NBA roots by signing a deal with  the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team said yesterday.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Ireland have fond memories of the last time they played in the Caribbean.

Guyana’s world ranked squash player and Sportswoman of the Year Nicolette Fernandes moved closer to giving this country a gold medal at the IX South American Games in Medellin, Colombia.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Pau Gasol flourished in  the role of starting center to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to  their sixth straight win, a 99-92 triumph over the Washington  Wizards on Sunday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Afghanistan are willing to  help Pakistan by playing a series of one-day internationals  (ODIs) and Twenty20 games in the neighbouring country, coach  Kabir Khan said yesterday.

Fazal Rafeek is Man-of-the-Match By Marlon Munroe GT&T’s 584-team 10/10 softball competition culminated last Sunday in grand style with Georgetown’s Trophy Stall easily disposing of Corentyne’s Crabwood Creek Unstoppables at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

– Saeed Ali captures juniors Taffin Khan continued his excellent form by capturing the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) organized Jumbo Jet Rapid Play Auto Sales Chess Tournament while Saeed Ali carted off  the title in the junior category in the event staged over the weekend.

The West Indies Cricket Board has released the match schedules and squads for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-15 one day Tournament.

Experienced draughts player Elton Lambert carted off the senior title while Wilfred Robinson was the winner of the ‘B’ category when the recently-resuscitated Guyana Draughts Association held a two-day tournament at the National Stadium last weekend.

The East Coast Cricket Board selectors are expected to name the team to compete in the Demerara Cricket Board-organised Inter-County tournament today following the completion of a second trial match.

Some 36 cricketers from Guyana are currently registered at the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) to participate in domestic cricket in the twin-island republic.