Sports

A solid, all-round team effort by the Media XI saw them comfortably disposing Western Union’s Bill Express Titans by 65 runs Sunday at Thirst Park ground in a friendly match hosted by Western Union.

Sports and youth development in Berbice took a giant step forward last Friday when the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) in association with the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints handed over $1.5 million worth of sports gear and equipment.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistani paceman Rana Naved has renewed his contract with Australian state side Tasmania just days after being slapped with a one-year ban from international cricket by his country’s board.

DOHA, (Reuters) – London, Beijing and the Polish city of Chorzow are bidding to host the 2015 world  championships, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said yesterday.

Fitness Express, specialists in health and fitness products, has added some muscle to the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) in order to ensure that the body hosts a successful fourth Annual International Powerlifting Federation (IPF), North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF) Caribbean Islands Bench Press & Powerlifting Cham-pionships will showcase at Princess Hotel, from Thursday to Saturday.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Zunaed Siddique and Mushfiqur Rahim delayed England’s victory charge in the first test with an unbroken 81-run stand to help Bangladesh reach 191 for five in their second innings yesterday.

HELSINKI, (Reuters) – England’s David Beckham is  set to miss this year’s World Cup despite undergoing successful surgery on his torn Achilles tendon yesterday.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent,  CMC – Their bowlers, led by Darren Sammy and Ravi Rampaul, set them up again, and their batsmen carried West Indies to a four-wicket over Zimbabwe after a stumble in the fifth and final One-day International yesterday.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Cuban outdoor world record-holder  Dayron Robles won a speedy 60 metres hurdles final to share the  world indoor championships spotlight with a faltering Yelena  Isinbayeva and Frenchman Teddy Tamgho yesterday.

The selectors of the Demerara Cricket Board have named 27 players to participate in trial matches Thursday and Friday at the Police Sports Club ground Eve Leary from 10am each day.

Club Captain Jerome Khan bounced back from a lean period to triumph in the Torginol Paints Medal Play Golf Tourney sponsored by Continental Group of Companies Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Guyanese batsman Steven Jacobs struck a masterful 161 on the opening day of the fifth round of matches in the Premiership Division in Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.

ARLINGTON, Texas, (Reuters) – Filipino Manny  Pacquiao produced a dominating display to outclass Ghanaian  Joshua Clottey and retain his WBO welterweight title with a  unanimous points victory on Saturday.

MANAMA, (Reuters) – Fernando Alonso won the season-opening Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix and led a Ferrari one-two in a dream debut with the Italian glamour team yesterday.

DALLAS,  (Reuters) – The struggling New York Knicks denied Dallas a season’s best 14th consecutive victory with a lopsided 128-94 win over the Mavs on Saturday.

Mumbai Indians 212 for 6 (Rayudu 55, Tiwary 53, Mascarenhas 2-34) beat Rajasthan Royals 208 for 7 (Yusuf 100, Dogra 41, Malinga 2-22) by four runs Yusuf Pathan scored the second-fastest Twenty20 hundred ever, a brutal 37-ball assault, which threatened to give the Rajasthan Royals an unlikely victory Saturday against the Mumbai Indians.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – England put  themselves on course for victory in the first test against Bangladesh yesterday after building a huge 434-run lead on the third day despite losing five wickets in quick succession.

Deccan Chargers 190 for 4 (Symonds 50, Gibbs 45) beat Chennai Super Kings 159 for 9 (Dhoni 42, Morkel 42*, Vaas 3-21) by 31 runs Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs and Chaminda Vaas made significant contributions as Deccan Charges defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 31 runs in the fifth match of the Indian Premier League yesterday.

——Kolkata Knight Riders 136 for 3 (Tiwary 50, Hodge 50) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 135 for 7 (Kallis 65*, Mathews 4-19) by seven wickets Jacques Kallis carried his bat through the innings for an unbeaten 65 but the Royal Challengers Bangalore were unable to defend their paltry score of 135-7 and received a seven wicket thrashing from the Kolkata Knight Riders.

– Says Jamaican Olympic silver medallist Grace Jackson at GOA Awards CeremonyBy Marlon Munroe Olympic 200m silver medalist Grace Jackson could not have emphasized the point more: “Guyana is time for change; just do it,” as she underscored the necessity for athletes to have what she called “intrinsic motivation.”