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Defending champion Warren Mc Kay will be looking to defend his title when the 10th annual Diamond Mineral Water 50-mile cycle road race takes place tomorrow.

World governing body for football FIFA on Wednesday began their one week referee seminar which falls under their RAP programme at Zoom Inn Hotel.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Opener Gautam Gambhir  stroked his third century in as many matches and Sachin  Tendulkar recorded his 43rd test hundred to guide India to a  draw in the first test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao’s desire to  take on Floyd Mayweather may not be enough to persuade the  American to climb into the ring for a dream fight against the  Filipino, promoter Bob Arum said on Thursday.

-regional four day tournament to be one round affair To accommodate renewed international competition for the West Indies ‘A’ team, the regional first-class tournament is to revert to one round from next season after a year of home-and-away return matches.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Middlesex have signed Australian Adam Gilchrist for next year’s Twenty20 campaign and hope to  recruit Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar as well, the  English county side said Thursday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Rain washed out the first  one-day international between South Africa and England without a  ball being bowled yesterday.

A record number of golfers including 26 overseas players will compete in the 2009 Power Stout Guyana Open golf tournament billed for Saturday and Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Course.

By Marlon Munroe With the Inter-County four day title virtually in their grasp, and having won all their matches, Berbice will be looking for a clean sweep when play resumes today, the final day of their Inter-County clash against Demerara.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union is basking in the euphoria of successful title defences by the national male and female Sevens teams at the just concluded North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Tournament in Mexico.

After months of inactivity, Courts Pacesetters will be back into action tonight when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Open and third division knock-out tournaments bounce off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies hit back late on the second day but Queensland Bulls took command of the four-day tour match after Nick Kruger and Wade Townsend carved out superb maiden first class centuries yesterday.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Australia’s selectors have called up left-arm pace bowler Doug Bollinger in a 12-man squad to face West Indies in the opening Test next Thursday at the Gabba.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Opener Gautam Gambhir  led India’s fightback in an effort to save the first test after a world-record, sixth-wicket partnership of 351 helped Sri Lanka take control of the game yesterday.

West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chief executive Ernest Hilaire believes that if more cricket was played at Kensington Oval the ground would not have run into the problems that brought a scathing report from International Cricket Council (ICC) pitch consultant Andy Atkinson.

By Rawle Toney After days of carefully scrutinizing the results of the National Schools Track and Field, Cycling, Swimming and Teachers Championships, it was concluded that District 10, Upper Demerara/Kwakwani are still the overall champions of the event.

Barnwell ensures Demerara clears deficit By Marlon Munroe Half centuries from Homchand Pooran, Royston Crandon and Rajin Ivan helped Berbice take a 56-run lead in the first innings but a pugnacious unbeaten 69 from Christopher Barnwell ensured that Demerara cleared the deficit to reach 109 without loss on the second day of the GCB four-day inter-county competition.

Guyana’s male and female rugby squad returned home on Tuesday evening after clinching the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association Sevens Championships which was hosted in Mexico City last week.

-three new teams join the fray By Rawle Toney Basketball fans in the city can gear themselves for eight nights of pulsating action in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) 3rd Division and Open Knockout championships set for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Sudan staged a security  clampdown yesterday as Algerian fans celebrated victory in a  tense match against Egypt which clinched Africa’s last place in  the 2010 World Cup finals.