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LONDON, (Reuters) – World number one Roger Federer  will face his U.S.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene  scored his second double century of the year as Sri Lanka  reached 591 for five at close of play in the first test yesterday for their best score in India.

By Tony Cozier Five months before it hosts the final of the third World Twenty20 championship, Kensington Oval has been slated by the International Cricket Council’s pitch consultant for the sudden and “significant” deterioration in its pitch block.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant showed no signs  of injury as the 11-times All Star guard lit up the scoreboard  for 40 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 106-93 victory over  the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday.

DONETSK, Ukraine, (Reuters) – Bahrain’s Olympic 1,500  metres champion Rashid Ramzi has been stripped of his gold medal  for doping at the Beijing 2008 Games, the International Olympic  Committee said yesterday.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Set back by Chris Gayle’s unexpected return to Kingston to attend to his ill mum, West Indies failed to inspire confidence in the batting in their Australia tour opener against Queensland on Wednesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Jenson Button will partner Lewis  Hamilton at McLaren next season in an all-British lineup of  world champions, the Formula One team said yesterday.

By Marlon Munroe Rajendra Chandrika scored his maiden Inter-County century but Demerara were bowled out for 248 in 85.5 overs on the first day of the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) four-day competition against Berbice at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

In spite of yet another injury that will extend his already lengthy absence from Test cricket, Brett Lee isn’t about to call it quit just yet.

Australia had one of their many injury worries prior to next week’s first Test against the West Indies eased yesterday.

This year’s Guyana Open golf tournament is being sponsored by Banks DIH Limited and will be known as the 2009 Power Stout Open Golf Tournament.

Opener Kenzo Baksh sparked some fight in Essequibo as the host team reached 226 all out in 74.3 overs on the first day of the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Inter- County four-day competition against the Rest Team XI at the Anna Regina Community Development Centre ground.

– Hope and Future organization makes donation The Mayor’s 75th Anniversary seven-a-side football competition continues tonight at the Tucville Playfield at 6pm with eight matches in the third round of the competition.

By Donald Duff Look out Las Vegas! Here come Guyana’s rugby teams.

-Kenneth De Abreu table tennis league Spartans (Hewley Griffith and Joel Alleyne), Forehand Connection (Paul Meusa and Nigel Bryan) and Unstoppable (Warren Hacksaw and Dwayne Gibson) secured victories in Division “A” of the Kenneth De Abreu  table tennis league competition on Saturday at the Malteenoes Sports Club.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies will launch their tour Down Under in earnest today (Tuesday night, Eastern Caribbean time) when they clash with Queensland in a four-day match.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Vincentian Shandel Samuel and Guyanese Randolph Jerome scored for their respective clubs on Sunday, to help fire them to victories in the Trinidad & Tobago FA Trophy tournament.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former chairman of selectors Dudnath Ramkessoon has been returned to the post and will have his panel increased to five, an increase of two members over the former Deryck Murray-led administration.

KHARTOUM, (Reuters) – Algeria’s players are fully fit  and “ready for the war” with Egypt in neutral Sudan today  when the two teams chase the final African place in the 2010  World Cup, defender Madjid Bougherra said.

BRISBANE, Australia,  CMC – Talismanic West Indies captain Chris Gayle will return home today from the tour of Australia to attend to his mother who has fallen seriously ill in Jamaica.