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(BBC) England produced a strong batting display to beat South Africa A by four wickets in their final warm-up before the one-day series begins on Friday.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan stroked his fifth test century of the year for Sri Lanka who reached 275 for three in reply to India’s 426 at the close on the second day of the first test yesterday.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks beat Portland  99-95 in overtime on Monday, spoiling the Trail Blazers’ bid  for a perfect five-game road trip.

By Rawle Toney The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) could not have asked for a better semi-final evening as football fans were entertained by two heated clashes on Sunday last at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence in the Super League competition.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Teenaged West Indies opener Adrian Barath says he  is chomping at the bit for his first taste of Test cricket against the mighty Australians.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Daren Ganga has wants officials in Trinidad & Tobago and the rest of the Caribbean to take the game to another level, or run the risk of being irrelevant.

After weeks of one-sided matches in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) four-day competition, the tournament’s leading teams Berbice and Demerara clash today in the final round at the Everest Cricket Club ground.

The West Indies have one less threat to worry about in the forthcoming Test series against Australia after fast bowler Brett Lee reactivated an elbow injury in an inter-state match for New South Wales against Tasmania on Sunday that would sideline him for at least six weeks.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies batting legend Gordon Greenidge has urged Caribbean countries to follow the example of development and unity set by Trinidad and Tobago.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Bruno Senna has carried a burden  of expectation ever since he first stepped into a racing car and  it will only grow heavier when he makes his Formula One debut  next year.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Barely seconds after Manny  Pacquiao had completed a ruthless demolition of Miguel Cotto in  Las Vegas on Saturday, the crowd began chanting “We want Floyd,  we want Floyd” in the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

There are sure to be two sets of keen, and nervous, parents in the stands when the West Indies start their tour of Australia at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane tomorrow with a four-day match against state team, Queensland Bulls.

BRISBANE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies manager Joel Garner has dismissed recent criticisms leveled at the Caribbean side by former coach John Dyson, stressing that they had moved on from the Australian’s era.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Former India captain  Rahul Dravid joined an elite quartet yesterday when his unbeaten  177 on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka took  him past 11,000 test runs.

(Reuters) – List of players who have scored 11,000  test runs after India’s Rahul Dravid became the fifth batsman to  reach the landmark on the first day of the first test against  Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, India, yesterday: Player                                                   Country                      Span                             Runs Sachin Tendulkar                             India                           1989-                            12,777 Brian Lara                                           West Indies              1990-2006                 11,953 Ricky Ponting                                    Australia                   1995-                            11,345 Allan Border                                      Australia                   1978-1994                  11,174 Rahul Dravid                                     India                            1996-                            11,000 Source: www.cricinfo.com

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid’s stirring  27th test century and an exuberant 110 by skipper Mahendra Dhoni  helped India pile up 385 for six on the opening day of the first  test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

PHOENIX, (Reuters) – Steve Nash completed a  three-point play in the closing seconds to give the Phoenix  Suns a 101-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday as  Phoenix managed to maintain their unbeaten home record.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies will be tested by the pace of fast bowler Alister McDermott after the teenager was picked in a 12-man Queensland squad to face the tourists in their four-day first class match starting tomorrow.

LONDON,  CMC –  His “Project Bolt” in tatters, British sprinter Dwain Chambers has been spending time these days hailing the exploits of Usain Bolt.

Vijay Deo dominated day two to emerge overall winner of the Digicel two-day Golf Classic which ended yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club on the East Coast of Demerara.