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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rookie teenaged batsman Adrian Barath says he is relishing the challenge of facing Aussie speed ace Brett Lee on the upcoming three-Test tour Down Under.

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – A victory anti-doping crusaders  once believed impossible is now within reach with the help of  powerful new allies as the war on performance-enhancing drugs in  sport moves on to new fronts.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Brendon McCullum smashed a  century and Scott Styris picked up three wickets to lead New  Zealand to a 64-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day  international yesterday.

SHANGHAI, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods birdied his final  hole to complete a second round five-under-par 67 that moved  him into a share of the lead with American compatriot Nick  Watney at the halfway stage of the WGC-HSBC Champions yesterday.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Toronto was awarded the 2015 Pan  American Games yesterday by beating Bogota, Colombia and Lima,  Peru on the first ballot in a vote in Guadalajara, Mexico.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus  Thomas broke his left arm during a weight training workout yesterday and is expected to be sidelined for between four to six  weeks.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, (Reuters) – Derrick Rose scored 10  of his 14 points in the fourth quarter and drilled a decisive  jumper with 1:44 remaining to help the Chicago Bulls beat the  Cleveland Cavaliers 86-85 on Thursday.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Towering world heavyweight  champion Nikolai Valuev weighed in seven stones heavier than  Britain’s David Haye ahead of their WBA title bout in Nuremberg today.

ARCADIA, California, (Reuters)  – Kentucky Derby  champion Mine That Bird is primed to pull off another shocker in  the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, trainer Chip Woolley said yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies women are fancying their chances of clinching a series win against World champions England when the two teams clash in the final One-Day International of the three-match series today.

– Marleo Rodman lurks closely By Rawle Toney Allegations of unfair tactics and the inability of the organizers to give the official time and the leaders marked yesterday’s third annual tour of Guyana five-stage race.

-Camptown also reaches last four By Kizan Brumell A goal fiesta between New Amsterdam United and Victoria Kings ended in  penalty kicks shoot-out victory for the Berbice side while Sunburst Camptown also moved on to the semi-final round of the Fruta Conquerors organized NAMILCO Football Festival at the Tucville Playfield on Wednesday night.

Guyana ‘s world medal winning Banks Beer will team up with local ace driver Andrew King and leading  Group 2 ‘B’ contender Gavin Gouveia for the Caribbean  Motor Racing championships at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri on Sunday.

– Roger Mayers: I’m here to ‘mash up’ South Dakota lap record By Rawle Toney Guyana, say hello to Roger Mayers, the 28-year-old Bajan who says he is here to ‘mash up’ the lap record at the South Dakota Circuit on Sunday driving his much talked about Ford Focus in the third and final leg of the Sea Board Marine, Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC).

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Experienced opener Pamela Lavine stroked a half-century but West Indies crashed to a 13-run defeat as England rebounded to square the three-match series yesterday.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – All-rounder Naeem  Islam held his nerve to score an unbeaten 73 from 90 balls and  lead Bangladesh to a one-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the  fifth one-day international yesterday.

HOUSTON, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored 41 points to  guide the Los Angeles Lakers to a 103-102 overtime victory over  the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England all-rounder Andrew  Flintoff has signed a new three-year deal to play one-day  cricket for Lancashire, the county club said.

(Reuters) – A list of the 10 highest run scorers in  one-day international cricket, after India’s Sachin Tendulkar passed the 17,000 mark against Australia yesterday.

HYDERABAD, India,  (Reuters) – A remarkable innings of  175 from  141 balls by Sachin Tendulkar proved in vain as Australia took a 3-2 lead in the series with a thrilling three-run win over India in the fifth one-dayer yesterday.