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The Leeward Islands rebounded from losing first innings points to score a come-from-behind win over Guyana and record the first outright win of this year’s TCL/West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) tournament in Jamaica.

By Tiadi Blair Karateka Troy Bobb recently represented Guyana at the Karate Alliances’ Annual National Tournament in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States of America where he won four trophies and a promotion to Fourth Dan Black Belt.

ST GIRONS, France,  (Reuters) – Spain’s Luis Leon  Sanchez outsprinted his breakaway companions to win the 176.5km  eighth stage of the Tour de France between Andorra and St Girons yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich  leapt into each others arms after they guided Israel into the  Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time yesterday.

ST GIRONS, France,  (Reuters) – The International  Cycling Union (UCI) has stuck to its decision to ban earpieces  on two Tour de France stages despite a petition from most of the  teams in the race.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – Point guard Jason Kidd has  re-signed with the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA team announced yesterday.

(Cricinfo) The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has announced that Nikita Miller and Nelon Pascal have breached their contracts with the West Indies Players Management Company (WIPMC) by making themselves available for selection against Bangladesh in the first Test in Kingstown.

NEWPORT, Rhode Island,  (Reuters) – Former world  number one Monica Seles was inducted into the International  Tennis Hall of Fame along with three other players during  ceremonies yesterday.

Arnos Vale, St Vincent: Responding to Bangladesh’s 238, West Indies lost the highly regarded opener, Dale Richards, for 13 late on the second day of the First Digicel Test at Arnos Vale and closed on 17 for one.

ROME, (Reuters) – Tyson Gay ran a world leading  9.77 seconds to win the 100 metres at Rome’s Golden Gala on  Friday and show Olympic champion Usain Bolt that he will not  surrender his world sprint titles without a fight next month.

The Guyana U19 rugby team finally got into the winners row at the North American and West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) tournament with a resounding 39 – 10 victory over Bahamas at the South Sound Rugby Ground in the Cayman Islands, on Thursday.

Two of Guyana top rifle shooters will leave these shores shortly for the United Kingdom to participate in the 139th Annual Imperial Shooting championships set for July 11th-25th at Bisley.

CARDIFF, (Reuters) – Australia seized the initiative in the opening Ashes test against England yesterday with some  resourceful batting which put them in an excellent position to force a result over the remaining two days.

Through a collaborative effort of Banks DIH and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S) the inaugural Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Guinness Futsal Competition was launched yesterday and commences this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

They have been at it more often than not over the past couple of years and US-based journalist George Whyte wants the relationship between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) to be improved once and for all for the betterment of cricket in the region.

ARCALIS, Andorra, (Reuters) – Alberto Contador  stamped his authority on the Tour de France when he left Lance  Armstrong trailing in his wake following a bold, morale-sapping  attack in the final ascent of the seventh stage yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa have  suspended international cricket at the Wanderers after accusing the Gauteng Cricket Board (GCB) of making unfounded allegations of mismanagement against CSA chief executive Gerald Majola.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah  Muralitharan is still having treatment on a knee injury and will  miss the second test against Pakistan starting on Sunday.

A total of six matches are scheduled for this Sunday as the Sonny Boy Milk Powder 15-overs softball cricket competition continues at the Guyana Softball Windball and Cricket Association ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown.

Rain ruins new-look Windies debut, nine debutants in match (Digicel) A second rain interruption ended play in the First Digicel Test at Arnos Vale at 3:20 pm yesterday, shortly after the tea interval.