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OSTRAVA, Czech Republic,  CMC – Jamaican sprint marvel Usain Bolt has declared himself ready for the Jamaica National Track and Field Championship, after his fine win at the Ostrava Golden Spike IAAF Grand Prix meeting on Wednesday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Egypt’s players returned from their shock Confederations Cup win over world champions Italy to find some of their hotel rooms had been burgled, South African police said yesterday.

– outbreak of H1N1 virus cited President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) K.A.

Lady Jaguars down Turks and Caicos select team five nil 5-0 Guyana’s national female football team put on a spectacular performance last evening to beat the Turks and Caicos (T&C) select team by five goals to nil in their opening game of the 2009 Turks & Caicos Football Festival.

Wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble will lead the Guyana Under-19 team at this year’s regional youth tournament set for Jamaica next month but hopes for a title triumph will rest on the shoulders of the experienced Jonathan Foo and the supporting cast.

-weather permitting Permitting that the weather holds up, football fans will be in for a football treat this weekend with matches in different age groups and categories which include Under-11, Under-17, First Division and Premier League with all matches scheduled to be contested at the Tucville Playfield and Camptown grounds.

-as India arrives in C/bean KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Fresh from being dethroned as ICC World Twenty20 champions, India arrived Thursday for their four-match One Day International (ODI) series against West Indies starting next week.

The four local swimmers selected to represent Guyana at the FINA World Aquatic Championships in Rome, Italy, next month are severely hampered by lack of adequate pool time at the only short course pool, Castellani Pool.

-Shahid ‘Boom Boom’ Afridi boots S/Africa out of final with bat and ball NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – All-rounder Shahid `Boom Boom’  Afridi uncorked one of his top performances and ignited Pakistan to a seven-run victory over previously unbeaten South Africa in the ICC World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.

LONDON, England, CMC – Fiery pacer Fidel Edwards, struck down with a back injury on Monday, remains a huge doubt for the West Indies as they get ready to face undefeated Sri Lanka in the second ICC World Twenty20 semi-final today.

– says Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes“This is my time to shine .

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Egypt scored their  greatest ever victory with a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win yesterday over world champions Italy who had never previously  lost to an African team.

At age 41, James Phillips considers himself the strongest man in Guyana and now he wants to compete in the well-recognized event in strength athletics, the American Strongman Competition and ultimately to become the World’s Strongest Man.

– sponsors national super middleweight title fight Guyana’s leading furniture and appliance store Courts has come on board the June 27 S and S Promotions boxing card entitled ‘The Final Execution’ by sponsoring the national super middleweight  title fight between Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen and Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Tiadi Blair The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) is seeking to recruit a number of young players to the sport.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Brazil whipped up a storm  against a hapless U.S.

Former national basketball captain and two-time Caribbean all star point guard Lugard Mohan and local referee Aubrey Young would be looking to add their names to the list of FIBA-certified officials when they embark on a certification today in Colorado, USA.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The West Indies Youth all-rounder Andre Creary will captain Jamaica for the second year in a row in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 cricket tournament this summer in Jamaica.

LONDON, (Reuters) – In keeping with a captivating  tournament where sustained excellence has been consistently  rewarded the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finalists have been the  best teams in the competition.

Leon Moore: ‘I really want to give Marques the whipping of his life’ Guyana’s world-rated and WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) and NABA bantamweight champion Leon ‘Hurry-up’ Moore will be facing national bantamweight champion Dexter Marques for his title next weekend and he told Stabroek Sport yesterday that his aim is to give his opponent the whipping of his life.