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NAPIER, New Zealand, (Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir ground his way to his fifth test century as India edged closer to saving the second test against New Zealand by the close of play on the fourth day yesterday.

D’ Andrade, Johnson and Jonas are runners-up National distance athletes Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan were named male and female 2008 athletes-of-the-year respectively when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held its annual awards ceremony at Olympic House Friday evening.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Detroit Pistons held off the Washington Wizards 98-96 on Saturday with Gilbert Arenas denied a dramatic return from injury when his three-pointer was blocked in the closing seconds.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa beat Australia for the third game in a row when they won the second Twenty20 international by 17 runs yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – New Orleans Hornets forward  James Posey has been suspended for one game without pay for  throwing a ball at a game official, the NBA said yesterday.

Caesar Barrow, former lightweight champion of Guyana was forced to quit the ring prematurely following a motorcycle accident on the East Bank Public Road in 1963.

The first night of competition in the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) organized National Novice Boxing Championship produced 12 exciting bouts on Friday evening at the National Gymnasium.

Cozier on Sunday Kensington Oval rocked to the demolition of England by the West Indies’ aggressive bowling, sharp, sure-handed fielding and the breathtaking power of Chris Gayle’s mighty bat on Friday.

Ace Warriors’ Abzal Gafoor and Ishaka Jackman, along with Ghandi Youth Organization’s (GYO) Jonathan Alphonso stole the spotlight as the second round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Cummings Electrical/Raymond Panday Memorial second division competition continued yesterday.

Over 70 horses are down to compete in today’s horse racing meet at the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club at the Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice track.

President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Errol Tiwari will seek a second term at today’s Annual General Meeting at the Ocean Spray Hotel, Stanley Place, Kitty.

GCB will not suffer financial loss -Chetram Singh The Guyana Cricket Board will not suffer any financial loss as a result of the regional U-15 cricket tournament being switched to Trinidad and Tobago, Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) president Chetram Singh has disclosed.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies will be looking to take an unbeatable lead in their five-match One-day International series against England with a victory in the fourth match today at Kensington Oval.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Match fees for players on the West Indies team and in the regional first-class championship could be in for an overhaul.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chris Gayle has indicated that players on the West Indies team are prepared to boycott the fifth and final One-day International against England next Friday in St.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Former Young West Indies captain Steven Jacobs hit a half-century to help Guyana post a decent total against Trinidad & Tobago on the second day of their WICB Regional four-day match yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle believes that England batsman Kevin Pietersen stepped over the line in making disparaging comments about Shivnarine Chanderpaul in a newspaper interview.

NAPIER, New Zealand, (Reuters) – New Zealand needs  nine wickets in two days to level the series against India  after they seized control of the second test on the third day  at McLean Park yesterday.

– `Gayle Force’, Bravo power West Indies to easy win over England BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chris Gayle marauded 80 from 43 balls to lead West Indies to an eight-wicket victory over England in the rain-affected third One-day International yesterday at Kensington Oval.

“As far as I am concerned he is still the Territorial Development Officer (TDO) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB),” says president of the GCB Chetram Singh.