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JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa will host  the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) next month after the Twenty20 competition was moved out of India due to security reasons, the IPL said yesterday.

The Guyana Hockey Board has shortlisted 27 players to begin training tomorrow for the second Caribbean Hockey Cup billed for Jamaica in June.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies will have to deal with the threat of England’s talismanic all-rounder Freddie Flintoff, when they go in search of a series-leading win in Friday’s third One-Day International at Kensington Oval.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Captain Rawl Lewis lashed an unbeaten half-century for the Windwards Islands to secure a draw against Trinidad and Tobago yesterday, a result that killed the remote chance both teams had of capturing the 2009 WICB Regional Four-day championship title.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Carlton Baugh extended his rich vein of form yesterday when he hammered an unbeaten half-century to help Jamaica stave off defeat against Combined Campuses and Colleges on the final day of their 11th round WICB Regional first class match at Sabina Park.

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court  upheld yesterday a jury award of $260,000 against four-time  NBA scoring champion Allen Iverson and his bodyguard to a man  injured in a 2005 brawl at a Washington, D.C.,

Christopher Holder in a fighting finish snatched both the senior and junior titles of the second Cheddi Jagan Memorial cycle road race held on Sunday last on the West Coast of Demerara from  Wales Police Station to Bushy Park and back to the Demerara Harbour Bridge.

FIFA international referee Stanley Lancaster and assistants Venton Mars and Selwyn Blair left Guyana yesterday for Trinidad & Tobago where they will be the officials in charge of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Championship Cup Match between W.

The J. C. Chandisingh Secondary School will be buzzing Sunday with the activities of the 18th annual awards ceremony for the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) from 13:00hrs.

Kings stop Jets by one point for third spot Dyna’s Ravens of Georgetown displayed excellent team chemistry to destroy Victory Valley Royals of Linden 76-62 to capture the 2009 Next Level Entertainment (NLE) basketball title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday while the Kashif and Shanghai Kings scraped past Amelia’s Ward Jets by one point to finish third.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies have called up pacer Ravi Rampaul and opening batsman Dale Richards for the two One-Day Internationals against England here at the weekend.

– 16 teams billed to participate Some sixteen East Coast Demerara teams from Liliendaal to Abary are expected to do battle this weekend in the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Under-19 limited overs competition.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has described retiring umpire Steve Bucknor as an asset to the game and says he hopes the experienced Jamaican is utilised by the West Indies Cricket Board in developing a new cadre of officials.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Former West Indies batsman Floyd Reifer stroked his second successive century of the WICB Regional four-day tournament to frustrate leaders Jamaica and give Combined Campuses and Colleges a fighting chance in their 11th round encounter yesterday.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – Luis Scola scored  the winning layup with 11.2 seconds left to fire the Houston  Rockets into first place in the Southwest, knocking the San  Antonio Spurs off the top with a 87-85 victory on Sunday.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – The Windward Islands behind big half-centuries from Donwell Hector and Rawl Lewis remained competitive against Trinidad and Tobago in their 11th round WICB Regional Four-day match yesterday.

CRAB HILL, Barbados, CMC – Gavin Tonge topped a maiden first-class hundred from Kevin Stoute to bowl Leeward Islands to an innings and five-run victory over Barbados inside three days yesterday.

Former Guyana and West Indies cricket legends Clive Lloyd and Lance Gibbs were the guests of honour at a cocktail reception last Saturday evening at the club where they began their trade, Demerara Cricket Club (DCC).

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal is resisting  the temptation to arrive in Miami with a swagger in his step  for the ATP event starting this week, despite having won the  two biggest men’s titles so far this year.

– Singh and Garraway make way for Crandon and Bishoo By Calvin Roberts With a record showing 0-4 in their away matches for this year so far, the senior Guyana cricket team departs these shores this morning for Trinidad and Tobago and then Jamaica with a team that has been playing musical chairs this season, compliments of the selectors.