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BANGALORE, India,  CMC – Relatively unknown West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine has landed a lucrative deal with Kolkata Knight Riders in the glitzy Indian Premier League.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has singled out classy left-hander Darren Bravo as the next big name in world cricket and says once Chris Gayle returns to the West Indies side, Australia could have their hands full when they tour the Caribbean later this year.

(Reuters) – The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a pair of blowout losses with a comfortable 106-89 win over the struggling Washington Wizards at the Air Canada Center on Friday.

A seven round Swiss system chess tournament will be held at the University of Guyana, Tain Campus Berbice today.

The Thomas United Football Club in conjunction with Winners Connection Mashramani Challenge Cup tournament which was scheduled to commence this afternoon with a double header at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground has been postponed to this Friday.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Ryan Austin kicked off the Regional Four-Day tournament with an impressive bowling performance against Trinidad & Tobago on Friday.

By Carwyn Holland Though the sport of American football is not played here a Guyanese has managed to make it to the final of tomorrow’s Super Bowl showdown between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Leon Johnson stroked a half-century as Guyana made the most of the rain-hit opening day of their first round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship match against Leeward Islands here yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) welterweight champion, Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy said that he is planning to  campaign overseas in preparation for the WBC Cup that boxes off in May.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – Sixteen wickets tumbled on the opening day of the third and final test as England limped to 104 for six after skittling hosts Pakistan for 99.

(Reuters) – Derrick Rose took over scoring duties late in the game to ensure the surging Chicago Bulls held off the New York Knicks to record a 105-102 victory at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced that Guyana’s third and fourth round matches in the Regional Four Day Tournament will be held in St Kitts and Antigua respectively.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will host a one-day national coaches forum for national and potential national football coaches this morning from 9am at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) building, Thomas Lands.

Guyana and West Indies cricketer Devendra Bishoo and Commonwealth and Caribbean powerlifting record holder Dawn Barker were named senior male and female sports personalities of 2011 by the National Sports Commission yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Manchester United fought back from three goals down to draw 3-3 with Chelsea in a thrilling Premier League match at Stamford Bridge yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana will no longer host the third Test of Australia’s tour of the Caribbean later this year after the West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday it was pulling the game from the National Stadium at Providence.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Left-arm spinner Garey Mathurin’s five-wicket haul sent title-holders Jamaica sprawling for just 180 but the hosts hit back late to leave the first round contest of the Regional Four-Day Championship wide open after the first day at Sabina Park yesterday.

Organisers of the Hadi’s World Incorporated sponsored nationwide softball cricket competition, the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will be hoping for better

Fruta Conquerors will benefit from the assistance of Star Party Rentals for its upcoming Namilco Football Festival.

Pre season training for junior and senior cricketers of the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) is set to take place on Tuesday from 4.30pm at the club’s ground Thomas Lands.