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DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Phil Simmons said Ireland will be ready to play Tests in five years.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke hit masterful double centuries to drive Australia to 604 for seven declared before their bowlers reduced India to 61 for two at the end of second day of the fourth test on Wednesday.

ABU DHABI,  (Reuters) – England’s Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann were the scourge of Pakistan as they picked up six wickets to reduce the hosts to 256 for seven on the first day of the second test yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Anthony Martin said yesterday that the Leeward Islands failed to live up to expectations in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament because the side was wrought with disunity and chaos.

Bad weather affected the latest round of the Hadi’s nationwide male and female softball tournament organized by the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) scheduled for Sunday at various venues around the country.

By Iva Wharton At, 20, after just over a decade in the sport of table tennis, Trenace Lowe has a long list of accomplishments that would make any parent proud.

By Iva Wharton Former 1980s junior and national chess champion Tony Hanoman praised the skills of the current group of local players though he opined that they did not understand how to play strategically from go and needed stronger competition to boost their skills.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic overcame a leg strain and breathing difficulties to grind down David Ferrer 6-4 7-6 6-1 at the Australian Open  yesterday and set up an intriguing re-match of last year’s final with Andy Murray.

(Reuters) – Chris Bosh scored 17 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter to supply the firepower for the Miami Heat in a 92-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Fewer athletes from the hinterland areas may be participating in the this year’s National Schools Championships as several are pursuing sponsorship overseas to elevate themselves, after promises of assistance from local authorities never came to fruition.

Guyana’s cricket yesterday became even more shrouded in controversy after the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the government-implemented Interim Management Committee released 31-man and 30-man squads respectively for the upcoming Regional four-day tournament that bowls off on February 3.

By Emmerson Campbell The 20th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card this Friday night could be of one of the most meaningful boxing events ever in the history of boxing in Guyana and the Caribbean.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC –Andre Russell and Shawn Findlay said a lack of togetherness undermined Jamaica’s chances of becoming regional Triple Crown champions.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Melaine Walker said she had no immediate plans to switch to the flat 400 metres ahead of the Olympics in London.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer sauntered through at the Australian Open on yesterday to set up a first grand slam semi-final against Rafa Nadal since 2005 after the Spaniard fought tooth and nail to keep his own hopes alive.

In this year of the London Olympics there is no indication that Guyana is anywhere near being represented in  basketball.

The Next Level Sports Club’s second annual Inter Corporation dominoes competition is set to get cracking early next month, promoter Lyall Gittens said yesterday.

On Sunday the first meet of the horse race season runs off at the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club, West Coast Berbice, with $7M up for the taking.

(Reuters) – The Boston Celtics forced the Orlando Magic into a franchise-worst offensive performance in 87-56 rout on Monday, despite the home team missing several key players.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke both hit centuries and combined for 251 runs to drive Australia to 335 for three as India wilted in the Adelaide sun on the opening day of the fourth test yesterday.