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MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia close out the year on a high after their rousing 122-run victory over India in the first test in Melbourne, but might hope their batsmen have underlined “I shall not throw my wicket away cheaply” at the top of their New Year resolutions.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has scheduled a directors’ meeting in St Lucia this weekend and the current situation here as regards the formation of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to run the affairs of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is one of the very prominent items on the agenda.

(Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Jack  Warner said he was sold the World Cup television rights for  Trinidad and Tobago for as little as $1 in return for supporting  FIFA president Sepp Blatter in soccer elections.

(Reuters) – The struggling Phoenix Suns have  signed former All-Star guard Michael Redd to boost their scoring  depth, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s makeshift pace  attack performed above and beyond expectations yesterday,  tearing through India’s formidable batting unit to propel the  hosts to an emphatic 122-run victory in the first test.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – India captain MS Dhoni  gave a frank assessment of his team’s fourth day collapse to  lose the first test against Australia, saying the Melbourne  Cricket Ground wicket was benign enough to reel in the victory  target.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain  Michael Clarke praised his bowlers for knocking over India’s  potent batting lineup to win the first test in Melbourne on  Thursday and paid tribute to their ability to cobble together  runs after the hosts’ bats failed to fire.

Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA of Trinidad and Tobago and Pele secured similar 3-1 victories over Victoria Kings and Mill Ballers respectively, when action in 22nd annual Kashif and Shanghai tournament continued at the Beterverwagting Ground on Wednesday evening.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Diminutive  left-arm spinner Rangana Herath took five wickets as Sri Lanka  recorded their first test win in South Africa with a 208-run  victory at Kingsmead yesterday.

(Reuters) – San Antonio squashed some of the hype  surrounding the revamped Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with  a 115-90 victory that lifted the Spurs to 2-0 in the new season.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Interim Pakistan coach Mohsin  Khan said his team were hoping for a ‘fresh start’ when they  take on England for the first time since the spot-fixing scandal  next month.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australian Sam Stosur is determined to show on home soil in 2012 the form that won her a first grand slam singles title at the U.S.

Proud owner of South America’s fastest knockout, Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy had his breakthrough year this year in the sport of boxing.

Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) President Kit Nascimento has hit out at the lack of government support for the men’s rugby team’s preparation for the upcoming Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens tournament.

Lawyers representing the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday filed a motion in the High Court seeking to squash the decision by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr.

Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Anand Sanasie said yesterday that the GCB was awaiting a  response from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) with respect to what steps to take next regarding the running of  cricket in Guyana.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – All-rounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo are the two West Indians whose names have been identified with the start of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 next year.

Behind the scenes, he pulls the strings from a distance that helped make the Golden Jaguars strike “El Dorado”  in the CONCACAF World Cup football qualifying competition.

By Emmerson Campbell ALBA Games bronze medalist and gold medalist at the Ronald Wilson Memorial boxing tournament, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan will look to end this year on a high note when he takes the ring tomorrow night to headline the amateur segment of a Pro Am boxing card in the Twin-Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

(Reuters) – With egos badly bruised after losing their first two games of the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed a rare day off on Wednesday having avoided their first 0-3 start since 1978.