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MUMBAI, India, CMC – Inexperienced all-rounder Diana David has been named to captain an Indian Board President’s XI against the touring West Indies women later this month.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An upbeat 14-member West Indies squad left here Saturday for a tough tour of India, where they will contest five One-Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals against the hosts.

– DoverAnd then there were two. Tonight the 21st edition of the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament  will wrap up with what is expected to be one of the most intriguing matches of the competition.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Two outstanding former West Indies players have given the thumbs down to retired batting star Brian Lara’s pending return to international competition.

The T&T Cricket Board has joined the rest of the national community in mourning the death of  the  first President of the Republic Sir Ellis Clarke who passed away on Thursday night at the age of 93.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony has described 2010 as “successful” while Director of Sport Neil Kumar has described it as “excellent.”

Athletics Despite a few glitches, 2010 was a noteworthy year for athletics and measures implemented under the new Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) president Colin Boyce will ensure that athletes are afforded better opportunities to develop their talents in 2011.

Guyana’s basketball year has been somewhat of a rollercoaster ride with some highpoints and a number of lows throughout 2010.

The T&T ‘A’ team walked away with the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) T20 Festival crown and $20,000, when rain washed out their game against the Academy XI at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre Thursday evening.

Pele trounced Sunburst Camptown in the second semifinal of the 21st Kashif and Shanghai football tournament Wednesday night to reach the final and battle Alpha United for the top prize.

President of the Athletics Association of Guyana, Colin Boyce, yesterday confirmed that Singapore Youth Olympic Games Scholarship (SYOS) awardee Jevina Sampson will not be accepting the scholarship.

The Rusal Bauxite Mining Company came onboard for the fifth consecutive year in support of the Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament when they handed over an undisclosed sum of money to the organisation yesterday.

The long-awaited National Sports Policy is finally completed and is now being documented, Director of Sport, Neil Kumar said yesterday.

The cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) recently held their annual Christmas Charity programme at the Area “H” ground, Rose Hall, Corentyne.

Mahendra Persaud took home the lion’s share of prizes when the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) held its Annual Presentation Ceremony Wednesday evening at Georgetown Club.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Highly prized West Indies opener Chris Gayle sparked only briefly as his Western Australia crashed to a 63-run loss to Tasmania in the opening game of the Twenty20 Big Bash yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Abdul Razzaq produced a  man-of-the-match performance with bat and ball to ensure   Pakistan salvaged some credibility and embarrassed New Zealand   by 103 runs in their third and final Twenty20 international in   Christchurch yesterday.

NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers put   an end to their recent struggles with a much-needed 103-88   victory over the New Orleans Hornets on Wednesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, – Combined Campuses and Colleges hit back with a six-wicket win over Barbados in their second warm-up game of the three-match series, in preparation for next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.

DETROIT, (Reuters) – Boston forward Kevin Garnett   injured his right leg in the Celtics’ 104-92 loss to the   Detroit Pistons on Wednesday and could miss some games.