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The Guyana Volleyball Federation’s (GVF) first Volleyball tournament for 2011 will serve off on January 9 in Berbice, according to President of the GVF Lennox Shuffler.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England retained the Ashes   in Australia for the first time in 24 years when they won the  fourth test by an innings and 157 runs.

Pele and Sunburst Camptown Football Clubs filled the last two semifinal spots of the 21st Kashif and Shanghai tournament Monday night when they defeated their opponents in the quarterfinals at the Guyana National Stadium.

It’s down to the final four teams in the 2010/2011 Kashif and Shanghai football tournament and, with the defending champions out of the race; a new champion will be crowned.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United extended their  unbeaten Premier League run to 18 games and regained top spot yesterday but there were no celebrations after they gave away  another late goal in a 1-1 draw at Birmingham City.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s bowling attack   continued to maintain a stranglehold on Australia’s batsmen in the fourth test yesterday, putting the visitors on the brink of a first successful Ashes tour triumph in 24 years.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa, chasing 303 to win the second test and the series against India, slipped to 111 for three when bad light ended play an hour after tea on day three at Kingsmead yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo says his decision not to play for Trinidad and Tobago in next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship had been difficult one.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – The streaking Dallas  Mavericks overcame an injury to nine-time All-Star Dirk  Nowitzki to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-93 on Monday and  maintain their impressive record on the road.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) wants government here to examine the possibility of creating a lottery to fund sporting entities.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago are eyeing a live-in camp in Venezuela as they beef up their preparations for the final round CONCACAF qualifiers for next year’s FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Mexico.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyana will face a tough clash when they do battle in next month’s Group E qualifiers for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies A batsman Jonathan Carter produced a strong all-round performance to fire Barbados to a six-wicket win over Combined Campuses and Colleges with an over to spare in a Twenty20 warm-up game here yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Milwaukee Bucks point guard   Earl Boykins has been suspended for one game without pay for   making intentional contact with a game official, the NBA said yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Cricket authorities here have given batting legend Brian Lara an opening invitation to play the Twenty20 format for the national side.

Reigning Caribbean Twenty-20 champions Guyana begin a three-match campaign in Trinidad’s Cricket Festival T20 series today at Guaracara Park, Pointe-a-Pierre, and, according to team coach, Ravindranauth Seeram,  the team is “about fully fit and ready to go.”

Guyana’s cricketers led by Ramnaresh Sarwan are anxious to underline their claim for back-to-back titles in the regional T20 Championships with victory over Trinidad and Tobago in a four-team warm-up competition which gets underway today at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre.

-Grenada national player Kithson Bain slams home a double against Netrockers as Alpha United rushes into semi-final round with 5-1 romp Bakewell Topp XX and Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United scored contrasting wins on Boxing Night to reach the semifinal round of the 21st Kashif and Shanghai  football tournament.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England’s Jonathan Trott   overcame a painful blow to the knee to strike a brave century   as he and Matt Prior savaged Australia’s attack late yesterday   to put the tourists in a strong position to retain the Ashes.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky  Ponting was fined 40 percent of his match fee after his  frustration over a TV referral decision boiled over into an ugly  row with umpire Aleem Dar on the second day of the fourth Ashes  test yesterday.