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DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – India ended an  extraordinary second day of the second test against South Africa with a 166-run lead after 18 wickets fell at Kingsmead yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan added injury-blighted  paceman Sohail Tanvir to their squad in New Zealand yesterday,  just two weeks after he was ruled out of the trip with a knee  problem.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Tim Southee   ripped through Pakistan’s batting order before opener Martin  Guptill smashed a quick-fire half century to help New Zealand   to a five-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Twenty20   international on Sunday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Newly appointed Jamaica coach Gus Logie says he is preparing his side for any eventuality as they intensify their preparations for next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championships.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea’s worrying slump turned  into a full-blown crisis when the Premier League champions were comfortably beaten 3-1 by Arsenal at The Emirates yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat gave their   fans some Christmas cheer with a dominating 96-80 victory over   the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – “Humiliation of a century”,  “Pathetic Aussies hit Ashes low”, “Ponting’s men humiliated” —  local newspapers pulled no punches after what one described as  Australia’s “worst cricketing day for 100 years”.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – Tony Parker scored   20 points and made 14 assists to help the San Antonio Spurs   rebound from their worst loss of the season with a 94-80   victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Despite Trinidad and Tobago’s Digicel Caribbean Cup failure, the T&T Football Federation’s technical adviser Keith Look Loy believes the country still made good progress during the year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The Jamaica Cricket Association plans to follow Barbados’ lead in offering retainer contracts to their players but says ailing finances will prevent them from doing so in the short term.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A Bulgarian, an Argentine and a  Dutchman lit up the start of England’s traditional festive  fixture bonanza as unbeaten Manchester United tightened their  grip at the top of the Premier League on Sunday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – “Humiliation of a century”,  “Pathetic Aussies hit Ashes low”, “Ponting’s men humiliated” —  local newspapers pulled no punches after what one described as  Australia’s “worst cricketing day for 100 years”.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas,  (Reuters) – Tony Parker   scored 20 points and made 14 assists to help the San   Antonio Spurs rebound from their worst loss of the season with   a 94-80 victory over the Washington Wizards yesterday.

Asks Tony Cozier Two names leapt off the computer screen last week from the e-mail announcing the preliminary West Indies 30 for the forthcoming World Cup.

The year 2010 was a great year for the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) which embarked on fundraising activities and which gave monetary donations to the Pakistan Flood Relief and to Haiti.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat gave their   fans some Christmas cheer with a dominating 96-80 victory over   the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday.

ST JOHN’S – For the second year running, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)?will

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky   Ponting tested out his broken finger during fielding and   throwing drills yesterday and said he was hopeful of playing   the fourth Ashes test against England ‘pain-free’.

Linden’s Bakewell Topp XX and Netrockers snatched the last two quarterfinal spots on Thursday night by pulling out victories against their opponents in the 2010 Kashif and Shanghai Tournament at the Mackenzie Sports Complex (MSC) Ground.

(BBC) Ian Bell looks set to stay at six in England’s batting order for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne tomorrow.