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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Darren Sammy has urged his West Indies side to remain focussed on the task at hand, following the drawn second Test against Sri Lanka.

GUWAHATI, India, (Reuters) – Virat Kohli’s brisk  century set up a 40-run win for India over New Zealand in the  first one-day international of a five-match series yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Kirk Edwards is the only complete newcomer named in a 15-member squad for the limited-overs leg of West Indies’ tour of Sri Lanka next month.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The family of Pakistan  wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider have told police they have received threatening calls after the player said he would expose  people involved in corruption in Pakistan cricket.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – All-rounder Shakib al Hasan has  been retained as Bangladesh captain for next month’s one-day  international series against Zimbabwe, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said yesterday.

DALLAS, (Reuters) – The struggling Miami Heat held   a players-only meeting that lasted 20 minutes following their  106-95 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Cleveland Cavaliers head coach  Byron Scott has been fined $35,000 for criticising game  officials, the NBA said yesterday.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Jose Mourinho has Gonzalo  Higuain and Sami Khedira fit for Real Madrid’s La Liga game at Barcelona today and hinted he is likely to field his regular starting XI for the “clasico”.

Ten football clubs invited to participate in the Khashif and Shanghai (K&S) tournament have joined  with Alpha United to form a committee called the Clubs for Negotiation (CFN) and their immediate aim is addressing their concerns over the upcoming tournament.

-committee being formed to address the situation A committee is to be set up aimed at helping Guyana’s indigenous people, the Amerindians to develop their athletic ability.

The West Indies, overwhelming underdogs before the bell, returned to their corner after the first round in Galle pleased to be ahead of points.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal delved deep into his  seemingly inexhaustible reserves of willpower yesterday to  fight off Andy Murray in a three-hour classic and reach the  final of the ATP World Tour Finals for the first time.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent,  CMC – Opener Khurram Manzoor missed out on his second hundred of the game as the second and final four-day “Test” between West Indies A and Pakistan A finished in a predictable draw yesterday.

Four thrilling matches are expected tonight when quarterfinal action in the Guinness Greatest of de Street Futsal competition takes place at the National Park Tarmac from 8pm.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Mike Hussey showed impeccable   timing by producing a magnificent innings of 195 in the first   Ashes test against England yesterday, transforming   Australia’s prospects in the match and perhaps saving his test   career.

FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’sopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals were dealt a severe blow Friday, when they were stunned 2-0 by Cuba on the opening day of competition.

Ashton Simon, met yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to ventilate the issue.

GUANGZHOU, China, (Reuters) – China’s biggest  sporting spectacle since the 2008 Olympics came to a close yesterday  with fireworks and a flotilla of light-encrusted boats  giving thousands of Asian Games athletes a memorable send-off.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Kevin Garnett powered the   Boston Celtics to a 110-101 victory over the Toronto Raptors   on Friday to maintain their slim lead at the top of the NBA’s   Eastern Conference.

President of the Alpha United Football Club, Odinga Lumumba, has announced that Alpha United in collaboration with McNeal Enterprise will be bringing a major international tournament to Guyana in the near future.