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LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul suffered a rare failure for Lancashire yesterday when he fell for a first ball “duck” against Kent on the opening day of their Division One fixture.

–Wicketkeeper and Broad in record eighth wicket partnership after  Pakistan’s Riaz takes five wickets on test debut LONDON, (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Matt Prior dug  England out of deep trouble with an unbeaten 84 on the first day  of the third test yesterday as Pakistan reversed their  terrible form of the first two tests.  

Acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Irfaan Ali extended felicitations to Team Guyana on their outstanding performance at the recently concluded 11th International Shotokan Karate Federation (ISKF) Pan American Championships.

Giftland is the latest sponsors of the International basketball Series for which the Washington DC Jammers and a National Presidents Select 12 will be competing for the Godwin McPherson Memorial Trophy.

After defeating Barbados’ Shawn Semple Monday night, Guyana’s Richard Chin will contest the final of the men’s Open singles competition of the National Lotteries Authority Caribbean Squash Championships currently ongoing in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

(BBC) The International Cricket Council (ICC) is hoping to send an invitational World XI to play fixtures in Pakistan by the end of 2011.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) hosted an Appreciation Function for the National Under-17 players following their success in the first leg of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup qualifying series in Dominica recently.

Local Furniture giants Courts Guyana Inc. will sponsor this weekend’s Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

By Marlon Munroe The names Cliff Anderson, Michael Parris, Lennox Blackmoore, Terrence Alli, Lennox Beckles, Patrick Ford and Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis will forever standout in Guyana’s rich boxing history.

National junior lawn tennis player, Aruna Ramrattan, defeated St Vincent and the Grenadines’  fifth seeded girls’ Under-18 player Olivia Haslam yesterday to register a significant win for the Guyana team at the International Tennis Federation Junior tournament in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

-Opportunity for cricket fans to vote online for the first-ever LG People’s Choice Award The International Cricket Council (ICC) yesterday announced that the seventh LG ICC Awards ceremony would take place in Bengaluru (formerly known as Bangalore), India, on 6 October, 2010.

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Defending champions Trinidad and Tobago will be gunning for their second straight title when they face St Vincent and the Grenadines in the final of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Women’s 50-Overs League today.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka Cricket has  apologised to India opener Virender Sehwag after he was denied  a century by Suraj Randiv’s no-ball in their tri-nations  one-dayer at Dambulla on Monday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Striker Nicolas Anelka has been  banned for 18 games by the France team after the players’ World  Cup revolt, the French Football Federation (FFF) said yesterday.

A hat-trick from Gladwin Johnson helped send Monedderlust through to the next round of the Berbice Football Association (BFA) Cheddi Jagan Memorial Knockout Tournament.

Sixty aspiring cricketers drawn from across the Ancient County graduated last Saturday when the second annual Berbice Cricket Board/Scotia Bank Cricket Academy ended at the Albion Sports Complex.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 17, CMC – West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard has been cleared of any serious injury, after being struck in the face by a short ball in the final of the Friends Provident Twenty20 final on Saturday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss  played a straight bat to some provocative deliveries from his  Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting yesterday as his team  prepared for the third test against Pakistan.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Graeme Smith is set to quit as  South Africa’s Twenty20 captain.

After defeating Guyana’s Alex Arjoon and Julian Chin, Bermuda’s Nick Kyme finally landed on the receiving end when Richard Chin yesterday avenged his teammates’ elimination.