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CABINDA, Angola,  (Reuters) – Two members of Togo’s  soccer delegation died yesterday, a day after the team bus was  ambushed and sprayed with gunfire on its way to the African  Nations Cup in Angola.

With eyes firmly fixed on the upcoming Las Vegas IRB USA international seven-a-side rugby tournament, the players on the national rugby team will today commence training under the close scrutiny of West Indies Rugby team’s head coach, Joe Whipple.

The Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Life Skills Programme got a shot in the arm yesterday with a donation of $100,000 from the firm M.

By Marlon Munroe Reserve player Gajanand Singh completed his century on the final morning of the second trial match which ended in a draw after the match was called off at tea yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground yesterday.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) on Thursday in collaboration with the Guyana Softball League and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, launched a 10/10 countrywide softball tournament.

Local golfers will have an early start to the 2010 season with the first tournament set to take place today at the Lusignan Golf Club, East Coast Demerara.

(BBC) Floyd Mayweather Jr. is “thoroughly disgusted” at the suggestion that he is to blame for the collapse of a super-fight against Manny Pacquiao.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand,  CMC – Captain Andre Creary stroked a half-century but West Indies Under-19s still went under by six wickets in their second unofficial warm-up match against a full-strength Northern Districts team on Thursday as they continued their build-up to the ICC Under-19 World Cup.

INNSWOOD, Jamaica, CMC – Nikita Miller tore though the Windward Islands batting to hand defending champions Jamaica the upper hand in the WICB Regional four-day, first-class yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Leeward Islands’ batsmen stumbled and stuttered and their bowlers then proved listless, as Barbados grabbed the upper hand on the opening day of the first round of matches in the WICB Regional Four-Day, first class season yesterday.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Opener Omar Phillips missed out on a century but was forced to share the spotlight with Trinidad and Tobago’s spinners as they restricted the Combined Campuses and Colleges to 191 for seven at the close of the opening day of the WICB Regional Four-Day first class tournament yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Danilo Gallinari drained a pair  of late three-pointers to help the New York Knicks seal a 97-93  victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday.

LOME/LUANDA, (Reuters) – Unknown assailants opened  fire on the coach carrying Togo’s national football squad to the  top African tournament in Angola yesterday, killing the driver  and wounding four others, a Togolese official said.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Left-arm swing bowler Wayne  Parnell and leg-spinner Imran Tahir have been added to South  Africa’s squad for the fourth test against England, Cricket  South Africa (CSA) announced yesterday.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Upul Tharanga and Mahela  Jayawardene struck centuries as Sri Lanka romped to a nine-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the tri-series One-day tournament in Dhaka yesterday.

– As fighters ink contracts for New Year’s Beatings Fighters for the Holland’s Entertainment Promotions January 29 card entitled ‘New Year’s Beatings’ have all signed their contracts for the bout which will take place at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Troy Mendonca says that much more effort is needed to advance football and his association is prepared to go the distance to make the sport a success in Georgetown.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) is calling for regulations concerning the printing and sale of tickets to be put in place by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport for future Kashif and Shanghai football tournaments.

– Derrick Carter named MVP Five days after defeating Alpha United 2-1 to capture the 20th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament title, the BK International Western Tigers received their spoils at a simple ceremony held at the office of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wednesday night.

A polished and chanceless 134-run unbroken fourth-wicket stand between Gajanand Singh and Leon Johnson, ensured a decent response by the Invitational XI against the national team’s 444-8 declared on the second day of the of the second trial match at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground yesterday.