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A 34-year-old fast bowler, returning to Test cricket after two years, and a 19-year-old debutant lit up Dunedin’s University Oval on a windy day, at the end of which New Zealand were better placed in the first Test.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with the sport’s world governing body FIFA on Wednesday ended their Referees Assessors Programme (RAP) with a closing ceremony at the National Library.

Without compromising the security of the tournament, cricket fans  can rest assured that security for next year’s ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010 tournament will reflect an appreciation for the Caribbean way of celebrating.

West Indies female cricketer Shemaine Campbell starred with both ball and bat as Rose Hall Town Bakewell (RHTB) under-17 team crushed Number 70 by 152 runs at the Number 70 ground in the quarter finals of the Leslie Amsterdam Memorial tournament in Berbice.

The second annual Holy Family Bible Study Youth Developers organized Inter-Church/Schools Indoor Futsal Tournament kicks off tomorrow at the National Gymnasium at 9am with a number of matches to be contested.

The Caribbean has tuned out. For the first time in half a century, a West Indies Test series in Australia cannot be heard on the radio in the Caribbean.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andy Murray faces an anxious few  hours to see if he has sealed a semi-final spot in the ATP World  Tour Finals after overcoming Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-7 7-6 in  his final round-robin match yesterday.

HOUSTON,  (Reuters) – Jason Kidd moved into second  place on the NBA’s all-time assist list as the Dallas Mavericks thumped Texas rivals the Houston Rockets 130-99 on Wednesday.

Beepat Scorpions, Sonics advance Pepsi Sonics and Beepat Scorpions teams advanced to the quarterfinals of the Open category while the Beepat Scorpions third division team advanced to the semi-final round of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) knockout tournaments.

Jailing hands over the MVP Prize – McRae Supermarket honours K&S Org The Jailing Company – Guyana branch officially handed over the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Motorcycle award for the 20th anniversary Kashif and Shanghai Football Competi-tion to the Directors of the organization, yesterday.

– Suing trio for in excess of $1,000,000 Former president of Riddim Squad Football Club, Eton Cordis has slapped the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Fruta Conquerors Football Club and the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) with a lawsuit in excess of $1,000, 000.

The dynamic table tennis pair of Michael Vieira and Andre Lopes ran away with Division `C’ of the Kenneth De Abreu table tennis league tournament following matches on Saturday at the Malteenoes Sports Club building.

The West Indies begin their latest series against Australia in Brisbane today (last night eastern Caribbean time) to a backdrop of growing concern about the future of Test cricket and their role in it.

BRISBANE, Australia — Dwayne Bravo is thrilled to be back in the Test arena.

Former West Indies cricket commentator and OECS Sports Director Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira has commenced work on his memoirs which he plans to launch before the 2010 Twenty/20 World Cup.

The national cricket selectors have omitted two former young West Indies captains from a 21-member squad named to prepare for next year’s regional tournament.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Swede Robin Soderling became the first qualifier for the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour Finals yesterday when he battered world number three Novak Djokovic 7-6 6-1 for his second major shock of the tournament.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Young West Indies manager Omar Khan wants his charges to take their thinking of the game to a higher level in order to be competitive at the Youth World Cup in January next year in New Zealand.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers  dominated the New York Knicks for three quarters of Tuesday’s  game before squandering much of their lead and holding on for a 100-90 victory.

KANPUR, India, (Reuters) – Rahul Dravid completed his 28th Test century and moved into fourth place on the all-time scorers list as India tightened their grip on the second Test against Sri Lanka yesterday.