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Members of the organising committee for the sixth Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival are fine tuning arrangements for the tournament which takes place next weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

– Looking to score a century for mom West Indies captain Chris Gayle flew back into Brisbane from Kingston yesterday, targeting a hundred for his team and especially for his ill mother, Heazlyn, in the first Test against Australia that starts at the Gabba in Brisbane tomorrow (8pm tonight east Caribbean time).

SYDNEY, Australia,  CMC – Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has urged the Caribbean side to fight fire with fire in the upcoming three-Test series starting tonight.

By Marlon Munroe Eight Dan Chief Instructor of the Guyana Karate College (GKC) Master Frank Woon-A-Tai was the recipient of Georgetown’s Mayor Hamilton Green Award yesterday for his sterling contribution to Martial Arts in Guyana and more particularly Georgetown.

KANPUR, India,  (Reuters) – Indian openers Gautam  Gambhir and Virender Sehwag struck sparkling centuries as India  amassed 417-2 to take a firm grip of the second test against Sri  Lanka after the first day’s play yesterday.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Haunted by 15 years of failure against the World champions, West Indies will seek to overcome their recent history of under-achievement when they face Australia in the opening game of the three-Test series at the Gabba today.

LONDON, (Reuters) – There are plenty of special effects inside the O2 Arena for the ATP Tour Finals but nothing could match the sight of Roger Federer in full flow as he beat Andy Murray yesterday to guarantee the year-end No.1 ranking.

Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green Seven-A-Side Inter Club football tournament in commemoration of his 75th birth anniversary continues today at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground from 18:00 hours with the final set of round robin matches.

It was a day when people turned out in their numbers at the Bourda ground to witness the culmination of what has been a successful tournament organized by the Guyana Softball League (GSL) and played under floodlights in various categories.

The Berbice zone of the 2009 Guyana Cricket Board sponsored First Division 3-day cricket competition continued last weekend with the start of one of the scheduled two Group A matches.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (Reuters) – Tim Duncan scored 24  points and had 12 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat  Milwaukee 112-98 on Monday to end the Bucks’ three game winning  streak.

NEW YORK,  CMC – CONCACAF on Monday threw its support behind the powerhouses United States in their bid to host the FIFA World Cup in either 2018 or 2022.

– Triple header on tonightIt was the same script but a different cast when Ravens and Eagles met in the 3rd Division knockout tournament as the Dyna’s Embroidery-sponsored team soared to a 65-37 win.

Australia are relying on their bouncier home pitches to try to dislodge one of Test cricket’s most immovable objects in the Test series against the West Indies, starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday (Wednesday night, east Caribbean time).

Jerome Taylor has pronounced himself fit, ready, eager and confident that he can cope with the additional duty of spearheading an untested West Indies attack in the first Test against Australia, starting at the Gabba in Brisbane on Thursday (Wednesday night east Caribbean time).

It was the perfect pinnacle officials of the Lusignan Golf Club were looking forward to following a very busy and exciting year of golf,  and the Power Stout Guyana Open two-day tournament provided that peak to the local season Youth prevailed over age and experience as two phenomenal Guyanese youths, Avinash Persaud and Christine Sukhram secured the Open men’s and women’s titles respectively against tough competition from the United States, Canada, Suriname and The Nether-lands.

Prize winners of the 2009 National Chess Champion-ships last Friday received their awards at a simple ceremony at Ramphal House, New Garden Street,  George-town.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Swede Robin Soderling returned to  haunt Rafael Nadal yesterday with a 6-4 6-4 victory as battle  commenced in Group B at the ATP World Tour finals.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand,  CMC – International cricket chief Haroon Lorgat yesterday hailed the value of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup, saying it had made a precious contribution to the development of the sport professionally.

Designers House promises organized vending – Rusal Bauxite Company hops onboard Designers House have come onboard the Kashif and Shanghai organization with the main objective of raising the concession standards in the 20th anniversary tournament which kicks off on December 13 at the National Stadium.