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LONDON, England  CMC – West Indies batting icon Brian Lara has endorsed Chris Gayle as the choice for West Indies captain and has urged the region to throw its full support behind the embattled Jamaican.

Asks Rawle Toney The Beepat Scorpions Basketball Club hosted its annual All-Star Weekend which saw Guyana and senior ballers competing in the Three-Point and Slam Dunk contest and also the All-Star games, held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall November 7-8.

The top four teams of the recently-concluded Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized, Western Union First Division League were awarded for their performances in  Western Union’s main branch building yesterday.

Wendell Meusa dethroned defending national chess champion Kriskal Persaud winning the national men’s Closed chess tournament with two rounds to spare.

SYDNEY, Australia,  CMC – More players from the Caribbean may get a chance to play domestic Twenty20 cricket in Australia.

British boxer David Haye hopes to have two London title defences in 2010 after becoming new WBA heavyweight champion.

PARIS,  (Reuters) – Former world number one Marat  Safin, in his final tournament before retiring, squeezed past  French qualifier Thierry Ascione 6-4 4-6 7-6 in a Paris Masters  first-round match yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts,  CMC – West Indies maintained their stranglehold over England yesterday, beating them by four wickets in the opening Twenty20 International of the three-match series at Warner Park.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Exciting teenaged West Indies opener Stefanie Taylor yesterday burst into the top 10 of the ICC One-Day International batting rankings, on the heels of her impressive form in recent weeks.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – New Zealand scored a thrilling  seven-run triumph over Pakistan to win the one-day series 2-1  despite a valiant last-wicket partnership of 103 between  Mohammad Aamer and Saeed Ajmal yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies players  began arriving here late yesterday as they assemble ahead of their trip to Australia to begin their three-Test tour Down Under.

Andrew Joynauth slammed the first century of the 2009 New Building Society second division limited-overs cricket competition which enabled Shieldstown Number Four to defeat Number Two Village over the week-end.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World and Olympic champions Usain  Bolt and Kenenisa Bekele were among five contenders shortlisted  for the male Athlete of the Year award yesterday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies will have their hands full when they clash with World No.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Kevin Durant scored 28 points  and Russell Westbrook contributed 17 points and 10 assists as  the Oklahoma City Thunder stormed to a 102-74 home victory over  the short-handed Orlando Magic on Sunday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Former England bowler Matthew  Hoggard will take over as Leicestershire captain after signing a  three-year contract with the side following his release by  Yorkshire last month.

It was day filled with non-stop, pulsating racing at the South Dakota Circuit when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) played host to the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) yesterday.

Junior cycling champion Geron Williams won the third annual Ride for Life five-stage race in record time and pocketed $200,000 when the last stage ended yesterday on Homestretch Avenue.

Some 32 teams will compete in this year’s Mayor’s Cup seven-a-side football competition which gets cracking tonight at the Banks DIH Limited Thirst Park ground with several matches.

Teenage golfer Joaan Deo continued her fairytale season when she won last Saturday’s MACORP sponsored Medal Play Golf Tournament at the Lusignan Course.