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CASTRIES, St Lucia,  CMC – West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy was on Thursday officially confirmed as the new Windward Islands captain for the WICB President’s Cup limited overs competition starting in Guyana next week.

HYDERABAD, India,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s sensational giant-killing run ended in yesterday’s Champions League Twenty20 final when New South Wales used a blistering performance by Brett Lee to flog them by 41 runs for the title.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, CMC – West Indies failed to secure a mere two runs needed for victory off the last over and settled for a tense tie in yesterday’s last Women’s One Day International (ODI) that allowed South Africa to claim a 2-1 series win.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday congratulated Trinidad and Tobago for their strong runner-up finish at the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in India.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The NBA has reached agreement  with the league’s referees on a new collective bargaining  agreement, commissioner David Stern said yesterday.  

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini have been left out of South Africa’s squad for one-day international matches against Zimbabwe and England. 

HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Dwayne Bravo struck an unbeaten 58 from 34 balls, as Trinidad & Tobago reached the Final of the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday, when they completed a seven-wicket victory over the Cape Cobras of South Africa.

By Marlon Munroe The gauntlet has been thrown down and the gloves have all come off and so today’s North Georgetown’s Inter Zone track and field championships is expected to sizzle at the Camp Ayanganna ground.

Shivanarine Chanderpaul in his first game on home soil since returning from Durham, scored a polished 51 yesterday for Assad Fudadin’s XI in the fourth practice match ahead of  the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Twenty20 Festival at the Guyana National Stadium today.

By Marlon Munroe Prolific West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul returned to Guyana on Tuesday to participate in today’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Twenty20 Festival and also to participate in the WICB President’s Cup 50-over regional tournament scheduled from October 28 to November 5.

When two gladiators clash one must fall. That was the case between Hikers and Old Fort senior teams who were unbeaten until their clash Wednesday evening in the GT&T National Indoor hockey championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Kizan Brumell The opening of the third annual Fruta Conquerors organized NAMILCO Football Festival unveils tonight with what is expected to be an intriguing double header which kicks off at 6pm at the Tucville playfield.

Sunday’s Power Stout National Powerlifting competition will be a dress rehearsal for Guyana’s hosting of the fourth  Caribbean Powerlifting championships to be staged in March 2010.

By Kizan Brumell A simple ceremony was held in the boardroom of Ansa McAl to award the top teams and individual performers of the recently-concluded Mackeson English/Kashif and Shaghai Futsal Tournament which was played at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s coach Junior Bennett has denied there is any division in the President’s Cup squad between top flight West Indies players and those who broke ranks with the players’ union to represent West Indies.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – A knee injury will sideline Fidel Edwards for the WICB President’s Cup, starting later this month in Guyana.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Max Mosley’s long and controversial reign at the helm of Formula One’s governing body will end  today when either ex-Ferrari boss Jean Todt or former world rally champion Ari Vatanen takes over.  

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Even a victory for Atletico Madrid over Real Mallorca in La Liga tomorrow (1600 GMT) may  not be enough to save coach Abel Resino from the chop as their  season continues to unravel.  

The 2009 New Building Society second division limited overs cricket competition organised by the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) got off to an interesting start with Tain’s Parmeshwar Poonoo bowling his team to a 186-run victory over Silver Star.

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