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By Rawle Toney “Twenty long years, you know it’s unbelievable because when me and Shanghai started this tournament, we never think of it to be like this ever, so to live and see the Kashif and Shanghai tournament becoming 20 years old is just great,” said Kashif Muhammad in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport yesterday.

T&T going all out to stay on title pathOn the eve of their clash against the Cobras to decide which team will face New South Wales in tomorrow’s final, giant-killing T&T used their last pre-match training session to fine-tune strategies for a title-bid their captain Daren Ganga describes as the biggest of his career.

DELHI, India, CMC – New South Wales (NSW) set themselves up for a possible revenge rematch with Trinidad and Tobago when they crushed Victoria by 79 runs in yesterday’s first Champions League Twenty20 semi-final match.

Assad Fudadin’s XI won the third practice match by 13 runs over Steven Jacobs’ XI at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda yesterday.

The 40th annual Pegasus Open hosted by the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) will kick off with a grand opening tomorrow at the Pegasus Hotel courts from 4pm.

PAARL, South Africa, CMC – Form player Stafanie Taylor stroked a brisk half century but could not stop South Africa from recording an authoritative seven-wicket victory in the third Women’s One Day International (ODI) yesterday.

PAARL, South Africa,  CMC – West Indies Women’s coach Sherwin Campbell is hoping his side will rally to save their One Day International (ODI) series against South Africa after a second consecutive loss yesterday.

Several teams from Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados have confirmed their participation while other regional clubs are also expected  for the Sixth  Annual Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival billed for December 3-6 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Hikers and Old Fort senior teams are on collision course to reach the final following another successful night for the two teams as the GT&T National Indoor Hockey championships continued Tuesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan Cricket Board is  drawing up a new code of conduct to stop players on central  contracts speaking to the media without approval, PCB chairman  Ejaz Butt told Reuters yesterday.  

TZANEEN, South Africa, (Reuters) – World Cup fever  has spread to South African grannies, with hundreds of poor,  elderly women in aprons and skirts fighting for the ball in  township games.  

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Australia are looking to carry forward the momentum from this month’s Champions Trophy success into a seven-match one-day series in India starting on Sunday  in Baroda, skipper Ricky Ponting said. 

Fine bowling from Steve Jones and Arjune Kisson lifted Airport Cricket Club to a three-wicket win over Sarfraz XI Cricket Club and a place in the semi-finals of the District of Columbia Metro Cultural Organisation (DCMCO) softball cricket competition.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Guyanese pacer Gilford Moore and the Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Kjorn Ottley have been inserted in the Combined Campuses & Colleges squad for the WICB President’s Cup limited overs championship, starting next week in Guyana.

– athlete  wins 200m but loses race Marlon Munroe The prelude to Friday’s final hoorah in the North Georgetown track and field championships got even more interesting yesterday even as under-14 male and female athletes Phillip Persaud, Diquan Vancooten and Ashley Tasher left their indelible imprints at the Camp Ayanganna ground.

– Guyana/French Guiana tie for second By Rawle Toney After claiming the first leg of the 2009 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) title which was held in Guyana earlier this year Suriname returned to dominate the second leg, eventually retaining their overall title as the games climaxed in Suriname over the weekend.

Lallbachana Babulall’s unbeaten 54 in partnership with Greg Persaud’s 18 not-out ensured Shattaville Masters’ nail-biting, one wicket win against Rangers Masters at the match played on Sunday.

Blistering start for Hikers, Old Fort men’s teams “A” and Old Fort ‘A’ men’s teams got off to blistering starts as the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph National Indoor Hockey Championships got cracking Monday evening at the  Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. 

DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica, (Reuters) – Chris Gayle is  happy to take on the West Indies captain’s role again following  an end to the bitter dispute between the players and the West  Indies Cricket Board, the opening batsman has said.  

(Cricinfo) New South Wales and Victoria clash today in a replay of their Big Bash final earlier this year.