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COUVA, Trinidad,  CMC- Promising teenager Nicholas Pooran slammed a century on Sunday to bolster his chance of selection for Trinidad and Tobago’s four-day squad after he was left out of the Super50 line-up.

GEORGE TOWN, Cay- man Islands, CMC- CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb says he is confident the success of women’s football in North America and Mexico can spread to the Caribbean and Central America.

(Reuters) – New England quarterback Tom Brady is looking forward to Sunday’s AFC Championship game versus the Denver Broncos and rival Peyton Manning as much as any NFL fan, saying a Patriots win would rank with any he has experienced.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC- Fast bowler Tino Best has conceded that West Indies have suffered from the absence of their big hitters, due to injuries, following the team’s heavy loss to New Zealand in the first T20.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic showed some early season rustiness but Serena Williams roared into the second round like a well-oiled machine as the tournament favourites took centre stage on the first evening of the Australian Open ysterday.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands,  CMC- Trinidad & Tobago advanced to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Women’s Under 20 Championships for the first time after outplaying host Cayman Island 4-0 on Sunday.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, who took over as coach of world number two Novak Djokovic last month, needs to change his lifestyle and step out of the media spotlight, his former Davis Cup coach Niki Pilic said yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC- Triple jumper Yordanys Garcia and shot put thrower Melissa Alfred are Dominica’s most outstanding athletes for 2013.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Monday announced the suspension of star player Deandra Dottin for breaching a Code of Conduct during a Twenty20 match last year.

Regional Development Officer (RDO) of North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA), Scott Harland arrived in Guyana yesterday for his annual visit to discuss and implement strategies that will further develop the discipline locally.

National champion Wendell Meusa and Anthony Drayton yesterday won the senior and junior categories of the Guyana Chess Federation Trophy Stall sponsored rapid chess (blitz) tournament held yesterday at the Carifesta Sports Complex on Carifesta Avenue.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were named Jamaica’s top sporting personalities for 2013 at the RJR Foundation National Sportsman and Sportwoman awards on Friday.

Orville Hinds yesterday defeated a field of 42 cyclists to win the second annual Benjamin Sports Store 40-mile cycle event in Berbice, Hinds won the Open event in a time of one hours 59 minutes and 27 seconds with Raul Leal second and Michael Anthony, third.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – China’s table tennis federation should give foreign players more access to its coaches to ease the country’s stranglehold on the sport and attract more television and sponsor interest, the head of the world governing body said.

(The Sports Xchange) – Houston guard James Harden scored eight straight points in the final minutes as the Rockets held off a furious Washington Wizards comeback to secure a 114-107 win.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Aaron Finch struck his second 50-over hundred as Australia maintained their dominance over England with a six-wicket victory in the first one-day international yesterday.

(Reuters) – Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva struck patient half-centuries to help Sri Lanka secure a comprehensive nine-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second test and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 11, CMC – The Barbados Government has approved the establishment of independent committees to monitor and address theallegations of doping in sports, according to Sport Minister Stephen Lashley.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka is relishing her return to Melbourne Park as double defending champion and while Serena Williams is a hot favourite to deny her a hat-trick of titles, the Belarusian says she will not focus solely on the challenge from the world number one.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic admits he has taken a gamble by making changes to his coaching team but is hoping for great things from his partnership with former grand slam champion Boris Becker.