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QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand, CMC- Rain has delayed the start of the third One Day International (ODI) between West Indies and New Zealand here at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams looked rusty in her first competitive match of the season ahead of the Australian Open but battled through to beat Andrea Petkovic 6-4 6-4 at the Brisbane International yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – ——-LeBron James scored 26 points and made 10 assists as the Miami Heat beat the reeling Denver Nuggets 97-94 Monday night.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Jamaica’s Women’s Under-20 team is due to leave here today for a one-week training camp in Florida, the final phase of their preparation for the CONCACAF tournament which kicks off in January.

Chief instructor Fernando Marques yesterday applauded the enthusiasm shown by the players who are currently involved in the 2014 South American Volleyball Fed-eration/Guyana Volley-ball Federation’s (GVF) beach volleyball course.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- An all-round performance from Imran Khanand a powerful half century from all-rounder kevon Cooper inspired the A side to a 57 run win over the B side inTrinidad and Tobago’s final Super50 trial match on Monday.

(Reuters) – India might have lost the brief test series in South Africa but the experience garnered from two tough tests against the top-ranked team will serve them in good stead in tough away campaigns to come over the next year, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said  yesterday.

(Reuters) – Opening batsman Chris Rogers wants an unchanged Australian team for the fifth and final Ashes test as a reward for the 11 players who beat England in the first four matches to emphatically wrest back the urn.

(Reuters) – Injured fast bowler James Pattinson has returned to the Australia set-up when he was named yesterday for the one-day series against England in January.

(Reuters) – Pakistan fast bowlers Junaid Khan and Bilawal Bhatti scythed through Sri Lanka’s batting during an exciting afternoon session to restrict their opponents to 204 on the first day of the opening test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Slingerz FC clinched their spot in the final, edging BK Western Tigers 1-0 in their semi-final showdown when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup continued on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Santos outhustled the Guyana Defence Force 2-1 in their semi-final matchup to book a place in the finale, when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup concluded on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) chairman of national selectors Rayon Griffith yesterday lauded the vast improvement shown by the players during the  Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) organised three-day fitness camp which ended  yesterday.

“So far so good, but we have a job to do still, which is to win on January 1,” exclaimed Charles ‘Lilly’ Pollard, coach of the Slingerz Football Club who will take on Santos in the finals of the third  Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Knock out tournament on New Year’s Day  (tomorrow).

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- 400 m hurdles World Champion, Jehue Gordon, has captured Trinidad and Tobago’s prestigious title of Sports Performance of the year.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Performances from opener Justin Guillen, all rounder Kevin Cooper and Jonathan Augustus highlighted Trinidad and Tobago’s second trial match as preparations continue ahead of the new cricket season starting next month.

BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC- Trinidad and Tobago footballer Akeem Adams, who suffered a stroke in Hungary earlier this year, has died, his uncle Ivan Dick has confirmed.

(The Sports Xchange) – – – – -Kevin Durant scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in leading Oklahoma City to a convincing 117-86 points  victory over the Houston Rockets.

(Reuters) – San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker apologized yesterday after a three-year-old photo surfaced of him making the same anti-Semitic gesture that has landed former France striker Nicolas Anelka in trouble.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia are expected to keep the successful attack that has carried them to a 4-0 Ashes lead for the final test against England in Sydney, bowling coach Craig McDermott said yesterday.