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LONDON, (Reuters) – Former Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Patrick Vieira has said clubs should be docked points or kicked out of European competitions if their fans or players are found guilty of racism.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel committed no infringement during the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix, Formula One’s governing body the FIA said on Friday, meaning the German keeps his world title.

(Reuters) – Former Court of Appeal judge Philip Otton will chair the three-member commission set up to investigate allegations made against the International Cycling Union (UCI) over the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, the UCI said yesterday.

-until Bill approved, elections held   By Iva Wharton In an attempt to reach an agreement with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), government has suggested that the Board appoint an agent to address cricket matters in Guyana since it continues to ignore the interim body which had been set up.

The Ministry of Sport yesterday released $54M; the balance of $100 million that had been allocated for the rehabilitation of grounds and community centres countrywide.

KHULNA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Boosted by a convincing Test series win, captain Darren Sammy now ambitiously wants to whitewash Bangladesh in the five-match One-Day International starting today.

…in Diamond Mineral Water hockey The Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey tournament started yesterday at the National Gymnasium and GCC Veterans, YMCA men, GCC Ladies and the Renegades men were the first four winners in the tournament.

-proper procedures weren’t followed By Yonalla Dalrymple Second place finisher at the just-concluded Pee Wee children’s football competition Tucville Primary School will not be participating in the Kashif and Shanghai Under-13 tournament as the required procedure  was not followed to secure permission from the ministry.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Former West Indies opener Bryan Davis does not believe West Indies’ Test series victories over minnows Bangladesh and New Zealand should be taken lightly.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Australia’s Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from international cricket yesterday, telling a stunned news conference he would be calling time on his glittering 17-year career after this week’s third test against South Africa.

By Iva Wharton National Coach Wencel Thomas said he has the highest confidence that the four amateur boxers scheduled to represent Guyana on the Pro-Am Card will put in a good showing at the bout set for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall today.

(Reuters) – Brooklyn beat Boston 95-83 in an Eastern Conference clash that turned nasty in the second quarter when three players were ejected after a skirmish on Wednesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – American Serena Williams has been named WTA Player of the Year after one of the most successful seasons in her career.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Angelo Mathews’ resilience could not deny New Zealand their first test victory in Sri Lanka in 14 years as the visitors won the second test by 167 runs to level the two-match series  yesterday.

(Reuters) – Kevin Durant greeted former team mate James Harden with 37 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted Houston Rockets 120-98 on Wednesday to spoil the shooting guard’s return to the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

(Reuters) – Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo were named on the shortlist for FIFA’s Ballon d’Or award yesterday at a news conference in Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Brazilians are proud of their ability to pull improvised solutions out of a hat and Thursday’s appointment of Luiz Felipe Scolari as national team coach was a classic case of “jeitinho brasileiro”.

-also cites football chaos, govt’s lack of vision By Emmerson Campbell In an hour-long emotional speech that ended in tears, celebrated national football coach Jamaal Shabazz formally resigned from his post, citing commitments to his home country, conflicts within the GFF and government’s lack of vision for the sport in development plans.

Four teams including defending champions, Back Circle who trounced Bent Street, five-nil, clinched quarterfinal berths Tuesday night in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Competition at the Banks DIH Car Park.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Grenada’s National Stadium will host international cricket for the first time in four years when Zimbabwe tour the Caribbean next year.