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RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Ronaldinho’s chances of winning the Brazilian soccer championship for the first time realistically depend on Atletico Mineiro beating leaders Fluminense tomorrow.

AMSTERDAM,  (Reuters) – Dutch lender Rabobank has ended its 17-year sponsorship of professional cycling, saying it had lost faith in the sport’s leaders to clean up following the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

(Reuters) – Former England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland was attacked by an opposition fan during his Sheffield Wednesday team’s 1-1 home draw with Leeds United in the English Championship (second tier) yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Kevin Pietersen is likely to come out with all guns blazing when he returns to the England squad for next month’s test series in India, former team mate Andrew Flintoff said  yesterday.

By Iva Wharton Approximately 24 local teams should contest the Banks DIH sponsored end of year football tournament organized by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA).

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) plans to sue its former special adviser, Works Minister Jack Warner, to recover financial accounts pertaining to funds raised during the 2006 World Cup campaign.

Winners of the Mackeson Smooth Moves 3-on-3 basketball competition, the Pitbulls, yesterday collected their one millions dollars cash prize from Ansa McAl’s Marketing Director Troy Cadogan at the company’s Beterverwagting, East Coast Demerara Head Office.

KARACHI, Pakistan,  CMC– Former ICC chief, Ehsan Mani, says this weekend’s international cricket matches in Pakistan will boost the country’s reputation as a viable host for international cricket but would not be enough to convince test teams to play there.

Retrieve Raiders and Half Mile Bulls, winners of last week’s opening round, will clash this evening while Victory Valley Royals and Block 22 Flames will face off in the other match when the inaugural BOSAI  Minerals group (Guyana) Incorporated Open Challenge basketball competition continues with round robin play at the Mackenzie sports Club Hard Court.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) has expressed an interest in settling a longstanding money dispute, out-of-court, with the members of the 2006 T&T World Cup team.

By Neil Barry Jr., Defending champions Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) open their campaign today in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Queensway Cup against a confident Police Sports Club side at the Malteenoes Sports Club ground, Thomas Lands.

PARIS, (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union (UCI) are expected to give their reaction on Monday to USADA’s ruling that seven times Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong doped throughout his career, the governing body said yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Suspended Cricket South Africa (CSA) chief executive Gerald Majola has been dismissed for his part in a bonus scandal following a disciplinary hearing, the organisation announced  yesterday.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC — David Moore is to step down as national cricket coach and Stephen Outerbridge has been appointed national team captain, the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB) announced  yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Experienced all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has been fined 100,000 Pakistani rupees ($1,000) by the Pakistan Cricket Board for criticising captain Mohammad Hafeez after the World Twenty20.

Guyana’s and WIBA’s bantamweight champion Shondell “Mystery Lady” Alfred is billed to fight for the prestigious WBC Super flyweight Word Title in November.

The semi-finals of the Banks DIH sponsored Super 8 League are set for today at the GFC Ground where the winning two teams will contest the final set for next Friday.

Canada-based former Mr. Guyana Eustace ‘Robocop’ Abrams is one of two guest posers expected at this year’s bodybuilding championships where Clint Duke, Kerwin Clark, Alisha fortune and others are expected to defend their titles.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Nicolas Colsaerts is ready to take the United States by storm when he switches to the PGA Tour from Europe after becoming the first Belgian to appear in the Ryder Cup.

Digicel is again taking the lead in corporate sponsorship and is throwing its weight behind the inaugural Flex Night International and Health & Fitness Expo planned for December 8 at the National Cultural Centre.