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(Jamaica Gleaner) Marlon Samuels starred for the West Indies in the final of the 2012 International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup with both bat and ball, leading the regional team to its first global title in eight years.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Former India captain Anil Kumble has been named the new head of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee, replacing former West Indies skipper Clive Lloyd, the global governing body said yesterday.

BEIJING, (Reuters) – LeBron James shot down questions about his hunger to repeat as a National Basketball Association champion by dazzling fans in the Miami Heat’s 94-80 preseason win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the Chinese capital yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The five American cyclists who testified against Lance Armstrong have all been formally banned for six months after confessing to using performance enhancing drugs, USA Cycling said yesterday.

By Neil Barry Jr., The second edition of the highly lucrative and much anticipated Queensway limited overs Open knockout competition for teams in Georgetown was launched at the pavilion of the defending champions, the Georgetown Cricket Club yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell The competitors of this year’s sixth annual ‘Ride for Life’ five-stage cycle road race were urged yesterday to raise the benchmark above last year’s performances so that every year improvements can be seen.

-Local shooters  occupy top four positions Guyana’s  Lennox Braithwaite captured the lead as Guyanese marksmen stamped their authority on day two of the Individual Competition of the West Indies Fullbore shooting championships at the Timehri rifle ranges yesterday.

-IGG reduced to contest between Guyana versus Suriname Coaches and selectors have chosen the final 12 players for the junior national male basketball team to compete at the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Basketball tournament next month in Suriname but the format of the Games has been adjusted this year.

Former West Indies captain Carl Hooper feels the Indian Premier League (IPL) is “one of the biggest threats” to international cricket right now.

By Emmerson Campbell When this year’s Courts Pee Wee (under 11) football tournament which involves 16 primary schools kicks off at the Thirst Park Ground on October 20, the students and their schools will have some extra motivation.

With just over three weeks to go before the premier Guyana Open local golfers will be involved in three warm up tournaments over the next three weekends.

By Cosmo Hamilton Stop the press. It’s official. The drought is over.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Kevin Curran, the former Zimbabwean all rounder and coach, has died in Mutare at the age of 53 after collapsing on a morning run while preparing his franchise team for a domestic game.

(BBC) Six umpires alleged to have been willing to fix games will not officiate before an investigation is completed, the International Cricket Council says.

CENTURION, South Africa,  CMC – Injury has forced West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo to pull out of the champions’ league Twenty/20 tournament currently underway in South Africa.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-A dispute has erupted between the Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) and the government over the accounting of TT 11 million dollars to fund the Soca Warriors’ ill fated World Cup campaign.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) suspended chief executive Gerald Majola withdrew from an independent disciplinary hearing into his conduct in favour of pursuing his case in the labour court.

-USADA report NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong cheated his way to the top of the cycling world through the most sophisticated doping programme ever seen in the sports world, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said  yesterday.

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago have crashed out of the champions’ league T20 tournament after losing to Yorkshire by six wickets at Supersport Park yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Uncapped all-rounder Rory Kleinveldt has been called up to the South Africa squad for the three-test series in Australia, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced yesterday.