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NELSON, New Zealand,  CMC West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has blamed second-string players for his side’s poor results in recent times and accused them of not making use of the opportunities given to them.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies selectors have called up three players to join the team in New Zealand for the two-match Twenty20 series.

Following their 3 – 2 win over Santos in the final of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Cup on January 1 at the Providence  National Stadium, newly formed Slingerz Football Club is still jubilant.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) at a simple presentation ceremony at Olympic House on High Street Saturday handed over trophies and cash prizes to the various division winners of the recent Champion of Champions event.

January 26 is now the confirmed date of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) grand horse meet which was initially scheduled to be run off on Boxing Day at the club’s track at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia obliterated England’s batting in a shade over 31 overs to claim a thumping 281-run fifth test victory with more than two days to spare and seal only the third 5-0 sweep in the long history of Ashes series yesterday.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams laid down an imposing marker ahead of the first grand slam of the year by powering to a 6-4 7-5 victory over Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka at the Brisbane International on Saturday.

San Antonio Spurs clip Los Angeles (The Sports Xchange) —Center Tiago Splitter scored a season high 22-points as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 116-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer’s hopes of starting the year with a long-overdue title ended in failure yesterday when the Swiss was beaten by local hero Lleyton Hewitt in the Brisbane International final.

(Reuters) – With next week’s Australian Open in mind, a weary Venus Williams has opted to skip the Hobart International while her American compatriot Sloane Stephens has pulled out of the Sydney International with a minor wrist injury.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United suffered a stinging 2-1 home defeat by Swansea City in the FA Cup third round yesterday as their former fortress of Old Trafford was ransacked for the fifth time this season.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Sporting officials in the Bahamas are gearing up for a busy schedule of activities on the sporting calendar for 2014, according to Minister of Sports, Dr Daniel Johnson.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago, CMC – Two regional umpires have been named among 14 umpires who will officiate in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2014 to be staged in New Zealand, starting this month.

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC –Organisers of the inaugural International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF)World Relay Championships are trying to keep within the five million dollars budget which is set for the event.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – A rampant Australia sealed a 5-0 Ashes series sweep by skittling England out for 166 to claim a 281-run victory with more than two days to spare in the fifth test at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC – New Zealand beat West Indies by 58 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method to win the fourth One Day International (ODI) here at Saxton Oval and take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.

The Ministry of Sport will look to intensify its role regarding anti-doping measures and further educate athletes, federations and coaches about the list of banned substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list.

A 27-team one week Open dominoes competition sponsored by the United States of America Dominoes Federation and organised by Mark Wiltshire will get underway today at the La Belle Hotel and Bar, Norton Street from 2pm.

The Ministry of Education/East Bank Demerara Football Association knockout tournament will continue today at the Grove Community ground with a triple-header.