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When Richard Pybus, the new director of cricket, goes about his promised review of the systems designed to produce international players for the West Indies, a good place to start would be with the Indian example.

(Reuters) – Pakistan batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Ahmed Shehzad scored fluent half centuries as the first test against Sri Lanka ended in a tame draw on the fifth day in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Afghanistan will be the fifth team in this year’s Asia Cup and Bangladesh will remain the host of the tournament despite political turmoil in the country, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Rafa Nadal began his year in perfect fashion with victory over Gael Monfils in the Qatar Open in Doha yesterday.

The third annual Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup which concluded on Wednesday at the National Stadium, Providence has once again been a major success.

(The Sports Xchange) — The Golden State Warriors overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to stretch their winning streak to eight games with a 101-100 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – A dominant Australia looked firmly on course for a 5-0 Ashes series sweep when they reached 140 for four, a lead of 311, at the close of play after skittling England for 155 on a dramatic second day of the fifth test yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – England coach Andy Flower and captain Alastair Cook appear likely to retain their jobs despite the disastrous Ashes tour of Australia but batting coach Graham Gooch believes some sort of rebuilding process is inevitable.

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.

Recently appointed captain of the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team Steven Jacobs, yesterday said that the decision not to play for his country this year was based on his desire to take his career to another level adding that he hopes it will enhance his leadership skills in his quest to one day lead Guyana.

West Indies players Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Veerasammy Permaul. Fresh from their exploits in the test series against New Zealand, yesterday joined the national squad preparing for the upcoming Super50 and regional Four Day tournaments.

President of the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Alfred Mentore said yesterday that 2014 will focus on the continued development of the sport’s next ambassadors while plans to turn the club into a multi-sporting facility for the community and country are currently in the works.

Despite the challenges, President of the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) Gregory Rambarran said the group completed 70% of its 2013 programme and he anticipates a more productive 2014.

Nigel Hinds, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and former national basketball and hockey player says he has an action plan to take basketball in Guyana to its pinnacle over the next four years if he is elected president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.

Despite a drastic decline in its traditional attendance, co-founder of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation, Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major has dubbed this year’s edition of its football tournament a “great success.”

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Serena Williams extended her winning streak over Maria Sharapova to 14 matches following a 6-2 7-6 (9-7) win in the semi-final of the Brisbane International yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – TheWest Indies women’s team will have a full camp in New Zealand ahead of their eight-match series next month The World Cup runners-up will arrive in NewZealand on  February 10 for a one-week camp as they prepare to face the White Ferns in three One-Day Internationals and five T20 Internationals.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC- West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has brushed aside speculation that flamboyant opener Chris Gayle will be back in the side in time for the two T20 matches to end their tour of New Zealand.

NELSON, New Zealand, CMC- TheWest Indies will be without the services of their test and T20 captain, Darren Sammy, for the rest of the One Day International (ODI) series against New Zealand.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Former West Indies cricketer Xavier Marshall is protesting his exclusion from a 44-man Jamaica trial squad preparing for the new regional season starting later this month.