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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC- Prolific West Indies cricketer Dwayne Smith has pulled out of the Big Bash League (BBL), Australia’s premier T20 tournament, the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) has reported.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia has set up a dedicated unit to fight doping, match-fixing and other activities that might undermine the integrity of its competitions, the governing body said on Friday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Thursday’s National Basketball Association games.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Cheteshwar Pujara punished South Africa’s wilting bowling attack with a sparkling 135 not out as he and Virat Kohli helped India take complete control of the first test at the Wanderers yesterday.

MARRAKECH, Morocco,  (Reuters) – Referees will use the recently-developed vanishing spray at the World Cup next year to stop defensive walls creeping forward at free kicks, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said yesterday.

(Reuters) – Off-spinner Sunil Narine was already indicating he would be a factor later in the game as he put New Zealand’s batsmen under immense pressure on the second day of the third test on Friday before the hosts finished on 156 for three at the close of play.

Annandale Secondary and St. George’s High School booked quarterfinal spots in the Chico/Kashif & Shanghai Elite Next Generation Football Tournament following 5-2 and 4-1 wins over Queen’s College and East Ruimveldt yesterday.

An exciting doubleheader will be on display when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup round of 16 matches continues today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.

Fifteen sporting bodies received early Christmas and New Year’s tokens on Wednesday night when president of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), K.A

By Jeff Trotman A youthful Vasco FC will meet take on Hi- Stars in the first match of a double header tomorrow at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground for a berth in the quarter finals of the inaugural UDFA GT Beer Cup.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A teary-eyed Sachin Tendulkar ended his cricketing journey in glorious Mumbai sunshine and as the sport bade farewell to its favourite son, the dark side of the “gentleman’s game” was once again exposed.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – Aggressive batsman Jesse Ryder has returned to the New Zealand side after a doping suspension and an absence of nearly two years when he was included yesterday in the limited overs squad for matches against West Indies later this month.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – A spectacular top-order batting collapse left South Africa floundering on 213 for six on the second day of the first test against India yesterday.

MARRAKECH, Morocco, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Ronaldinho’s hopes that a good performance at the Club World Cup might earn a Brazil recall have been dashed by Atletico Mineiro’s shock elimination at the hands of Raja Casablanca.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Wednesday’s National Basketball Association games.

(Reuters) – The frosty relationship between two of Australia’s most senior cricketers seems to have finally thawed with captain Michael Clarke hailing Shane Watson’s team spirit and citing the all-rounder as an example for all young players.

HAMILTON, New Zealand,  CMC- Veteran middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has scored his 29th test century for West Indies on the second day of the third test against New Zealand at Seddon Park Hamilton here today.

(Reuters) – Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Denesh Ramdin rebuilt West Indies’ first innings with a 200-run partnership to guide their side to 289 for six at the close of play on the first day of the third and final test against New Zealand today.

Stevedore Housing Scheme punched their ticket to the final upsetting Albouystown B in their semi-final matchup 5-4 on sudden death kicks from the halfway line when the Guinness of the Streets Georgetown Zone continued on Tuesday.

Queen Street sealed their final’s berth defeating Hope Street 3-1 in the battle of Tiger Bay when the semi-final round of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone concluded on Tuesday.