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(Reuters) – Following in Alex Ferguson’s footsteps was never going to be an easy task for David Moyes but few Manchester United fans would have anticipated the English champions slipping 12 points behind the Premier League leaders with only a third of the season gone.

MIAMI,  CMC- The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football is to stage its first -annual CONCACAF Awards, to honor the year’s stand-out performers.

COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil, (Reuters) – FIFA yesterday announced a 37 per cent increase in the prize money for the World Cup finals from $420 million in 2010 to $576 million at next year’s tournament in Brazil.

(Reuters) – West Indies were struggling to save the first test against New Zealand after lurching to 37 for one in their second innings, still 359 runs from making the hosts bat again, at tea on the third day in Dunedin last night.

Mahaica Determinators upset Riddim Squad 5-4 on sudden death kicks following a 0-0 score line at the end of normal and extra time when action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continued last night.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – England’s Stuart Broad briefly took the wind out of Australia’s sails by removing opener David Warner but the hosts survived without further loss to be 46 for one at lunch on a rainy opening day of the second Ashes test in Adelaide yesterday.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – New Zealand Cricket had been aware for months of the International Cricket Council investigation into former New Zealand players’ involvement in alleged match-fixing, NZC chief executive David White said yesterday.

A, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Under 19s thrashed Bangladesh Under 19s by 114 runs in their only warm-up 50 over fixture of their current tour at Chittagong’s Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium (ZACS) on Tuesday.

(Barbados Nation) President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Dave Cameron, was the bearer of bad news on Tuesday night.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is to bowl off its 2013 senior four-day Inter-county tournament today with a double header between Berbice and the President’s XI at the Everest Ground and a Demerara versus Essequibo encounter at the Enmore Community Centre.

Former head coach of the Golden Jaguars, Jamal Shabazz presented a quantity of bibs and game balls to co-founder of the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organization, Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major yesterday in Trinidad to aid in the preparation of the secondary schools in Linden.

Former national chess champion Wendell Meusa beat defending champion Taffin Khan when the Vita-Malt Plus 2013 National Senior Chess Championships continued at the Ocean Spray Hotel on Sunday. 

Director of Sports Neil Kumar and Director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Baldath Mahabir at the 16th Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Awards ceremony called for unity in resolving the issues surrounding cricket, along with the provision of an enabling environment to nurture talent and preserve the country’s rich cricket history.

Alexander Village upset East La Penitence-Sparta Boss 3-2 on penalty kicks following a 2-2 score line at the end of normal time when action in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone continued on Tuesday.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – England will let their cricket do the talking in the second test in Adelaide after engaging in some “ugly” verbal exchanges with Australia during their opening loss in Brisbane, captain Alastair Cook said yesterday.

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

(Reuters) – Kirk Edwards and Darren Bravo scored half centuries as West Indies battled to save the first test against New Zealand but were still 228 runs from making the hosts bat again at the close of play on the third day in Dunedin today.

North East La Penitence trounced defending national champions Back Circle 3-0 in their group-C match-up when action in the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone continued last night at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac on Hadfield Street and Mandela Avenue.

Male cricketer of the year Leon Johnson and female cricketer of the year June Ogle posing with their awards last night.

(Reuters) – Ross Taylor’s first test double century helped New Zealand to 609 for nine declared before his bowlers reduced West Indies to 67 for two as the hosts took firm control on day two of the first test in Dunedin yesterday.