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SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies batting star Chris Gayle has come under fire from an opposing captain after another failure for Sydney Thunder in the Australian Big Bash here yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Frank Lampard underlined his value to Chelsea with a well-taken double to secure a 2-1 comeback win at Everton yesterday and Liverpool’s Luis Suarez heaped more misery on Premier League strugglers Queens Park Rangers.

LONDON,  CMC – Resurgent Trinidadian striker Kenwyne Jones netted his third goal in four games while Barbadian international Emmerson Boyce scored his second of the new season, as they helped to carved out contrasting results for their respective clubs in England’s top flight here Saturday.

Northern Rangers Football Club dismantled Santos Football Club 2-0 while the Guyana Defence Force crushed Netrockers 4-1 Friday night at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda to reach the semi-finals of the Georgetown Football Association/Banks Beer Knockout Cup competition.

Elton `The Bully’ Dharry says that despite his win over Ricardo Blackman of Barbados he is still hoping to engage Jamaican Rudolph Hedge to silence his critics.

By Tony Cozier West Indies  cricket in 2012 could at last swap the fixed frown of despair that had long since been its troubling trademark for the semblance of a smile.

Apart from swimming no new sporting disciplines will be undertaken by the University of Guyana says Sports Co-ordinator Lavern Fraser-Thomas.

Georgetown, Guyana – Newly-appointed Guyana captain Veerasammy Permaul insisted that his team will be “at their very best” when they play in the Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament next month.

Number one seed Kashif and Shanghai Kings will this evening take on number four seed Victory Valley Royals while number two Half Mile Bulls face their number there rivals Amelia’s Ward Jets in the semi-finals of the Linden Amateur basketball Association (LABA) Malta Supreme tournament at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board chief executive, Suruj Ragoonath believes the Caribbean Premier League will augur well for the development of regional players, and will also help bring a more professional approach cricket in the Caribbean.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former England captain and respected commentator Tony Greig, one of the architects of cricket’s World Series revolution in the 1970s, has died at the age of 66 after suffering a heart attack at his Sydney home yesterday.

St. John’s, Antigua –Leeward Islands are on a mission to see them go where they have never gone before in the Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Theo Walcott evoked memories of the great Thierry Henry when his dazzling hat-trick inspired Arsenal to a 7-3 win over Newcastle United yesterday in one of the best Premier League games of the season.

PERTH, Australia,  CMC – West Indies stroke-maker Marlon Samuels suffered the indignity of a first ball ‘duck’ as his Melbourne Renegades crashed to their first loss of the Australian Big Bash here yesterday.

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – Brisbane Heat coach Darren Lehmann has been slapped with a AUS$3 000 fine (US$ 3 111) for accusing West Indies off-spinner Marlon Samuels of throwing.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – French Open champion Rafa Nadal has been forced to withdraw from next month’s Australian Open because of a stomach virus that has disrupted his recovery from a long-term knee injury, the world number four said on Friday.

After successfully competing in an exhibition tournament organised by the Guyana Squash Association (GSA), Professional Squash Association (PSA) player Christopher Gordon said squash in Guyana has a progressive future.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s second test thrashing of an injury-ravaged Sri Lanka provided some consolation after a stinging 1-0 loss in the home series to South Africa, but has left the team with much to ponder ahead of the dead rubber test in Sydney next week.

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – Trinidad & Tobago coach David Williams is confident that he has the right pieces in place to mount a challenge to win the Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament for an unprecedented third straight year.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Mike Hussey will play his final test against Sri Lanka next week and retire from international cricket at the end of the Australian summer, the veteran batsman said, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.