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The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) closes off its year of activities this weekend with the National Open Amateur championship to be held at the Banks DIH Parking lot.

Mayor Green’s 78th birth anniversary competition culminates on Friday, at the Den Amstel Centre Ground.

(Reuters) – Miami’s LeBron James and Dwyane Wade went on a scoring spree to lift the Heat to a 101-92 victory over Southeast rivals Atlanta on Monday, opening up a 1.5 game gap over the Hawks.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic has beaten Andy Murray to the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) annual men’s World Champion award with American Serena Williams taking the women’s prize for a third time.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting’s retirement has left a big leadership void in Australia’s test side and other players will have to step up and lead by example in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka, according to opening batsman Ed Cowan.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Marlon Samuels’s whirlwind knock in the one-off Twenty20 International against Bangladesh on Monday has propelled him up the International Cricket Council Twenty20 rankings.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies Women’s head coach Sherwin Campbell says he wants to see a big improvement in the side’s batting, as the team prepares to do battle in the World Cup starting next month in India.

KUALA LUMPUR, (Reuters) – UEFA President Michel Platini remains ardently opposed to the use of goal-line technology, which is being employed by FIFA for the first time at the Club World Cup, and said yesterday the money would be better spent developing the game.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua,  CMC – Defending champions Jamaica tumbled the brink of elimination from the CFU Caribbean Cup when they were held to a frustrating nil-all draw by Martinique here Monday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Phillip Hughes has declared himself ready to grab his third chance as an Australian test cricketer at Hobart this week and a far better batsman than the nervy swiper who blew his second shot at the same ground a year ago.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy said yesterday West Indies were pleased to have finished the tour on a winning note but disappointed over failing to win all formats during the series.

Kwakwani Strikers and Eagles United will clash tomorrow at the GFC Ground for one of the top two spots in the knock-out round of the Banks Beer/GFA Cup football tournament.

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Marlon Samuels’s brilliance allowed West Indies to sign off their Bangladesh tour on a high note with a 18-run win in yesterday’s one-off Twenty20 International but not before suffering a scare from hosts still gushing from their 50-overs series triumph.

(BBC) England captain Alastair Cook has the potential to match Sachin Tendulkar’s run-scoring feats, according to batting coach Graham Gooch.

US Ambassador D Brent Hardt yesterday handed over a quantity of gloves and other boxing gear to the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) President Steve Ninvalle in fulfilment of a commitment the embassy made recently to contribute to the development of the sport.

National Champion Abigail McDonald won the inaugural Scrabblers Give-Back Charity Open on Sunday at the Malteenoes Sports Club.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – World number one Rory McIlroy won the 2012 European Golf Writers Trophy yesterday after a spectacular season during which he landed his second major title and topped the money-list on both sides of the Atlantic.

-says offers to players came from GFAPresident of the Pele Football Club, Cecil Jacques says the club will not be participating in this year’s Banks DIH-sponsored Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer President’s Cup tournament.

(Jamaica Observer) Nicholas ‘Axeman’ Walters landed a well-deserved technical knockout victory over the persistent Daulis Prescott in the seventh round to capture the World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight crown to become the 10th Jamaican world champion, and more importantly, the first to win a world title on local soil.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Antigua and Barbuda clawed their way back into contention in the CFU Caribbean Cup with a shock defeat of Trinidad and Tobago that put the former champions on the brink of elimination here Sunday night.