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LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The battle for Los Angeles gained another feisty chapter as the Lakers scrapped to a 96-91 win over the Clippers on Wednesday to reassume inner-city bragging rights.

The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) shared out the promised cheques to all the clubs that failed to reach the finals in its knockout game and sanctioned Pele and GDF for their non-participation in its tournament at a General Council meeting on Saturday.

ABU DHABI,  (Reuters) – Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal took three late wickets to thrust his team back into contention at the close of the second day of the second test against England yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – There was no title at stake and no trophy to lift but Rafa Nadal’s victory over Roger Federer in the Australian Open semi-finals yesterday added another glorious chapter to the greatest rivalry in tennis.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Rampant paceman Peter Siddle took five wickets as Australia bowled India out for 272 before extending their lead to a dominant 382 runs by the close of play on third day of the fourth test yesterday.

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy shrugged off a misfiring driver to outscore playing partners Tiger Woods and Luke Donald in the Abu Dhabi Championship first round yesterday.

Clive Lloyd, chairman of the government-established Interim Management Committee, yesterday defended the body’s decision to select a 30-man provisional squad to prepare for the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) regional four day competition which bowls off early next month.

The beleaguered Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executives yesterday filed a motion in the High Court stating that the setting up of an  Interim Management Committee by the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport was unconstitutional.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Daren Ganga paid tribute to the Trinidad & Tobago side that won the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament which ended last Sunday in Barbados.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Phil Simmons said Ireland will be ready to play Tests in five years.

ADELAIDE,  (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke hit masterful double centuries to drive Australia to 604 for seven declared before their bowlers reduced India to 61 for two at the end of second day of the fourth test on Wednesday.

ABU DHABI,  (Reuters) – England’s Stuart Broad and Graeme Swann were the scourge of Pakistan as they picked up six wickets to reduce the hosts to 256 for seven on the first day of the second test yesterday.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Anthony Martin said yesterday that the Leeward Islands failed to live up to expectations in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament because the side was wrought with disunity and chaos.

Bad weather affected the latest round of the Hadi’s nationwide male and female softball tournament organized by the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) scheduled for Sunday at various venues around the country.

By Iva Wharton At, 20, after just over a decade in the sport of table tennis, Trenace Lowe has a long list of accomplishments that would make any parent proud.

By Iva Wharton Former 1980s junior and national chess champion Tony Hanoman praised the skills of the current group of local players though he opined that they did not understand how to play strategically from go and needed stronger competition to boost their skills.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Champion Novak Djokovic overcame a leg strain and breathing difficulties to grind down David Ferrer 6-4 7-6 6-1 at the Australian Open  yesterday and set up an intriguing re-match of last year’s final with Andy Murray.

(Reuters) – Chris Bosh scored 17 of his season-high 35 points in the fourth quarter to supply the firepower for the Miami Heat in a 92-85 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Fewer athletes from the hinterland areas may be participating in the this year’s National Schools Championships as several are pursuing sponsorship overseas to elevate themselves, after promises of assistance from local authorities never came to fruition.

Guyana’s cricket yesterday became even more shrouded in controversy after the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the government-implemented Interim Management Committee released 31-man and 30-man squads respectively for the upcoming Regional four-day tournament that bowls off on February 3.