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By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday selected the men’s’ Sevens team that will represent Guyana at the Las Vegas Invitational Sevens tournament from February 9 to 11.

Operations at Guyana’s first ever “Learn-to-Swim” school is scheduled to begin next week Monday, with classes set to take place six days a week at the school’s facility located, Industry, East Coast Demerara.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – A combative Rafa Nadal returned serve at sceptics who have questioned his motivation at the Australian Open  yesterday, saying the passion he lost toward the end of last season had returned and that he was fighting fit to take down 2011 nemesis Novak Djokovic.

By Iva Wharton Shiv Nandalall was yesterday returned unopposed as president of the Guyana Chess Federation (GFC) after that body held its Annual General Meeting and election of officer bears at the Guyana Olympic Association building on High Street.

(Reuters) – The Dallas Mavericks had little difficulty extending their win streak to five games as they crushed the Sacramento Kings 99-60 at the American Airlines Center on Saturday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Dwayne Smith blasted a memorable, boundary-studded 86 to set up a comfortable win for Barbados by 62 runs against Jamaica that lifted them to the top of the standings in Group B of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground on Saturday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Captain Romel Currency produced an fine all-round performance to spur Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) to their first win by 29 runs over Sussex in Group-B of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground on Saturday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A record number of over 42 000 fans watched the first phase of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has reported.

PERTH, (Reuters) – A rampant Australia blitzed India’s tail to crush the hapless tourists by an innings and 37 runs with more than two days to spare in the third test yesterday and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the series.

By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) held its final Trial game yesterday at the National Park to select the national Sevens team which will participate in the Las Vegas Invitational Sevens from February 9 to 11.

The US$62,500 winners’ pay day in the current Caribbean Twenty20 – even the overall pot of US$125,000 – is mere pocket change to the real megabucks of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Australia’s Big Bash and other such biff-bang extravaganzas that have sprung up in every country since introduced in England in 2004.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Officials of the under-fire Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board said Minister of Sport Anil Roberts was never misled about the decision to allow Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo to play for their Indian Premier League teams in the Champions League Twenty20 last September.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A tidy performance in the field from Kevon Cooper helped reigning champions Trinidad & Tobago turn a match that promised much into a one-sided affair, claiming a historic, seven-wicket victory over Guyana in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament on Friday.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Australia opener David Warner hailed sage advice from West Indies batting machine Shivnarine Chanderpaul following his second Test hundred against India yesterday.

EAST LONDON, South Africa,  (Reuters) – Half-centuries from Hashim Amla and JP Duminy helped South Africa secure a five-wicket win in the second one-day international against Sri Lanka yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago have axed German Otto Pfister and appointed his assistant Anton Corneal as technical director.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Ato Boldon dismissed suggestions that he has failed to get involved with upcoming athletes in Trinidad & Tobago.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – Kenny Benjamin said a crisis of leadership was affecting the game in the Leeward Islands.

PERTH, (Reuters) – Australia, fired by David Warner’s 180 and another fine display from their pace attack, were closing on victory after reducing India to 88 for four in their second innings after two days of the third test  yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell President Donald Ramotar yesterday answered an appeal for financial assistance from the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) on Monday by donating a cheque for five million dollars.