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(Reuters) – England pace bowler Tim Bresnan has been ruled out of England’s three-test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates after failing to recover from an elbow injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

By Iva Wharton The Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) will be embarking on a number of new endeavors while continuing to build on the foundation it created in 2011.

The University of Guyana is currently preparing to send a team of athletes to the 2011 Barbados Relay Fair on February 11.

(Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss said the side would be “better for these three days” after labouring to a three-wicket victory over the ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI yesterday.

Director of Sports Neil Kumar said Cabinet has sanctioned the functioning of the National Sports Commission (NSC) and it has been implementing the Sports Policy for some time now.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana, the only teams to have captured regional Twenty20 titles, will both be in action when the 2012 Caribbean tournament starts here today at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.

Coach of the Ruralites Track and Field Club Raymond Daw says he is disheartened with the conditions under which his athletes have to train.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Left-arm spinner Garey Mathurin believes the Windward Islands can be very competitive in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament starting here today.

(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs built a big lead over the Denver Nuggets but were forced to hang on for a 121-117 win on Saturday.

Guyana’s Lady Jags lost their opening game of the CONCACAF Women’s Under-20 Championships to hosts Cuba 1-5 on Saturday at the Estadio Pedro Marrero Ciudad de La Habana ground.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Liverpool have offered an apology over the alleged racist abuse suffered by Oldham Athletic’s Tom Adeyemi at Anfield during Friday’s third round FA Cup match for which a spectator was arrested and charged over the weekend.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will be 100 years old this year and the club has planned a year-long  programme of activities.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s embattled cricket board has defended its player management practices in the face of withering criticism following a raft of injuries that have gutted the team’s bowling unit.

(BBC)  England’s batsmen were made to struggle on the second day of their three-day warm-up game against an ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate XI in Dubai yesterday.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – All-rounder Albie Morkel has been called up to South Africa’s one-day international (ODI) squad as an injury replacement for the five-match series against Sri Lanka, Cricket South Africa announced yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal will be gunning for Novak Djokovic this year to prevent Serbia’s world number one from having another record-setting season, Juan Martin del Potro said  yesterday.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Sydney Thunder, with West Indians Chris Gayle and Fidel Edwards in their side, lost by 17 runs on the Duckworth /Lewis Method in a rain-affected game against cross-town rivals Sydney Sixers at Stadium Australia yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Talented all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite says he is confident of sparking a revival in the Barbados team as the former regional powerhouses look to win their first ever Caribbean Twenty20 title.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – As Jamaica hunt an elusive Caribbean Twenty20 title in the tournament which starts today in Antigua, team coach Junior Bennett reckons that the batsmen must try not to allow so many dot balls to be bowled.

(Reuters) – The Chicago Bulls extended their winning streak to six games with a late run to pull away from the Orlando Magic 97-83 at the Amway Center on Friday.