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West Indian man mountain Kevin McKenzie remembers when he first laid eyes on Broncos captain Sam Thaiday in action.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher was one of three players dropped yesterday  when South Africa named their squad for next month’s one-day internationals against Sri Lanka.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Chris Gayle thundered again, but failed to limp the Sydney Thunder over the finish line and the Melbourne Renegades claimed a six-run victory in another thrilling finish in the Big Bash Twenty20 League yesterday.

(Reuters) – Boston Celtics All-Star forward Kevin Garnett is investing in American-owned Italian soccer club AS Roma, Boston media reported  yesterday.

By Iva Wharton Now that the Guyana Netball Association (GNA)  has become a member of the American Federation of Netball Association (AFNA) improving the quality of umpires and coaches have become a priority for the association President Kim Kyte-John is advocating.

Avishkar Sewkarran became the latest centurion in the 2011 New Building Society (NBS) second division limited overs cricket competition when he slammed a match-winning 101 not out for West Berbice’s team, Bath.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Sprinter Kelly-Ann Baptiste and West Indies batsman Darren Bravo were named the Trinidad & Tobago Sportswoman and Sportsman-of-the-Year.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant’s injured wrist did not prevent the All Star guard from lifting the LA Lakers to a 99-82 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday.

(Reuters) – San Antonio squashed some of the hype surrounding the revamped Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with a 115-90 victory that lifted the Spurs to 2-0 in the new season.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Just one test into the four-match series against Australia and India are confronting the grim reality that they remain international cricket’s slowest starters, especially on tour.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Australia close out the year on a high after their rousing 122-run victory over India in the first test in Melbourne, but might hope their batsmen have underlined “I shall not throw my wicket away cheaply” at the top of their New Year resolutions.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has scheduled a directors’ meeting in St Lucia this weekend and the current situation here as regards the formation of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to run the affairs of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is one of the very prominent items on the agenda.

(Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Jack  Warner said he was sold the World Cup television rights for  Trinidad and Tobago for as little as $1 in return for supporting  FIFA president Sepp Blatter in soccer elections.

(Reuters) – The struggling Phoenix Suns have  signed former All-Star guard Michael Redd to boost their scoring  depth, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s makeshift pace  attack performed above and beyond expectations yesterday,  tearing through India’s formidable batting unit to propel the  hosts to an emphatic 122-run victory in the first test.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – India captain MS Dhoni  gave a frank assessment of his team’s fourth day collapse to  lose the first test against Australia, saying the Melbourne  Cricket Ground wicket was benign enough to reel in the victory  target.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain  Michael Clarke praised his bowlers for knocking over India’s  potent batting lineup to win the first test in Melbourne on  Thursday and paid tribute to their ability to cobble together  runs after the hosts’ bats failed to fire.

Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA of Trinidad and Tobago and Pele secured similar 3-1 victories over Victoria Kings and Mill Ballers respectively, when action in 22nd annual Kashif and Shanghai tournament continued at the Beterverwagting Ground on Wednesday evening.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – Diminutive  left-arm spinner Rangana Herath took five wickets as Sri Lanka  recorded their first test win in South Africa with a 208-run  victory at Kingsmead yesterday.

(Reuters) – San Antonio squashed some of the hype  surrounding the revamped Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday with  a 115-90 victory that lifted the Spurs to 2-0 in the new season.