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KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Interim Pakistan coach Mohsin  Khan said his team were hoping for a ‘fresh start’ when they  take on England for the first time since the spot-fixing scandal  next month.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australian Sam Stosur is determined to show on home soil in 2012 the form that won her a first grand slam singles title at the U.S.

Proud owner of South America’s fastest knockout, Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy had his breakthrough year this year in the sport of boxing.

Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) President Kit Nascimento has hit out at the lack of government support for the men’s rugby team’s preparation for the upcoming Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens tournament.

Lawyers representing the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday filed a motion in the High Court seeking to squash the decision by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr.

Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Anand Sanasie said yesterday that the GCB was awaiting a  response from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) with respect to what steps to take next regarding the running of  cricket in Guyana.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – All-rounders Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo are the two West Indians whose names have been identified with the start of the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 next year.

Behind the scenes, he pulls the strings from a distance that helped make the Golden Jaguars strike “El Dorado”  in the CONCACAF World Cup football qualifying competition.

By Emmerson Campbell ALBA Games bronze medalist and gold medalist at the Ronald Wilson Memorial boxing tournament, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan will look to end this year on a high note when he takes the ring tomorrow night to headline the amateur segment of a Pro Am boxing card in the Twin-Island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

(Reuters) – With egos badly bruised after losing their first two games of the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers enjoyed a rare day off on Wednesday having avoided their first 0-3 start since 1978.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, CMC – ICC Associate nation The Netherlands have suffered a double blow ahead of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship next month.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Stuart Williams will take over the job of head coach of the Leeward Islands for the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.

Berbice Under-17 player Derick Narine-Lalsa Jr. turned in a fine all-rounded performance for one-time champion D’Edward in their hip victory over Rosignol United when the 2011 New Building Society Division limited overs cricket competition continued recently.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – International umpire Marion Johnson-Hurley said lack of opportunity leading to frustration has taken its toll and she could soon step down from the position.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – India struck back with four late wickets while Australia’s Mike Hussey posted a defiant half-century to leave the first test delicately poised at the close of the third day yesterday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting gave little indication he would be riding off into the sunset after the India series following his second successive half-century on the third day of the first test yesterday.

MIAMI,  (Reuters) – Rookie Norris Cole shone for the Miami Heat as they beat Boston 115-107 on Tuesday to maintain their impressive start to the National Basketball Association (NBA) season and hand the Celtics their second consecutive loss.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Ishant Sharma has not been much of a handful for Australia’s batsmen but the superstitious Indian paceman will at least become a real mouthful after tweaking his name in a bid to change his bowling fortunes.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Heavyweight amateur champion Anderson Emmanuel was granted bail and spent Christmas with his family.

LONDON, CMC – Bermudian striker Nahki Wells was on target in English Division 2 club Bradford City’s biggest win of the season, a 3-0 Boxing Day victory against fellow strugglers Crewe Alexandra.