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Roger Federer

Federer ends year on high with win over Tsonga

(Reuters) – Roger Federer became the first player to win the ATP World Tour Finals six times but had to weather a storming fightback by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga before retaining his title with a 6-3 6-7 6-3 victory at the O2 yesterday.

The victorious West Indies women’s team after they defeated Pakistan to win the ICC World Cup qualifying tournament yesterday in Bangladesh. (WindiesCricket.com)

WI Women win World Cup qualifying tourney

DHAKA, Bangladesh,  CMC – Deandra Dottin’s whirlwind 95, followed up by off-spinner Anisa Mohammed’s seven-wicket haul, propelled West Indies to a crushing 130-run win over Pakistan in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament here yesterday.

The West Indies  players are relieved to escape with a draw. (WindiesCricket.com)

Windies save third Test in dramatic last over

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies snatched a fortuitous draw in dramatic circumstances after another dreadful batting collapse had put them on the verse of losing the third and final Test against India here yesterday.

NBA season set for Christmas Day start

(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) and its players have reached a tentative deal on a new collective bargaining agreement which paves the way for a 66-game season starting on Christmas Day.

Carib/Pepsi T20 semi-final rescheduled

Due to sporadic rain for most of week, organizers of the Guyana Cricket Board’s ( GCB) Carib/ Pepsi Twenty/ 20 tournament have decided to reschedule both semifinal matches for Wednesday at

YEAHHH! Ravi Rampaul (left) celebrates the capture of Sachin Tendulkar’s wicket as Kirk Edwards joins in. (WindiesCricket.com)

PERFECT PLOT, FOILED SACHIN!

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies seamer Ravi Rampaul said yesterday he and head coach Ottis Gibson had carefully plotted the demise of batting legend Sachin Tendulkar.

 Leon Cort

The dream continues for the Golden Jaguars

(reprinted from the FIFA website) “We came from all over the world,” enthused Leon Cort about Guyana’s Golden Jaguars, the national team he has helped captain to unprecedented success in recent months.

President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC)  Peter Abdool, left, makes a point during the press briefing as GBBC executives Howard Cox  and Clairmont DeSouza look on. (Orlando Charles photo)

No more live broadcast of Pro Am Friday Night cards

By Emmerson Campbell After 18 months of creating awareness and raising the sport of boxing out of the doldrums by live television coverage of each Pro Am Friday night card,  the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) will no longer broadcast the event live.

Veerasammy Permaul

Windies A secure series thanks to Permaul, Gabriel

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and pacer Shannon Gabriel grabbed wickets at crucial stages to fire West Indies A to a comfortable 34-run win over Bangladesh A in the second One-Day game here yesterday.

 Wrong batsman! The century was supposed to belong to Sachin T endulkar but ended up being Ravichandra Ashwin’s (above) instead.

Ashwin steals Tendulkar’s thunder

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Batting star Sachin Tendulkar agonisingly missed out on his 100th international century but Ravi Ashwin stroked a surprise maiden one to frustrate West Indies and send the third and final Test ambling toward a draw here yesterday.

Team Manager Michael Harding (left) receives a sponsorship cheque from Giftland Office Max’s Marketing Manager Compton Babb.

Junior Hikers competing in T/dad

Junior hockey players of the Hikers Hockey Club’s Western Union programme departed Friday for Trinidad and Tobago where they will compete in the Magnolias International Indoor tournament.

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