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LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea completed the  signing of Liverpool’s Spanish striker Fernando Torres on  Monday, the Premier League clubs confirmed.

Literary critic, poet, novelist and cricket writer extraordinaire Ian McDonald (AA) has commended the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) for establishing and maintaining the tradition of celebrating the country’s sporting heroes.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic brilliantly  dominated a listless Andy Murray to claim his second Australian  Open title yesetrday to confirm the arrival of a genuine third  force at the top of men’s tennis.

A tennis camp for persons 18 years and older got underway on Saturday at the National park Courts.

A Berbice Open table tennis tournament will be held next month at the GuySuCo Training Centre, Port Mourant.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Australia wrapped up a  morale-boosting one-day series victory over England with two games to spare after a 51-run win in the fifth match at the  Gabba yesterday.

Colombo, Sri Lanka – The West Indies will open their three match One Day International Series against Sri Lanka today at the Sinhalese Sports Club.

Yesterday’s scheduled annual general meeting and election of office bearers of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) was not held.

National captain Daren Ganga will be included in a 14-man squad expected to be announced today by the Trinidad and Tobago national selectors for the Barbados regional First Class clash from Friday at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre.

West Indies and T&T all rounder Dwayne Bravo is not too concerned about the poor performances he has turned out lately.

SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – The Sacramento Kings held  off a late-charging New Orleans Hornets to halt the visitors’ 10-game winning streak with a 102-96 triumph on Saturday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – The Indian cricket board (BCCI)  has recommended Bangalore’s M.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Russell Latapy is expected to accept a new coaching role in the development of the sport in Trinidad & Tobago.

lpha ‘The Hammer’ United easily sailed over  their final hurdle in the NAMILCO Football Festival Tournament to claim top honours on Friday night at the Tucville Playfield.

Colombo, Sri Lanka – Ramnaresh Sarwan is happy to be back in West Indies colours and is eagerly looking forward to the three One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.

When the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) introduced England ‘A’ into its annual first-class tournament in 2001, some of the reaction bordered on paranoia.

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced a historic US$360,000 grant programme which is aimed at supporting club cricket across the Caribbean.

Former president of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG), Martin Stephenson, who died on January 20 at the St.

Kurt Bess avenged his loss to Anthony Augustin in destructive style with a first round knockout on Friday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Marlon Munroe Former president of the Guyana Table Tennis Association Attorney-at-Law, Anil Nandlall, said yesterday that the injunction which was withdrawn by the Bissondyal Singh-led Demerara