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JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Former South Africa batsman  Herschelle Gibbs is giving away items of kit and medals from his  controversial career via Twitter.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – An inspired Novak Djokovic  shocked defending champion Roger Federer in the Australian Open  semi-finals yesterday to leave the Swiss without a grand slam  title for the first time in eight years.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka have named their World  Cup squad of 15 players to meet the West Indies in a one-day  international series originally scheduled for November but  abandoned due to bad weather.

New coach of the national cricket team Mark Harper believes that Guyana has talented cricketers but for the last three years they have not fulfilled their expectations.

SAN DIEGO, (Reuters) – Much has changed for Tiger Woods since his private life  spectacularly unraveled just over a year ago but his appetite for winning golf tournaments  remains as sharp as ever.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics brushed aside  Cleveland in a 112-95 blowout on Tuesday to send the NBA-worst  Cavaliers to an 18th consecutive defeat.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal’s dream of winning four grand slam titles in a row ended with a whimper yesterday when his body failed him at the quarter-final stage of the Australian Open for the second successive year.

LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies will leave here today for Sri Lanka where they will fine-tune preparations for their World Cup campaign, in a three match One-Day Internationals series against the hosts.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic is seeking a  fast start when he takes on defending champion Roger Federer today with a place in the Australian Open final at stake.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies women’s coach Sherwin Campbell says he is thrilled with the development of his side, despite coming away from the Indian tour empty-handed.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Roston Chase is the only uncapped player named in a 13-member Barbados squad for the opening match of the WICB regional first-class championship against Trinidad & Tobago, starting on February 4 at Guaracara Park.

Guyana’s Kawal Ramkiran capped his debut on the international taekwondo scene with a gold medal at the 10th Caribbean Taekwondo Championships held last Saturday at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in Barbados.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – Jonathan Trott scored a century  and took his first one-day international wicket as England beat  Australia by 21 runs at the Adelaide Oval yesterday to keep  the series alive.

The Developmental Meet which was to be hosted in Linden this Sunday has been relocated to the Police Sports Club (PSC) Ground, Eve Leary, according to President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Colin Boyce.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) has congratulated Assad Fudadin on his appointment as captain of Guyana’s national cricket team for the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) upcoming four-day tournament.

Beijing Olympic Games boxing referee James Beckles convened the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association’s (GABA) training programme for referees, judges and interested persons yesterday at the National Gymnasium.

MADRID, (Reuters) – The Spanish cycling federation  (RFEC) has decided to suspend Tour de France champion Alberto  Contador for one year over his failed doping test in last year’s  race.

ESPNCricinfo, the world’s leading cricket website, will again hold the ESPNCricinfo Awards, celebrating the best individual performances in 2010 by batsmen and bowlers in Tests, one day internationals and Twenty20 cricket. This

Fiery Essequibo pacer Ronsford Beaton is the lone new cap in a Guyana 13 man team named for the upcoming regional four–day tournament which bowls off next month.

Today’s Annual General Meeting of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has been postponed.