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ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was perhaps due a failure and finally got one but his South Australia Redbacks survived this to score a 10-run win over Queensland in the Twenty20 Big Bash yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies team for the 2011 World Cup, starting on February 19 in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

The West Indies selectors are happy with the fitness of Guyanese strokemaker Ramnaresh Sarwan and that is why they have included him in the West Indies World Cup squad announced yesterday.

By Marlon Munroe Outgoing president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh hopes that the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) executive resolves its issues before elections on Saturday.

Reigning Caribbean and South American Masters Champion, Norman Madhoo suffered mixed fortunes, in the latest Darts Tournament which was contested last Sunday at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands.

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer summoned up his  very best tennis to see off inspired Frenchman Gilles Simon over  five sets yesterday and reach the third round of the  Australian Open on a day of scares at Melbourne Park.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks handed the  ailing Miami Heat a season-high fourth straight loss with a  93-89 overtime victory on Tuesday that spoiled the return of  LeBron James to the lineup.

In an effort to improve interest in sports by students and keep young developed minds from engaging in negative activities, South Star Association will stage  an Inter-School Futsal Competition.

RAJKOT, India, CMC – A resolute 63 from Shanel Daley failed to ignite West Indies Women, and India Women crushed them by 57 runs in the fifth and final One-day International yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – A match which promised much ended in a no result, after rain wiped-out a crucial Caribbean Twenty20 contest between Trinidad & Tobago and Hampshire yesterday.

The Emanie Netball Club upheld its reputation as Guyana’s leading netball club with an unbeaten performance on their way to winning the two-day Sherwin McKenzie mixed teams competition held last weekend at the National Gymnasium.

The Afterschool Basketball Programme organised by the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) has seen a drastic increase in the number of participants attending the programme.

Dwayne Bravo and Keiron Pollard have opted to miss the current regional T20 cricket series but T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) boss Azim Bassarath says they will be eligible to play, if T&T reaches the Champions League in October.

Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour started the 2011 golf season on a high note when he came out victorious in last weekend’s Medal Play tournament organised by the Lusignan Golf Club.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza  will not take part in next month’s World Cup after the injured  fast bowler was left out of Bangladesh’s 15-man squad named yesterday.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Guyanese batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan  has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the World Cup  starting on the Indian sub-continent next month, the West Indies  Cricket Board said today.

President of the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA) and co-opted member of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB), Rohan Sarjoo yesterday denied that he was involved in the acid attack on treasurer of the DCB Pretipaul Jaigobin last year.

The two factions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) once again clashed yesterday in deciding on the location for Saturday’s Annual General Meeting and over the allocated delegates for the member associations.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Boston’s Kevin Garnett made a  game-clinching steal in his return to the court on Monday and  Paul Pierce nailed the winning shot in the final minute to lift  the Celtics to a 109-106 triumph over the Orlando Magic.

Cricket fans in Guyana will be unable to see the remaining matches of the current CaribbeanT20 cricket tournament.