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The mettle of the Guyanese players will undergo a series of tests over the next couple of weeks as the second Caribbean Twenty20 tournament bowls off tomorrow in Antigua.

BANGALORE, India, CMC – Chris Gayle will be hoping that he attracts Indian Premier League (IPL) bidders today, after he remained unsold at the players’ auction for the fourth edition of the competition yesterday.

After months of uncertainty, it appears that The Bahamas will in fact be stepping in to save this year’s Carifta Games with an announcement expected to be made by North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletics Association President Neville ‘Teddy’ McCook as early as next week.

Fiona Harris was returned unopposed as president of the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding & Fitness Federation (GABBFF) on Friday evening when the association’s Annual General Meeting was held.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Steady bowling followed by solid batting, led by Stacy-Ann King and Merissa Aguilleira, propelled West Indies Women to a five-wicket victory over the BCCI President’s XI in their opening match of their tour of India yesterday.

ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – A tidy all-round performance from Kieron Pollard helped South Australia to a 55-run victory over compatriot Dwayne Bravo and Victoria in the Twenty20 Big Bash yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A steady all-round performance from Gary Mathurin helped Windward Islands rebound from defeat, and complete a six-run victory over Leeward Islands in a warm-up match on Friday ahead of the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.

Three table tennis coaches namely Raynor `Copter’ Anderson, Linden Johnson and Muniram Persaud, are on a training course in Trinidad and Tobago that runs from January 5 – 11.

The St Lucia Government recently honoured two of its leading sport personalities – cricketer and West Indies skipper Darren Sammy and high jump Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Levern Spencer – for the honour that their exceptional achievements brought to their country.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi scored a stunning freekick and helped set up two more goals as Barcelona swept hosts Deportivo Coruna aside 4-0 to surge five points clear at the top of La Liga yesterday.

RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – AC Milan and Flamengo reached an agreement yesterday for Ronaldinho’s transfer to Brazil’s 2009 champions, the Italian club’s vice-president Adriano Galliani said.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Any pretensions Australia had to still being at the top table in test cricket have been shattered by their ashes humiliation with India, South Africa and their conquerors England likely to battle it for the right to call themselves the world’s best side. 

HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has undergone blood tests to determine a mystery illness making him lethargic and feel “fluey”, team manager Dave Currie said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Fidel Edwards believes he is fitter than at any other time in his playing career, and is looking forward to returning to serious action.

HAMILTON, New Zealand (Reuters) – Captain Misbah-ul-haq and Asad Sahfiq ground out an unbroken 128-run partnership to resurrect Pakistan’s first innings and guide them to 235 for four at the close of play of the second day of the first test against New Zealand yesterday.

Trinidad and Tobago’s National Under 20 will travel to Georgetown to face Guyana’s Under 20 team in a friendly match on January 14.

The national carrier Caribbean Airlines has decided to sponsor the national senior cricket team to the tune off US$25,000.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jerome Taylor hopes to manage the weight of expectations, and his creaky body when he makes his return to serious competition for Jamaica in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.

With a large haul of medals and several new initiatives implemented by stakeholders in the sport fraternity, nominees are eagerly awaiting the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport awards ceremony where 23 honours including three new medals will be given out.

Former Technical Director (TD) of the national Sevens rugby team, Joe Whipple has resigned, according to president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union, Kit Nascimento.