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LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat gave their   fans some Christmas cheer with a dominating 96-80 victory over   the Los Angeles Lakers yesterday.

ST JOHN’S – For the second year running, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)?will

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky   Ponting tested out his broken finger during fielding and   throwing drills yesterday and said he was hopeful of playing   the fourth Ashes test against England ‘pain-free’.

Linden’s Bakewell Topp XX and Netrockers snatched the last two quarterfinal spots on Thursday night by pulling out victories against their opponents in the 2010 Kashif and Shanghai Tournament at the Mackenzie Sports Complex (MSC) Ground.

(BBC) Ian Bell looks set to stay at six in England’s batting order for the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne tomorrow.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana captain Ramnaresh Sarwan says his side will be focused on repeating their success in next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, to prove to detractors they were worthy champions of the 2010 showpiece.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Stephen Ames’ prolonged injury layoff has resulted in his continued slide in the Official World Golf Rankings.

DURBAN, South Africa, (Reuters) – India will welcome  back paceman Zaheer Khan from injury to bolster an attack that  was pulverized by South Africa in a one-sided first test when  the second test starts in Durban tomorrow .

THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – Leeward Islands selectors have reversed an earlier decision and included batsman Montcin Hodge in their 23-man training squad for next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship.

ORLANDO, (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic ended a poor   run of form by surging to a 123-101 victory over the San Antonio   Spurs on Thursday, the stunning triumph snapping the visiting   team’s 10-game winning streak.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Under-fire Trinidad and Tobago football coach Russell Latapy seems poised to hold onto his job, at least through the Christmas holidays.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s cricket chief Azim Bassarath says he is disappointed the country will not host a single Test match next year.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia captain Ricky   Ponting appeared untroubled by his broken finger when he  batted in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday ahead of the fourth Ashes test against England.

President of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB), Azim Bassarath says the people of Guyana will miss the services of Chetram Singh, when he leaves office as president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).

(Barbados Nation) They called him Tiny. But yesterday, everything was big about the memories of one of this country’s most beloved motor sport enthusiasts.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sporting quotes from 2010: WORLD CUP SOCCER “We feel like a small footballing nation and it hurts. 

Defending Caribbean T20 champions Guyana are aiming for victory when they play Trinidad and Tobago in a four-team Cricket Festival next week at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre.

TORONTO,  (Reuters) – There was no Christmas comeback  for the Toronto Raptors as the Detroit Pistons rolled into the  holiday break with a 115-93 win on Wednesday, ending an  eight-game losing streak on the road.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Allegations of pitch   doctoring to favour Australia’s attack for the fourth Ashes   test against England have been “funny to read”, the Melbourne   Cricket Ground’s head groundsman said yesterday.

President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), Raj Budhoo says that videos from the Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship, held here last month, reveal that the collision between Guyana’s Mark Vieira and Barbadian Stuart Williams was an accident.