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Former government minister Manohar Ramsaran on Monday took up office as the Administrative Manager of the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board which has its  headquarters at Balmain in Couva.

Attention to India’s spinners when their series bowls off here next week.

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, (Reuters) – LeBron James  delivered a devastating second-half performance as the red-hot  Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 96-82 on Monday.

The local swimming fraternity welcomed a new development with Guyana’s first attendance at the biennial FINA (World Swimming Federation) World Short Course Championships and the GASA crafted its five-year plan as well as selected a new executive.

Guyana’s hockey enjoyed measurable success during 2010 in high-level regional competitions but the cancellation of the annual Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival planned for the first week in December put a damper on a relatively busy year.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar struck his  51st test century for India to counter an inspired spell from Dale Steyn and leave the third and deciding test against South  Africa evenly poised after day three.

Alpha United and Pele put on a good show to bring the curtain down on the 21st tournament of the Kashif & Shanghai (K&S) tournament but I left the Guyana National Stadium, Providence with my emotions in a turmoil ranging from anger to  fear and disappointment which had absolutely nothing to do with the match.

In hindsight the 2010 cycling year was a challenging, but rewarding ride for Guyana’s cyclists.

Avinash Persaud once again proved to be a player in a class by himself locally but his younger sibling Avinda Kishore is fast catching up as golf made positive strides in 2010.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Debutant Usman Khawaja briefly  lit up a gloomy first day of the fifth Ashes test yesterday  but Australia’s batting frailties and rain returned later in   the day to leave the hosts wobbling on 134-4 at the close of   play.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – A grimly determined Gautam  Gambhir and a serene Sachin Tendulkar took India to 142 for two at stumps on the second day of the deciding third test against South Africa yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa all-rounder  Jacques Kallis battled through the pain barrier to stroke a  century yesterday but his heroics mean he is unlikely to play  any further part in the third and final test against India.

(BBC) Australia captain Ricky Ponting will undergo surgery today to repair his fractured finger.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Regional cricket chief Julian Hunte has reiterated his board’s financial support for the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship and says every attempt will be made to ensure the tournament becomes a lucrative enterprise.

Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab have moved a step closer to participation in the upcoming IPL player auction by fulfilling the Bombay High Court’s condition of filing affidavits in connection with bank guarantees.

It will cost the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) US$1M to host two English clubs for the upcoming regional T20 cricket series. A

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former Sports Minister Manohar Ramsaran says he hopes to bring a renewed energy to the national programme after taking up a key post in the local cricket board here yesterday.

The Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Senior cricket team will meet the T&T ‘A’ team in a revenge clash Thursday night at Guaracara Park in Pointe-a-Pierre.

A New Zealand Cricket XI yesterday reduced the touring Pakistan cricketers to  234-8 in a warm-up match in Whangarei before the first Test.

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, CMC – Stoke City’s Trinidadian marksman Kenwyne Jones says he has put a difficult last few weeks behind him and is ready to press on with the job of scoring goals to ensure the club continues flourishing in the English Premiership.