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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Anxious for a recall to the Barbados team for the upcoming West Indies first-class season, wicket-keeper/batsman Patrick Browne smashed one of two centuries in the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Division One on Saturday.

-says Kemar Roach Kemar Roach is aiming to crank up the pace in the third and final Test against Australia, starting on Wednesday (tomorrow night, 10.30 pm east Caribbean time) at the WACA in Perth.

Joel Garner is surprised there should have been any concern over his relationship with Chris Gayle on the current West Indies tour of Australia.

(BBC) Pakistan openers Imran Farhat and Salman Butt fired a century partnership to keep their series hopes alive in the third Test against New Zealand yesterday.

CHICAGO, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics overcame a  sluggish start to streak to their 10th successive victory with a  106-80 crushing of the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

-Dr Frank AnthonyYesterday was a red-letter day in Guyana’s rich sporting history.

PHOENIX, Arizona, (Reuters) – The Phoenix Suns  improved to a perfect 8-0 at home with a down-to-the-wire 106-103  victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday.

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GTTA) season-ending Banks Masters Invitational tournament got off to fine start on Friday with the top two men’s seeds in action at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel courts.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies have been scheduled to play only three Tests against South Africa in the Caribbean next year, as their quantity of matches against high profile opposition continues to dwindle.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Fans and colleagues of golfer  Tiger Woods yesterday lamented the stunning fall from grace  of one of the world’s sporting titans, and commercial sponsor  Gillette said it would limit his role in its marketing.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board chief executive Ernest Hilaire believes the 2010 Home Series against Zimbabwe and South Africa will provide the ideal opportunity for fringe players to make their mark.

PERTH, Australia, CMC – Former Australia captain Steve Waugh says West Indies will find it difficult to win the final Test at the WACA next week because even though fast bowler Kemar Roach was an excellent find, he lacked support in the pace department.

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going” is one of sport’s oldest maxims – and the going could not have been tougher for the West Indies and, more especially, for captain Chris Gayle entering the second Test against Australia in Adelaide 10 days ago.

PERTH, Australia,  CMC – Marquee middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan is confident West Indies can level the series by beating Australia in the third and final Test starting next Wednesday (10.30pm Tuesday Eastern Caribbean Time).

PERTH, Australia, CMC – A former Australia fast bowler has raised questions over the hosts’ pace attack ahead of the final Test against West Indies here next week and believes speedster Kemar Roach will be the main threat on a pitch expected to provide plenty pace and bounce.

Known to world as ‘King Pele’ Brazilian football legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento will receive a red carpet welcome to Guyana today when he arrives at 13:30 hours at the Dr.

-Says Minister Anthony Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, says the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) did not adhere to protocol by informing his ministry of the success of the national men and women’s rugby Sevens sides at the recent North American and Caribbean Rugby Association tournament in Mexico but left it up to news reports for his ministry to be informed.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Golfer Tiger Woods, fighting to fend off intense media scrutiny over allegations he cheated on his wife, has won a British court order banning publication in Britain of any photos or video showing him nude or having sex.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Sony Ericsson’s relationship  with the WTA Tour remained positive despite Serena Williams’s  foul-mouthed outburst at the U.S.

Three of the four remaining matches in the round robin stage of the DeSinco Trading Under-19 Competition which is organized by the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) kicks off today at two venues.