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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Trinidad and Tobago manager, Omar Khan, has conceded that the unavailability of ace strike bowler Ravi Rampaul will be a ‘major blow’ to the defending champions as they begin their campaign in the Caribbean T/20 tournament here on Sunday.

PERTH, Australia, CMC- Chris Gayle’s horror tournament continues as his Sydney Thunders labored through another dismal performance, crashing to a 9 wicket defeat to the Perth Scorchers in the Australian Big bash League yesterday.

PERTH, Australia,  CMC-Chris Gayle’s horror tournament continues as his Sydney Thunders laboured through another dismal performance, crashing to a 9 wicket defeat to the Perth Scorchers in the Australian Big bash League today.

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda known for hosting many historic test matches with spectators witnessing great performances by cricket’s elite saw what would have been a record-breaking crowd on January 1, when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) hosted the final of the Banks Beer/GFA Cup.

ESPN Caribbean will air the annual Caribbean Twenty20 cricket tournament throughout the West Indies beginning this Sunday January 6 with Trinidad & Tobago, who won 2012’s tournament, coming up against Jamaica at the Queen’s Park Oval, in Port-of-Spain, a release from the network said yesterday.

After leading Buxton United to victory and the $4M prize in the Annual Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament, national forward Dwain Jacobs hopes to ink a contract with an overseas club.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-A match winning performance from Barbados captain Dwayne Smith led them to a commanding 77 run win over Trinidad and Tobago’s ‘B’ team in a practice match here yesterday.

The carnivalesque GFA/Banks Beer Tournament reflected both highs and lows which will enthuse the organizers and also send them back to the drawing board.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- Trinidad and Tobago fast bowler, Ravi Rampaul, will miss this year’s Caribbean T20 tournament due to injury, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) announced yesterday.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder, Dwayne Bravo, says his new year’s resolution is to regain his place on the West Indies test team.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – An unbeaten 69 from Dean Brownlie helped New Zealand reach 169 for four in their second innings on the second day of the first test against South Africa yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC-Barbadian Kyshona Knight will join her twin sister Kycia in the West Indies Women’s team for the ICC Women’s World Cup in India later this month.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- A Guyanese cricketer who helped his country capture the inaugural Caribbean T20 tournament is determined to use his experience to exalt influence over his team seeking to repeat that feat when the competition begins this weekend.

(BBC) Opener Nasir Jamshed struck his second successive century yesterday to help Pakistan to an 85-run win over India in the second one-day international in Kolkata.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – David Warner and Phil Hughes hit stylish half centuries as Australia’s batsmen put Sri Lanka to the sword on the second morning of the third test yesterday and reached lunch at 127 for one.

(Reuters) – Still feeling a little giddy after a barn-storming finish to his 2012 campaign, Ian Poulter is itching to plug the only hole in his otherwise glittering career resume by winning a major championship.

BRISBANE, Australia,  CMC-West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach was among the wicket takers as his team Brisbane Heat scored an upset win over Melbourne Stars in the Australian Big Bash League yesterday.

(WICB) Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – As vice captain and main all rounder, Christopher Barnwell sees himself as having a major role to play in Guyana’s line-up for the Caribbean T20 2013.

(BBC) Opener Nasir Jamshed struck his second successive century to help Pakistan to an 85-run win over India in the second one-day international in Kolkata.

Buxton United completed its dream run of the 23rd Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament on New Year’s Day by out gunning Amelia’s Ward United in a penalty shootout to clinch the winner’s trophy and the $4M first prize.