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LONDON, (Reuters) – Sports agent Mazhar Majeed pleaded  guilty to spot fixing charges and told a British criminal court  that a fourth unnamed Pakistan cricketer was involved with  former captain Salman Butt in corrupting the sport, the Press  Association reported yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Doping authorities should bring  their rules into line with the International Olympic Committee  to prevent convicted cheats competing at the Olympics, former  sprint champion Michael Johnson said on Wednesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – General Secretary of the Jamaica Cricket Association Fritz Harris said a mediator should be brought in to adjudicate the ongoing dispute between Chris Gayle and the West Indies Cricket Board.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd said the way forward for the game in the region is looking rosy and urged corporate support.

Cleveland Forde and Alika Morgan will headline the second leg of the 2011 South American 10 kilometres road race scheduled here for November 20.

By Iva Wharton Football clubs participating in the Georgetown Football Association’s Banks DIH President’s Beer League stand to benefit financially, according to Kwabina Griffith, Vice-President with responsibilities for Technical and Tactical Development.

The current inter-county under-17 50-overs tournament has been postponed until further notice owing to the inclement weather, according to the competition organizers.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has approached the Ministry of Sport for funding to facilitate the preparation of the men’s senior team for the 2012 regional season, which gets underway in early January with the Caribbean Twenty20.

(Trinidad Express) The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has issued a cautious reminder to national cricketers to be mindful of the rules and regulations governing their participation in unauthorised competitions.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi is 34 goals short of  becoming Barcelona’s all-time top scorer after netting a  hat-trick in the Champions League on Tuesday, and the only real  question left is when he will achieve that accolade and not if.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan recalled experienced  all-rounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq to their squad  yesterday for the one-day series against Sri Lanka later this  month.

LONDON, (Reuters) – On a day when Salman Butt should  have been celebrating the birth of his new son with friends and  family in Lahore, the former Pakistan captain was left to  contemplate a possible jail sentence and the death of his  cricket career after being found guilty of spot fixing in a  British criminal court.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies bid for victory in the second Test against Bangladesh hit a snag yesterday, after Darren Bravo set things up, narrowly missing a double-hundred.

The Under-20 Lady Jaguars and Antigua face off today at the Uitvlugt ground in the first qualifying match of Group C for next year’s Under-20 World Cup.

After a weekend of the final preliminary rounds, Rose Hall Town Gizmos & Gadgets and Young Warriors have earned their places in the semi-finals of the inaugural Universal DVD Club First Division Twenty/20 Cricket Competition in Berbice.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The guilty verdicts handed out to  Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in a British  criminal court yesterday should act as a deterrent and stop  others from corrupting the sport, International Cricket Council  (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat said.

Godfrey Lowden and Omar Persaud claimed the Men’s Over-40 Doubles title when play resumed in the Trophy Stall Doubles tournament on Saturday at the Pegasus hard court.

QUEBEC CITY, Canada, CMC – Glen Johnson returns to the ring on Saturday, looking to prove that he is still a major force in the sport.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Sunil Narine has been recognised for his impressive bowling in recent weeks for Trinidad & Tobago.

Reuters) – Former Olympic champions Maurice  Greene, Gail Devers and Vince Matthews have been named to  the National Track & Field Hall of Fame, USA Track & Field  (USATF) said yesterday.