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MOHALI, India, CMC – West Indies Women will seek to banish the disappointment of their defeat to England Women last week when they take on hosts India Women in a virtual must-win game in the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup here today.

Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Santos were crowned the u17 and u15 divisional champs respectively when the Frank Watson Memorial Football Championship concluded yesterday at the GFC ground.

It is not difficult to imagine Rangy Nanan going to his grave with a wry smile on his lips.

Grove Hi-Tech and Craig Primary battled to a scoreless draw when the Ralph Green-sponsored East Bank Football Association (EBFA) Under-11 League continued yesterday at the Grove Playfield.

NAGPUR, India, CMC – West Indies nearly made a mess of a simple run chase but recovered in time to pull off a nervy three-wicket win over South Africa with two balls to spare, and romp into the semi-finals of the Twenty20 World Cup here Friday.

Riddim Squad climbed to second spot in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer League, handing Santos their first loss via a 2-1 score on Thursday at the Georgetown Football Club.

KOLKATA,  (Reuters) – New Zealand crushed Bangladesh by 75 runs in a World Twenty20 Group Two match at Eden Gardens yesterday to maintain their 100 percent record and ensure their opponents exited the tournament without a win in the Super 10 stage.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – England held their nerve to beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs in a thrilling World Twenty20 Group One match yesterday, reaching the semi-finals and knocking the defending champions out of the tournament.

Fyrish Black Sharks clinched their berth in the final in of the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) sanctioned Anamayah Memorial Championship, crushing New Amsterdam Warriors 55-38 on Thursday.

LONDON, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies fast bowler Ravi Rampaul will turn out for Surrey in the English County Championship starting next month, after signing a two-year deal with the London-based club.

MOHALI, India, (Reuters) – It will be a virtual quarter-final when his team take on hosts India in a potential World Twenty20 humdinger on Sunday and retiring Australian all-rounder Shane Watson likes the simplicity of the situation.

A second half blitz led by a Hubert Pedro hat-trick and a Dennis Edwards double powered Fruta Conquerors to a 6-2 rout of the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League continued yesterday.

DHARAMSALA, India,  CMC – Wicketkeeper Merissa Aguilleira missed a run out as Natalia Sciver and Rebecca Grundy scrambled a bye of the final ball of the game to lift England Women to a one-wicket thriller over West Indies Women in their Group B contest of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup here Thursday.

NAGPUR, India,  CMC – West Indies are anticipating a tough battle with South Africa in their third game of the Twenty20 World Cup here Good Friday, but captain Darren Sammy says his side will be gunning for the win especially with a spot in the semi-finals on the line.

(ICC) Australia and Pakistan approach their cricket as differently as a scientist and an artist go about their jobs.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England international soccer player Adam Johnson was jailed for six years yesterday after being found guilty of sex offences involving an under-age, 15-year-old girl.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados claimed a hard-fought victory when they defeated Curacao 1-0, in their opening game of the CFU Caribbean Cup qualifiers here Wednesday night.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Leading a cricket team may not be rocket science but India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni proved it involves a bit of physics in Wednesday’s World Twenty20 heartstopper against Bangladesh.

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – Australian allrounder Shane Watson will bow out of international cricket after the World Twenty20 in India, cutting the team’s last link to their golden era in the early 2000s.

(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 18 third-quarter points, allowing the Golden State Warriors to break open a close game en route to a 114-98 victory over the rival Los Angeles Clippers.