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NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Estranged West Indies opener Kieran Powell announced his return to regional first class after a two-year exile with a polished half-century, as Leeward Islands dominated the opening day of their ninth round clash with leaders Guyana Jaguars yesterday.

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Guyana’s chances of being represented at this year’s Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in the fistic sport will be decided this weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The ongoing Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Star Party Rentals/Trophy Stall first-division two-day competition continues this weekend with more intense competition bowling off around the city.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) will honour the three Guyanese who were members of the West Indies Under-19 World Cup team at a gala ceremony set for the club’s pavilion sometime in the near future.

National champion Sudesh Fitzgerald will lead a strong men’s team to the Caribbean Darts Festival billed for July in Barbados.

(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving scored 26 points and handed out nine assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers coasted past the Los Angeles Lakers 120-108 at Staples Center on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD, (Reuters) – The Pakistan government cleared the national cricket team’s participation in the World Twenty20 yesterday after hosts India addressed concerns about the safety and security of their players.

(Reuters) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Friday they have recorded 99 positive tests for the recently-banned drug at the centre of the case involving five-times grand slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia has already done enough to meet anti-doping standards dictated by world athletics’ governing body and reclaim its place at the Rio Olympics this summer, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told Reuters yesterday.

COUVA, Trinidad, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s 16th first class hundred underlined a strong Barbados Pride batting effort on the opening day of their penultimate round game against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here yesterday.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Fast bowler Jerome Taylor says West Indies will use Thursday’s warm-up loss to hosts India as a learning experience and hit back strongly when the Twenty20 World Cup bowls off.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Government is unlikely to pursue the construction of any new sports facilities over the next five years as it focusses instead on injecting financial resources into the development of young athletes.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The hearing for West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell to answer charges on a doping ‘whereabouts rule violation’ has been set for March 23, the Jamaica Observer has reported.

Tue March 15 (19.30 local, 14.00 GMT/10.00GYT) Super 10 Group 2 – India v New Zealand Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur LIVE D/N   Wed Mar 16 15:00 local (09:30 GMT | 05:30 GYT) Super 10 Group 2 – Pakistan v TBC (Qualifier 1A) Eden Gardens, Kolkata LIVE D/N   Wed Mar 16 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) Super 10 Group 1 – England v West IndiesWankhede Stadium, MumbaiLIVE D/N   Thu Mar 17 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 16th Match, Super 10 Group 1 – Sri Lanka v TBC (Qualifier 1B)Eden Gardens, Kolkata LIVE D/N   Fri Mar 18 15:00 local (09:30 GMT | 05:30 GYT) 17th Match, Super 10 Group 2 – Australia v New Zealand Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala LIVE D/N   Fri Mar 18 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 18th Match, Super 10 Group 1 – England v South Africa Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai LIVE D/N   Sat Mar 19 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 19th Match, Super 10 Group 2 – India v Pakistan Eden Gardens, Kolkata LIVE D/N   Sun Mar 20 15:00 local (09:30 GMT | 05:30 GYT) 20th Match, Super 10 Group 1 – South Africa v TBC (Qualifier 1B)Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai LIVE D/N   Sun Mar 20 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 21st Match, Super 10 Group 1 – Sri Lanka v West Indies M Chinnaswamy Stadium, BangaloreLIVE D/N   Mon Mar 21 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 22nd Match, Super 10 Group 2 – Australia v TBC (Qualifier 1A)M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore LIVE D/N   Tue Mar 22 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 23rd Match, Super 10 Group 2 – New Zealand v Pakistan Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh LIVE D/N   Wed Mar 23 15:00 local (09:30 GMT | 05:30 GYT) 24th Match, Super 10 Group 1 – England v TBC (Qualifier 1B)Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi LIVE D/N   Wed Mar 23 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 25th Match, Super 10 Group 2 – India v TBC (Qualifier 1A)M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore LIVE D/N   Fri Mar 25 15:00 local (09:30 GMT | 05:30 GYT) 26th Match, Super 10 Group 2 – Australia v Pakistan Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh LIVE D/N   Fri Mar 25 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 27th Match, Super 10 Group 1 – South Africa v West Indies Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur LIVE D/N   Sat Mar 26 15:00 local (09:30 GMT | 05:30 GYT) 28th Match, Super 10 Group 2 – New Zealand v TBC (Qualifier 1A)Eden Gardens, Kolkata LIVE D/N   Sat Mar 26 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 29th Match, Super 10 Group 1 – England v Sri Lanka Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi LIVE D/N   Sun Mar 27 15:00 local (09:30 GMT | 05:30 GYT) 30st Match, Super 10 Group 1 – West Indies v TBC (Qualifier 1B)Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur LIVE D/N   Sun Mar 27 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 31th Match, Super 10 Group 2 – India v Australia Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh LIVE D/N   Mon Mar 28 19:30 local (14:00 GMT | 10:00 GYT) 32nd Match, Super 10 Group 1 – South Africa v Sri Lanka Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi LIVE D/N   Wed Mar 30 19:00 local (13:30 GMT | 09:30 GYT) 1st Semi-Final – TBC v TBC Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi LIVE D/N   Thu Mar 3119:00 local (13:30 GMT | 09:30 GYT) 2nd Semi-Final – TBC v TBC Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai LIVE D/N   Sun Apr 3 19:00 local (13:30 GMT | 09:30 GYT) Final – TBC v TBC (Reserve Day)Eden Gardens, Kolkata LIVE D/N.

(Reuters) – Despite off-field rows and a steep decline at test level, West Indies have remained competitive in the shortest format of the game and will enter the World Twenty20 with genuine hopes of going all the way.

The Guyana Jaguars arrived in Antigua yesterday ahead of today’s 9th round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Professional Cricket League (PCL) Regional 4-day tournament, to find themselves subjected to shoddy treatment.

North Georgetown (District 11) is set to run off a track meet for junior athletes at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary on March 20.

Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) officially launched the 11th edition of their National Schools Basket-ball Festival (NSBF) Regional Conference Champion-ships yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

In a matchup marred by the issuing of several red cards, Slingerz FC defeated a nine-member Alpha United 2-1 when the League Finale section of the GFF Stag Beer Elite League continued on Wednesday.