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Of all contributing factors to the West Indies Under-19 cricket team’s success at the just concluded World Cup, Shimron Hetmyer’s captaincy stands out for its excellence.

(Reuters) – The NBA is cracking down on ‘piggyback’ intentional fouls, instructing referees to potentially consider them for flagrant violations.

Santos FC and Western Tigers continued their unbeaten run in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Stag Beer Division one League downing Flamingo and Beacons respectively on Tuesday.

The quarterfinal fixtures of the second annual Guinness of the Streets West Demerara event have been cast in stone following the conclusion of the group stage on Tuesday at the Vergenoegen Rice Mill Tarmac.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy ended the game with a six as his Peshawar Zalmi beat Lendl Simmons’ Karachi Kings by five wickets in the final group stage game of the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics watchdog yesterday imposed a warning and 7,000 Swiss franc ($7,055) fine on German soccer great Franz Beckenbauer for stonewalling an investigation.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – With a “no-vacancy” sign plastered on India’s top order and his utility in the middle questioned by his own captain, Ajinkya Rahane suddenly finds his consistency with the bat means very little.

By Allan La Rose Houston, Texas Compliments of; GFF, Oasis Water, Colours and ISOTONIX.

NEW YORK, CMC-Two-time doper and controversial American sprinter Justin Gatlin has vowed to defeat the World’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, at the Rio Olympics later this year.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-South African batsman Faf Du Plessis says he is anxious to make his debut when the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) bowls off later this year.

Fyrish Black Sharks downed Canje Knights 46-40 when the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) sanctioned Anamayah Memorial Championship continued Sunday at the Fyrish Basketball Court.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman Brendon McCullum has named West Indies cricket legend Sir Viv Richards as his favourite player of all time.

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-The chief executive of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Dave Richardson, is suggesting that young West Indies bowler Keemo Paul should have warned Zimbabwe batsman Richard Ngarava before removing his bails in an incident that sparked controversy during the recent ICC Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC-Michael Frew, a member of the new ICC Under-19 World Champions West Indies, says team work was the main reason for the side’s historic success.

The Suriname senior national football squad is set to arrive Saturday ahead of their international friendly with the Golden Jaguars on Sunday at the National Stadium, Providence.

Spinners Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo and Gudakesh Motie yesterday grabbed eight wickets among them to help the Guyana Jaguars defeat Trinidad and Tobago’s Red Force by 105 runs in their seventh round match of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Professional Cricket League four-day tournament at the Providence National Stadium.

A rematch involving welterweight prospect Kishawn ‘Special K’ Simon and Cassius ‘Classy’ Matthews has been added to the undercard of the ‘Hostile Territory’ event scheduled for February 27at the Giftland Mall.

From: Allan La Rose In Houston, Texas Compliments of GFF, Colours, Isotonix and Oasis Water Guyana’s Lady Jags and Trinidad’s Soca Princesses will meet this afternoon in the most crucial group ‘B’ fixture of the CONCACAF final round Women’s Olympic Qualifiers at the BBVA COMPASS Stadium with a prized semifinal spot at stake.

TORONTO, (Reuters) – Russell Westbrook took a little bit of the focus away from West team mate and retiring great Kobe Bryant’s final NBA All-Star Game appearance when the Oklahoma City point guard claimed MVP honours for a second straight year on Sunday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Australia secured an easy victory in the first test against New Zealand yesternday, thrashing the hosts by an innings and 52 runs after lunch on the fourth day to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.