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(Trinidad Guardian) Young West Indies pacer Keemo Paul’s decision to break the stumps and appeal for a run-out against Zimbabwe’s non-striker Richard Ngarava who was backing up just outside his crease, has gained support from Malcolm Holder, a former Test umpire.

MILAN, (Reuters) – The latest news about the health of seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher is not good, his former Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo said on Thursday.

(Reuters) – Kevin Durant turned the conversation back to the court and away from his impending free agency with a final-second jump shot that lifted the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-114 victory over Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

National left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie continued his form this season with another 5-wicket haul in yesterday’s rain affected three-day Guyana Jaguars practice match which concluded at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground.

(The Sports Xchange) – Stephen Curry scored 25 of his 51 points in the first quarter and sank 11 three-pointers as the Golden State Warriors downed the Washington Wizards 134-121 for their eighth straight win on Wednesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is struggling for motivation and could quit boxing, the controversial fighter told the BBC yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Teenaged opener Hayley Matthews says she is keen on converting her experiences in the recent Women’s Big Bash into strong performances for West Indies on the upcoming tours.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – The boards of India, England and Australia will no longer be permanent members of the International Cricket Council’s decision-making executive committee, the governing body said today.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has insisted he has not retired from domestic cricket and intends to resume playing for Guyana within a couple of weeks.

Spinners Gudakesh Motie and Veerasammy Permaul ripped through Robin Bacchus’s XI top-order to leave the team 115-4 on the second day of the ongoing Guyana Jaguars preparatory three-day match at the Georgetown Cricket Club, ground, Bourda.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Recently retired batting star Shiv Chanderpaul has advised young batsmen not to imitate his batting stance, though it served him well throughout a stellar career.

ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is refuting a suggestion that it forced veteran cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul to retire from international cricket so that he can play in the inaugural Masters Cricket League (MCL) T20 currently underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies icon Sir Vivian Richards likes the potential of the inaugural Pakistan Super League and says the tournament has the ability to take off once it attracts the right mix of players.

An abject defensive showing relegated Fruta Conquerors to a 5-2 defeat to Mocha based unit Riddim Squad when their pre-season campaign commenced on Tuesday at the Tucville Community ground.

(Reuters) – Matt Henry shrugged off the disappointment of missing out on selection for next month’s World Twenty20 with a hostile spell of pace bowling that helped New Zealand ease to a 159-run win over Australia in the first one-day international yesterday.

The National Association for Women’s Football (NAFWF) will commence the start of its season with a two day tourney to be held at the Tucville Community ground February 27th-28th from 8:00am.

(Cricinfo) Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, who recently returned to competitive cricket after serving five-year bans for spot-fixing, have been registered for the Caribbean Premier League’s player draft, which will take place on February 11.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados CMC- Organisers of the HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are reporting that a record number of local and international stars have registered for the Player Draft scheduled for February 11 in Barbados.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- Vice captain of the West Indies Women cricket team, Skakera Selman, says she is gradually settling back into the side after missing the Pakistan’s tour of the Caribbean due to injury.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC– Captain of lowly ranked Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Jason Mohammed, says he wants his side to finish among the top three in the WICB Professional Cricket League (PCL), Regional four-day tournament set to resume next weekend.