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The highly anticipated Flex Night International event returns to the National Cultural Centre stage tonight.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies’ preparations for the three-Test series against Australia were left in a state of crisis after the Caribbean side suffered a humiliating ten-wicket defeat at the hands of a youthful Cricket Australia XI here yesterday.

Lima (Reuters) – The former longtime president of Peru’s soccer federation, Manuel Burga, has been arrested as part of an ongoing U.S.-led

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A century ninth-wicket stand between Marlon Richards and Uthman Muhammad propped up Trinidad and Tobago Red Force after seamer Chris Barnwell threatened to run through the innings, on the opening day of their Regional First Class Championship contest here Friday.

(Reuters) – Federal agents boarded a Disney cruise ship in Florida yesterday to arrest a Guatemalan judge who is one of dozens of soccer officials charged by U.S.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sixteen wickets tumbled on a topsy-turvy opening day to leave the fourth round Regional First Class Championship game between Jamaica Scorpions and Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the balance here yesterday.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Opener Kyle Corbin and in-form Shamarh Brooks struck half-centuries to lead a measured Barbados Pride batting effort on the opening day of their fourth round game against Windward Islands Volcanoes here yesterday.

Team Rising Stars humbled Team-D by a 7-1 score line when the Farfan and Mendes Christmas Team Squash Championship continued at the Georgetown Club on Thursday.

The GTT/GRFU 10s Rugby Tournament continues today at the National Park with two more games.

In a ground breaking move, the ‘Sport of Kings’ will for the first time be staged in Guyana under floodlights.

The knockout stages in the 2nd Smalta/Ministry of Public Health Girls U-11 Football Championship will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground with the quarterfinal round.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies were staring a humiliating innings defeat in the face after an all too familiar second innings batting collapse left them hanging by a thread on the penultimate day of their four-day tour match against a youthful Cricket Australia XI here yesterday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – A package of reforms proposed by FIFA to clean up the scandal-plagued governing body of soccer was angrily criticised yesterday by Europe’s powerful clubs, who said it would increase frustration among the sport’s stakeholders.

(The Sports Xchange) – Boston guard Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points and added nine assists as the Celtics made it a miserable trip to Mexico for the Sacramento Kings with a 114-97 whipping at Mexico City Arena on Thursday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India rode Ajinkya Rahane’s cultured century to post a series-high 334 before returning to skittle out South Africa for 121 to take full control of the fourth and final test yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – British cyclist Chris Froome said yesterday that tests he took after winning the Tour de France proved that he does not use performance-enhancing drugs, although at least one rival coach said they would not silence the doubters.

(The Sports Xchange) – Guard Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, including two game-winning free throws with 1.5 seconds left to lead the Miami Heat to a 97-95 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Atlanta police on Thursday charged a young man with the fatal shooting last month of former cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell.

WASHINGTON/ZURICH, (Reuters) – Soccer bosses from across South and Central America were among 16 people charged yesterday with multimillion-dollar bribery schemes for marketing and broadcast rights, in a dismantling of a Latin American soccer network by U.S.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons said yesterday he was not too worried by his side’s ongoing challenges in the ongoing tour match against Cricket Australia XI, and has warned detractors not to underestimate the Caribbean side in the three-Test series starting next week.