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KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford made an immediate impact on his return to first class cricket, rattling Jamaica on the opening day of their fourth round, Regional Four-Day match against the Windward Islands here  yesterdayay.

Bravados Cricket Club and three other teams recorded victories in the latest round of the East Coast cricket trophy competition played last weekend.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) will stage a two-day under 15 trial match at the Demerara Cricket Club ground today and tomorrow.

An unbeaten half-century from Amzaan Appalsamy steered the Corriverton Cricket Club to a 124-run win over No.71 Cricket Club last weekend, taking them to the Price is Right Supermarket final against No.

MIRPUR, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – India maintained their impeccable World Cup record against Pakistan after Virat Kohli’s fluent 36 not out powered them to a seven-wicket victory against the arch-rivals in a group two super 10 stage match of the World Twenty20 today.

(ICC) The ICC World Twenty20 2014 Super 10 kicks off today with a match that is set to be a pulsating encounter between two old rivals Facts: India v Pakistan These teams tied their first T20I meeting, at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20.

(Reuters) – Hosts Bangladesh crawled into the main draw of the World Twenty20 despite an embarrassing two-wicket defeat by Hong Kong in their final qualifying match in Chittagong yesterday.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Experienced off-spinner Anisa Mohammed believes this is the year West Indies Women will bring a global title back to the Caribbean.

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Development Officer Lyndon France said more work needs to be done at the club level to educate players about the impact of physical conditioning on performance, if they are to compete internationally.

Guyana’s Revlon Lake suffered a fourth round knockout at the hands of Jamaica’s Sakima Mullings in the first fight of this season’s Wray & Nephew Contender Series on Wednesday night.

When Guyana’s contingent of boxers and athletes returned to Guyana from the South American Games in Chile on Wednesday night, there was no hero’s welcome or media waiting to quiz them on their achievements.

Guyana Team Manager Alvin Johnson has cautioned batsmen against repeating careless mistakes and advised them to exercise patience in their encounter against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) in the fourth round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) four-day tournament which starts today in Barbados.

West Ruimveldt’s BK Western Tigers will face off against Linden side Milerock FC in an eagerly anticipated showdown when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) National Premier League continues today at the Georgetown Football Club, Bourda.

DHAKA,  (Reuters) – South Africa captain Faf du Plessis and pace spearhead Dale Steyn are nursing hamstring injuries and are doubtful for their World Twenty20 opener against Sri Lanka tomorrow.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Smart use of the conditions here will be key to West Indies’ success in the World Twenty20 Championship, fast bowler Ravi Rampaul believes.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Teams have realised the importance of experience in Twenty20 cricket and aging players are no longer considered misfits in the rip-roaring format, according to Pakistan’s test and one-day international captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Former Australian coach Mickey Arthur will take charge of defending champions Jamaica Tallawahs for the upcoming Caribbean Premier League.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – Authorities in Bangladesh have asked businesses, shopping malls and markets to shut down during the evening to save electricity in the wake of Wednesday’s power outage during a World Twenty20 match in Sylhet.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius will sell the luxury Pretoria home in which he shot and killed his girlfriend to pay his legal expenses due to an unexpected delay in the trial, his lawyer said yesterday.

(ICC) The India-Pakistan rivalry is not necessarily the oldest in cricketing history, but there is no rivalry more intense than the showdowns between the Asian giants.