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KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- A herculean face saving effort put history on hold allowing West Indies to pull off an 11 run victory over persistent Ireland and draw the two match T20 international series at Sabina Park here today.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Legendary former West Indies Cricket Captain Clive Lloyd wants current players to recommit themselves to the improvement of the game in the region.

Devendra Bishoo’s four wickets yesterday gave the National side a 45-run lead against the Rest XI as they head into their third day of play in the four-day warm-up match at the Providence stadium.

Under the floodlights of the GDF ground on Wednesday, the UG Wolves howled to a 26-14 upset victory over the star-studded Yamaha Caribs to lift the GDF’s 48th anniversary 7’s rugby trophy.

A strong batting performance by the Beterverwagting (BV) Primary school led to them being crowned Lower East Coast (LEC) Champions, even as three other teams became zone champions in the latest action in the Scotiabank Kiddy Cricket Festival.

FLORIANOPOLIS, Brazil, (Reuters) – Brazil will employ 170,000 security personnel and spend close to 1.9 billion reais ($798 million) to try and ensure a trouble free World Cup tournament, organisers said yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- Captain Darren Sammy has vowed that West Indies will rebound from a six wicket thrashing at the hands of Ireland when the two teams meet in the final game of their two-match series today.

Newly appointed President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation John Flores and delegate Andrea Flores travelled to Brazil on Wednesday morning to attend the 68th South American Volleyball Confederation Congress set for February 19-22 in Rio de Janeiro.

MADRID, (Reuters) – Barcelona have been charged by a Spanish court with committing tax fraud in the signing of Brazil forward Neymar last year, a court spokesman said yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC –Former West Indies cricketer Sulieman Benn has been praised for his role in helping Barbados to play unbeaten throughout to win the NAGICO Super 50 tournament which ended last weekend.

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa were left to rue the loss of cheap wickets after battling to 214 for five on the opening day of the second test against Australia yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – A British judge found yesterday that Bernie Ecclestone had paid bribes to a German banker as part of a “corrupt agreement” linked to the 2005 sale of a stake in Formula One – an issue at the heart of Ecclestone’s forthcoming bribery trial in Germany.

(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Wednesday’s National Basketball Association games.

LAHORE,  (Reuters) – Pakistan, stung by injuries to key bowlers, will soon implement a rotation policy for their pacemen to prolong their careers, the team’s bowling coach Muhammad Akram said.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Ireland’s coach, Phil Simmons, has described the upset win over the West Indies as a much- needed confidence booster ahead of the World Twenty20 in March.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC- The Most Valuable Player of the just concluded NAGICO Super50 tournament, Dwayne Smith, is to defend his Caribbean Single Wicket Cricket title when the 2014 tournament gets under way in June, organizers have announced.

(Jamaica Observer) After the West Indies lost to  Ireland in a Twenty20 (T20) International for the first time ever, captain Darren Sammy suggested that perhaps his team would have been better served to bowl first when he won the toss.

Glen Etienne (right) shakes hands with Steve Astaphan (contractor) after signing the contract.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC– World T20 champions West Indies plummeted to a painful six wicket defeat against Ireland in their first T20 international at Sabina Park here yesterday.

The Islam twins Daniel and Anthony won their matches Tuesday night as the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) in collaboration with its number one corporate sponsor Digicel Guyana, served off the Bounty Farm Mash Handicap tournament at the Georgetown Club.