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ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-Three of the leading West Indies cricketers, Chris Gayle, Darren Sammy and Marlon Samuels, have been recalled to the side for the limited-overs matches against Ireland starting next week.

Scotia Bank Kiddy Cricket festival continued yesterday with matches in East Corentyne Berbice.

PRETORIA, (Reuters) – Mitchell Johnson showed his fiery bowling had not cooled from the Ashes as he ripped through South Africa’s top order to leave the hosts 140 for six at the close of the second day of the first test against Australia at SuperSport Park yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is still in the wake-up phase from an artificial coma at a Grenoble hospital, his agent said yesterday.

(ICC) South Africa is guaranteed to retain the mace as well as collect a cash award of US$475,000 that is presented to the side that tops the Reliance ICC Test Team Rankings on the 1 April cut-off date, but battle for second and third places remain tight as both Australia and India have a chance to finish in the top two.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – – FIFA is making contingency plans to move World Cup matches away from Curitiba because it believes the stadium may not be ready in time for the kick-off in June, one of Brazil’s biggest-selling newspapers said yesterday.

PRETORIA,  (Reuters) – Australian paceman Mitchell Johnson sounded a warning over his form yesterday after giving South Africa the kind of treatment England couldn’t handle in their Ashes whitewash.

(Reuters) – Brazil, who sank to an all-time low of 22nd place on the FIFA rankings last June, continued their slow climb back to respectability when they rose to ninth in the latest list published yesterday.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Blake Griffin is making the leap to heights even he has never reached.

(Trinidad Express) Last year’s inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) was a success with the public.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC- Former world 100 metre champion, Asafa Powell, could know his fate in two weeks after a Jamaica anti-doping panel hearing his case, resumed on Wednesday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – India cricket officials shut down any questions about a fixing scandal ahead of the series deciding second test against New Zealand with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni a no show for the traditional captain’s pre-match media conference yesterday.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – India pace bowler Ishant Sharma took career best figures of six for 51 as New Zealand were bowled out for 192 shortly after tea on the first day of the second test in Wellington last night.

(Jamaica Observer) KINGSTON, Jamaica — Yesterday marked 21 years since Merlene Ottey set a 200m Indoor World Record of 21.87 that still stands.

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

(WICB) ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board advised on Thursday that its Selection Panel has named 13-member squads for a brief series against ICC Associate nation Ireland.

From Clifton Ross in Trinidad Man-of-the-match and Trinidad skipper Dwayne Bravo treated the “Trini Posse” with an appetizer ahead of the Saturday’s final as their team crucified Jamaica by seven wickets at the Queen’s Park Oval Ground in the first semi-final of the NAGICO Regional Super50 tournament.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC- Tagenarine Chanderpaul compiled a powerful half century to guide West Indies to a comfortable six wicket win over New Zealand in a warm-up match yesterday before the start of their campaign in the ICC Under 19 World Cup here tomorrow.

From Clifton Ross in Trinidad   Malta Supreme Guyana will today look to take one more step towards lifting the Regional 50-over title for the 10th time when they face Barbados in the final semi-final of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/NAGICO Super-50 tournament.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) received a timely shot in the arm yesterday when regional conglomerate Ansa McAL pledged its support for the International Goodwill tournament which boxes off tomorrow.