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ST .JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC- At least two cricket coaches have welcomed the appointment of two former West Indies players on the coaching staff of West Indies teams.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday named 16 players to be encamped ahead of the visit of the Bangladesh U19 cricketers to Guyana.

(Cricinfo) Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has, through his lawyer, denied the allegations made against him by Mumbai Police in its chargesheet on the IPL betting scandal.

MYSORE, India, CMC- West Indies A team batsman Assad Fudadin says an attentive approach to conditions in India spurred him to his first half century in his debut innings on the sub continent.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s troubled spinner Monty Panesar has been given a suspended one-match ban for threatening and intimidating behaviour towards an opponent, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Eighteen-year-old Surrey batsman Dominic Sibley was bowled out for 242 against Yorkshire yesterday after entering the record books as the youngest double centurion in English county cricket.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell and his MVP teammate Sherone Simpson are to face the disciplinary panel of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission in January 2014.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Eighteen-year-old Surrey batsman Dominic Sibley was bowled out for 242 against Yorkshire today after entering the record books as the youngest double centurion in English county cricket.

Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo’s 6-wicket haul set up a convincing 10-wicket win  for Berbice against Essequibo yesterday in the third round of the  Senior Inter-county 50-overs-a-side tournament and they will clash with Demerara in the final on Sunday.

(cricinfo.com) An ebullient finish from MS Dhoni that built on Suresh Raina’s consummate half-century set up a 12-run victory for Chennai Super Kings over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ranchi.

Amateur pugilists, Imran Khan and Dennis Thomas were scheduled to wing out to Kazakhstan this morning on a month-long sojourn which encompasses a two-week training stint as well as competing for medals in the World Amateur Boxing Championships.

Amelia’s Ward Jets defeated Half Mile Bulls 71-64 when action in the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) /Trophy Stall Championship continued at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hard court on Wednesday.

MYSORE, India, CMC-A half century from Assad Fudadin ensured West Indies A remained in control against India A on the second day of their unofficial four-day test match yesterday.

DOHA,  (Reuters) – Qatar government authorities are investigating allegations in the Guardian newspaper that dozens of migrant Nepalese workers have died in recent weeks, the committee managing preparations for the 2022 World Cup said yesterday.

Managing Director of the Trophy Stall, Ramesh Sunich has donated the first place trophy ahead of the Georgetown Softball Cricket League Inc (GSCL) organised 12/12 tournament which concludes this weekend.

AHMEDABAD, India,  CMC- Trinidad and Tobago Red Force have arrived in Ahmedabad for their third game of the Champions League T20 but their first scheduled practice session was called off because of a waterlogged outfield.

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Germany forward Miroslav Klose could miss the World Cup qualifiers against Ireland and Sweden next month after undergoing foot surgery late on Wednesday, Germany coach Joachim Loew said yesterday.

HAMILTON, Bermuda,  CMC — Out-of-contract Bermuda goalkeeper Freddy Hall has returned to the United Kingdom, where he previously played, hoping to resurrect his professional career.

Uruguay defeated Guyana by 6-0 in their battle of the bottom four finishers when action in the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Cup continued yesterday in Mendoza, Argentina.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – The thrilling climax to the America’s Cup in San Francisco has put the event and sailing “in a strong place commercially”, according to Oracle Team USA tactician Ben Ainslie.