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ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Indian mobile phone company, Celkon Mobile, will be the title sponsor the Tri Nations Series starting next month in Jamaica, the West Indies Cricket Board said yesterday.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Alastair Cook closed in on a 25th test century after deciding not to enforce the follow-on as England, looking to ensure a series victory over New Zealand, built a substantial lead in the second and final test yesterday.

(Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs are just one win away from the NBA Finals after coming back from an 18-point deficit to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 104-93 in overtime in Memphis on Saturday.

CARDIFF, Wales, CMC – West Indies will fine-tune their preparations for the Champions Trophy when they open a training camp here today, their second in as many weeks.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – It wasn’t a typical photo opportunity for Indian cricketer Shanthakumaran Sreesanth as he stood outside a New Delhi court in a pair of faded jeans and a dark blue full-sleeve tee-shirt.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The Ashes will be playing at the back of every Australian cricketer’s mind but captain Michael Clarke wants them to focus on the immediate job in hand – the Champions Trophy.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine flopped as star-studded Queen’s Park collapsed to a shock eight-wicket defeat to PowerGen in the Twenty20 Championship final here Saturday night.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – West Indies big-hitter Kieron Pollard smashed an invaluable unbeaten half-century to help propel Mumbai Indians to a 23-run win over Dwayne Bravo’s Chennai Super Kings and to the capture of the Indian Premier League title here today.

LONDON, CMC – Veteran West Indies batsman Shiv Chanderpaul and Leeward Islands stroke-maker Chesney Hughes both struck half-centuries in an century opening stand, to lift Derbyshire to a six-wicket victory over Scotland in the Yorkshire Bank 40 here today.

MONACO,  (Reuters) – Germany’s Nico Rosberg won Formula One’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes today, 30 years after his world champion father Keke triumphed on the streets of the Mediterranean principality.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-West Indies head coach Otis Gibson says the Caribbean cricketers will arrive in England for the Champions Trophy full of confidence on the strength of their triumph at the ICC T20 tournament last year.

Despite injury concerns and the inclement weather, the national 15s rugby squad is forging ahead with their preparations for their NACRA senior men’s Southern Caribbean Championship away game versus Trinidad and Tobago on Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dogged by inconsistency with the bat throughout his career, Denesh Ramdin is hoping to put his dodgy form behind him and make a fresh start for next month’s ICC Champions Trophy in England and Wales.

WORCESTERSHIRE, England, CMC-West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell will play for Worcestershire County Club in the Friends Life t20 tournament scheduled to start next month.

Naomi King yesterday set a new record in the girls’ 9-10 100m freestyle event at the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) National Long Course Championship at the National Aquatic Centre yesterday.

There was one topic of conversation in the VIP lounge of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on April 9, 2000, as players and commentators assembled for flights to their scattered destinations following the Asia XI v World XI fund-raising match.

By Orin Davidson Guyana’s Olympic Games sprint prospect Kadecia Baird is stepping up  plans for her best ever outdoor season this year  and hopes to better her personal best performance.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC- Indian conglomerate Confident Group has agreed to sponsor the West Indies cricket team for the ICC Champions Trophy in the United Kingdom next month and ICC World Twenty20 2014 in Bangladesh, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced.

Local swimmers won three medals yesterday at the 22nd Barbados Aquatic Centre International swim meet at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex, St.

East Coast champions Plaisance edged tournament heavyweights Back Circle 1-0 Friday night as the Guinness Greatest of the Streets National Championships commenced at the Demerara Park Tarmac (Banks DIH Parking Lot), Industrial Estate.