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(BBC) Former Pakistan cricket captain Salman Butt has told a court he was betrayed by an ex-friend and agent who claimed he was part of a match-fixing scam.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke is expecting great things from his predecessor Ricky Ponting in the one-day series against South Africa that starts today.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Bangladesh axed former captain Mohammad Ashraful and left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak in naming a 14-man squad yesterday for the upcoming test series against West Indies.

(Reuters) – Left-arm paceman Junaid Khan took his maiden five-wicket haul as Pakistan bundled out Sri Lanka for 197 in the first innings of the first test in Abu Dhabi yesterday.

Guyana’s World ranked squash player Nicolette Fernandes has reached the semi-finals of the women’s individual singles competition at the XVI Pan Am Games currently underway in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Former FIFA vice-president and current Minister of Works in the Trinidad government Jack Warner on Monday said the Caribbean was paying the price for standing up to FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Guyana Captain Assad Fudadin said yesterday that stylish former-West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, who was ruled out of Guyana’s squad for the Regional Super50 tournament will be missed.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Darren Sammy said the West Indies dressing room has been a happier place to be following their two victories over Bangladesh in their One-day International series.

By Emmerson Campbell The national men’s Rugby Sevens team left Guyana yesterday in quest  for the Pan American Games  Rugby title at the championships currently underway in Guadalajara, Mexico.

A Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) official yesterday said that the executive had not yet received the terms of reference for the proposed Interim Management Committee (IMC) which is expected to temporarily run cricket in Guyana.

A confident Trinidad and Tobago cricket team just back from the Nokia Champions League will leave the twin island republic this morning for Guyana where they will compete for the Clive Lloyd Trophy in the regional limited overs cricket tournament.

BRASILIA, (Reuters)- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff faces another corruption scandal in her cabinet over accusations the sports minister arranged for millions in kickbacks, raising questions about the country’s credentials to host the World Cup and Olympics.

Gros Islet, St Lucia – “It’s a great honour,” is how Clive Hubert Lloyd describes his feeling about the West Indies Cricket Board decision to name the Regional Super50 winner’s trophy after him.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former Test cricket captain found himself accused of spot-fixing only after a former agent and friend “grossly abused” his trust, a court heard yesterday.

Former West Indies wicket-keeper/batsman Andre Fletcher and medium-pacer Lionel Baker helped the Windwards Islands defeat the Leeward Islands by 151 runs in their final practice game before the start of the Regional Super50 tournament at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Ground yesterday.

AUCKLAND, (Reuters) – A New Zealand side forged in adversity and mindful of a history they are not allowed to forget relaxed yesterday before getting into the serious business of preparing for their first rugby World Cup final for 16 years.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Barbados and West Indies Under-19 all-rounder Kyle Mayers and uncapped batsman Nicholas Alexis of Trinidad & Tobago have been slotted into the Combined Campuses & Colleges 14-member squad for the Caribbean Super50 Championship, starting tomorrow in Guyana.

(Reuters) – British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon has died after a horrific 15-car crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday which left the motor sports world in shock.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have named 18-year-old paceman Patrick Cummins in their 15-man test squad for their two-match series in South Africa, while retaining Mitchell Johnson despite the mercurial paceman’s struggles in Sri Lanka.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Delhi-born Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir guided India to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over England in the second one-day international  yesterday.