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National record holder Aliann Pompey says that it’s not too late for the necessary bodies to make it up to her for the lacklustre appreciation that has been shown so far despite her accomplishments.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Windward Islands are looking to end Trinidad & Tobago’s dominance over them in the last five years in their fourth round match of the WICB Regional first-class championship, starting today at the Arnos Vale Multi-Purpose Complex.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Combined Campuses & Colleges have found themselves in an unlikely place in the WICB Regional first-class championship, and want to keep it that way, after they face England Lions in the top-of-the-table clash in the fourth round of matches, starting today at the Three Ws Oval.

By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In DELHI Ottis Gibson’s main tasks leading into the West Indies’ opening match of the ICC World Cup at the Feroz Shah Kotla here today are as much psychological and selectorial as technical and tactical.

MILAN, (Reuters) – Mario Gomez, widely considered a  failure in his first season with Bayern Munich, continued his  resurgence with a last-gasp goal to clinch a 1-0 Champions  League win at titleholders Inter Milan yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The struggling New Jersey Nets  acquired All-Star point guard Deron Williams from the Utah Jazz in a three-player trade after missing out on Carmelo Anthony, the two teams said yesterday.

After realising the raw talent of the young boxers at the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Under-16 tournament at Goed Fortuin last weekend president Steve Ninvalle again forwarded the notion to have the sport instituted in schools as a non-contact.

MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Jason Wright scored a brace, and booted Jamaica in to the Under-17 Boys’ World Cup, when they put away Honduras 2-1 yesterday to also qualify for the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Championship.

MARSEILLE, France, (Reuters) – Manchester United  gained a valuable 0-0 draw at Olympique Marseille in the  Champions League yesterday but their uninspired display will  not have had the likes of Barcelona quaking in their boots.

By Tony CozierAt the ICC World CupIn DELHI No cricketer’s life has changed more dramatically than Kieron Pollard’s since he first appeared in West Indies colours in one match in the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean.

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Pakistan launched  their World Cup with captain Shahid Afridi back leading from the  front with his first ever five-wicket haul in the event to crush a very sloppy Kenya by 205 runs in Group A yesterday.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – With several former captains by his side, including team operations manager Richie Richardson, Darren Sammy may be forgiven for feeling overwhelmed as he prepares to lead West Indies into the World Cup.

DHAKA, (Reuters) – A delivery that flies through the  air “like a butterfly” could turn out to be paceman Shafiul  Islam’s secret weapon when Bangladesh look to restore dented  pride in their World Cup match against Ireland.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – A bizarre episode at the World  Cup was finally closed yesterday when Australian Ricky Ponting paid the price for damaging a dressing room television in pique and was reprimanded by the game’s governing body.

After about three months without basketball being played at the Burnham basketball court due to the absence of backboards and rings, the outdoor facility has finally been fitted with a pair of brand new backboards and rings.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Refreshed and back  in synch after the All Star break, the Los Angeles Lakers flexed  their muscles with a 104-80 thrashing of the Atlanta Hawks yesterday.

DELHI, India, CMC – Darren Sammy believes West Indies can overturn an abysmal, recent One-day International record against Test-playing nations, and upset a few teams in the World Cup.

Newly-elected president of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA), David Carto has referred to efforts to revive basketball in Georgetown as “an uphill battle.”

For the first time in years the men’s doubles champions of the National Sports Commission (NSC) annual Mashramani table tennis championships are a pair of teeny boppers.

NAGPUR, India, (Reuters) – England laboured to a  thrilling six-wicket victory completed with eight balls to spare  over the Netherlands in a Group B match to avert what would have  been the first upset of the World Cup yesterday.