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CAYON, St Kitts, CMC – Opener Stafanie Taylor slammed an exciting half-century as West Indies women rebounded from their one-day loss on Tuesday to convincingly dispatch Sri Lanka by six wickets, in the opening Twenty20 International of their three-match warm-up series yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board Chief Executive Officer Ernest Hilaire has misrepresented the facts about the payment to the West Indies Players’ Association of a US $450,000 settlement.

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Juan Antonio Samaranch, who steered the Olympic movement through two turbulent decades marked by political boycotts, bribery and drug scandals plus a greater emphasis on commercialism, has died at the age of 89.

(Cricinfo) Jerome Taylor, the West Indies fast bowler, has said his recovery from a hip injury has been going well ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 which starts in the Caribbean on April 30.

Lakers, Hawks go up 2-0, Suns even series with Blazers BOSTON, April 20 (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics thrived despite the absence of Kevin Garnett and took command of their first-round playoff series with an emphatic 106-77 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday.

(Cricinfo) Everything changed in the last five overs of the Mumbai Indians’ innings.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Cricket’s world governing body, the ICC, was breathing easier Wednesday following the relaxation of travel restrictions in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe which paved the way for international teams to begin their travel to the Caribbean for the World Twenty20 Championship.

ST. PAUL’S, St. Kitts, CMC – West Indies Women were undermined by three run-outs, and Suwini de Alwis’ left-arm spin, and crashed to a 38-run defeat in the second One-day International against Sri Lanka Women on Tuesday.

Trinidad and Tobago IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Candice Carr-Archer is set to ignite the National Cultural Centre stage when she makes a guest appearance at the Second Hugh Ross Classic Bodybuilding and Fitness Championship.

Former national youth player Lookeshwar Mahabeer grabbed six wickets for ten runs to spur Eccles Sports Club to a comfortable eight-wicket win over Eccles ‘B’ in the East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA)/Good Wood Racing Services 40-over cricket competition.

Council member of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Leslie Black says that if the association wants to move ahead and develop athletes and the association then all involved need to work together.

Medi-Care, FIB, Regal and AVD are the teams through to the playoff in the Regal Stationery and Computer Centre dominoes competition.

The ICC has announced the schedule of warm-up matches to be played in the lead-up to the ICC World Twenty20 tournament slated to be staged in the West Indies from April 30 to May 16.

The East Bank Cricket Association (EBCA) and a Media team will do battle tomorrow in a feature T20 game at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

Demerara Speedboat Sports Club (DSSC) and Stabroek Market are set to clash tonight in a feature softball T20 match at the famous Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

Fifty-eight persons in the region have so far been certified since the  Caribbean Officiating Programme for Squash (COPS) was introduced in 2005, President of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Craig Archer says. 

(Cricinfo) The IPL governing council will meet on April 26 and take a unanimous decision on the way ahead from the current controversy, Sharad Pawar, the ICC’s president-elect, has said.

DUBAI (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council (ICC) said it was preparing to fly teams participating in the Twenty20 World Cup starting next week directly from Dubai to the West Indies.

Demerara Speedboat Sports Club (DSSC) and Stabroek Market are set to clash tonight in a feature softball T20 match at the famous Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.

LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – Winners of this year’s Wimbledon singles titles will not only own the world’s greatest grasscourt title but also a cool 1 million pounds ($1.53 million) in prize money, organisers said on Tuesday.