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With just under nine weeks left before the start of the XIX Commonwealth Games in New Dehli, India, organisers are in a race against time to have everything in place. There have been several delays, charges of corruption and now the threat of an embarrassment of global proportions.

NOTTINGHAM, England (AP): Pakistan was in deep trouble at stumps on the second day of the first Test yesterday, staggering to 147-9 in reply to England's 354, still needing eight runs to avoid the follow on when bad light stopped play.

Sprint king Usain Bolt has expressed regret at not being able to represent the country at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in India, and has even apologised to the Indian public for his absence, citing poor timing as the reason behind the decision.

As the time for trials to select the Jamaica's national team to the 2011 CAC Championships draws nearer, players not regularly seen on the circuit are forming veteran partnerships and honing their skills for the upcoming preliminary tests.

Guyana, sent in to bat by Trinidad and Tobago, were 166 for 5 after 17.5 overs in the first semi-final of the Caribbean 20/20 Championships at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.

Pakistan were in deep trouble at stumps on the second day of the first test today, staggering to 147 for 9 in reply to England's 354, still needing eight runs to avoid the follow on.

Two trophies are at stake tomorrow when racing continues at Caymanas Park with a nine-race programme.

Maurice Smith of Jamaica continues to lead the men’s decathlon at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

The semi-finals of the inaugural Caribbean 20/20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago are scheduled for today after rain forced the final set of preliminary round matches at Queen’s Park Oval yesterday to be abandoned.

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC): Penetrative bowling from Krishmar Santokie was upstaged by a stroke-filled half-century from Darren Bravo, as Trinidad & Tobago made Jamaica pay for their indifference in a 49-run victory in the Caribbean Twenty20...

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PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Heavy torrential rain forced the abandonment of the penultimate preliminary match in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship between Barbados and Guyana yesterday without a ball being bowled. Bleak weather descended...