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Rain ruined a potentially dramatic West Indies ‘A’ run chase today, forcing a disappointing draw in their three-day first class tour match against Glamorgan at the SWALEC Stadium in Cardiff, Wales

Didier Drogba rejoined his Ivory Coast teammates at their Alpine training camp today with a cast protecting his broken right arm.

Out-of-form batsmen Yuvraj Singh and Yusuf Pathan were dropped and Sachin Tendulkar rested on request from the 15-man India squad named today for the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka this month.

The four-team race for the two qualifying spots in next season\'s Digicel Premier League is well-poised following yesterday\'s first set of games in the second round of the Confederation playoff.

Ray Allen scored 27 of his 32 points in the first half with a record-setting 3-point shooting display as the Boston Celtics leveled the NBA finals with a 103-94 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 last night.

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad (CMC): Four batsman hit half-centuries and two others fell narrowly short, as South Africa's batsmen made full use of their two-day, practice match against Trinidad & Tobago yesterday.

Tivoli Gardens 'A' will be aiming to wrap up the Jamaica Netball Association (JNA)/Berger Paints Super League best-of-three finals series against defending champions Jamalco when they meet in game two at the Leila Robinson...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC): Chris Gayle's average form against South Africa in the recent one-day series has seen him drop one place in the ICC one-day international batting rankings.The left-hander scored a paltry 128 runs from five innings...

MELBOURNE, Australia (CMC):All three teams with Jamaican netballers in their squads won their latest matches in the ANZ Championship.Another outstanding performance from Carla Borrego helped the Adelaide Thunderbirds cement their play-off credentials...

Western Bureau: The new J$1.4 billion Montego Bay Stadium, with a seating capacity of 7,500 and located in the Catherine Hall area, is expected to play a pivotal role in the region's bid to build on its enviable tradition...

TEMBISA, South Africa (AP):Thousands of football fans stampeded outside a stadium yesterday before a World Cup warm-up match between Nigeria and North Korea

GENEVA (AP):Philippe Senderos believes that arriving at the World Cup will help Switzerland's players forget about their recent struggles and help the team find their true identity.