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The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has blanked a request from the Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) to delay the West Indies first-class sixth-round matches by one day to facilitate a Beyoncé concert at the Queen's Park Oval. Negotiations were ongoing for the Oval as a possible venue for the American R&B star to perform on February 18.

Eight West Indians, in-cluding former Test captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, have been picked for the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction later this month. Sarwan and other current West Indies players Kemar Roach and Sulieman Benn made the cut yesterday for the IPL auction on January 19.

Olympic Games gold medallists, American Maurice Greene and The Bahamas' Tonique Williams-Darling, have accepted invitations to be special guests at next weekend's (January 16) Douglas Forrest Invitational.

Vice President of the West Indies Cricket Board, WICB, Dave Cameron says senior regional players will benefit from more matches this year despite the reduced Four-Day Championship.

Spinner Nathan Hauritz ripped through the Pakistan tail as Australia bowled out the tourists for 139 to seal a stunning 36-run victory on today’s fourth day of the second Test in Sydney.

Mario Balotelli scored an early goal today to give Serie ‘A’ leader Inter Milan a 1-0 win over Chievo Verona in the first game after the winter break.

Andrew Bynum scored 11 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Lakers fought back to beat the Houston Rockets 88-79 last night, notching their fourth consecutive NBA victory.

Stoke withstood a second half Fulham comeback to win 3-2 and move into the top half of the English Premier League yesterday.

West Indies batsman, Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been ruled out of Guyana’s opening match of the WICB four-day competition through injury.

Former Renault Formula One team boss, Flavio Briatore has had his lifetime ban from motor sport overturned.

Striker Kavin Bryan is set to make is much anticipated return to the Digicel Premier League for Harbour View when they oppose Village United tomorrow at the Harbour View Mini Stadium. Bryan, who represented the national team last year, returns...

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC):Cricket's world governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), is taking a firmer stance on corruption for the Under-19 World Cup scheduled to bowl off here next week.ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said this week...