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Western Australia are worried over the fitness of West Indies captain Chris Gayle ahead of their must-win clash with New South Wales Blues, after the Jamaican superstar was forced to abort training today because of a sore side.

Alistair Cook and Matt Prior hit half-centuries as England inched towards South Africa\'s first-innings total of 291 in the third test at Newlands today.

Italian defender Marco Materazzi says he\'s still so angry over Zinedine Zidane\'s headbutt at the 2006 World Cup final that he will not watch this year\'s tournament in South Africa.

The 13-man Windward Islands squad, with new captain Darren Sammy, is booked to travel tomorrow to Jamaica for the start of the West Indies Cricket Board Regional four-Day Championship later this week.

Allen Iverson scored 17 points and Elton Brand added 16 as the Philadelphia 76ers held off a furious rally to beat the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets 108-105 in the NBA last night.

Digicel Premier League leaders Harbour View began the New Year on a losing note by going down 1-0 to strugglers Humble Lions at the Effortville Community Centre in Clarendon yesterday.

The West Indies Under-19 cricketers yesterday received a major pep talk from New Zealand Captain, Daniel Vettori ahead of the International Cricket Council Under-19 World Cup.

Steve Liburd of St Kitts has been retained as captain of a 13-man squad named this weekend by the Leeward Islands Cricket Association for the start of the 2010 West Indies first-class season.

LONDON (AP): David Beckham says he wishes he had emulated Ryan Giggs and stayed at Manchester United his entire career. The Los Angeles Galaxy midfield star, who initially left United for Real Madrid and is now on loan at AC Milan, told BBC Radio...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua (CMC): Kittitian batsman Steve Liburd has been retained as captain of a 13-man squad named this weekend by the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA) for the start of the 2010 West Indies first-class season....

Almost two months after returning to the sport from a six-year hiatus, former Sunshine Girl Carla Williams looks set to resume her international career with the Jamaican senior team. After taking time off from the sport...

Boys Town are still in contention to make the second end-of-round final, despite playing to a 1-1 draw with bottom-placed August Town at UWI Bowl yesterday, in the 20th round of the Digicel Premier League. The result moved Boys...