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West Indies captain Chris Gayle has returned to the Number One spot in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One Day International batting rankings.

Defending champions Portmore United will play away to St George’s at Lynch Park in Portland when the second round of the Digicel Premier League continues this afternoon.

The Premier League Clubs Association (PLCA) and the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding, which is expected to save clubs an estimated $3.2 million in transportation costs for the remainder of the season.

Jamaica’s former world cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil Bell has pulled out of a scheduled return bout against American Domonic Jenkins tonight.

Australia opener Matthew Hayden has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year award today to complete a clean sweep of football\'s top individual honors for 2008.

Jamaica will aim to go a step closer to qualify for the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup when they face hosts St. Vincent and the Grenadines in their final game of the Caribbean Football Union Under 20 finals this evening.

Trinidad and Tobago drew with hosts Barbados on yesterday’s fourth and final day of their first round match in the West Indies Cricket Board regional four-day competition at the Police Sports Club.

West Indies and host New Zealand will face off at McLean Park this evening at 6 p.m. Jamaica time in the final One-Day International that will decide the rain-hit series.

Nuwan Kulasekara and Ajanthra Mendis took three wickets each to lead Sri Lanka to an easy 130-run victory over Zimbabwe in a triangular limited-overs international match today in Mirpur, Bangladesh.

Newcomer Gavin Wallace took a record eight-wicket haul yesterday to bowl title-holders Jamaica to a six-wicket victory over Leeward Islands on the third day of their first-round regional four-day match at Warner Park in St Kitts.