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MELBOURNE, Australia – Cricket Australia on Tuesday announced a 15-man Test and a 14-man One-Day International squad for the pending tour of the Caribbean beginning in May.

Ten Grenadian junior tennis players are down to participate in the 2008 first Caribbean International Junior tennis tournament in Barbados from March 31st to April 5th.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is in the process of building stronger relationships with all stakeholders as it looks to improve the game throughout the region in 2008 and beyond.

Indian opening batsman Virender Sehwag hit his second career triple century in the first Test against South Africa today to join Sir Donald Bradman and Brian Lara for this achievement.

 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The top 22 female cricketers in the West Indies will assemble in Barbados from April 3-11 for a high-performance clinic and training camp.

The planned tour match between West Indies and Sri Lanka scheduled for March 29-31 at Shaw Park, Tobago has been cancelled because of flight problems. The West Indies  Cricket Board apologises for any inconveniences caused. Sri Lanka will use the opportunity to do net practice at Shaw Park..

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Despite showing valiant fighting spirit, West Indies handed Sri Lanka their first Test win in the Caribbean after losing the opening Digicel Test by 121 runs in the dying stages of the final day at the Guyana National Stadium on Wednesday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – West Indies, behind an enterprising second-wicket partnership between make-shift opener Dwayne Bravo and vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, made a positive start after Sri Lanka set them an imposing target on the fourth day of the first Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Tuesday.

The young athletes that represented Grenada at the just-concluded Junior CARIFTA Games in St. Kitts should be applauded for their indomitable spirit and courageous effort, says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Ramnaresh Sarwan missed out on a century as West Indies were left battling to save the follow-on at the close on the third day of the first Digicel Test against Sri Lanka at the Guyana National Stadium on Monday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – West Indies, replying to Sri Lanka’s 476 for eight declared, were 29 for one at the close of the second day of the first Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Sunday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Sri Lanka, resuming from an overnight 269 for four, reached 418 for six against West Indies at tea on the second day of the first Digicel Test at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Sunday.   SCORES:   Sri Lanka 418-6 (Malinda Warnapura 120, Mahela Jayawardene […]

Malinda Warnapura had a very good warm-up game at the Providence Stadium and three days later, as the ground became the 97th to host Test cricket, the left-handed Sri Lankan opener celebrated with a maiden Test century. Warnapura, in his third match, was the aggressor in a century opening stand […]

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Openers Malinda Warnapura and Michael Vandort provided Sri Lanka with a solid start in the pre-lunch session on the first day of the first Digicel Test against West Indies at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence on Saturday.