ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Openers Rashawn Worrell and Kadeem Alleyne struck contrasting but critical half-centuries as West Indies Academy produced a clinical run chase to stun Barbados Pride by three wickets and return the regional first class title to Guyana Harpy Eagles here Saturday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will later this month chair a conference on West Indies Cricket, which is aimed at securing the commitment of major stakeholders to advancing the game at all levels.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida – Veteran Barbadian jockey Patrick Husbands came up empty handed in two rides at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, as he continued to prepare for yet another season at Canada’s prestigious Woodbine.

SHANGHAI, China – Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton put behind a disastrous qualifying session the previous day to finish ninth in the feature race of the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday.

KOLKATA, India – West Indies Twenty20 captain Rovman Powell says he was attempting to convince Sunil Narine to come out of retirement for June’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States.

MIRAMAR, Florida – St Vincent & the Grenadines distance runner Shafiqua Maloney transported her rich vein of form with a comfortable win in the women’s 600 meters at the Miramar Invitational on Saturday in the United States.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Opener Mikyle Louis extended his amazing run of form in his maiden first class season when he lashed his third hundred of the West Indies Championship Wednesday, while Test star Joshua Da Silva struck a fifth first class century to bail Trinidad and Tobago Red Force out of trouble.

KARACHI, Pakistan – Former skipper Stafanie Taylor says she expects West Indies Women to be up for the spin challenge when they face Pakistan Women in an eight-match white-ball series starting here Thursday.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Trinidad and Tobago stunned Jamaica to prevent them making a clean sweep of the sprint relays, when they captured the boys Under-20 finale in an electrifying finish on day two of the 51st CARIFTA Games at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium here Sunday.

KARACHI, Pakistan – A Player-of-the-Match performance from their captain Hayley Matthews drove West Indies Women to a 113-run win against hosts Pakistan Women in the first ICC Women’s Championship One-day International on Thursday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Mia Mottley-led government has identified the “resurgence of cricket in Barbados” as the number one legacy benefit to be derived from the country’s hosting of the T20 World Cup in June.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Jamaica swept the sprint hurdles finals along with the distance relays but controversy left its mark on the 51st CARIFTA Games when it overshadowed the last event on the final day of the showpiece at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium here Easter Monday.