BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Superstar Chris Gayle pulled the lever to illuminate New York’s iconic Empire State Building, as organizers launched the Twenty20 World Cup trophy tour for the June showpiece.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Seasoned all-rounder Jason Holder has underscored the need for clinical execution, if West Indies are to make an impact in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – Trinidad and Tobago made light work of Leeward Islands to post their first win of the Women’s T20 Blaze, with a comfortable nine-wicket result here Tuesday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Windward Islands Volcanoes enter the fifth round of the West Indies Championship with a slim lead, and with a difficult assignment against multiple-time champions Guyana Harpy Eagles at Coolidge Cricket Ground starting here Wednesday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – Jamaica crowned themselves Women’s Super50 Cup champions with a game to spare when they pulled off an edgy three-wicket victory over Windward Islands in the penultimate round here Monday.

LONDON, UK – Jamaican international Khadija “Bunny” Shaw set up one goal but then missed a couple of chances before limping off injured in the 70th minute, as Manchester City failed to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time in their history, in a penalty shootout defeat to Tottenham on Sunday.

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – Emerging Barbadian race car driver Zane Maloney failed to make it onto the podium during the Saudi Arabian F2 Grand Prix on Friday and Saturday – but he continues to lead the way in the drivers’ championship after two rounds.

BOSTON, Massachusetts – Jamaican Wayne Pinnock grabbed the long jump title with a world-leading leap at the NCAA indoor track and field championships on Friday in the United States.

DALLAS, Texas – Reggae Boyz head coach, Heimir Hallgrimsson, said he is ready to welcome England outcast Mason Greenwood into the Caribbean powerhouses set-up, stressing that everyone “deserves a second chance.”

BASSETERRE, St Kitts – Sports Minister Samal Duggins has highlighted the importance of sports development to St Kitts and Nevis, and believes cricket especially possesses “immense promise” for the enhancement of young people.

GLASGOW, Scotland – Newly-crowned World Indoors sprint champion, St Lucian Julien Alfred, believes the disappointment suffered at last year’s World Championships in Budapest, helped lay the groundwork for her success on Saturday.

SAKHIR, Bahrain – Barbadian driver Zane Maloney continued his explosive start to the new Formula Two campaign when he produced a sterling effort to win the Feature Race at the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday.