Ireland earned a famous win over the West Indies in their first of two Twenty20 internationals at Sabina Park, Kingston, yesterday.

Ireland earned a famous win over the West Indies in their first of two Twenty20 internationals at Sabina Park.

Ireland disappointingly went out of the T20 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka at the hands of the West Indies who didn’t even have to bat as the game at the Royal Premedasa Stadium in Colombo was abandoned at the end of Ireland’s innings due to heavy and persistent rain.

Ireland’s hopes of qualifying for the last eight of the Twenty20 World Cup were dealt a huge blow last night when it emerged some players had developed stomach illnesses.

Ireland were today struck by illness in the camp on the eve of their do-or-die World Twenty20 clash with the West Indies.

Australia secured their place in the Super Eight stage of the World Twenty20 with a 17-run Duckworth/Lewis victory over West Indies after rain curtailed play in Colombo.

Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell put on the fifth highest stand made by a West Indies opening pair to help their side take control against New Zealand on day three of the first Test in Antigua.

Ireland are on track to meet their World Cup target of reaching the quarter-finals and believe they can upset the West Indies tomorrow, according to Niall O’Brien.

Ireland captain William Porterfield is confident his side can belie their underdog status and progress from the group stages of the World Cup.

Ireland captain William Porterfield was left to rue a “massive missed opportunity” after a batting collapse handed the West Indies an opening ICC World Twenty20 victory by 70 runs in Guyana last night.

Captain William Porterfield remains confident his Ireland team can cause another World Twenty20 upset – despite their eight-wicket defeat against champions India.

IRELAND captain William Porterfield has targeted a famous victory over New Zealand later today despite watching his side slip to an eight-wicket defeat against reigning World Twenty20 champions India at Trent Bridge.

Ireland’s cricketers have nothing to lose but perhaps a fortune to gain in their final World Twenty20 Group A match against champions India today.

IRELAND are banging their heads against a “glass ceiling” in their attempts to break into the Test-playing elite above them.

Ireland are banging their heads against a “glass ceiling” in their attempts to break into the Test-playing elite above them.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle blasted his side to a crushing nine-wicket victory against Ireland in a World Twenty20 warm-up at the Brit Oval today.

ANDREW STRAUSS was delighted to finally enjoy the winning feeling again after England banished memories of a frustrating winter by beating West Indies by 10 wickets yesterday.

DARREN SAMMY has inflamed the build-up to the start of the one-day series against England by signalling West Indies’ intent to “grind them into the ground.”

WEST INDIES claimed a 2-0 series triumph over Sri Lanka after the third one-day international was abandoned following heavy rain.

CAPTAIN Michael Vaughan backed England to follow up completing their 3-0 Test success over West Indies at Chester-le-Street yesterday with further victory in the forthcoming one-day matches.

ENGLAND profited from a mix-up over cricket’s laws to claim a stranglehold on the third Test and move closer to a series victory over West Indies at Old Trafford.

West Indies struggled to 85 for three from 25 overs in their Super Eight World Cup game against Sri Lanka at Providence today.

THE West Indies’ poor start to the World Cup Super Eights got worse as they slumped to defeat against New Zealand yesterday.

New Zealand outplayed West Indies to coast to a seven-wicket victory and leave the hosts needing to make up significant ground if they are to reach the World Cup semi-finals.

SHIV CHANDERPAUL hit a superb century as West Indies sealed an eight-wicket win over Ireland in a rain-hit Group D decider in Kingston, Jamaica.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul smashed his sixth one-day international century as the West Indies marched to an eight-wicket victory over Ireland in Jamaica.

Ireland were struggling on 161 for six against the West Indies when rain stopped play with 4.4 overs of their innings remaining in their final World Cup group match at Sabina Park, Kingston.

DEPARTING Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has described Bob Woolmer as “a good coach and a much better human being”.

Ireland coach Adrian Birrell is looking forward to the “huge challenge” the country’s involvement in the World Cup will provide.

AUSTRALIAN cricket’s “spin king” Shane Warne is facing a €6m divorce claim from his wife, according to reports yesterday.

Under-fire West Indies captain Brian Lara defiantly insisted last night he would not quit despite his team suffering another crushing defeat.

ANDREW FLINTOFF’S fireworks proved in vain as England crashed out of the NatWest Series with a seven-wicket defeat to West Indies at Lord’s.

West Indies slumped to a devastating six-wicket defeat at the hands of amateurs Ireland on the eve of the NatWest Triangular Series.

BRIAN LARA spared the West Indies’ blushes with a majestic century as the tourists limped to 242 all out against Ireland in Belfast.