It is such a scene of desperation that forms the backdrop for the first international match at the new Grenada National Stadium. The impressive facility, built with Chinese money, is a superior, scenic successor to the edifice which Hurricane Ivan blew down almost two years ago.

Sign on, or lose the opportunity to host Cricket World Cup 2007. That, basically, was the choice confronting governments of eight host countries for the current historic event, according to officials of at least three Local Organising Committees (LOCs).

Here is an interview from Trinidad courtesy of interviewer BC Pires with Bryan Davis, former Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies batsman and current cricket administrator at the Queen's Park Cricket Club, on what has been, so far, a disappointing Cricket World Cup.

Irate West Indies fans called for captain Brian Lara to be sacked following the third consecutive defeat in the Super Eights of the World Cup on Sunday.

Describing himself as an eternal optimist West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara said yesterday that his team was in a crisis situation and challenged his players to get out of what he described as a deep hole.

Patience is a virtue, even when you are pressed for time. One of the distinctive characteristics of the West Indies batting efforts so far in the Super Eights phase of this World Cup has been the almost indecent haste to push the score along, regardless of the quality of the bowling. It has already proven to be a costly adventure.

The West Indies, yet again, came face-to-face with unavoidable reality in their first Super Eight match at the Sir Vivian Richards over the past two days.

Three members of the Pakistani cricket World Cup squad were briefly questioned by Jamaican police investigating the murder of coach Bob Woolmer, then permitted to leave the island with the rest of the team.

The Bangladeshis nailed the coffin, while the the Sri Lankans buried the Indians yesterday. The main hammer man, Muttiah Muralitharan, took three wickets and two catches to help dismiss India cheaply, all out for 185 chasing the Sri Lankans' 254.

Pakistani cricket coach Bob Woolmer was strangled in his hotel room after the team’s shocking World Cup loss to Ireland, police said Thursday.