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West Indies captain Darren Sammy has won the toss and put Zimbabwe in to bat in the second and final Test at Windsor Park in Dominica on Wednesday.

Zimbabwe's three-day thrashing at the hands of West Indies has once again highlighted the widening disparity between the top and bottom halves of the international cricket test rankings.

Australian wicketkeeper Matthew Wade said he will never forget his thrilling unbeaten century against Sri Lanka in the third Test on Saturday.

Matthew Wade scored a thrilling unbeaten century as Australia declared to lead Sri Lanka by 138 runs on the first innings on the third day of the final Test in Sydney.

Anamul Haque became the third youngest Bangladeshi to hit a hundred before the home team spun out the West Indies for their biggest one-day win of 160 runs in Khulna on Sunday.

Matthew Wade was named Monday as Australia's wicketkeeper for the opening clash against South Africa in Brisbane next week, suggesting Brad Haddin's Test career could be at an end.

Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti -- still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake -- and Cuba, US forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened over the Caribbean on Wednesday, threatening to slam into impoverished Haiti -- still reeling from a devastating 2010 earthquake -- and Cuba, US forecasters said.

Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened on Wednesday and looked set to become a hurricane as it churned through the Caribbean on a path that could have it hit Florida during next week's Republican convention.

West Indies official Billy Doctrove has retired from umpiring after a 14-year international career, cricket's world governing body said on Thursday.

West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford will create history on Monday when he becomes the first Dominican to play a Test match on home soil.

West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has been fined 20 percent of his match fee after hitting out at the DRS review technology system during the drawn second Test against Australia.

Australia captain Michael Clarke vowed to keep making ambitious declarations even if it meant risking seeing his plans come back to haunt him.

Australia retained their two-decade grip on the Frank Worrell Trophy when heavy rain meant the second Test against the West Indies petered out into a draw on Thursday.

Heavy rain and deteriorating light halted West Indies' pursuit of their 215-run victory target in the second Test against Australia at Queen's Park Oval on Thursday.

Australia went to lunch on 123 for five as they struggled through a shortened first session on the fifth and final day of the second Test against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval on Thursday.

The world's biggest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev on Monday announced a deal to acquire a 51 percent stake in a Dominican brewer for 1.2 billion dollars, creating the leading beverage company in the Caribbean.

Off-spinner Shane Shillingford was called into the West Indies squad for the second Test against Australia on Thursday, 18 months after his last appearance.

Gay couple Dennis Jay Mayer and John Robert Hart, who were arrested and jailed in the Caribbean this week, say they were humiliated. Gay couple Dennis Jay Mayer and John Robert Hart, who were arrested and jailed in the Caribbean this week, say they were humiliated by officials, they AP reported. Mayer and Hart, who live in Palm Springs, California and have been together 17 years, were escorted off the gay cruise ship Celebrity Summit when it docked Wednesday morning at Dominica, which is among several Caribbean islands where gay sex is illegal. Police said the men were arrested for having public sex on the ship. The men have denied the charges, but conceded that they were ?partially clothed.? ?The total experience was horrendous,? Mayer, a 53-year-old retired deputy sheriff told the AP. ?They told us that they did not like us, that they did not like gay people.? After being ejected from the ship, police interrogated the men for four hours. ?He said: 'You're being arrested for being gay

Injured Australia captain Michael Clarke will be fit to play the first Test against the West Indies, selectors said as they named a squad that saw the return of spinner Michael Beer.