England struggled to get another Group B victory that put them through to the second round.
England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson though was not sure whether the striker would play against Trinidad & Tobago
At the same time, Malaysia should not win or draw against Pakistan on a crucial day in the men's hockey tournament at the Commonwealth Games.
Kolkata Knight Riders CEO Venky Mysore did not entirely rule out the possibility of the popular IPL franchise "evaluating" investment opportunities in England and Wales Cricket Board's ambitious franchise league 'The Hundred', which had to be shelved this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. British newspaper The Telegraph on Tuesday quoted Mysore saying that they would surely be keen to "explore" investment opportunities in The Hundred.
The three, all from Trinidad and Tobago, read the epic for five nights at a function in Port of Spain.
John Terry predicted that England would be knocked out unless they improved on their group stage performances
Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is counting on Wayne Rooney to end England's 38-year wait to beat his native Sweden
'The medical people say he can play more than 45 minutes,' said England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard gave England a 2-0 victory over Trinidad & Tobago in their second Group B match.
A separate poll showed that more than a third of Britons did not know where Trinidad and Tobago is.
The veteran striker will no doubt relish a final chance to dazzle a global audience with some of his silky skills in front of goal.
India will start their World Cup campaign against Bangladesh on March 17
Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to the 4x100 metres relay gold with an emphatic finish to win his first Commonwealth Games medal on Saturday.
Chetram Singh will be unable to hold any ICC post because he is a bookie.
The Australia coach launched a thinly-veiled swipe at detractors who claim his players' behaviour becomes ugly when they are put under pressure.
India will play their first match on March 17 against Bangladesh at Port of Spain.
Jermaine Lawson returns after undergoing remedial work on his bowling action for the first Test against Bangladesh.
In Trinidad and Tobago, out of 44 people kidnapped last year, 26 were Indo-Trinidadians and the amount given as ransom was an estimated US $450,000.
Veteran Mumbai leg spinner Pravin Tambe put his name for the Caribbean Premier League players' draft but BCCI is unlikely to give him permission unless the 48-year-old announces retirement from Indian domestic cricket. The BCCI had disqualified Tambe from this year's IPL, which has now been postponed indefinitely, after he was picked up by Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Players' Auction in December as he flouted the rules by appearing in an unsanctioned T10 league in Abu Dhabi last year.
The duo is just 27 runs away from completing 1,000 partnership runs against the Windies and if they manage to do so, they will become the first pair to achieve the feat against the Caribbean team in ODIs.
The England captain said the 2-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago sounded a warning to their rivals about the strong character of his team.
India's white ball players have that imposing alpha-male like presence out there in the middle even if their best player Kohli is on the wane.
Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero struck two goals apiece in Argentina's 7-0 romp against an out-of-sorts Bolivia while Mexico were held 3-3 by Trinidad & Tobago in friendlies in the United States on Friday.
US Soccer said they expect to announce an interim coach within the next seven to 10 days, who will oversee two planned friendlies in November.
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