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Tuesday 4th August, 2009 13 West Indies in T20 consolation win by Craig Cozier BASSETERRE, St. Kitts (AP) - The West Indies romped to a five- wicket victory over Bangladesh in a Twenty20 match on Sunday after a disciplined bowling per- formance and four run outs from direct hits in the field. The home team, weakened throughout the series by the absence of its leading players due to contract wrangles, finally won its first match against Bangladesh on tour after the visi- tors had swept the preceding test and one-day series. The West Indies, led by two wickets and two run outs from Darren Sammy, limited Bangladesh to 118-9 off 20 overs at Warner Park. The hosts lost a wicket on the first ball of its reply but Devon Smith (37 off 27 balls) and Travis Dowlin (37 not out off 37 balls) forged the comfortable path to vic- tory at 119-5 with 19 balls to spare. Bangladesh, after winning the toss and batting, dipped into early trouble when three wickets fell in five balls with the score at 12. Medium-pacer Sammy (2-33) led the way as Junaid Siddique (5) and Mohammad Ashraful (0) were dispatched off successive deliveries. Siddique sliced into the off side from the leading edge, while Ashraful scooped straight to Floyd Reifer holds aloft the winners' short fine leg. Fast bowler Gavin trophy after West Indies beat Tonge added the scalp of Tamim Bangladesh by five wickets in T20. Iqbal (7) next over as the left-han- der clipped an ondrive to mid- Naeemafter the batsman sought a Bangladesh sniffed a chance. Captain Floyd Reifer added 22 wicket. single. But left-hander Smith domi- off 20 balls and although he and Captain Shakib-al-Hasan and Bangladesh slipped to 66-7 as nated a second wicket stand of 46 vice-captain Sammy fell to Naeem Islam revived the visitors Miller (2-22) added his second with Fletcher to put West Indies Ashraful near the end, the victo- in a fourth-wicket stand of 31. scalp as Raqibul was lbw sweep- on course. ry was never in doubt. But once Shakib was bowled ing and Mushfiqur Rahim was Fletcher (8) fell to Nazmul Brief Scores: around his back by Nikita run out by Andre Fletcher. Hossain and Smith departed to West Indies: 119-5 off 16.5 Miller's left-arm spin and Naeem Mahmudullah (21 off 27 balls) fellow fast bowler Rubel Hossain overs (Devon Smith 37, Travis was the first of the four run outs, guided the lower order but at 67-3. Dowlin 37 not out, Floyd Reifer the innings fell away again. Bangladesh's total was well below But Dowlin, one of the new 22; Mohammad Ashraful 2-18) Shakib was bowled around par. West Indian players to enhance Bangladesh: 118-9 (Naeem Islam his legs as he missed a sweep Dale Richards chopped his reputation in this series, hit 27, Mahmudullah 21, Shakib-al- while wicketkeeper Devon Shakib onto his stumps the first five fours, including the winning Hasan 17; Nikita Miller 2-22, Thomas easily ran out ball of West Indies' chase as runs, to seal a satisfying win. Darren Sammy 2-33). SKorea's boxing chief suspended SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - executives, but also all South Amateur boxing's world gov- Korean fighters from partici- erning body has suspended pating in international com- Korean Amateur Boxing petitions. Federation chief Yoo Jae-joon Yoo's office said he will for 18 months after he sent a take the AIBA's decision to banned official to an interna- the Court of Arbitration for tional competition in viola- Sport, but did not elaborate tion of regulations, a South on what grounds he will Korean sports official said protest the decision. Monday. The AIBA visited South The International Korea in early July to investi- Amateur Boxing Association, gate the weigh-in allegations or AIBA, also fined Yoo 2,000 and the dispatch of a suspend- swiss francs ($1,868), Korea ed executive. Saturday's deci- Sports Council official Kim sion is believed to be based on Sung-chul said. AIBA's findings, Kim said. The AIBA notified the Kim said that the weigh-in council of its decision allegations were found to be Saturday saying Yoo's organi- baseless and there was no zation sent one of its execu- mention of it in the AIBA tives as South Korea's team decision. doctor to a youth competition The allegations were that at Armenia in May. His inclu- Korean boxing officials sion went against the AIBA's approved a fighter during a earlier suspension of all weigh-in for a local competi- South Korean boxing execu- tion in April despite his tives pending a probe into weight exceeding the limit. allegations of a fraudulent It is still unclear if the weigh-in. AIBA's ban on South Korean The AIBA later extended boxers will still remain in its ban, excluding not only place, Kim said. Earthquakes beat Sounders to snap winless streak SANTA CLARA, California Osvaldo Alonso and past goalie (AP) - Cornell Glen, Darren Kasey Keller into the net. Huckerby and Chris The Earthquakes got their Wondolowski scored second biggest victory of the season half goals to give the San Jose and won for the first time since Earthquakes a 4-0 win over June 20 against Los Angeles. Seattle Sounders FC in Major The Earthquakes dominat- League Soccer on Sunday. ed after the break, starting in San Jose also benefited the 54th minute when Glen from an own goal in the 2nd took a pass from midfielder minute when Ryan Johnson's Shea Salinas and sent it in at shot deflected off Seattle's the top of the net..