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Powell led the recovery with a well-paced half-century as he and Romario Shepherd steered West Indies away from immediate danger - both showing the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground was too small for them when they connected cleanly.

The court previously heard a bloodstained cricket bat, a rolling pin with Sara’s DNA on it, a metal pole, a belt and rope were found near the family’s outhouse.

Mr Sharif was pressed by Mr Emlyn Jones KC: "When you beat Sara so hard with a cricket bat that you broke her spine, did you intend to cause her a really serious injury?"

Cricket, flag football, baseball and softball, lacrosse and squash are the five sports Los Angeles Olympic organizers hope to add for the 2028 Games.

Mr Sharif also told the court that he caused fractures to Sara and used a cricket bat and a metal pole.