Allen Stanford Stanford created and funded the Stanford 20/20 cricket tournament in the West Indies, for which he built his own ground in Antigua. The first Stanford 20/20 Cricket Tournament was held in July and August 2006. The second tournament took place in January and February 2008 with a global television audience of 300 million. Trinidad and Tobago took first place and with it the US $280,000 Stanford Super Series prize after defeating Middlesex on October 27, 2008. In June 2008, Stanford and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) signed a deal for five Twenty20 internationals between England and a West
Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire awarded with silver medals. In 1914, Armenia also held the first “Cilician Olympic Games”. Many Armenian sportsmen fell victims to the Armenian Genocide. Among them was Shavarsh Krissian, the editor of "Marmnamarz", and after it the publication of the magazine was stopped. Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire refers to Armenian Sport in the Ottoman Empire. The history of the development of Armenian sport and gymnastics in the Ottoman Empire began by the end of 19th century, when the first athletic clubs and societies were established. Under the rule of the Sultan, being engaged