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Village and CCC Bath United in honourable draw

Sports Page -- A fair sized crowd was on hand at the ET Willet Park on Sunday 20th September to witness an out of season friendly Football encounter between Rams Village Super Stars of St. Kitts and CCC Bath United of Nevis. The CCC Bath…

Yohan Blake for T20 celebrity game for Dominica relief

Kingston, Jamaica (CMC) -- West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has urged support for the Twenty20 celebrity charity match which will be played in Barbados later this month to raise funds for the Dominica Emergency Relief…

WICB urges fans to support charity match

Kingston, Jamaica -- West Indies Cricket Board will donate all proceeds of a Twenty20 charity match to be played on Saturday, September 26th, in Barbados to the Dominica Emergency Relief Fund. Admission is US $10 for adults and $5 for…

Times released for Top Athletes in Independence 10 K Run

Sports Page -- The NAAA on Thursday, released the actual times of the top athletes who placed in the Independence 10 k run held on Wednesday 16th September - National Heroes’ Day. The athletes and times are as follows: Overall Winners:…

NABA to commence Coaching Sessions for Young Players

Sports Page -- President of the Nevis Amateur Basketball Association NABA, Miss Wanda Parry indicated on Thursday that her Association is in the process of ensuring that there are Under 19 representative Basketball teams on the island. She…

Sarwan no longer seeking to represent Jamaica Franchise

Sports Page -- Ramnaresh Sarwan, the former West Indies captain, has ruled himself out of playing for Jamaica Franchise for the 2015-16 Professional Cricket League (PCL) campaign. The middle-order batsman had expressed an interest in…

Outcomes from WICB Quarterly Meeting

St. John’s, Antigua – The Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board gathered for a regularly-scheduled, quarterly meeting of its Directors last Saturday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here. The following were the key reports…

Devon Thomas could still join Hurricanes

St John’s, Antigua – Former West Indies wicketkeeper Devon Thomas is still interested in being one of 10 players contracted by the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA). Denying he had informed the board he was opting out of his…

Timoy and repeat Winners in Independence 10k Run

Sports Page -- The much anticipated Independence 10 k run took place on Wednesday 16th September. Unlike the previous day which was exceptionally rainy, the near 100 athletes had a fair day for the significant race. They commenced in…

Penetta wins US Open

Sports Page -- Flavia Pennetta's improbable run through the 2015 U.S. Open reached its apex Saturday, when she became the oldest Grand Slam champion in the women's Open era, defeating fellow Italian Roberta Vinci. An evenly matched bout in…

Former England Captain Close dies aged 84

Sports Page -- Brian Close, the former captain of England, Yorkshire and Somerset and one of cricket's most admired characters, has died at the age of 84. He passed away at his home near Bradford on Sunday, Yorkshire said. Allrounder…

Holder to focus on New Test Standards

Bridgetown, Barbados -- West Indies Test captain Jason Holder says he intends to place a heavy emphasis on standards and believes this will be key to getting the best out of the regional squad. Speaking during his first official media…

Seniors Training sessions continue

Sports Page -- Seniors’ coordinator at the Social Services Department on Nevis, Mrs. Garcia Hendrickson, indicated on Monday that practice sessions for the seniors towards their historic fun and action sports day, are going well. She…

Australia cruise to 3-2 series win

Sports Page -- It wasn't a dead rubber, but neither was it a particularly competitive finish to the series. Led by a strong performance from their fast bowlers, who rolled England for 138, Australia cruised to an eight-wicket victory in the…

Djokovic wins second US Open, 10th Grand Slam title

New York (AFP) -- Novak Djokovic won his second US Open title -- and 10th Grand Slam crown on Sunday -- with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 victory over Roger Federer, who was thwarted in his quest for a record sixth championship at Flushing Meadows.…