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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

Sports Page -- U.S. tennis star Serena Williams lost the semifinal round at the U.S. Open Friday afternoon. She was upset by Roberta Vinci of Italy. Williams was chasing a calendar Grand Slam, which hasn't been done since 1988, when Steffi…

Sports Page -- If ever there was a hard working athlete, it is Vanessa Williams of Cotton Ground in Nevis. The outstanding long distance runner is currently preparing for the much anticipated Independence 10 k event and is working overtime…

New York -- The U.S. Open women's semi-finals scheduled for Thursday evening have been postponed due to the threat of rain. Both the men's and women's semis will now be played on Friday, tournament officials announced. Play was scheduled…

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Legendary West Indies off-spinner Lance Gibbs wants to see slow bowlers in the region play on better pitches and is encouraging upcoming spinners to seek out his knowledge of the art of spin bowling. Speaking…

Sports Page -- There was much excitement at the ET Willet Park on Thursday 10th September as the seniors commenced their official training sessions for their upcoming major event in October. The spritely senior’s commenced warm up and…

Sports Page -- Seven times previously Kevin Anderson had made the fourth round at a Grand Slam but advanced no further. Every defeat was to a top-ten players, with two each dished out by Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer. The most recent three…

Sports Page -- Trevor Bayliss, the England coach, praised the way Ben Stokes has reacted to the furore surrounding his obstructing the field dismissal at Lord's on Saturday. While Stokes was clearly shocked by the decision, he did not…

St. John’s, Antigua -- The West Indies Cricket Board will hold a regularly-scheduled, quarterly meeting of its Directors on Saturday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground in Antigua. Key issues on the agenda of the meeting will include:…

Sports Page -- CJ Bartlette of the Nevis Drag Racing Unit, which falls under the auspices of the Youth and Sports Department, revealed on Wednesday that the annual Independence Drag race meet is definitely on. Rumours were rife that the…

New York (AP) -- For stretches of the 27th edition of Williams vs. Williams, Venus gave Serena all she could handle. And when Serena took control down the stretch to emerge with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory in a well-played U.S. Open…