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Blackwood hits first ton

North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda (AFP) -- England’s top-order tumbled cheaply again, but the tourists still worked themselves into a commanding position at 116 for three in their second innings, an overall lead of 220, by stumps on the…

Settlement, Old England for Manchester Division One final

Mandeville, Manchester -- Land Settlement and Old England won Major League promotion on Sunday, following contrasting victories in their Jamalco/Manchester FA Division One semi-finals at the Kirkvine Sport Club. Settlement outscored the…

England 399 vs. Windies 155-4 – 2nd day

North Sound, Antigua (CMC) -- West Indies, replying to England’s 399 all out were 155-4 at the close on the second day of the first Test at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here Tuesday. Scores: England 399 all out (Ian Bell 143, Joe…

Gayle, Sammy fail as RCB go down to Sunrisers

Bangalore, India (CMC) -- Chris Gayle and Darren Sammy had little impact as Royal Challengers Bangalore crashed to a heavy eight-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here yesterday. Playing at the M…

Ian Bell hundred hurts Windies early promise

North Sound, Antigua CMC -- Ian Bell’s 22nd Test hundred took the sting out of West Indies’ attack and lifted England from a position of danger to one of dominance, on the opening day of the first Test here Monday. With his side…

Richie Benaud dies

Sports Page -- Richie Benaud, the former Australia captain, journalist and legendary broadcaster, has died in Sydney aged 84. He had fought a long battle with skin cancer and had also suffered from the after-effects of a serious car…

Knights welcome Sir Viv Ground honour

St John's, Antigua -- Former West Indies fast bowlers, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts, have both described as rewarding, the decision to name the bowling ends at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds (SVRCG) in their honour. The…

Second Tour Match ends in Tame Draw

Sports Page -- The English team wrapped up the St. Kitts leg of their tour on Thursday as the second match versus the St. Kitts invitational team, petered out into tame draw. The St. Kitts invitational team declared at their overnight…

Saeed Williams’ Half Ton puts Nevis on good footing

Sports Page -- A half century by Saeed Williams and solid knocks by most of the other top order batsmen, set the Nevis under 19 team on a good footing in their game versus their St.Maarten counterparts. The match which started on Thursday…

JLPS celebrate in style

Sports Page -- It was a joyous occasion at the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School on Thursday 2nd April as the school celebrated its victory at the Interprimary schools championships, in emphatic style. One of the motivational speakers was…

Schedule changes for West Indies vs Australia Tests

St. John’s, Antigua -- The West Indies Cricket Board has announced that it has made minor adjustments to the dates for its International Home Series between West Indies and Australia. All of the matches will now start two days earlier than…

Update on Leeward Islands Under 19 Tournaments

Sports Page -- Match: Anguilla vs Antigua Venue: Edgar Gilbert Recreation Ground, Molineaux Summarized scores: Anguilla -95 all out: Dimitri Adams 37; Keshawn Richardson 14 Karima Gore 7 for 17 Antigua: 275 all out: Tyrone Williams…

St. Kitts Invitational gets help to Chalk 300

Sports Page -- Jonathan Trott; Johnny Bairstow; Gary Balance and Joe Root of the English team, joined with the St.Kitts invitational team, to give more of a challenge to their team mates as England engaged the local team in the second warm…