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Dilshan, spinners, run outs foil NZ

Sports Page -- Sri Lanka sauntered to their first victory of the New Zealand tour, after Tillakaratne Dilshan hit a breezy 116 off 127 balls on a fine batting surface at Seddon Park. The six-wicket win had been forged by the spin bowlers -…

Jaguars eat Windward Islands raw

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Guyana Jaguars defeated Windward Islands Volcanoes by 142 runs in the second game of the NAGICO Super50 at Queen’s Park Oval here Thursday. Summarized Scores: Guyana Jaguars Innings: 227/6 (50 Overs).…

Wet outfield snags NAGICO Super50 opener

Port of Spain, Trinidad, CMC -- Wet conditions forced the abandonment of play in the opening match of the NAGICO Super50 between defending champions Barbados Pride and Combined Campuses and Colleges here Thursday. Following inspections,…

WICB directors adopt Task Force recommendations

St John’s, Antigua -- The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board met in Antigua on Saturday, January 10, 2015. The Board deliberated on a number of matters including cricketing, governance, developmental, commercial and…

Cricket Press Release

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- Injury has forced one change to the Leeward Islands team for the upcoming NAGICO Super 50 tournament. Left hander batsman, Shane Jeffers has withdrawn with a hamstring injury. The selectors have since named Hayden…

Referees and Scorers workshop coming to Nevis

Sports Page -- Miss Wanda Parry, President of the Nevis Amateur Basketball Association has revealed that in her Association’s ongoing efforts to make Basketball the number one sport on the island, there will be referees and scorers’…

Lloyd: Bravo, Pollard’s omission not the end of the road

Sports Page -- Chairman of selectors Clive Lloyd has defended the non-selection of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard to the West Indies World Cup side insisting that the pair’s omission was not victimisation and that the time was right try…

Injury, availability force squad adjustments

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- The West Indies Cricket Board has advised of a number of squad adjustments ahead of the NAGICO Super50 Tournament, starting this Thursday here. Team Player Out Player In Reason Hurricanes Shane Jeffers Hayden…

Willet furious over LI Selections

Sports Page -- As the Leeward Islands team prepares to depart for Trinidad on Wednesday to participate in the NAGICO super 50 series hosted by the West Indies Cricket Board, former Nevis, Leeward Islands and West Indies left arm leg…

FAST4 — Tennis’ answer to cricket’s Twenty20

CNN -- It might sound like a Vin Diesel movie, but tennis authorities in Australia are hoping that the FAST4 format, which debuted Monday with an exhibition match between world No. 2 Roger Federer and former Wimbledon and US Open champ…

Australians, Malinga dominate shortlists

Sports Page -- Australian players lead the nominations for the eighth annual ESPNcricinfo Awards. The awards honour performances across the three international formats in 2014. Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka, still perhaps the most effective…

Lewis, Bravo shine in final T&T warm-up

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo and Rayad Emrit warmed up for the Nagico Super50 with some good performances in the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force final day/night practice game at Queen’s Park Oval, on Sunday. Lewis…

1,000th win for Roger Federer as he takes Brisbane title

CNN -- Roger Federer reached the 1,000 ATP Tour wins milestone as he claimed the Brisbane title Sunday but was made to fight all the way by Canada's Milos Raonic in a tense three-set final. The 33-year-old Swiss joins Jimmy Connors and…