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Joint WICB, WIPA and player representative statement following Kingston meeting
Kingston, Jamaica -- The West Indies Cricket Board, the West Indies Players Association and representatives of the West Indies Squad on the tour of India held an emergency meeting on Sunday evening at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in Kingston,…
Rawlins pulls off the Impossible
Sports Page -- It was all over by the shouting. It was not only one fat lady in the huge crowd on hand but several of them. The Rawlins’ team was staring down the proverbial barrel of a gun, with over 30 runs required and just one…
Dynasty Ballers beat Church Ground Massives by three points
Sports Page -- Dynasty Ballers managed to hold their nerves and edge out home team, Church Ground Massives on Sunday 26th October.
The match was the second in the 2014 edition of the Malcolm Guishard Basketball league which officially got…
Constituency #7 Domino League
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Background
The Constituency #7 Domino League started in 1996 at the Mansion Domino Club which was charged with the overall responsibility of Managing the League.
The League is in its 19th Year of operation and has been…
Results of SKNFA matches played over the weekend (Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th October, 2014
On Saturday 25th October, 2014
National Bank Premier League
Mantab 4 vs SPD United 2
(Half Time 1 - 2)
Scoring for Mantab
Eldean Huggins struck twice in the 22nd & 86th minute
Karea Jarvis also struck twice in the 50th &…
Revenge so sweet for Serena Williams in WTA Finals showdown
(CNN) -- Four days after suffering a humbling defeat to Simona Halep, Serena Williams turned the tables on the Romanian to win a fifth WTA Finals title with a crushing straight sets 6-3 6-0 victory in Singapore Sunday.
Williams had called…
WICB announces West Indies a 50 over Squad to face Sri Lanka A
St John’s, Antigua -- The West Indies Cricket Board today announced the West Indies A 50 Overs Squad for the series against Sri Lanka A.
The 14 man squad is as follows:
Carlos Brathwaite – Captain
Sunil Ambris
Ronsford Beaton
Jermaine…
I wanted no part of Windies strike, says stroke-maker Samuels
Kingston, Jamaica CMC -- West Indies stroke-maker Marlon Samuels said he wanted no part of the one-day team’s plan to abandon the tour of India, and revealed he stayed away from most of the players’ meetings on the troubled tour.
The first…
Malcolm Guishard Basketball League underway
Sports Page -- The seventh annual Malcolm Guishard Basketball league got underway in exciting fashion on the evening of Sunday 26th October at the Church Ground Basketball court.
The first two matches of the league were preceded by a brief…
CG Rebels into SKNFA Finals
Sports Page -- It was an intense game from start to finish and the half time score of CG Rebels 26 and Rams’ Hitters 25, virtually tells the story.
For most of the deciding game, both teams were separated by a mere one point and kept the…
Serena Williams slams Russian tennis chief’s “sexist, racist and bullying” remarks
New York, United States -- At a time when Russia’s relations with the West are approaching strained Cold War levels, Russian tennis chief Shamil Tarpischev has furthered the slide by referring to Serena and Venus Williams as the “Williams…
Bowlers’ pause can now be deemed unfair
Sports Page -- The next time R Ashwin or Mohammad Hafeez or Suresh Raina pauses in his delivery stride, watch the umpire closely. The ICC has asked match officials to use their discretion to decide if the pause is unfair play under Law…
Gibson says he was fired by the WICB
Kingston, Jamaica CMC -- Ottis Gibson says he was fired as West Indies head coach despite a statement from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) suggesting otherwise.
Gibson’s declaration three months after ending ties with the WICB…
Fari Stars in IWPS Big Win
Sports Page -- The Giant Malt Primary School Football tournament continued at the Flats in Cole Hill on Thursday 23rd October.
This time it was the Ivor Walters’ Primary School coming up against the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School.
Within…
Matthews Stars but We Lose 2nd Warm-Up
Canberra, Australia, CMC -- An impressive unbeaten half century from teenager Hayley Matthews and a destructive three wicket haul from spinner Anisa Mohammed could not prevent West Indies Women from a six run loss to Cricket Australia…