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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

Sports Page 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…

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…

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…

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…