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BCCI suspends all bilateral tours to West Indies

Sports Page -- The BCCI working committee has decided to suspend all bilateral tours to West Indies, in response to the visitors pulling out of their India tour. While a BCCI release made no specific mention of any claim for damages, the…

Brathwaite stars but Windies A collapse

Matara, Sri Lanka, CMC – Part-time off-spinner Jermaine Blackwood snapped up two late wickets to peg back Sri Lanka A, and set up a tense finish to the second four-day “Test” on Tuesday’s final day. With Sri Lanka building a lead at 63 for…

Hitters and Rebels in Do or Die Encounter

(Sports Page) -- President of the local Basketball Association, Wanda Parry is again appealing to the general public on Nevis, to come out in their numbers to witness what she promises will be an enthralling game, this Saturday night. The…

IWPS dominates JLPS

Sports Page -- Two golden strikes by the Ivor Walters Primary school in the first half, put them in a clear lead versus the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School. This as the action continued on Monday 20th October in the Giant Malt Primary School…

Basketball

Sports Page -- Rams Hitters hit back to level the series against CG Rebels in their bid for a final spot in the SKNBA Association league. The match was played at Basketball city on Thursday 16th October. At half time Rams Hitters were…

VOJN edges out EPPS

The action continued in the Giant Malt Primary school Football league on Friday 17th October with an exciting matchup between the VOJN Primary School and the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School. The match was played at the Flats in Cole…

WICB statement re West Indies tour of India

St John’s, Antigua -- The Board of Directors of the West Indies Cricket Board held an emergency meeting by teleconference today to discuss the developments with regard to the West Indies tour of India. The Board of Directors was briefed of…

Windies cut short Indian tour over WIPA pay dispute

Dharamsala, India, CMC -- The ongoing pay dispute between West Indies players and their union, WIPA, has forced the team to cut short their One-Day International tour of India, a move that has prompted an angry reaction from the Indian…

Over Forties Sneak Victory over Younger Counterparts

Sports Page -- It was an enthralling match from start to finish, as the over 40’s team engaged the under 40’s’ team in a 12 over contest on Sunday 19th October. The match was the brain child of Community Liaison officer for Gingerland,…

STPS overpowers JLPS – Twice

Sports Page -- The two teams representing the Jocelyn Liburd Primary School gave a reasonable account of them and even challenged in some instances, their competitors at the St.Thomas’ Primary School, but in the end were edged out in both…

WICB will only negotiate with WIPA

Sports Page -- In a jolt to the West Indies players, the WICB has made it clear to them that it will "engage" only with the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) in any attempt to break the deadlock between the groups. Dave Cameron, the…

LICA Finals Postponed

Sports Page -- The three day final match in this year’s LICA competition did not commence on Thursday 16th October, as previously scheduled. A press release from the controlling body of cricket within the Leeward Islands however, gave an…

Bravo-Hinds battle intensifies in email exchange

Sports Page -- The growing impasse between West Indies players and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has intensified with both sides exchanging bitter emails in the past week. After Wavell Hinds, who has been the direct target of…