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Bolt targets sub-19 second 200m world record

Sports Page -- Usain Bolt believes he can lower both his 100m and 200m world records, and aims to be the first man to break 19 seconds for the longer distance. The 28-year-old Jamaican set both current world records, 9.58 seconds for 100m…

Sir Viv honoured by Lord’s Taverners

London, England -- The great and the good of West Indian cricket gathered in London this week to jointly support the UK’s leading youth cricket and disability sports charity, the Lord’s Taverners, and the St John’s (Antigua) Anglican…

Narine spins KKR into CLT20 semi-finals

Hyderabad, India, CMC – Sunil Narine once again proved his weight in gold, conjuring up a four-wicket haul to help fire Kolkata Knight Riders to a three-wicket win over Perth Scorchers and into the semi-finals of the Champions League…

Sir Richie opens to coaching regional squad

St John’s, Antigua -- Manager of the West Indies Cricket Team, Sir Richie Richardson, said if he is offered the top coaching position, he would accept the job. The former captain, who debunked reports that he has been acting in the…

Bouncing’ to lead Antigua’s Leeward Islands challenge

St John’s, Antigua -- Experienced all-rounder and former West Indies player, Sylvester “Bouncing” Joseph, will lead a 14-man Antigua & Barbuda squad against Montserrat in their opening Three-Day match beginning tomorrow (Thursday) at…

Which Car Is Nevis’ Fastest?

Sports Page -- If you were to ask the question: ‘Which car is the fastest on the island of Nevis?’ You will get varying responses, depending on who is asked the question. Two names will automatically be thrown in the mix however. They are…

West Indies squad for ODI Indian series

St. John’s, Antigua -- The selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board announced on Tuesday, a 15-member West Indies squad for the upcoming series of five One-day Internationals on the tour of India. Squad Dwayne Bravo (Captain)…

Windies Women go down in T20I opener

Kingstown, St.Vincent, CMC -- A fiery spell from new ball bowler Morna Neilson rocked the West Indies Women top order and sent them tumbling to a seven wicket loss against New Zealand Women in the first T20 International at Arnos Vale…

Vanessa Williams continues to make a name for her-self

Sports Page -- Local Nevisian female long distance athlete, Vanessa Williams, continues to make a name for her-self. Following hot on the heels of a top performance in the Independence run over in St.Kitts, Vanessa was the first female to…

Drag Racing

Sports Page -- Kareem Walters smoked his way to victory and in the process forced Gavin Clarke’s “King of Calle” into second place in the Outlaw class, as the Nevis Drag Racing Unit hosted its annual Independence race meet. The meet was…

TTCB ready for franchise business

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Red Force Trinidad and Tobago Limited. That is how the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) will be doing business under the new franchise system soon to be introduced in West Indies cricket. In the…

Bravo delivers easy win for Chennai

Bangalore, India, CMC -- West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo failed with the bat but picked up two wickets as his Chennai Super Kings brandished the batting might, to beat Dolphins by 54 runs in the Champions League Twenty20 here Monday.…

Taylor: Windies Women on different level

Kingston, Jamaica -- Top West Indies Women batter Stafanie Taylor has praised the efforts of the team thus far in their home series against New Zealand Women, describing their showing as one of the best she has ever seen. The West Indies,…

Ana Ivanovic continues revival with fourth title of 2014

(CNN) -- A battle of former World No.1's in Tokyo saw Ana Ivanovic continue her 2014 renaissance with a fourth title of the year as she beat Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in the final Sunday. It's been a fine year too for Wozniacki, capped…

Youngsters make waves in Local Trials

Sports Page -- Three of Nevis’ youthful cricketers performed creditably on the weekend, as the Nevis trial squad continued its preparations for the upcoming Leeward Islands tournament. All three players were part of the Leeward Islands…