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West Indies Squad for Dhaka Bank T20

Basseterre, St Kitts – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the 13-man squad for the one-off Dhaka Bank T20 against Bangladesh. The match will be played at Warner Park, St Kitts on Wednesday, August 27. First ball is…

Gazi reported for suspect action

Sports Page-- The Bangladesh offspinner, has been reported for a suspect bowling action following the second ODI against West Indies in St George's. Gazi is likely to have his action tested at an ICC-accredited facility in Cardiff on…

Rafael Nadal misses U.S. Open with wrist injury

(CNN) -- Rafael Nadal will miss the U.S. Open after the reigning champion couldn't recover in time from a right wrist injury. The world No. 2 injured his wrist after Wimbledon and pulled out of the recent Masters events in Toronto and…

Ajmal heads to Brisbane for testing

Pakistan offspinner Saeed Ajmal will leave Colombo for Brisbane early on Sunday to have his bowling action tested at the Australia National Cricket Center, a newly ICC-accredited facility. He is set to miss the first of three ODIs against…

St Kitts-Nevis takes a hit

Soca Princesses win 10-0. It would be an obvious understatement to conclude that St Kitts-Nevis were no match for the Trinidad and Tobago’s women national football Team. The Soca Princesses’ 10-0 beating of the visitors in their opening…

NABA Hosts Annual Summer Camp

The Nevis Amateur Basketball Association (NABA) is currently hosting its annual summer Basketball camp for Primary and Secondary School students. The camp commenced on Monday 18th August and is set to climax later today—Friday 22nd August.…

Netball

Sports Page -- The Dynamics Sports club is set to host its second annual St.George’s inner parish Basketball and Netball tournament. According to President of the club, Mrs. Govanie Manners-Hendrickson, persons from the St.George’s parish…

Tuckett thrashes returning Nationals

Carl Tuckett blazed his way to an exciting half century and just missed out on a ton when his team comfortably chased down the target set by the Returning Nationals team. The match was played as part of the recently concluded Culturama 40…

Pollard, Ramdin rescue WI in thriller

St. George’s, Grenada, CMC -- A century stand between Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin rescued an imploding West Indies and spurred them to a three wicket win over Bangladesh in the first One Day International (ODI) at the National Stadium…

Youth and Sports Department hosts exciting Fun Day

The Youth and Sports Department hosted an exciting fun day at the ET Willet Park on Wednesday 20th August. Carl Tuckett of the Sports Department explained that it was a culminating exercise for the children who participated in the various…

Street Football Tournament set to go

Sports officer at the Youth and Sports Department on Nevis, Aljay Newton, on Wednesday 20th August confirmed that the one day Street Football tournament to be coordinated by his department, is definitely on. Newton indicated that the…

West Indies and Bangladesh renew rivalry

St. George’s, Grenada, CMC -- West Indies and Bangladesh play the first of three One Day Internationals here on Wednesday with much to prove following a trail of poor performances in series this year. The two sides are renewing a rivalry…

WICB and Gibson agree to mutual termination of contract

St John’s, Antigua -- Today the West Indies Cricket Board and Mr. Ottis Gibson mutually agreed to terminate their association with immediate effect. The WICB wishes to express its gratitude to Mr. Gibson for his unwavering commitment and…

The Man who almost made It

Elquemedo Tonito Willet is renowned as the first man from Nevis and indeed the Leeward Islands to have made it into the West Indies team but not as many persons are aware that many years before that, a certain Theodore Hobson was the first…