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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…
Usain Bolt wins 100m sprint and confirms he will be returning for 2016 Olympic Games
Olympic champion and world record holder Usain Bolt won his first 100m of 2014 on Sunday in an exhibition race run on Rio's iconic Copacabana beach, two years out from the 2016 Olympics.
The Jamaican superstar won in a time of 10.6sec…
Amazon Warriors to contest outcome of CPL final
The Management of the Guyana Amazon Warriors Team has taken a decision to contest the outcome of the second Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final played between the Amazon Warriors and the Barbados Tridents on August 16 at Warner Park, St…
LICA Offers Congratulations to CXC Top Performer
President of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, Mr. Auckland Hector, has offered heartiest congratulations to Leeward Islands Under 17 player – Zubin DEYAL – who was successful in passing an astounding 16 subjects at the Caribbean…