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St. Kitts/ Nevis places second in OECS meet

Sports Page— The revived OECS athletic games were held at the Silver Jubilee Stadium in St. Kitts, last weekend. It was an event which attracted top athletes from around the region and the crowd on hand was highly entertained. At the end…

Sports Museum Week 2014 underway

Sports Page -- The fourth edition of the Nevis Sports Museum week got on the way with a brief but impressive opening ceremony at the Museum on Monday 7th July. The ceremony was chaired by Curtis Morton, Communications Officer within the…

Grand Finals set for today

Sports Page -- The grand finals in the 2014 edition of the TDC sponsored Primary School Cricket league, is set for later today at 2pm. The two teams in the finals are the Charlestown Primary School and the combined Maude Cross Preparatory…

TT to start Under-17 title defence today

Port of Spain, Trinidad -- Trinidad and Tobago will start their West Indies Cricket Board/ Tobago House of Assembly Regional Under-17 title defence against Barbados from 10 a.m. today at Louidore in Tobago confident of continuing their good…

FIFA official implicated in $100mn World Cup ticket scam

Sports Page -- Brazilian police say they have identified a FIFA official who they believe could be at the center of a ticket-tout scandal worth $100 million. Eleven suspects have been arrested after their mobile phones were tapped as part…

CG Rebels takes Local Championship yet again

Sports Page— Match three of the best of three Basketball finals on Nevis, was played on the evening of Saturday 5th July at the Grell Hull-Stevens Netball Complex. It was the deciding game as the defending champions CG Rebels had won one…

Nevisian Ross Powell to lead Leewards’ Under 17

Sports Page— Nevisian Ross Powell, had been chosen to lead the Leeward Islands under 17 team in the upcoming WICB sponsored, West Indies under 17 tournament to be played in Tobago. Powell is the son of former Leeward Islands off spinning…

Regional Under-17 Tournament begins on Tuesday

SCARBOROUGH, Trinidad – Holders Trinidad & Tobago will battle traditional sports rivals Barbados at Louidore when the Regional Under-17 Tournament opens on Tuesday here. Jamaica face Windward Islands at Shaw Park and Guyana meet…

Fighting Fletcher can’t save West Indies

ROSEAU, Dominica, (CMC) – Andre Fletcher’s second half-century in Twenty20 Internationals was in vain as West Indies lost the opening match of the doubleheader against New Zealand by 12 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method here Saturday.…

Lara’s MCC defeats Rest of the World

London, England - A sensational 181* from Aaron Finch saw MCC to a seven-wicket win over Rest of the World - whose captain Shane Warne was unable to bowl after breaking his hand while batting. Finch made light work of a Raw attack deprived…

Final Round of Matches for World Cup 2014

Semifinals Tuesday July 8 Match 61: Germany v Brazil in Belo Horizonte (2000) Wednesday July 9 Match 62: Argentina v Netherlands in Sao Paulo (2000) Third and fourth place playoff Saturday July 12 Loser Match 61 v Loser Match 62 in…

Sammy confident of T20 series win over New Zealand

Roseau, Dominica (CMC) -- Captain Darren Sammy is determined to ensure West Indies take something away from their series against New Zealand, by winning the Twenty20 double-header starting at Windsor Park on Saturday. West Indies went…