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World Cup: USA dream shattered by Belgium

(CNN) -- No guts no glory, or so the saying goes. But perhaps the vanquished United States soccer team can rest in the knowledge that if the World Cup was decided on guts, it would surely be lifting the trophy in Brazil. For 120 minutes…

Cricket Notice

The Cricket loving public is invited out to witness the first division 50 overs competition starting this coming weekend. There will be three teams participating in this tournament: Pennyless All Stars; Empire and Highlights Int The…

First Division 50 Overs Tournament to commence this weekend

(Sports Page)— President of the Nevis Cricket Association Keith Scarborough on Monday 30th June gave an update on Cricket on the island of Nevis. Starting this weekend, the much anticipated first Division 50 overs a side tournament will…

Primary school matches rescheduled

(Sports Page)— Matches scheduled in the primary School league for Monday 30th June were rained out, as a tropical wave affected Nevis and other islands in close proximity. The organizers have since readjusted the fixtures and depending on…

Windies go down late in decider on Day 5

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – West Indies crashed to a 2-1 series defeat here Monday after producing another inept batting performance to hand New Zealand a 53-run victory in the decisive third Test at Kensington Oval. Set a challenging…

Final Match Postponed

Sports Page -- The word from the Nevis Amateur Basketball Association (NABA) is that the grand final game to determine the Basketball champions on Nevis for 2014, has been postponed. The final match in the best of three series was…

World Cup: Costa Rica sets up Dutch quarterfinal

(CNN) -- Nobody gave them a chance -- nobody. Perhaps nobody was listening. Perhaps they didn't want to. For all of the joking and laughing that Costa Rica would simply turn up in Brazil to make up the numbers, there were those who knew…

CPS and Ivor Walters secure wins

Sports Page -- There were comfortable wins for the Charlestown Primary and Ivor Walters Primary Schools, as the 2014 edition of the Primary Schools Cricket league continued on Friday 27th June. There were two matches played at the ET…

West Indies Squad for T20 Series vs New Zealand

Bridgetown, Barbados – The West Indies Cricket Board’s Selection Panel today named the 13-man squad for the two-match Twenty20 International Series against New Zealand. The matches will be played at Windsor Park, Dominica on Saturday, July…

Speedy striker Robben starring at World Cup

FORTALEZA, Brazil (AP) — Arjen Robben just seems to get quicker and quicker. The 30-year-old Bayern Munich winger has out-sprinted every defender he has faced at the World Cup so far and is scoring goals, too. It is a far cry from the…