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SKNFA Matches (Wed 14th & Thurs 15th May

Wednesday 14th May Elvis Star Browne Women’s League At Gardens Playing Field 5:00pm   –    Cayon vs. St. Peters Blue Angels Officials:       Cassim Akeem, Shatresha Ephraim & Travester Richards Division I At Newtown Playing Field…

Usain Bolt set to make season debut next month

PARIS, France, (CMC) – Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to make his return to the track next month, around the middle of the International track and Field season. Bolt is due to compete in Ostrava in the Czech Republic on June 17,…

CPL partners with WICB to fund regional First Class contracts

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board announced today that  a critical funding component for the professionalization of First Class cricket will be provided by the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which will contribute US$360,000…

Virge Browne—‘There is hope yet for Windies Cricket’

Massage Therapist for the West Indies Cricket team, Virgil Browne is confident that West Indies cricket will gain a resurgence in the not too on distant future. As he sat in an exclusive interview with Curtis Morton of NTV Sports in Nevis,…

SKNFA 2014 Final Four Kicks off this Weekend

Basseterre, St. Kitts -- The points have been tallied and the top four teams of the 2013-14 St. Kitts-Nevis Football Association Regular Season will now battle for the national title in what is anticipated to be a very competitive Final…

Rain washes out game in local league

Inclement weather on the evening of Monday 12th May forced the cancellation of the scheduled match in the ongoing local league between champions CG REBELS and Bronx Crisis. However, once the weather holds, other matches scheduled for this…

Cardiff hosts Ashes opener

Cardiff will host the opening Investec Ashes Test Match next summer, reviving memories of the ground's inaugural Test in 2009 when England's last pair James Anderson and Monty Panesar clung on for a famous draw on the final day of a…

Simmons fires Mumbai to 7-wicket win

Hyderabad, India -- Lendl Simmons’ half-century lay the foundation for a successful Mumbai Indians run chase, as they beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets here Monday. Playing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Mumbai…

WICB/UNICEF Host Child Protection Seminar

A very important one day symposium was held on Friday 9th May at the Red Cross Headquarters at Chapel Street in Charlestown. It was a child protection workshop hosted by the West Indies Cricket board (WICB) in conjunction with the United…

Bronx Crisis edges out PJ’s in a thriller

As the action continued in the local Basketball league on Sunday 11th May, the spectators were literally kept at the edges of their seats as Bronx Crisis and PJ’s matched each other shot for shot. Just seconds before the whistle to end the…

Spice Isle Grenada to open CPL T20 2014

St. George’s, Grenada-- Carnival cricket fever hits the beautiful island of Grenada with the announcement that the National Cricket Stadium will host the launch and opening round of games of the 2014 Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL),…

I had no choice but to quit, says Sammy

DELHI, India (CMC) – Darren Sammy says his decision to quit Test cricket came after he realized he was no longer part of the future plans of the West Indies team, in the game’s longer version. The Windward Islands all-rounder, who was axed…

Darren Sammy dumped as West Indies skipper

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados(CMC) – West Indies selectors have dumped Darren Sammy as captain and appointed wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin in his place for the upcoming New Zealand series. The announcement was made by the West Indies Cricket Board via…