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Tape Ball Tournament at an interesting stage

The tape ball cricket tournament hosted by the Nevis Sports Department and sponsored by the Development Bank of St. Kitts and Nevis, has reached an interesting phase. There was a slight break as the cricketers relaxed for the couple of…

Captain Bravo ends speculation over Gayle’s return

NELSON, New Zealand (CMC) -- West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has brushed aside speculation that flamboyant opener Chris Gayle will be back in the side in time for the two T20 matches to end their tour of New Zealand. Coach Ottis Gibson…

Darren Bravo returns home

NAPIER, New Zealand – West Indies batsman Darren Bravo will miss the remainder of the One-day International series against New Zealand. The left-hander flew home to Trinidad from the New Zealand Super City of Auckland on Saturday due to…

Church Ground defeats J Warriors

There was only one match played in the tape ball cricket league over the weekend. On the evening of Saturday 28th December, Church Ground got the better of J Warriors. Church Ground batted first and scored 112 for 6, helped in no small…

LICA Offers Retainer Contracts

As teams across the region get set for the annual regional cricket tournament commencing in late January, the newly elected Leeward Islands Cricket Association has released a list of players who have been proposed for retainer contracts.…

No show again at AGM

President of the Nevis Cricket Association, Keith Scarborough, appeared calm and composed on Monday 30th December. It was the day when the 2013 AGM for the Nevis Cricket was slated to be held.. The first attempt at the meeting did not…

Mr. Big Pepe ends the year on a high

It was Sunday 29th December and the action was AAT THE Indian castle race track. It was effectively, the final race meet to be hosted by the Nevis Turf and Jockey Club for 2013. It was the penultimate race of the day and there was an…

Sports year in review-2013

Another exciting year of sports on Nevis has virtually come to an end. There were highs and lows and some of our sports men and women excelled by dint of their hard work and dedication to their sport of choice. There were tears of joy and…

‘Dead rubber’ comes to life with massive turnout

A world record cricket crowd has turned out for the opening day of the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. At stumps on day one, the official attendance was 91,092, surpassing the previous record mark of 90,800. “We’re…

England bloody Australia at last

Belatedly, England drew Australian blood at the MCG. The claret was literal in the case of Chris Rogers, stunned by a blow to the side of the helmet from Stuart Broad, and figurative for all Australia's batsmen, who demonstrated familiar…

Sammy stars as West Indies wins one

The West Indies cricket team had its first success on the current tour to New Zealand when they won in an exciting low scoring contest versus the Kiwis in the first one day match of the series. New Zealand batted first after Bravo won the…

Two big events upcoming

President of the Nevis Turf and Jockey club, Allister Thompson has indicated that his Association will close this year with a bang and open the new year with a bang as well. There are two major horse race meets upcoming.  The first one…

Rain washes out matches in Tape Ball League

The matches scheduled for Monday 23rd December in the tape ball league hosted by the Nevis Sports Department and sponsored by the Development Bank of St.Kitts and Nevis, were rained out on Monday night. The two scheduled matches promised…

S. L. Horsfords St. Pauls United Wins SKNFA Sugar Mas Cup 2013

On Saturday 21st December Match 1 S. L. Horsford St. Pauls United 6            vs         Island Auto Kactus Conaree FC 1 (Half Time 5 - 0) Scoring for S. L. Horsford St. Pauls United Terrance Ward struck twice in the 14th & 89th…