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Rain hampers sporting action on Nevis

A much anticipated sporting weekend on Nevis was hampered by consistent rains which fell intermittently from Friday afternoon, all through Sunday 8th December. The local weather men indicated that it was an upper level trough that was…

South Africa trounce India in harsh welcome

South Africa brought Floyd-like edge to the word pink as they welcomed a clearly undercooked Indian side to the country with a 141-run hammering. Quinton de Kock, the baby face in baby pink, combined ferocity and cheek in his 135, and…

Clarke, Haddin tons put Australia in command

It has been a while since an Australian captain has looked as serene during an Ashes Test as Michael Clarke did at the Adelaide Oval. During a period of England domination, the uncomprehending exasperation of Ricky Ponting has been followed…

Windies hanging on by a thread

It must be referred to as the Daren Bravo day.  The diminutive left hander from Trinidad who for so long has been touted as ‘the Lara look alike’ batted with an elegance and superiority of skills reminiscent of the world record holder, as…

IAAF Course going well

IAAF level one lecturer, Roatter Johnson has indicated that the IAAF level one workshop for coaches is going well. The course which is being conducted at the ET Willet Park and which has attracted over 25 coaches from across the island,…

Drag Racing Unit releases official statement

The last race meet hosted by the Nevis Drag Racing Unit on November 30th and December 1st was rained out before the deciding races could be completed. On Thursday 5th December, the Nevis Drag Racing Unit released an official statement.…

2014 Fifa World Cup finals draw: England to play Italy

(BBC)--England will play four-time winners Italy, as well as Uruguay and Costa Rica, in Group D at the 2014 World Cup. Roy Hodgson's men open their campaign against Italy in the Amazonian city of Manaus on 15 June in the only World Cup…

West Indies still precariously placed

With all of two days remaining, the New Zealand team is still very much in the ascendancy in the first test match versus the West Indies. Having declared their innings closed at  609 for 9, New Zealand then bundled out the Windies team for…

CSS takes championship honors

The now annual Basketball showdown between the Charlestown Secondary and Gingerland Secondary School teams, took place between the 2nd and 4th December with the CSS team completing victory in game two of the three match series, having won…

Sugar Mas Cup promises much

President of the Nevis Basketball Association Wanda Parry, on Wednesday revealed that the inaugural SUGAR MAS cup tournament will be played this month between a St.Kitts team and a Nevis team. According to the schedule of matches, Nevis…

IAAF level one course underway

According to Nevis Amateur Athletics Association (NAAA) chief Lester Blackett, there are some 28 persons registered for the IAAF level one course for potential Coaches which got underway at the ET Willet Park on Tuesday 3rd December..…

Hard Times swamp All Stars

The Hard times team which has had a tough league so far, had cause to celebrate last evening, as they swamped the normally tough All Stars team. At the final whistle, the score line was 5 goals 1 in favour of the team from Gingerland.…

New Zealand large and in charge Versus Windies

(Sports Page) -- The New Zealand team tightened the screws on day two of their first test match in the current series versus the West Indies. Despite an early break through when Captain Daren Sammy clean bowled his opposite number Brendon…

Nevis’ Cricketing Chief updates on local Cricket

President of the Nevis Cricket Association, Keith Scarborough, on Monday gave an exclusive update on the state of Nevis Cricket. The outspoken and sometimes controversial leader of the local Cricketing body, expressed disappointment at the…