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WICB mourns the passing of Basil Williams
(Caribbean Cricket) – KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Cricket Board would like to express its profound sorrow and heartfelt condolences to family and friends, following the passing of former Jamaica and West Indies batsman Basil…
St. Croix proposed as venue for next Masters’ Tournament
(Sports Page) - The Antigua Masters’ Cricket Association has opted out of hosting the 2016 edition of the Leeward Islands masters’ cricket tournament.
The Antiguans had already accepted the task of hosting the next tournament but in a…
Young cricketers and coaches pay somber tribute to Philo Wallace
(Sports Page) - The youthful Charlestown Secondary School Cricket team which is presently undergoing training and practice for an upcoming tour to Montserrat took time out on Thursday 22nd October, to pay a sobering tribute to their fallen…
Pakistan finally break epic rearguard
(ESPN Cricinfo) - Nobody expected it to be cut this fine. England produced one of the finest stonewalling efforts in their history only to concede the second Test in Dubai to Pakistan with only 6.3 overs remaining on the final day. Six…
Windies go under by 72 runs
(ZIZ Sports) - The West Indies team arrived at the P Sara Oval his morning to be greeted by the usual overcast and gloomy conditions but little did they know that the weather would actually reflect their state off affairs a couple hours…
Euro 2016: England & Scotland fined by Uefa after crowd trouble
England and Scotland have both been fined by European governing body Uefa for failing to control their fans during recent Euro 2016 qualifiers.
The English Football Association has been fined 15,000 Euros (£10,768) over crowd disturbances…
World Gymnastics: Reiss Beckford chases Olympic dream for Jamaica
(BBC) - Reiss Beckford was one of the unlucky ones. A gymnast since he was six years old, he grew up dreaming of the Olympics.
Like his illustrious team-mate and friend at the South Essex Gymnastics Club, Max Whitlock, he devoted his…
England rely on Root after Pakistan 378
(ESPN Cricinfo) - There will come a time when Joe Root's back becomes a subject of national concern. Not quite yet. His troubled stretches as yet only concern the physios and anyway, as he sought to bat England into a position of authority…
Sri Lanka storms back in final Test
(Sri Lanka) - There is a saying that: “The phoenix must burn to emerge.” Well, Caribbean fans have only been waiting 20 years for the once powerful West Indies to emerge.
At the start of play on the second day of the second and final Test…
Man City: Manuel Pellegrini defends fans over Uefa case
(BBC) - Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has defended his club's fans after a Uefa disciplinary case was opened against them for booing the Champions League anthem.
City will attend a hearing next month after the incident, which…
USA Basketball has found its newest head coach: Gregg Popovich
(FOXSports) - Gregg Popovich is the best basketball coach alive. There's no position he isn't qualified for and any team or organization would be lucky to have him. Thus, after announcing that Popovich will replace Mike Krzyzewski as head…
Authorities suspect Odom overdosed on cocaine, other drugs
(AP) - The court document includes testimony to a Nevada state judge from Michael Eisenloffel, a Nye County sheriff's detective, on Oct. 13 after the former NBA star was found at the Love Ranch in Crystal.
''I believe that Mr. Odom may be…
Australia, SA to tour WI for tri-series in 2016
(ESPN Cricinfo) - West Indies will welcome Australia and South Africa next June for a 10-match ODI tri-series, according to a press release issued Friday by the WICB. Three games each will be held in Guyana and St Kitts while the final four…
Brathwaite bags 6 in fightback
(ZIZ Sports) - He kept in skipper Jason Holder’s ear all the time, telling him he can get the breakthrough, well he got more than that and ended with half a dozen wickets to give the West Indies a chance of squaring the Sobers/Tissera Test…
Lamar Odom, Khloe Kardashian call off divorce amid recovery
(AP) - LOS ANGELES — Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian have decided to stay married as the former NBA star continues his recovery a week after he was found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.
Kardashian's lawyer, Laura Wasser, filed a petition…