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FBI Probing Sepp Blatter Role In $100m Bribery Scandal

The FBI is investigating the role played by FIFA President Sepp Blatter in a $100m bribes scandal, a BBC investigation has discovered. Sports marketing company ISL paid a total of $100m to officials including former FIFA President Joao…

SKNFA Hosts MLS

The St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association has announced that the Federation will be hosting a Major League Soccer Combine from the 14th to 16th December. According to a statement from the SKNFA, the MLS Combine enables coaches,…

FIFA Official Paid £6.6m For 2010 World Cup Votes

A high-ranking FIFA official has been identified by the FBI as a suspect in a £6.6m bribe paid in return for votes for 2010 World Cup hosts, South Africa. A new indictment from the US Department of Justice refers to the official as…

Two FIFA Vice-Presidents Detained At Zurich Hotel

Two FIFA vice-presidents have been arrested in a dawn raid at a Swiss hotel on suspicion of accepting millions of dollars of bribes. CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit and Conmebol president Juan Angel Napout were taken from the Baur au Lac…

IAAF Vice-President Defends Role At World Body

Lord Coe has defended his record at the IAAF but says there have been failures in detecting blood doping during his time at athletics' governing body. Coe was vice-president in 2007 before becoming president in August. The Sunday Times…

Bravo Anchors West Indies On Rain-Affected Day

Darren Bravo's unbeaten 46 helped West Indians reach 6 for 154 after Cricket Australia XI had reduced them to 5 for 83 on the first day of the tour game in Brisbane. Only 60 overs were possible, however, due to rain interruptions. West…

WICB Supports Narine

West Indies player, Sunil Narine will receive full support from the West Indies Cricket Board, following his suspension from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. That’s according to a press release issued on Monday by…

CXC SBA Sports Day

On Friday, high school students put their organisational skills to the test as they took part in the CXC SBA Sports Day. It’s a practical test for the fifth form students’ Physical Education CXC Exam that demonstrates their capabilities in…

AllStars Off To A Flying Start

Yusef Saunders of St. Kitts and Nevis helped to get the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Allstar U-19 a flying start on Thursday, as his team defeated RSA Rayados from San Antonio 4-3 in penalties. This came after being deadlocked nil-all at…

Newtown United Trounces Rivers of Living Water

(ZIZ News) – The Winners Circle Newtown United Football Team showed no sign of slowing down on Tuesday evening, when it handed a 7-nil thrashing to Rivers of Living Water. After a two-nil first half performance, the Newtown players…

Academic Opportunities in Football

(ZIZ News) – The SKNFA’s Technical Development Director, Lenny Lake wants the Federation’s females to know there are academic opportunities available through the sport. “We want to make sure that it’s just now your play but we provide an…

Mitchell Slams WICB President

(ZIZ News) -- Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell, on Thursday, slammed President of the West Indies Cricket Board, Dave Cameron, for what he called an “amazing level of disrespect”, as pressure continued to mount on the board to…