FOURSQUARE, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago required less than an hour and just 46.3 overs all told to decimate the Leeward Islands lower order on the final morning and race to their first outright victory in the WICB regional first class championship at the Foursquare Oval.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – All-Star guard Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets is set to have an operation on his left knee, the team said yesterday.
Points standings after the fourth round of the WICB regional first class tournament
Tabulated under Teams – T; Matches – M; Wins –W ; Losses – L; Draws –D; Points – P
Teams M W L D P
Jamaica 3 3 0 0 36
Barbados 4 2 0 2 33
CCC 4 2 2 0 24
T&T 4 1 1 2 21
Windwards 3 1 2 0 16
Leewards 3 0 2 1 10
Guyana 3 0 2 1 7
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Players Association has hit back at the West Indies Cricket Board, as the war of words between the two bodies continued yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Liam Sebastien is still trying to calm down following his second first-class hundred for Windward Islands against Barbados in the WICB regional first-class championship on Saturday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ottis Gibson has been named as the new West Indies head coach.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy says the buzz word for the regional side Down Under will be “execution”.
CANBERRA, Australia, CMC – Despite having little rest since the end of the three-Test series against Australia late last year, West Indies captain Chris Gayle said he is fully motivated for the upcoming one-day series against the hosts.
CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Off-spinner Ryan Austin claimed a career-best seven for 42 and debutant Kjorn Ottley hit an accomplished 66 as Combined Campuses & Colleges (CCC) scored a come-from-behind five-wicket victory over Guyana late on the third day of their WICB first-class match at Three Ws Oval yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Serena Williams jetted out of Australia yesterday with a suitcase full of trophies and her heart set on stockpiling even more silverware.
LUANDA, (Reuters) – Substitute Mohamed Nagui scored five minutes from time to hand Egypt an unprecedented third successive African Nations Cup title after a 1-0 victory over Ghana yesterday.
FOURSQUARE, Barbados, CMC – The experienced Wilden Cornwall and Omari Banks linked up for eight wickets yesterday and placed the Leeward Islands in position for a victory against Trinidad and Tobago in a fourth-round WICB Regional first-class match that is poised for a tight finish today.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – The Swiss master did it again. Roger Federer now has a 16th grand slam title, a fourth in Australia and a stranglehold over his rivals that shows no sign of ending.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies youth coach Andre Coley has praised his side’s “fighting spirit” after a resolute performance Friday that won them the third place play-off victory over Sri Lanka in the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – World Cup holders Australia completed an unblemished series against Pakistan Sunday, advertising fine form ahead of their limited overs series West Indies in the coming weeks.
The Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) Bounty Farm Handicap tournament is set to kick off the new season tomorrow night at the Georgetown Club’s courts.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados, trailing by 20 runs on first innings, reached 250 for four in their second innings at the close on the third day of their fourth round match in the WICB regional first-class championship against Windward Islands yesterday at Kensington Oval.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s middle-order batsman Darren Bravo, eyeing a return to the West Indies team following his hand injury, struck a solid 68 for Queen’s Park against defending champions PowerGen Sports in the T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) Premier League yesterday.
Courts Pacesetters defeated Beepat Scorpions 70-58 while Eagles defeated Colours Panthers in overtime Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Open and third division league competitions respectively.
ORLANDO, Florida, (Reuters) – The Orlando Magic bounced the Atlanta Hawks from first place in the Southeast Division on Saturday with a bruising 104-86 victory.