NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Arch rivals Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago will be part of cricketing history today when the two teams meet in the first ever four-day first-class match under lights, using a pink ball.
CHARLESTOWN, Nevis, CMC – For the second successive season, Barbados face Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) seeking to avenge a defeat from the previous year.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Title-holders Jamaica will look to extend their winning start while Leeward Islands will be hoping to open their account when the two teams clash in their second round WICB first-class Championship game which bowls off here today.
Sports Comment Says Donald Duff In 1995 West Indies opener Desmond Haynes was not selected by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for the Test and One-Day Series against Australia.
The surname van Beek doesn’t even hint at a West Indian connection but the genes are clearly strong in one of New Zealand’s most talented young sportsmen.
PALMERSTON NORTH, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies Under-19s coach Andre Coley says his side is confident of making a winning start against Pakistan, in the opening match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup today (Thursday, Eastern Caribbean time).
DALLAS, (Reuters) – An ailing Kobe Bryant drained a game-winning jump shot with 28 seconds remaining to pull the sliding Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-95 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday.
(BBC) Unbeaten centuries from Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke steered Australia to 302-3 on day one of the final Test yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African runner Caster Semenya will not be allowed to compete until a resolution has been reached in her gender case, the country’s athletics association said yesterday.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Serena Williams survived a scare from France’s Aravane Rezai yesterday before booking her spot in the Sydney International final against Russian Elena Dementieva.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – England had no answer to the pace of Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel as they were skittled for 180 on the first day of the fourth and final test against South Africa yesterday.
West Indies cricket selectors are desperately trawling through a worryingly short list of potential candidates to replace injured key players who have been ruled out of the forthcoming series of five One-Day and two Twenty20 Internationals in Australia.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Former captain Mahela Jayawardene anchored Sri Lanka’s run chase with an unbeaten 71 in a four-wicket victory over India in the Tri-series final yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool were dramatically dumped out of the FA Cup when Reading came from behind to earn a 2-1 win after extra time in their third-round replay at Anfield yesterday.
By Rawle Toney International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 West Indies Promotions and Corporate Services officer Sabrina Panday has said that 32% of the tickets for the event have already been sold locally.
By Marlon Munroe With the help of corporate funding, Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) President Alfred Mentore intends to package and sell women’s cricket in order to raise the standard of women’s play in Georgetown and by extension Demerara.
The Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club last Sunday hosted the second presentation ceremony of the annual Basil Butcher Berbice Cricket Development Trust Fund which saw twelve under-15 cricketers receiving $350,000 worth of cricket equipment and educational material.
TOKYO, (Reuters) – Nine-year-old Miu Hirano has grabbed the headlines for the second year running with another tearful record at the Japanese table tennis championships.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The historic use of the experimental pink ball in the Regional First-class Championship will be part of an upcoming worldwide testing plan as the International Cricket Council moves towards playing day-night Tests within a few years.
ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica, CMC – Sidelined West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor will return to court next month to answer charges of improper conduct, after an appearance before a magistrate on Tuesday.
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