(Reuters) – West Indies have been fined 40% of their match fee and docked two ICC World Test Championship (WTC) points for maintaining a slow over rate in their draw against England in the first test in Antigua, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Rookie West Indies seamer Jayden Seales believes the flat surface for the opening Test in Antigua last week proved a learning curve in his fledgling career.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The same 13-man squad that secured a draw in the opening Test against England in the three-match Apex Series will take to the field again for the second match at Kensington Oval here, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Government has given Cricket West Indies permission to operate Kensington Oval at full capacity for the second Test against England starting here tomorrow.
KARACHI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Australia declared their first innings on 556 for nine and then skittled out Pakistan for 148 to seize control of the second test in Karachi yesterday.
(Reuters) – Seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady abruptly said he would end his brief retirement on Sunday, announcing his return to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 23rd NFL season just six weeks after hanging up his cleats.
BENGALURU, India, (Reuters) – India extended their winning streak at home to 15 test series as they beat Sri Lanka by 238 runs in the second test to wrap up the day-night match in Bengaluru on day three and win the two-test series 2-0 yesterday.
The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) launched its nursery programme under the National Sports Academy initiative yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre and Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr.,
The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) female hockey outfit finished in eighth position in the 2022 Big Apple International Indoor Hockey Championship in Spring City, Pennsylvania, USA yesterday, after ending with a record of one win and four losses.
By Tony McWatt
The Women’s ICC 2022 World Cup, the Antigua-hosted West Indies-England first test and Cricket West Indies’ plans for the creation of a new Emerging Players Academy are the primary topics of interest that would have garnered the attention of Caribbean cricket fans within recent days.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies head coach Phil Simmons says the first test here against England could have been more competitive with a better pitch and he is hoping for a better wicket at Kensington Oval when the next match of the Apex Series kicks off in Barbados on Wednesday.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite has called for improvements ahead of the second Test against England in Barbados next week, stressing the need for West Indies to create more pressure in the field.
Kevin Durant highlighted a season-high 53-point performance by hitting the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 56.3 seconds remaining as the host Brooklyn Nets edged the New York Knicks 110-107 Sunday afternoon in New York.
INDIAN WELLS, Calif., (Reuters) – Naomi Osaka was rattled by a heckler early in her second round match against Veronika Kudermetova on Saturday and never recovered as she fell 6-0 6-4 at Indian Wells.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Expressing concern that grassroots cricket in the region is under threat, Cricket West Indies (CWI) Director of Cricket Jimmy Adams says administrators are desperately trying to regain momentum to preserve and nurture current and future talent.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has created a new Emerging Players Academy, aimed at supporting the development of world-class players from the Caribbean.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – The unflappable Nkrumah Bonner once again proved he was worth his weight in gold, combining with all-rounder Jason Holder to nullify England’s attack and secure West Indies a draw on a compelling final day of the opening Test here yesterday.
HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies wilted under the pressure of scintillating centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur and slumped to their first defeat of the ICC Women’s World Cup here yesterday.
The Georgetown Cricket Association/ Ramchand Auto Sales/Survival Group of Companies/Trophy Stall under-19 50-overs tournament got underway yesterday with 4R Lions and Agricola securing victories.
With two difficult matches remaining against Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago in their quest to qualify for the Concacaf Women’s Championship, Lady Jaguars’ head-coach Dr.