West Indies started the fourth morning of the second Test against South Africa full of hope that they could chase down their victory target of 324, but any chance of pulling off such an unlikely win disintegrated in the final 30 minutes before lunch. A hat-trick by left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (5-36) resigned the hosts […]
Manchester City star Raheem Sterling has been made an MBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours. The Blues forward receives the honour after fronting anti-racism and discrimination campaigns and speaking out strongly against racism on and off the pitch for several years. Sterling, 26, has been subjected to vile online abuse throughout his career for […]
Gros Islet – Roston Chase hit a half-century, but it was never going to be nearly enough, and West Indies crashed to an innings and 63 runs defeat against South Africa in the first Test in St. Lucia. Chase hit the top score of 62, but pacer Kagiso Rabada and left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj shared […]
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — Jonathan David had the second hat trick of his international career to lead Canada over Suriname 4-0 on Tuesday night and advance to a second-round matchup against Haiti in World Cup qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean. No. 70 Canada will play a two-match, total-goal series against 83rd-ranked Haiti […]
GROS ISLET, St Lucia — Left-hander Kieran Powell has been recalled to the West Indies Test setup for the first time in nearly three years, after being named in a provisional 17-man squad for the two-Test series against South Africa starting next week. The 31-year-old has been joined, as expected, by Shai Hope who […]
Veteran Barbadian rider Patrick Husbands and several other Caribbean riders will soon be back in the saddle at Woodbine racetrack in Toronto, after the Ontario government last week sanctioned the return of horse racing as part of stage one of its reopening measures. The season here was scheduled to get underway on April 15 last […]
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia — The West Indies Men’s squad has returned to full training in two groups at their preparation camp in St Lucia after all members of the squad returned negative PCR tests, following the latest round of testing that was conducted on Thursday. According to the Cricket West Indies (CWI), they had […]
Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown won silver in the 200-metre final in Diamond League action, while fellow Canuck Andre De Grasse took bronze at the meet in Gateshead, England, on Sunday. Brown, from Toronto, finished with a time of 20.79 seconds, while De Grasse, a native of Markham, Ont., finished in 20.85 seconds. U.S. sprinter Kenneth […]
ANGERS, France — Canadian international Jonathan David scored one goal and helped set up the other Sunday as Lille sealed the French league title with a 2-1 victory over Angers. The win on the last day of the season left Lille (24-3-11, 83 points) ahead of defending champion Paris Saint-Germain (26-8-4, 82 points) and AS […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Cricket West Indies says the COVID-19 pandemic has created a chaotic situation with airlift, which has forced the regional board to resort to cumbersome routes to get players from their respective territories. Cricket operations manager, Roland Holder, said that with some borders in the Caribbean still closed and limited flights available, […]
