ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has begun its search for a permanent head coach to oversee the embattled senior women’s side and halt a troubling run of results. Former Test player Gus Logie was named interim coach last October, replacing Barbadian Henderson Springer, but suffered series losses to India in both white-ball […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Grenadian sprinter Bralon Taplin has lost his appeal against a four-year ban for dodging a doping test, which means he will miss the Tokyo Olympics if it comes off next year, as well as the next two World Championships. After saying that it was “comfortably satisfied” that the athlete purposely evaded testing, […]
THE VALLEY, Anguilla, CMC – Former West Indies all-rounder Omari Banks has recalled his role in the Caribbean side’s record run chase 17 years ago, which propelled the Brian Lara-unit to a historic win over Australia in Antigua. The Anguillian, who had made his debut as a fledgling 20-year-old just a week earlier in Bridgetown, […]
JOHN’S, Antigua —International cricketers could return to the field for the first time since March in the inaugural T10 Vincy Premier League (VPL) tournament in the Caribbean next week, according to a report yesterday. The VPL is due to start next Friday in St Vincent and will be the first professional tournament to be played […]
ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) officials are still hopeful South Africa’s tour of the West Indies will come off later this year, even as they announced yesterday the Proteas’ upcoming Women’s and ‘A’ Team series have been put on hold. CWI said agreement had been reached with Cricket South Africa (CSA) to […]
The novel coronavirus outbreak could put an end to the Hex, the six-team World Cup qualifying format used by the CONCACAF region, said CONCACAF chief Victor Montagliani in a recent interview with Canada’s OneSoccer. With the COVID-19 pandemic wreaking havoc on sport and soccer schedules around the globe, qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The England and Wales Cricket Board said Friday the West Indies tour would now take place between July and September, after announcing an extension of its freeze of professional cricket until July 1. West Indies were scheduled to tour England for three Tests from June 4-29 but the outbreak of the novel […]
Former National Hockey League enforcer Georges Laraque, who is in a Quebec hospital after contracting COVID-19, said his condition was steadily improving but that people needed to take the respiratory disease seriously. In a series of videos posted over the weekend, the 43-year-old Montreal native said he was training for a marathon and delivering food […]
CANBERRA, Australia — Caribbean stars such as Jamaican Jhaniele Fowler-Reid and Triniadian Samantha Wallace, who compete in the Suncorp Super Netball League, will benefit from a decision by netball authorities to extend the Government’s JobKeeper Payment to international players. The Australian Government recently instituted a AUS$1,500 fortnightly payment for eligible employers to help insulate themselves […]
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -West Indies Test captain Jason Holder believes that safety should be the main deciding factor in whether the three-Test tour of England goes ahead later this year. The Caribbean side was scheduled to tour England in June, but both Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) agreed last […]
