By Dalchand Bissoon The West Indies Cricket Board Selectors announced a 13-member squad for the first Dhaka Bank Test against Bangladesh which starts tomorrow at Arnos Vale Multiplex in St. Vincent. The full squad: Denesh Ramdin (Captain) Sulieman Benn, Jermaine Blackwood, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Kirk Edwards, Shanon Gabriel, Christopher Gayle, Jason Holder, […]
MONTREAL – Germany defeated Nigeria 1-0 to win the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup at the Olympic Stadium last Sunday and after covering the U-20 Women’s World Cup here in Canada I think it is safe to say that the notion that the best teams always win is not quite accurate. Germany U-20 Women […]
Former cricketer Daren Ganga, now Trinidad and Tobago Sports Ambassador, will be a special guest at Sunday’s third-annual Independence Day Cricket Classic at U of T Cricket Grounds. The third-annual Independence Day Cricket Classic in commemoration of the 52nd anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago will be held on Sunday at […]
Defending champions Hawaiian Artic Cricket Club remain undefeated in the Premier Division of the Scarborough Cricket Association. As of games played last weekend Hawaiian Artic is undefeated in all 11 games played and is leading the division with 125 points. The club has won the Premier Division Title for four consecutive years and with just three games remaining, they are heading towards their […]
Denesh Ramdin and Darren Bravo recorded centuries as West Indies crushed Bangladesh by 91 runs and completed a 3-0 whitewash of the three-match one-day Internationls in the Dhaka Bank Cup Series last Monday, at Warner Park, Basseterre, St. Kitts. Ramdin scored 169 and Bravo 124 – a record-breaking third wicket double century partnership of 258 […]
Tridents win premier league final The Barbados Tridents defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors by eight runs (D/L method). The Tridents sent in to bat first scored 152 for six wickets in their 20 overs. Dwayne Smith topscored with 59 and Shoaib Malik was undefeated on 55. K. Santokie took three for 19 and S. Narine […]
WICB, Gibson agree to end coach contract The West Indies Cricket Board and Head Coach Ottis Gibson mutually agreed to terminate their association with immediate effect. The announcement was made by the WICB on Tuesday. The WICB expressed its gratitude to Gibson for his “unwavering commitment and professionalism” during his tenure as coach for the West Indies […]
West Indies one-day squad vs Bangladesh The West Indies Cricket Board Selectors on Saturday announced a 13-member squad for the three One-Day Internationals (ODI) in the Dhaka Bank Cup home series against Bangladesh, which starts on Aug. 20 at the National Cricket Stadium in St. George’s, Grenada. The full squad: Dwayne Bravo (Captain), Darren Bravo, Kirk […]
Trinidad misses bid for England test The government is blamed for bungling a bid to host 2015 cricket test matches. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has blamed the government after the country missed the deadline to submit a bid to host one of three tests matches between West Indies and […]
This is an excerpt from Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano’s book Soccer in the Sun. By Eduardo Galeano The ball turns, the world turns. People suspect the sun is a burning ball that works all day and spends the night bouncing around the heavens while the moon does its shift, though science is somewhat doubtful. There […]
