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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Cricket fans are being encouraged to purchase their tickets for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 through the official channels, or risk being denied entry to match venues. read more.. |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP):  The West Indies have named Marlon Samuels in the 15-man squad for the World Cup they will host next month despite an ongoing probe of his links with an alleged bookmaker. And selectors also sprung one surprise with the inclusion of Kieron Pollard. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Senior Counsel for the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007 Inc, Derek Jones, has said that the region is way ahead of where previous hosts were in terms of planning and organisation for the third largest sporting spectacle in the world. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has been named Trinidad and Tobago's 2006 Player of the Year for the second successive year. Yorke played a major role in the Soca Warriors' success in qualifying for the World Cup for the first time. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Reggae Boyz striker Deon Burton has received high praise for his recent performance, which is helping Sheffield Wednesday to step up their quest for points in the English Coca-Cola Football League Championship. read more.. |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  Jamaican Chris Gayle copped the 2006 West Indies International Cricketer of the Year award at West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) annual award ceremony, in Barbados. Gayle is the current world number 2 ranked all-rounder in One Day International cricket. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels will be allowed to play in next month's World Cup despite an ongoing probe of his links with an alleged bookmaker, the sport's governing body said on Wednesday. The ICC's anti-corruption unit is investigating the case. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS):  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup West Indies 2007, Chris Dehring, has said that all West Indians would have to pull together to make sure that no major incidents of violence occurred during the staging of the event. read more.. |
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| SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador: A stirring performance from Nicaragua, including a hat-trick from Emilio Palacios, saw Carlos de Toro’s team beat Belize 4-2 in the highest scoring game of the Copa de Naciones Digicel to date. read more.. |
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| HAMILTON, Bermuda (AFP): There were few surprises when Bermuda announced on Monday its 15-member squad to take part in the World Cup which is being staged in the Caribbean for the first time. read more.. |
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ST JOHN'S, Antigua (Bloomberg):  Sir Vivian Richards, voted one of the five best cricketers of the 20th century, said the West Indies can reverse its slide and become the first team to win the World Cup on home soil. Richards, helped the Caribbean team win the first two World Cups in the 1970s. read more.. |
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| KARLSRUHE, Germany: US Virgin Islands' LaVerne Jones sped to a commanding victory in the women's 400-metres as several other Caribbean athletes laid down impressive performances at the IAAF Permit BW Bank Meeting in Karlsruhe, Germany on Sunday afternoon. read more.. |
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NEW DELHI, India (AFP):  The International Cricket Council on Monday launched an investigation into claims that West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels had links with an illegal bookmaker. ICC spokesman Brian Murgatroyd said the governing body's anti-corruption unit was speaking to police read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's World Junior 200-metre record holder Usain Bolt has rejected talk of him still acting like a kid and not taking the track and field business seriously. read more.. |
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| SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador: A 1-0 victory in a somewhat ill-tempered clash with Belize saw Guatemala through to the semi-finals of the Copa de Naciones Digicel 2007 and assured their qualification for the CONCACAF Gold Cup. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): World Cup organisers on Saturday shrugged off increasing worries over stadium delays and rocketing hotel prices despite cricket's global showpiece getting underway in four weeks' time. read more.. |
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LONDON, England (AFP):  West Indies skipper Brian Lara dreams of bringing the curtain down on his international one-day career by leading his country to World Cup victory. To make the dream sweeter, the Windies legend wants his team to see off defending champions Australia in the final. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): The alleged bookmaker with links to West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels said on Friday he was ready to be investigated because he had done nothing wrong. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following media reports accusing West Indies and Jamaican all-rounder Marlon Samuels of leaking team information to an illegal bookmaker, his mother, Daphne Lunan, said her son and the alleged bookmaker Mukesh Kochar, had been friends for a long time. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Executive Director of the Jamaica Local Organising Committee for Cricket World Cup 2007, Robert Bryan has said that the performance of the West Indies cricket team is the key to the support level of Jamaica's Yellow Package. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (Reuters): West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been ruled out of action for three weeks with a hand injury in a major blow to the hosts' preparations for next month's World Cup. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): Indian police late Wednesday accused West Indian cricketer Marlon Samuels of leaking team information to an illegal bookmaker during the recent one-day series in India. read more.. |
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| DUBAI, India (Reuters): A golden era in cricket is ending and top test teams need to find young players to replace their retiring big names, says International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (Reuters): Former India one-day all rounder Robin Singh will form a coaching team to train players in baseball-mad Cuba where the sport is enjoying a revival. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Trinidad and Tobago's Sheridan Kirk has said that his win in the men's 800-metres at the Millrose Games in New York on Friday was a thrilling moment for him. read more.. |
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DUBAI, India (Reuters):  Speaking to Reuters, Chief executive Malcolm Speed says the International Cricket Council (ICC) took on a sizeable task by agreeing to stage the World Cup on nine different Caribbean islands and called for understanding when problems arise. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Led by Trinidad and Tobago’s Sherridan Kirk, Grenadian Hazel Ann Regis and Jamaicans Lerone Clarke and Sheri-Ann Brooks, Caribbean athletes enjoyed some success at the 100th edition of the Millrose Games in New York. read more.. |
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados:  On the eve of the ICC Cricket World Cup in the Caribbean, one of Canada’s leading tennis professional coaches, Barbadian Lionel Eli wants Caribbean governments to invest more in sports tourism. The tennis coach is committed to introducing visitors to Barbados. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: "Caribbean people are definitely coming to the party!" said ICC CWC WI 2007 Inc. Commercial Director, Stephen Price, as Phase 3 of public ticketing for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 opened in the host venues. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Embarking on what is expected to be a fruitful season, Jamaican sprinter Sheri-Ann Brooks will turn her attention to the Millrose Games – IAAF indoor permit, which celebrates the 100th edition of the meeting at Madison Square Garden on Friday 2 February. read more.. |
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| MOSCOW, Russia: Grenadian jumper Randy Lewis set a new national record in finishing second in the men's Triple Jump competition during the 2007 Russian Winter, an IAAF Permit Indoor meeting, which took place on Sunday January 28, in Moscow. read more.. |
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| VADODARA, India (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar struck a dramatic 41st one-day century as India whipped lacklustre West Indies by 160 runs on Wednesday to win the four-match series 3-1. read more.. |
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| BARODA, India (Reuters): West Indies captain Brian Lara believes his team have built up the right momentum to be strong contenders to win the World Cup on home soil. read more.. |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP): Bermuda suffered the worst possible start to their World Cup preparations when they slumped to a 10-wicket defeat to Kenya in the opening match of the ICC World Cricket League on Monday. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: He has not raced competitively in 10 months, but American sprint legend Maurice Greene said before the year comes to an end he expects to break the men's 100m world record of 9.77 seconds, set by Jamaican Asafa Powell. read more.. |
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| BOSTON, USA: Jamaica's Sheri-Ann Brooks opened her indoor campaign with classy 7.29, but was narrowly defeated in the closing metres of the women's 60m dash at Saturday's Boston Indoor Games. read more.. |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP): Bermuda will be out to shed the tag of being the underdogs in the ICC World Cricket League Division One when they renew rivalry with Kenya in the opening match on Monday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Jamaica's Asafa Powell, the 100m world record-holder, won his 400m heat here Saturday but finished only fourth overall in his 2007 season debut at the Grace Jackson Invitational Track Meet. read more.. |
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| ORLANDO, USA (AFP): Carlos Arroyo led Puerto Rico to a stunning upset of the United States at the 2004 Olympics and the Orlando Magic guard is planning on repeating the feat in 2008 Beijing Olympics qualifying. read more.. |
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CHENNAI, India (AFP):  Marlon Samuels hit 98 off 95 balls and captain Brian Lara made 83 as the West Indies came back strongly to defeat India by three wickets in the third one-dayer here on Saturday. Samuels and Lara put on a match-winning stand of 127 for the fourth wicket. read more.. |
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| CHENNAI, India (Reuters): Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh, who has been sidelined due to injury since November, will make a comeback in the third one-dayer against West Indies on Saturday. read more.. |
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| BOSTON, USA: Former Jamaican 200-metre champion, Steve Mullings, will kick-start his 2007 campaign when he competes in the men's 60m dash at this weekend's Boston Indoor Games, the first major meeting in the North American indoor season. read more.. |
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| MOSCOW, Russia: Former Trinidad and Tobago champion Fana Ashby will make her professional career debut at the 2007 Russian Winter, an IAAF Permit Indoor meeting on Sunday January 28, in the Russian capital of Moscow. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): The Pakistan Cricket Board wants World Cup organisers to set up a satellite visa office in Pakistan after complaints of problems obtaining Caribbean Community (CARICOM) visas for the tournament, an official said on Thursday. read more.. |
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| COUVA, Trinidad: A superb five-wicket haul from Amit Jaggernauth led Trinidad and Tobago to an easy 185-run win over the Leeward Islands on the fourth and final day of the third round of the Carib Beer Series at Couva on Tuesday. read more.. |
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CASTRIES, St Lucia:  The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Sports Desk has launched a new multi-feature website, which will provide the sub-region with an information-sharing and communication tool for sports associations, sports administrators and the sporting public. read more.. |
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| CUTTACK, India (AFP): India's spinners stopped a tense run chase by the depleted West Indies here on Wednesday to help the hosts take a 2-0 lead in the four-match series. India, dismissed for 189, hit back to bowl out a West Indian side for 169. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Cuba clinched third place in the 2006/7 Digicel Caribbean Cup and US$50,000 prize money after a 2-1 win over Guadeloupe that was more convincing than the scoreline suggests. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN , Trinidad: After the toughest route to the final, playing more qualification games than any other team, Haiti lifted the Digicel Caribbean Cup after defeating Trinidad & Tobago 2-1 in a thrilling final. read more.. |
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CUTTACK, India (Reuters):  West Indies captain Brian Lara has been ruled out of Wednesday's second one-day international against India with a knee problem. The team physiotherapist said he advised Lara to miss the second one-dayer because he was in pain after the first one-dayer. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: World record holder, Asafa Powell and Commonwealth Games 200-metres champion, Sherone Simpson, head the list of competitors vying for the Jamaican 46th National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards for 2006. read more.. |
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| BUBANESHWARD, India: Though his Herculean innings was not enough to take the West Indies to victory, Shivnarine Chanderpaul considers his unbeaten 149 to be one of his best knocks. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): For a tiny Caribbean nation, Cuba has a big reputation for its sporting prowess but that is increasingly coming under threat. The impoverished Communist country has long failed to halt the flow of talent that escapes its homeland. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The largest Caribbean football tournament ever to take place will draw to a close on Tuesday, January 23, with Trinidad & Tobago battling it out against Haiti for the Digicel Caribbean Cup. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Executive Director of the Jamaica Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup, Robert Bryan, has said that Sabina Park and the multipurpose stadium in Trelawny were "ready for action". read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): Despite worries over hotels, stadiums and visas, it's beginning to look like the World Cup is coming to the Caribbean as the 50-day countdown to the opening ceremony begins. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Following reports in the British media, suggesting that Jamaican international Deon Burton is one step away from moving from Sheffield Wednesday to League Two side MK Dons, the striker said he was shocked at those reports. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago showed just why they were the Caribbean’s favourite side this past summer when they overcame a very strong Cuban side to reach the Digicel Caribbean Cup Final, where they will play Haiti for the right to be crowned champions. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Haiti, who have played more games than other country in this year's Digicel Caribbean Cup are now close to the end of their journey, as they qualified to meet Trinidad and Tobago in the Digicel Caribbean Cup final on Tuesday, January 23. read more.. |
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| HAMILTON, Bermuda: The world's top golfers are set to gather in Bermuda this year for the PGA grand slam, which will feature an impressive showcase of talented players. The tournament will be in Bermuda from October 16 to October 17. read more.. |
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NAGPUR, India (AFP):  West Indies opening batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul smashed a robust century, but failed to stop India from posting a thrilling 14-run win in the first one-day international here on Sunday. The left-hander cracked an unbeaten 149 for his fifth one-day hundred, read more.. |
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PRASLIN BAY, St Lucia:  Heads up global golfers, a foursome of legendary pros believe St. Lucia is on par to become the next “it” golf destination. The Shark, Greg Norman, spent the day Tuesday inspecting his soon-to-be championship course at Praslin Bay, St Lucia. read more.. |
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| NAGPUR, India (Reuters): West Indian batting great Brian Lara said on Friday he was determined to make what could be his last tour of India a memorable one. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (Reuters): Cuba has scraped into the CONCACAF Gold Cup finals after a goalless draw with Guyana in the Caribbean zone qualifying tournament. read more.. |
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| NAGPUR, India (AFP): Under-performing India hope to turn over a new leaf when they launch their World Cup preparations with a four-match series against the West Indies here from Sunday. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: A sparkling half-century from teenager Kieron Pollard guided Trinidad and Tobago to an easy five-wicket victory over defending champions Guyana, as the second round of the West Indies limited-overs KFC Cup got underway on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Deon Burton, a former Derby County striker might be on his way out from Sheffield Wednesday, following the signing of Leon Clarke. Wednesday is said to be packed with a selection of strikers. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Guadeloupe claimed their second win in the Bobby Sookram Group to earn top spot and advance to play Haiti in the semi final of the Digicel Caribbean Cup. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India: The newest member of the West Indies team is excited about the likelihood of bowling to batting genius Sachin Tendulkar, but he is not daunted by the undoubtedly challenging task. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago showed why they now hold the mantle of favorites in the Digicel Caribbean Cup as they beat Haiti to emerge as winners of the Sedley Joseph group. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Bradford City completed a hat-trick of Jamaican talent after another Reggae Boy, Omar Daley, was given the green light from the British Home Office to continue his career with the English League One club. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Crystal Palace defender Leon Cort has backed Paul Ifill to be a success at Selhurst Park following the Barbadian's £750,000 move from Sheffield United earlier this month. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Martinique ended their appearance in the Digicel Caribbean Cup on a high as they defeated Barbados in the Hasely Crawford stadium in Group Sedley Joseph. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Cuba picked up their first win in the finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup with a deserved win over tricky opponents St Vincent and the Grenadines. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP):  World 100-meter record holder Asafa Powell starts his 2007 athletics season by running a 400m race on January 27, his coach told AFP Monday. The event, named for Jamaican 1988 Olympic 200m runner-up Grace Jackson, will be staged at the National Stadium. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Nigel Codrington proved to be the hero for Guyana as he claimed a hat trick and saw the Golden Jaguars back to winning ways with a hard fought 4-3 win over Guadeloupe in the Digicel Caribbean Cup finals. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Trinidad and Tobago showed why they are the perceived the no 1 team in the Caribbean when they produced a professional display to defeat Martinique 5-1 in the Digicel Caribbean Cup Group Sedely Joseph in the Hasely Crawford stadium. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba: Dayron Robles, the World Indoor Championships silver medallists in the 60m Hurdles is among several Cuban athletes currently preparing for the upcoming indoor campaign, which starts in Europe later this month. read more.. |
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POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe:  Guadeloupe-born French sprinter Christine Arron, who won bronze medals at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland, has parted company with Coach Guy Ontanon after working together for over four years. Arron holds a personal best time of 10.73. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Haiti may have taken the longest route possible to get to the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals but they were the first team to qualify for the semi finals when they defeated Barbados by one goal to nil in the home of the Soca warriors. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (Reuters): Jamaica striker Luton Shelton has joined Sheffield United from Sweden's Helsingborg for two million pounds ($3.92 million), the Premier League club announced on Monday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) West Indies 2007 Inc., Chris Dehring, has said that the region must meet its obligations in a number of areas to ensure a successful cricket tournament. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The fourth game of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals between Guyana and St Vincent and the Grenadines opened at a tremendous pace, with a first recorded loss for Guyana and a good victory for SVG. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: A huge blunder between Jamaican international Claude Davis and goalkeeper Paul Gerrard cost Sheffield United three points at home against Portsmouth in an English Premiere League match Saturday evening. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: American 1968 Olympic 400-metres gold medallist and former World record holder in the event, Lee Evans has declared that he wants to coach Jamaican World Junior 200m record holder, Usain Bolt. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Digicel Man of the Match Jocelyn Angloma served up a spectacular match winner to give Guadeloupe maximum points in their opening game against Cuba in the Bobby Sookram Group in the Digicel Caribbean Cup. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (Reuters): Injured West Indies batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan will miss this month's one-day series in India, the cricket board said. However, the batsman was named in the 30-member provisional World Cup squad. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Haiti opened their Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals tournament with a 1-0 win over the French West Indies side Martinique after a hard fought 90 minutes in the Hasley Crawford stadium. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: After a spectacular opening ceremony unveiled the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals in Trinidad, the home side kicked off the finals tournament with an extremely entertaining game of football. read more.. |
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PARIS, France (AFP):  Not only will Lewis Hamilton will be the first black driver to compete in Formula One next season, he will also be the first of Grenadian heritage. Hamilton, was born in Tewin in Hertfordshire to parents who had emigrated from the Caribbean island of Grenada. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: CFU President Jack Warner and Digicel on Tuesday unveiled detailed plans for the forthcoming Digicel Caribbean Cup finals in Trinidad January 12-23, in what promises to be the Caribbean’s biggest ever festival of football. read more.. |
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NEW YORK, USA (JIS):  Jamaican world 100-metres record holder, Asafa Powell will be honoured at an International Sports Awards (ISA) banquet in New York on Saturday, February 3. Powell is among an impressive list of personalities from the world of sports who are being recognized. read more.. |
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| COUVA, Trinidad: Haiti clinched the last spot in the eight-team Digicel Caribbean Cup finals tournament in Trinidad January 12-23, following a 3-0 victory over Bermuda in the second leg of the final qualifying play-off. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: After a dominant 2006 season, Jamaican 100-metre world record holder Asafa Powell says lowering his world mark of 9.77 seconds is of the greatest importance to him in the upcoming season. The sprint ace is hoping to have an injury-free season. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): West Indies will play just a solitary three-day match before their Test series in England starts with back-to-back clashes in May, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced Monday when they confirmed the tourist match schedules for the 2007 season. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100 metre record holder Asafa Powell collected his Commonwealth Games Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year award from the foundation's founder Al Hamilton. He was earlier voted IAAF Male Athlete of the Year and Track and Field News Male Athlete of the Year. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): West Indies coach Bennett King insists his team can make history in April by becoming the first ever host nation to the win the World Cup. "I think what we've seen is a progression of our play in the limited-overs format," King said. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: Haiti stormed to victory against Bermuda on Sunday with a 2-0 win in the Group J opening match in Ato Boldon stadium, Trinidad. Haiti, supported by a loyal band of vocal supporters, dominated the opening minutes of the match. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: A Jamaica Wray and Nephew Premier League game was forced to be abandoned after the sound of gunshots close to the Collie Smith Drive area had players, officials and spectators taking cover Wednesday evening. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (Reuters): West Indies cricket World Cup (CWC) organisers have warned fans against unauthorised buying or selling of tickets after cancelling around 200 submitted for sale on auction Web sites. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies all-rounder Ryan Hinds will captain Barbados in the 2007 regional Carib Beer first class series. Hinds, who was reappointed by the Barbados Cricket Association, will also skipper the Bajans in the KFC Cup. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: He was overshadowed by a more dominant Jamaican, Asafa Powell, on the international circuit last season, but World Junior record holder Usain Bolt is still being scouted as one of the young sprinters who is capable of taking the 200-metres to the level of the legendary Michael Johnson. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Britain's Linford Christie, a Jamaican-born former World and Olympic champion celebrated Christmas in Jamaica along with his family, which included his wife and three children. read more.. |
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NEW YORK, USA:  "We are ready for Cricket World Cup!" St Lucia's Director of Tourism, Maria Fowell told an international audience of prospective visitors from the Washington DC and New York areas earlier this month. Security services are undergoing extensive preparation and intensive training. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: With no major global championships scheduled in the campaign, the year 2006 was of lesser hype on the circuit compared to the previous two years. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaican Under-17 football team is slated to face Mexico National U-17 team in a two-leg friendly international series in preparation for the 2007 CONCACAF U-17. read more.. |
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 Yet another era in international cricket is about to end with the retirement of Australian leg spinner Shane Warne at the completion of the current Ashes series. Since Warne announced his retirement plans there have been extensive tributes. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: In a year highlighted by Chinese World record hurdling superstar Xiang Liu, Caribbean hurdlers too had their moments on the world scene and made significant moves in the World ratings, with the notable move coming from a young Cuban, Dayron Robles. read more.. |
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| The plethora of international contests currently being played has produced few startling results, though for West Indians there has been some degree of frustration and disappointment. It is easy to be overly critical. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Wavel Hinds-led Jamaican cricket squad will be without the services of former captain Gareth Breese, who wrote the chairman of the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), informing him of his unavailability. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Following a well-judged year in 2005, where she dominated to win the World 800-metre title in Helsinki, Finland, Cuban Zulia Calatayud continued her excellent run on the world circuit in 2006. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: The full details for the three fixtures of the final qualifying Group J in the Digicel Caribbean Cup have now been released. All games will take place in the home of Trinidad's Soca Warriors, the Hasley Crawford Stadium. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Jamal Campbell-Ryce had a busy game for Southend against a strong Tottenham Hotspur side, but was unable to prevent his team from going down 1-0 in the Carling Cup quarter-finals at White Hart Lane. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: In yet another busy term in track and field, Caribbean athletes challenged the world's best and came out remarkably successful in a year of sprinting in 2006 -- a year that continued the tradition of short sprint excellence in the region. read more.. |
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NASSAU, Bahamas:  Bahamian two-time World Indoor 400-metre medallist, Christine Amertil, reportedly tied the knot in her home land on Saturday, December 16 to become yet another female lapper from the Bahamas to get married. The quarter-mile star got married to Canadian Spencer Ling. read more.. |
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| ST CROIX, USVI: University of the Virgin Islands Athletic Director Peter Sauer has announced the formation of a swim team as part of the University’s athletic program as of January 1, 2007. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Deon Burton is a relieved man after he finally hit the back of the net to end his recent goal scoring drought in an English Coca Cola Championship League match played on December 11. read more.. |
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| PARIS, France (AFP): The world of athletics in 2006 was witness to a battle supreme between two fantastic sprinters, Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin, which was ruined when the latter tested positive for doping. The stand-out runner of the year was undoubtedly Powell. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies skipper Brian Lara still has great hopes for his team at next year's World Cup despite losing the test and one-day series in Pakistan. Lara said that although his team had not ended the tour on a good note, it would not affect their World Cup preparations. read more.. |
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP):  Openers Mohammad Hafeez and Kamran Akmal hit half-centuries to power Pakistan to a comfortable seven-wicket win in the fifth and final one-day international against the West Indies here on Saturday to take the series 3-1. Hafeez scored a career-best 92. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Three Jamaican players were scheduled to depart the island en route to the United Kingdom Friday night, where they are slated for trials with English Premier League side Sheffield United. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): A senior officer in the Jamaican Ministry of Health said the Jamaican leg of the ICC World Cup Cricket would not be affected by the malaria outbreak in the Caribbean island. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): In a release issued Friday, the federation said that all parishes, with the exception of Kingston and St Andrew and St Catherine in the south east of the island were free to resume playing matches. read more.. |
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| NASSAU, Bahamas: Veteran sprinter Pauline Davis-Thompson, the sports ambassador for the Ministry of Tourism in Atlanta, Georgia, has told her fellow Bahamian pupil, Christine Amertil to be patient in her run towards succeeding in the women's 400-metre dash. read more.. |
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| KARCHI, Pakistan: West Indies fast bowler Daren Powell said he was quite impressed with his own performance, which helped the Caribbean side defeat hosts Pakistan in the fourth One Day International on Wednesday night. read more.. |
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| BIRMINGHAM, England: His disappointment from losing the 2004 Athens Olympic gold medal is now behind him and is now seen as the world's most visible sprinter. Who is this? Some would dare to ask. Well it is Jamaica's world-renowned sprinter, Asafa Powell. read more.. |
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| KRALENDIJK, Bonaire: Caribbean telecommunications company Digicel has announced a partnership with the government of Bonaire and the Bonaire Football Association, which will see the company invest in the development of sport on the Dutch Caribbean island. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following a statement made by world record holder, Asafa Powell, voicing his disappointment with level of recognition being given to other athletes, JAAA president Howard Aries, said the country recognises the more superb performances. read more.. |
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| BIRMINGHAM, England: British Olympic and European sprint relay gold medalist, Mark Lewis-Francis, is hoping that Jamaican World record holder, Asafa Powell, is clean and free from using drugs, following the suspension of several top athletes. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaican world record holder and IAAF Male Athlete of the Year, Asafa Powell, voiced his disappointment at the lack of recognition given to other athletes who have served the country well. Powell said that Michael Frater has not received as much recognition as he should. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Barbados football team, currently preparing for the final leg of the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup in Trinidad, have been hit with a big blow when it was reported that first-string goalkeeper Alvin Rouse will be unable to train for the next two weeks. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies' captain Brian Lara said on Wednesday he was unlikely to play one-day cricket again after next year's World Cup in the Caribbean. read more.. |
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MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) :  Marlon Samuels hit his first century in four years to help the West Indies beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the fourth one-day international on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Jamaican was unbeaten on 100 to help his team recover from an early wobble. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica has made a bid to host the 2007 World Netball Championships (WNC), after Fiji, who won the right to host the tournament, are facing safety concerns following a military coup. read more.. |
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| DOHA, Qatar (Reuters): It's 2,500km from Hamilton to Port-of-Spain where Bermuda will open their debut World Cup campaign in March. But it may as well be a million. Six defeats in a row have cast a deepening gloom over preparations for the event. read more.. |
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| ST JAMES, Barbados (Reuters): With just over three months to go before the start of the 2007 cricket World Cup, much of Barbados is scarred by building cranes, road detours and construction sites. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): The organisers of next year's cricket World Cup are taking every possible step to ensure security during the event in the Caribbean next year, a top official said Tuesday. read more.. |
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| DOHA, Qatar: Athens 2004 Olympic 400-metre finalist, Brandon Simpson, has said he never had the support representing Jamaica and revealed that since his switch to compete for his adopted country Bahrain he feels at home. read more.. |
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| BASSETERRE, St Kitts: A solid all-round team performance by West Indies 'A' team saw them defeat Sri Lanka 'A' by 53 runs in their second unofficial One-Day International (ODI), cricket match at Warner Park in St Kitts on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Paistan (Reuters): The Chairman of the West Indies Cricket Board is confident of meeting a target of US$40 million in overall ticket sales for the 2007 World Cup, which begins next March in Jamaica. read more.. |
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LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP):  The West Indies need consistency ahead of next year's World Cup to keep up a recent run of good form, coach Bennett King said on Monday. "We have had a good year in one-day internationals but we are still lacking in consistency," said the Australian. read more.. |
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| DOHA, Qatar: Former Jamaican quarter-mile champion Brandon Simpson, who now competes for Bahrain, surprisingly lost the men's 400-metres dash on the fourth day of athletics action in the Khalifa Stadium at the 15th Asian Games on Sunday. read more.. |
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| ST JAMES, Barbados (Reuters): Play was suspended in the final round of the WGC-World Cup in Barbados on Sunday because of driving rain and strong winds. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): A disappointed Brian Lara lashed out at his bowlers after West Indies were beaten by Pakistan in the third one-day international on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): Opener Imran Farhat hit an aggressive half-century and paceman Rana Naved-ul-Hasan took 3-37 to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by seven wickets in the third one-day match here on Sunday. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (AFP): Jose Uribe, who played 10 seasons in Major League Baseball, died Friday in a road accident in his native Dominican Republic, MLB.com reported. According to the website, 47-year-old Uribe was driving on the Nizao-San Cristobal Highway when he crashed. read more.. |
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| FAISALABAD, Pakistan (AFP): Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq capped his return with an uncharacteristic unbeaten 42 to help his side beat the West Indies by two wickets in the second one-day international here on Thursday. read more.. |
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| DOHA, Qatar: Former Jamaican champion Brandon Simpson has been tipped as one of the stars to complete a sprint double when the athletics programme at the 15th Asian Games gets under way in Doha, Qatar on Thursday 7 December. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The final qualification Group J of the Digicel Caribbean Cup has had to be moved from the originally proposed venue of Bermuda from December 12 -16 to now being held in Trinidad from January 5-7, 2007. read more.. |
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| FAISALABAD, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies paceman Ian Bradshaw believes the five-match one-day series against Pakistan is a key part of the team's preparations for next year's World Cup being held in the Caribbean. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (Reuters): The end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which brings together the winners of the year's four majors, will move to the island of Bermuda for the first time next year. read more.. |
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| FAISALABAD, Pakistan (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara said his well-rested team was eager to launch their World Cup campaign in the one-day international against Pakistan here on Thursday. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Caribbean Net News has learned that 2004 Athens Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica will not compete in the 2007 indoor season. Campbell was forced to sit out a majority of the last outdoor season because of a leg injury. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Following their convincing 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in the first leg of their CONCACAF Under-20 qualifiers in Kingston on Sunday, Jamaica left the island full of confidence going into Wednesday's return leg in the twin islands. read more.. |
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| RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP): The first of five one-day internationals between Pakistan and the West Indies was abandoned here on Tuesday due to heavy rain. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: A goal in each half from Joel Grant guided Jamaica to a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago in the first leg of their CONCACAF Under-20 qualifiers at the Harbour View mini-stadium in Kingston on Sunday. read more.. |
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| RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies coach Bennet King believes his side will rise to the occasion in the five-match one-day series in Pakistan despite losing key men Dwayne Bravo and Ramnaresh Sarwan. read more.. |
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| RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AFP): Torrential rain threatens the first of game of the five-match one-day series between Pakistan and the West Indies scheduled for Tuesday. read more.. |
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KINGSTON, Jamaica:  Sponsors of West Indies cricket, Digicel, has made it possible for a trio of West Indies cricketers -- Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin and Ramnaresh Sarwan -- to share their thoughts on cricket with the region via the publication of personal newspaper columns. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Jamaica's young Sunshine Girls won the Jean Pierre Under-16 Caribbean Netball Championships after the finishing the tournament hosted by Trinidad and Tobago as the only unbeaten nation. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): Guyana will join with the other International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Cricket World Cup (CWC) host venues to demonstrate to the world its support for HIV/AIDS prevention and care, during the hosting of the world mega event next year. read more.. |
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| RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies all rounder Dwayne Bravo has left the tour of Pakistan before the one-day series for personal reasons, the team management said on Sunday. read more.. |
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| RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies line up against Pakistan in the first of a five-match one-day international series on Tuesday, with both teams eager to improve ahead of next year's World Cup in the Caribbean. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP): West Indian captain Brian Lara put on a brave face after losing the Test series to Pakistan, saying his team's main focus now was on next year's one-day cricket World Cup in the Caribbean. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indian batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been ruled out of the one-day series against Pakistan after suffering a hairline fracture in his right foot on the fifth day of the final test on Friday. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP): Leg-spinner Danish Kaneria took three wickets, including two in as many balls, to help Pakistan beat the West Indies by 199 runs in the third and final Test and take the three-match series 2-0. read more.. |
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| ST THOMAS, USVI: The Arizona State-Rutgers Women's Basketball game scheduled to be held in the US Virgin Islands was suddenly cancelled over the weekend when the younger brother of AS forward guard Aubree Johnson passed away. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100m record holder Asafa Powell has called for jail time for athletes found guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has admitted that losing Jamaican central defender Claude Davis is a huge blow for the Sheffield United backline in the upcoming fixtures. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Former Reggae Boyz hero Deon Burton has yet to find his goal scoring touch for Sheffield Wednesday, but his strike partner Marcus Tudgay believes once the Jamaican finds his eye for goal again the flood gates will open. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): December 1 marks 100 days to go to the opening ceremony of the 2007 World Cup in the Caribbean. AFP Sports presents a guide to the form of the leading contenders, along with details of the groups and fixtures. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP): Big-scoring Mohammad Yousuf broke two world records, including the most runs in a calendar year, to put Pakistan on the verge of winning the third Test and the series against the West Indies on Thursday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Jamaican international Claude Davis suffered an injury during Sheffield United's stunning 1-0 win over Watford in the lone game in the English Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP): With 100 days to go to the start of the 2007 World Cup, officials in the Caribbean are frantically putting the finishing touches to arrangements for the hosting of the event. read more.. |
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| GEORGETOWN, Guyana: The President of the West Indies Rugby Union, Kit Nascimento, announced on Wednesday the selection of a Select 24 member West Indies Rugby Sevens Squad in preparation for the forthcoming International Rugby Board’s Sevens World Series. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP): Opener Mohammad Hafeez's painstaking half-century helped Pakistan tighten their grip on the third Test and the three-match series against the West Indies in Karachi on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad: Hosts Trinidad and Tobago, title favourites Jamaica and defending champions Barbados continued their unbeaten records in the Jean Pierre Under-16 Caribbean Netball Championships with comfortable wins on the weekend. read more.. |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters): Kenya will stage a pre-World Cup competition next year for Bermuda and the five other top associate teams heading to the March-April tournament in the Caribbean, officials said on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Guyana played in their final Group H game in front of their cheering home crowd support of up to 4,000, which turned out to be a fond farewell as they prepare for the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals in Trinidad in January. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Guadeloupe became the final automatic qualifier to the Digicel Caribbean Cup finals in Trinidad in January with a 3-1 win over Antigua and Barbuda in Guyana. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP): Daren Ganga anchored the West Indies' innings in the third and final Test after Pakistan fast bowler Umar Gul removed the top order at the National stadium here on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| PARAMARIBO, Suriname: Guyanese athlete Kelvin Johnson became the first foreigner to win the Suriname Independence Day Marathon. After finishing third last year and second in 2004, Johnson ran a tactical race, beating Suriname favorites Steven Vismale and Radjinder Patan. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Former West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Pat Rousseau has lashed out at the building of the new stadium for the 2007 World Cup tournament in Trelawny, Jamaica. read more.. |
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| ZURICH, Switzerland: Horace Reid, Trinidad and Tobago's Ramesh Ramhdan and David Sabir of Bermuda, are among the appointees from CONCACAF to serve on its Stadia Inspector Committee for the 2010 World Cup Finals in South Africa. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): Mohammad Yousuf set a batting record with his eighth hundred of 2006 but West Indies restricted Pakistan to 257 for seven at close of play on the first day of the third and final test. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): Captain Brian Lara believes that next year's World Cup will prove to be a watershed moment for West Indies cricket on and off the field. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies selectors have dropped paceman Fidel Edwards and batsman Wavell Hinds for the five-match one-day series against Pakistan from Dec 5. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies will play positively against Pakistan in the third and final test to stop Mohammad Yousuf from breaking Vivian Richards' 30-year-old record for the highest number of runs scored in a calendar year. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): Bennet King, West Indies' Australian coach, has underlined the need for his players to pin down Pakistan's in-form batsman Mohammad Yousuf in the third and final test starting on Monday. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): Pakistan are considering playing fast bowler Mohammad Sami in the third and final test against the West Indies starting on Monday to target master batsman Brian Lara. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Newly promoted club Sheffield United suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of West Ham in the English Premier League on Saturday and Jamaican international Claude Davis has received a word of advice from his manager for his part in the team's loss. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: The Dominican Republic claimed their first victory in the second round Group H of the Digicel Caribbean Cup against a luckless Antigua and Barbuda side. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Guyana continued their remarkable performances in the Digicel Caribbean Cup this year that has seen them jump to their highest ever FIFA World ranking position, with a convincing 3-1 win over Guadeloupe in the last second round Group H of the DCC. read more.. |
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP): West Indies were hoping to give Pakistan another tough fight and register a series-levelling win in the third Test which starts here from Monday.
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The final Group G match of the Digicel Caribbean Cup, which was staged at the National Stadium in Bridgetown, Barbados, ended with a 1-1 draw between Barbados and Bermuda. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: St Vincent & The Grenadines beat the Bahamas 3 – 2 in the penultimate match of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Group G qualifying round on Thursday. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Former French international and Marseilles superstar Angloma came on as substitute and emerged as the hero for Guadeloupe in the opening Group H game of the Digicel Caribbean Cup in Guyana. read more.. |
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| GCC BOURDA, Guyana: Guyana opened their Digicel Caribbean Cup second round campaign with a convincing win over Antigua and Barbuda in front of a 5,000 strong home crowd. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN’S, Antigua: The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) confirmed on Wednesday that Dr Roland Toppin of Barbados will take over the role of chief executive officer. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): West Indian captain Brian Lara hailed Mohammad Yousuf's match-saving innings in the second Test but urged his team to improve the sloppy fielding that keeps letting Pakistan off the hook. read more.. |
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| SAITAMA, Japan (AFP): Puerto Rico sent Asian silver medallists China out of the competition with a four-set victory in the men's world volleyball championships on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The opening match of Tuesday’s Digicel Caribbean Cup Group G double header at the National Stadium in Bridgetown Barbados, saw Bermuda emerge as easy victors over a spirited Bahamas side. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): Hard-working Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said Wednesday he hoped to learn from being thrashed by West Indian batting king Brian Lara in the second Test here. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): Imran Farhat and Mohammad Yousuf led Pakistan's efforts to avoid defeat in the second cricket Test Wednesday after West Indian captain Brian Lara hit an epic double century at Multan stadium. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indian captain Brian Lara became the fifth batsman in test history to score a century before lunch on Tuesday. Lara scored 100 from 77 balls on the third day of the second test against Pakistan in an extended session of two and half hours. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan: Following his brilliant undefeated knock of 196 to become the fifth batsman to score a century before lunch, West Indies captain Brian Lara has immediately received praises from former Indian wicketkeeper/batsman Sanjay Manjrekar. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): Brian Lara hit a majestic undefeated 196 on the third day of the second cricket Test to put his team in a commanding position against Pakistan at Multan stadium here on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba: Candice Scott, the Trinidad and Tobago World Championships and Olympic Hammer Throw finalist, said she is already looking forward to the challenge of meeting the performance standards for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Two lucky Caribbean football fans will enjoy an all expenses paid trip to the finals of the Digicel Caribbean Cup scheduled to take place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad January 13 – 24, with the launch of the Digicel Caribbean Cup Trivia Competition. read more.. |
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| PRETORIA, South Africa: The Netherlands team takes on Bermuda in an ICC Intercontinental Cup match in Pretoria starting on Tuesday knowing that it must win if it has any chance of toppling Canada at the top of Group B. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies fast bowler Jerome Taylor, who took his second five wicket haul in Pakistan on Monday, says he draws his inspiration from paceman Courtney Walsh. read more.. |
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA (Reuters): Trevor Graham, the Jamaican-born track coach who triggered the BALCO doping scandal, pleaded not guilty last week to lying about his role in and his knowledge of steroid distribution. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga made a confident start after Jerome Taylor's five-wicket haul in the second Test against Pakistan Monday, boosting the West Indies' hopes of levelling the series. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Hosts Barbados started their Digicel Caribbean Cup second round qualifying matches in Group G with a 2-1 win over Bahamas. In front of an expectant home crowd, Barbados took time to settle. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Digicel Caribbean Cup second round qualifying Group G kicked off with St Vincent & the Grenadines recording a 3-0 victory over Bermuda courtesy of a dominant second half performance. read more.. |
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| SUNDERLAND, England: Trinidad and Tobago international Dwight Yorke has once again dismissed talks of ending his career following a number of reports suggesting that he may soon call it a day. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indian batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul said his hunger for runs has not diminished after racking up 100 tests. Chanderpaul became the eighth West Indian to reach the milestone. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): Imran Farhat, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf all hit half-centuries before the West Indies halted Pakistan's spree late on the first day of the second Test at Multan stadium on Sunday. read more.. |
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| MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP): West Indian vice captain Ramnaresh Sarwan said his team was determined to win the second Test against Pakistan to keep their chances alive in the three-match series. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq believes his counterpart Brian Lara has the charisma and batting form to inspire West Indies to a series levelling win in the second test in Multan from Sunday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakastan (Reuters): West Indies spinner Dave Mohammed is hoping to be given more opportunities in test cricket after struggling to force his way into the side since his debut two years ago. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Bora Milutinovic has signed a four-year contract to coach Jamaica's national football team and try to lift the "Reggae Boyz" back to the World Cup, Radio Jamaica reported Wednesday. read more.. |
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| VIENNA, Austria (Reuters): Midfielder Rene Aufhauser notched a hat-trick in Austria's 4-1 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in a friendly on Wednesday, helping coach Josef Hickersberger to his third straight win. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: The Jamaica Teachers' Association has extended their applause to the world's fastest man, Asafa Powell, after the sprinter was named International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Male Athlete of the Year on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria will go back to the drawing board to restrict master batsman Brian Lara after the West Indies skipper reeled off his third successive hundred against Pakistan in the first test. read more.. |
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MUMBAI, India (Reuters):  Umpire Billy Doctrove, from Dominica, is keen to put the Oval test controversy behind him after admitting it was the most difficult moment of his career. Doctrove partnered Australian, Darrell Hair, in the August test match that was forfeited by the touring Pakistan side. read more.. |
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| MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP): Kenya captain Steve Tikolo scored his second career century to lead his side to a comfortable 105-run win over Bermuda in the third and final one-day international at the Mombasa Sports Club on Tuesday. read more.. |
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ST GEORGE'S, Grenada:  Grenada’s Prime Minister and Chairman of CARICOM's Prime Ministerial Sub Committee on Cricket, Dr Keith Mitchell, has called on the West Indies Cricket Board to make a strong statement against the recent racial abuse of England player Monty Panesar by Australian fans. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies captain Brian Lara has urged his players to shake off their "one-day fever" and knuckle down to playing five days of test cricket after Pakistan crushed them by nine wickets in the first test on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): Pakistan overcame Brian Lara's defiant 33rd Test century to record an easy nine-wicket victory over the West Indies in the first Test at the Gaddafi stadium here Tuesday. read more.. |
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LONDON, England (JIS):  Jamaica's Ambassador-at-Large and West Indies cricket legend, Courtney Walsh, has urged Jamaicans in the United Kingdom to support the West Indies team during next year's ICC Cricket World Cup, noting that their backing would determine the fortunes of the region's players. read more.. |
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| MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AFP): Jamaican world 100m record holder Asafa Powell has said he will not compete in the coming indoor season, because it is too dangerous. read more.. |
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| MONTE CARLO, Monaco: The camp of Jamaican world record holder, Asafa Powell, feels that Justin Gatlin's failed doping test has been a major blow to the sport in general, but also believes that the Jamaican sprinter missed out on a major payday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): Mohammad Yousuf missed a masterly double century by eight runs but guided Pakistan to a winning position against the West Indies in the third Test here on Monday. read more.. |
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| Following the euphoria sparked by the admirable feats of the one day team the familiarity of the struggle that has characterised the existence of West Indies in Test cricket returned on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan. read more.. |
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| MOMBASA, Kenya (AFP): Kenya wrapped-up an easy seven-wicket win over Bermuda on Sunday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series between the two World Cup finalists. read more.. |
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NEWPORT, USA:  Six extraordinary sailors from the Newport to Bermuda Race’s 100-year history will be honoured on Monday at the Bermuda Race Centennial Gala at New York City’s University Club. The biennial 635-mile Bermuda Race has hosted more than 4,500 boats since 1906. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Jamaica's senior netballers sealed victory in their three match series against Caribbean arch rivals Trinidad and Tobago, when they defeated the visitors for the second time in the series on Saturday. read more.. |
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| MONTE CARLO, Monaco: Jamaican ace speedster, Asafa Powell and Jamaican-born American quarter-miler Sanya Richards were named 2006 World Athletes of the Year at the 2006 World Athletics Gala in Monte-Carlo on Sunday. read more.. |
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| STADE DE DILLON, Martinique: Haiti took the all important third-place play off position between themselves and Suriname, in Group I on goal difference, after a 1-1 draw on Sunday between the two sides. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies cricket officials have told their team touring Pakistan to take precautionary measures against the dengue fever that has killed 37 people in the last four months. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): Stylish middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf hit a magnificent century to help Pakistan take command of the first Test against the West Indies at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore on Sunday. read more.. |
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| Though limited by uninspiring team selection West Indies can still hope to provide some competition for the Pakistanis on home soil by maintaining sound reasoning and cricket sense. There has been obvious improvement in the one day team. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Despite matching the men's 100-metre world record time of 9.77 seconds on two occasions this season, Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell was not among the shortlist of athletes in line to capture the 2006 Performance of the Year award. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (Reuters): Fast bowling great Courtney Walsh believes Jerome Taylor has the potential to carry forward West Indies' glorious tradition in pace bowling. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): Brian Lara, test cricket's most prolific scorer, will return to the scene of his debut on Saturday for the first match against Pakistan as his side seeks just its third test victory since 2004. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): Brian Lara says the West Indies will try to cash in on Pakistan's loss of dope-tainted Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif as his team bid to win their first series here for a quarter-century. read more.. |
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| PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): World Cup chief executive Chris Dehring told the nine venues hosting next year's Caribbean tournament that they could be stripped of matches if their preparations are not up to scratch. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Jamaican speedsters, Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, who are both members of the MVP Track Club in their homeland are among a short list of athletes from which the 2006 World Athletes of the Year will be chosen. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters): West Indies will target Pakistani leg spinner, Danish Kaneria, in the test series despite his reputation of being a wicket-taking bowler, coach Bennett King told reporters on Thursday. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): West Indies captain and record-setting batsman, Brian Lara, has admitted in a Cricinfo interview that the one thing missing from his career is West Indian success. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): Pakistan's hopes rest on leg-spinner Danish Kaneria in the first of three Tests against the West Indies starting here from Saturday, following the ouster of its dope-tainted main pace duo. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): All-rounder Dwayne Bravo hit a brilliant hundred but other key batsmen, including captain Brian Lara, were left short on practice as West Indies drew their two-day match here on Thursday. read more.. |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP): The ICC Intercontinental Cup match between Kenya and Bermuda was declared a draw Wednesday without a ball being bowled for the second consecutive day following heavy rains at the grounds. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): Opener, Salman Butt, hit an attractive century and Yasir Hameed, piled up 92 runs as West Indian bowlers toiled hard in their two-day tour opener at Bagh-e-Jinnah stadium here on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): The touring West Indies cricket team said Wednesday it hoped prolific opening batsman, Chris Gayle, recovered quickly from a stomach bug that forced him to miss a tour opener. read more.. |
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| PHILADELPHIA, USA (AFP): A planned light-heavyweight comeback fight for Roy Jones here on December 9 against Puerto Rico's Manny Siaca has been called off, organisers announced Tuesday. read more.. |
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MUMBAI, India (Reuters):  West Indies' Chris Gayle has taken over as the top all-rounder and moved up to the second position in batting in the International Cricket Council (ICC) one-day players' rankings following his stunning performances in the Champions Trophy. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India: West Indies skipper Brian Lara is hoping to find a solution prevent another severe batting collapse, such as the inexplicable one which resulted in his team's eight-wicket loss to World champions Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy final on Sunday. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): The absence of doping-tainted Pakistani bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will boost the chances of the West Indies in their series against Pakistan, captain Brian Lara said Tuesday. A Pakistan tribunal last week banned Akhtar for two years and Asif for one year. read more.. |
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| COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP): Mahela Jayawardene will lead Sri Lanka at the World Cup in the Caribbean next March, chairman of selectors Asantha de Mel told AFP on Monday. read more.. |
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POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe (AFP):  Lionel Lemonchois of France won the Route du Rhum yachting classic here Monday setting a new record for the trans-Atlantic event in his trimaran Gitana XI. Another Frenchman, Pascal Bidegorry, was expected to arrive later Monday in second place. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Jamaican all-rounder Marlon Samuels has replaced Dwayne Smith in the West Indies team for the Hong Kong Sixes International Tournament, which is set for the Kowloon Cricket Club this weekend. read more.. |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya: Bermuda were struggling in their opening match of their ICC Intercontinental Cup tie against Kenya in Nairobi. When stumps were drawn on the second day they were still 52 runs away from making the Kenyans bat a second time. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): Pakistan have recalled opener Yasir Hameed for the first two tests against West Indies and have included rookie fast bowler Samiullah Niazi in their side. read more.. |
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| LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP): The West Indies cricket squad arrived here Monday to play three Tests and five one-day internationals during their first tour of Pakistan in nine years. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (Reuters): West Indies skipper, Brian Lara, said his team was overawed by world champions Australia, after an eight-wicket Champions Trophy final defeat on Sunday. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (AFP): World number one Australia, wrested the Champions Trophy from the West Indies with an eight-wicket victory in a disappointing rain-hit final here on Sunday. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Former West Indies captain, Sir Vivian Richards, was elated at being honoured by the Antigua and Barbuda government for his contribution to sports after the legend received the Most Exalted Order of National Hero award in his homeland on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP): Bermuda's West Indian coach Gus Logie said Friday he was hoping the upcoming tour of Kenya and South Africa will help prepare his side for their first-ever World Cup next year. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (Reuters): Australia will have to be at their best to beat the West Indies in the Champions Trophy final on Sunday, versatile batsman Michael Clarke said. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (AFP): The West Indies are determined to cash in on their winning streak and retain the Champions Trophy when they clash with favourites Australia on Sunday. read more.. |
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| SAN FRANCISCO, USA (Reuters): Trevor Graham, the Jamaican-born track coach, who touched off the BALCO sport doping scandal, was indicted by a US grand jury on Thursday on three counts of making false statements related to steroid distribution. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (Reuters): Free agent reliever Guillermo Mota, who ended the season with the New York Mets, was suspended for 50 games on Wednesday for violating Major League Baseball's (MLB) drug policy. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara has said his team are gaining momentum ahead of the Champions Trophy final against Australia. "We are building up the momentum and the guys have started believing in themselves," Lara said after his team's victory over South Africa. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): Chris Gayle smashed a blistering century to fire the West Indies into the Champions Trophy final with a six-wicket win over a hapless South Africa here on Thursday. The 27-year-old opener hammered an unbeaten 133 in a stunning display of aggressive batting. read more.. |
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| After a generally lackluster tournament in some of the earlier matches, West Indies combined with Australia, India and finally England to add excitement and spark to the group exchanges of the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (Reuters): The lack of runs from South Africa's top order is a concern for captain Graeme Smith as his team prepare to face holders West Indies in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): South Africa skipper, Graeme Smith, said Wednesday, adaptability would be the key to success against an unpredictable West Indies in the Champions Trophy semi-final here. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India: World renowned Jamaican umpire, Steve Bucknor, has been acknowledged for reaching a milestone of 150 One-Day Internationals by Percy Sonn, the new International Cricket Council (ICC) president. read more.. |
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| RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters): No guest teams will be invited to take part in next year's CONCACAF (the North, Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation) Gold Cup, the organisers said on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): South Africa go into the Champions Trophy semi-final here on Thursday hoping the batting line-up will back up their fast bowlers against a resurgent West Indies. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): In-form West Indies opener Chris Gayle said Tuesday that adjustment to Indian pitches was the key to his success in the ongoing Champions Trophy. Gayle is the second batsman to hammer two centuries in the tournament. read more.. |
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| BEIJING, China (AFP): China has turned to Jamaican sprint legend, Don Quarrie, to help inspire its runners to gold medals at the Asian Games in Qatar, in December. Quarrie won four Olympic medals in a glittering career. read more.. |
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| NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP): Kenya will play fellow 2007 World Cup finalists, Bermuda, in three one-day match series in the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa next month, Kenyan cricket officials said on Monday. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Jamaican Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, the world's fastest sprinters in the just-concluded track and field outdoor campaign, have been selected as the best Central American and Caribbean Athletes of the Year. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The fixtures for Group G of the Digicel Caribbean Cup were announced recently in Barbados. Barbados who emerged top of their first round Group B will now play host to Bahamas, Bermuda, and neighbouring St Vincent and the Grenadines. read more.. |
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| PORTLAND, Jamaica: The death of former World Boxing Council (WBC) heavy-weight champion, Trevor Berbick, who was found murdered near to his home in Portland, Jamaica, on Saturday morning, came as a shock to the Jamaican boxing fraternity. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England : Jamaican international Ricardo Fuller found the back of the net in helping his new club Stock City to a comprehensive 5-0 victory over 10-man Norwich in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship on Saturday. read more.. |
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| Jamaica (Reuters), KINGSTON: A probe into the weekend killing of former world heavyweight boxing champion Trevor Berbick has uncovered "strong leads" and an arrest is expected soon, Jamaican police said on Sunday. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (AFP): West Indies player, Dwayne Bravo, was on Sunday found not guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct after his controversial catch in the Champions Trophy match against England. read more.. |
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AHMEDABAD, India (AFP):  West Indies captain Brian Lara said Saturday his team's surprise three-wicket defeat against England in the Champions Trophy was a blessing in disguise. "If you have to have a hiccup, I think this is a good time to have it," said Lara. read more.. |
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TORTOLA, BVI:  The British Virgin Islands Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, presented by Nanny Cay, is known for its innovation and the 2007 event, March 26 - April 1, will be no exception. This year the Regatta wants to bring sailors into the protest room, on the judge’s side of the table. read more.. |
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AHMEDABAD, India (AFP):  England captain Andrew Flintoff says his out-of-contention side has pride at stake against a resurgent West Indies in their final Champions Trophy league match here on Saturday. "Obviously, we want to finish the tournament with a victory," Flintoff told reporters. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters): Holders West Indies will not take their foot off the accelerator against England in Saturday's final Group A match despite having sealed a place in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. "It's important that we get the best team out there," captain Brian Lara said. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The Jamaica Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, is reporting an increase in interest for tickets in the wake of the West Indies thrilling victory against world champions, Australia. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): Training of volunteers selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) West Indies 2007 will commence by December, after 1,923 applications of potential volunteers undergo security screening by the ICC. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India: West Indies in-form fast bowler Jerome Taylor saluted his father for introducing him to the game of cricket and said that his dad was the biggest influence in him choosing to become a fast bowler. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters): India coach Greg Chappell's comment in May that the West Indies had forgotten how to win is still motivating the Caribbean team, captain Brian Lara said on Thursday. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (AFP): Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit a solid 51 to build on Ian Bradshaw's superb effort as the West Indies qualified for the the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a tense three-wicket victory over India here on Thursday. read more.. |
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BASSETERRE, St. Kitts:  St Kitts and Nevis’ new international cricket stadium at Warner Park is to host a visiting Sri Lankan A Team tour of the Caribbean. CMC in Barbados reported that the West Indies Cricket Board has announced a seven-match A team tour of the Caribbean by Sri Lanka. read more.. |
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| AHEMDABAD, India (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara is likely to miss the Champions Trophy match against India here on Thursday after failing to recover completely from back spasms. The West Indies skipper sustained the injury during his team's opening Group-A match. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India: Indian ace spin bowler Harbhajan Singh made a strong statement ahead of the much anticipated clash between India and West Indies in their ICC Champions Trophy One Day International match on Thursday. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: Former West Indies Cricket Board president Pat Rousseau will represent the board on a committee of the International Cricket Council appointed to review the financial damage done to countries under the Future Tours Programme. read more.. |
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| ST. LOUIS, USA (AFP): Puerto Rico's Carlos Delgado was named the winner of Major League Baseball's Roberto Clemente Award on Tuesday for combining outstanding performance on the field with humanitarian work. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (AFP): West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo said Tuesday India would be tough to beat in the Champions Trophy tournament despite his team's recent impressive record against them. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Trinidadian striker Stern John scored a goal and made another as Coventry City defeated Colchester 2-1 at the Ricoh Arena in the lone English Coca-Cola League Championship match on Monday. read more.. |
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FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique:  The fixtures for Group I, the opening section of the second round of the 2006/7 Digicel Caribbean Cup were announced on Monday. Fort de France’s Stade de Dillon will play host to the Group, which looks like the toughest of the second qualifying round groups. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (AFP): In-form West Indies captain Brian Lara is likely to return to the side for Thursday's Champions Trophy match against India after recovering from back spasms. read more.. |
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| In just a few days, West Indies fans, hungry for success on the international stage, will find out if the recent victory over world champions Australia is just another mirage or if on this occasion we are really seeing an improvement. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (Reuters): West Indies skipper Brian Lara hailed young paceman Jerome Taylor and his side's teamwork for the tense 10-run victory over Australia in last Wednesday's Champions Trophy Group A tie. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): Organisers of the 2007 World Cup have altered the warm-up schedule ahead of next year's tournament in the Caribbean. The four teams in Group C have agreed to a change in fixtures to rectify an anomaly in the format. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India: Jamaican fast bowler Jerome Taylor, whose impressive bowling spell in the ICC Champions Trophy Group A match helped defending champions West Indies defeat Australia, said he did not realise what he had achieved until after the game. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India: Following their 10-run victory over World Champions and pre-tournament favourites Australia on Wednesday, West Indies have jumped one place to No 7 in the latest ICC One-day International rankings. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (Reuters): Australia batsman Michael Clarke played down the sledging incident with West Indies' Chris Gayle, saying it was only a bit of banter. Gayle was fined 30 percent of his match fee for his part in the incident. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (Reuters): West Indies all rounder Chris Gayle was fined 30 percent of his match fee on Wednesday for a code of conduct breach during the narrow Champions Trophy victory over Australia. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India: Former Australian captain Ian Chappell was full praise for West Indies captain Brian Lara, after the batting star adjusted well to batting later in the order and guided the defending champions to an upset victory over Australia. read more.. |
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| PARIS, France (AFP): Jamaica's Lorraine Fenton, one of the leading women's 400 metres runners in the last decade, announced her retirement on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica: Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic, the world-renowned coach most likely to fill the vacant slot as Jamaica's technical director, is already impressed with the agility of the locally-based players. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (Reuters): Australia captain Ricky Ponting praised the performance of West Indies' finger spinners Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels after the world champions were defeated by 10 runs in the Champions Trophy on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (AFP): Paceman Jerome Taylor became the first West Indian to take a hat-trick in limited-overs cricket as favourites Australia went down by 10 runs in a dramatic Champions Trophy match here on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| HAVANA, Cuba: The 11th World Sport for All Congress will be held in Havana, Cuba, from 31 October to 3 November at the Havana International Conference Centre. It will be the first time that the Cuban Olympic Committee will host the Congress. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Former West Indies fast bowler, Wes Hall, is backing the Caribbean to produce "the best ever" Cricket World Cup tournament next year. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA: Chris Dehring, Chief Executive Officer of Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007, believes the West Indies will be more than just underdogs when the high-status tournament bowls off in their back yard next year. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (AFP): The International Cricket Council will be requested to shift the Champions Trophy final from the Brabourne stadium here if the wicket does not improve, a senior official said on Tuesday. read more.. |
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JAIPUR, India (AFP):  The International Cricket Council (ICC) has urged all Test-playing nations to conduct regular drug tests to make the game better and stronger, a top official said here on Tuesday. Doping tests will be conducted in six matches of the ongoing Champions Trophy tournament. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): The FIBA Americas executive committee will decide on Thursday between San Juan and Las Vegas, Nevada, as host for the 2007 tournament to decide qualifiers for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (AFP): Farveez Maharoof returned the best figures in Champions Trophy history as Sri Lanka decimated the West Indies by nine wickets in the final qualifying match here on Saturday. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Stephen Francis, coach of 100-metre co-world record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica, has called on the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) to formulate methods of dealing with the ongoing issues of drug cheating in the sports. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (Reuters): West Indies fast bowler Corey Collymore will miss Wednesday's Champions Trophy Group A match against Australia after leaving for home to be with his wife Dionne for the birth of their first child. read more.. |
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| MUMBAI, India (AFP): Sri Lanka are desperate to cut down on troublesome extras as they prepare to take on the West Indies in the final qualifying showdown of the Champions Trophy on Saturday. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara has sounded a warning to his Champions Trophy opponents, saying his team were keen to maintain their winning momentum. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Jamaican sprinter and 100m world record holder, Asafa Powell, and compatriot, Sherone Simpson, are among the athletes in line to win the IAAF 2006 Male and Female World Athlete of the Year award. read more.. |
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| SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP): The United States or Puerto Rico could replace Venezuela as host for next year's Americas qualifying event for the 2008 Beijing Olympics basketball tournament, FIBA Americas officials said. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): Chris Gayle smashed an attractive century as the West Indies stormed into the Champions Trophy main draw with a 10-wicket win over hapless Bangladesh in a qualifying match here on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): West Indies skipper Brian Lara has told his team-mates not to lower their guards against bottom-placed Bangladesh in a crucial Champions Trophy qualifying match here on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| JAIPUR, India (AFP): The West Indies need to improve their Test cricket in a bid to recapture the past glory, former captain Clive Lloyd said here on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Two quick goals after the half hour mark propelled the Jamaican Reggae Boyz to a face-saving 2-1 victory over Canada in their international friendly match at the National Stadium on Sunday night. read more.. |
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| NEW YORK, USA (JIS): Former West Indies fast bowler and captain, Courtney Walsh, has called on all Jamaicans and Caribbean nationals abroad to come home and support the region’s team in the ICC Cricket World Cup (CWC) Championship next year. read more.. |
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MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica:  Speaking in Montego Bay on Friday, at the closing ceremony for the St James Intermediate and Westmoreland Super Netball Competition, Jamaican prime minister Portia Simpson Miller has emphasised the importance of sport in the development of the individual. read more.. |
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| LAS VEGAS, USA (AFP): Cuba's Joel Casamayor captured the World Boxing Council lightweight title here Saturday with a 12-round split decision over American Diego Corrales. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (AFP): Chris Gayle grabbed three wickets in 13 balls and hammered 41 off 34 balls as the West Indies whipped Zimbabwe by nine wickets in a Champions Trophy qualifying match here on Sunday. read more.. |
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| ST GEORGE’S, Grenada: English and West Indies cricket legends will gather in Grenada on Sunday at Progress Park. The two teams will participate in the Virgin Atlantic Cricket Classic and will feature some of the biggest names in the cricket world. read more.. |
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| ZURICH, Switzerland: Following their outstanding success in the group qualifiers for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, supporters and officials had to endure an agonising week waiting for confirmation that their heroes had achieved a meteoric rise from 193rd to 138th place in the global ranking. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: The International Federation of PGA Tours on Friday announced that Digicel has been selected as the preferred wireless communications provider for the World Golf Championships read more.. |
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| The recycling industry that has proven to be such a ‘healthy’ feature of West Indies cricket continues to prosper in the form of the recall of Daren Powell and Omari Banks to the West Indies team for the Test series in Pakistan next month. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN’S, Antigua: The West Indies Cricket Board and Yum Restaurants International, which owns the KFC brand, have announced their sponsorship of the current West Indies cricket team. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (Reuters): West Indies' umpire Billy Doctrove was omitted on Thursday from the list of officials for the ICC Champions Trophy starting in India on Saturday. read more.. |
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| LAS VEGAS, USA (AFP): World Boxing Council lightweight champion Diego Corrales, denied a third shot at Jose Luis Castillo, will put his title on the line against another longtime rival Saturday when he fights Cuba's Joel Casamayor. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): Defending champions West Indies and 2002 joint-winners Sri Lanka consider themselves strong contenders to win the Champions Trophy - provided they qualify for it. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Jamaican sprint ace Asafa Powell has had his 100-metres World record time of 9.77 seconds, achieved at the Weltklasse IAAF Golden League meeting in Zurich, Switzerland ratified by the sport’s governing body. read more.. |
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| AHMEDABAD, India (AFP): West Indies opener Chris Gayle tuned up for the Champions Trophy with a blistering 101 off 82 balls in a practice match here on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The groups and venues for the final qualifying round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup were announced on Wednesday by the Caribbean Football Union. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua (AFP): When the West Indies won the 2004 Champions Trophy in the gloom of a London autumn, skipper Brian Lara hoped it would be the dawn of a new era for the fallen kings of one-day cricket. read more.. |
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| OCHO RIOS, Jamaica (JIS): Despite inclement weather, hundreds of cricket fans turned out at the new Trelawny multi-purpose stadium on Saturday, September 30, to see a Jamaica select team beat a US Invitational XI by 36 runs, winning the Air Jamaica Cup. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India: Batting maestro Brian Lara believes the West Indies will pose a strong challenge at the International Cricket Council Champions (ICC) Trophy in India. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India: Following consultations with the coach and the captain and with their concurrence, the WICB has invited Clive Lloyd to join the touring West Indies squad in India. read more.. |
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WASHINGTON, USA:  US Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen announced Monday that she has worked with officials of Innovative Cable Television, ESPN and Major League Baseball to ensure that USVI baseball fans will be able to see the first-round of the playoffs. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Five goals from Shandel Samuel, including a second half hat-trick, ensured that St Vincent and the Grenadines surprisingly qualified for the next round of the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup with an 8-0 slaughtering of St Lucia. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): West Indies opener Chris Gayle returns to his happy hunting ground hoping he will be at his explosive best in the upcoming Champions Trophy one-day tournament in India. read more.. |
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| MIAMI, USA (Reuters): Jamaica, along with Mexico, booked their places at December's golf World Cup in Barbados after finishing first and second at the Nations Cup qualifying tournament in Aruba on Sunday. read more.. |
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| ST THOMAS, USVI: Four goals from Jonathan Fana carried the Dominican Republic to a huge 6-1 win over the US Virgin Islands in the final Group C match of the 2006 Digicel Caribbean Cup, played in St Thomas on Sunday evening. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, West Indies (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara believes that the upcoming Champions Trophy one-day tournament in India could throw up a surprise winner. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India: West Indies captain Brian Lara says that, despite the Caribbean team's difficulties in finishing off opponents in the batting department, he believes the team is finally getting the necessary aspects together in preparation for the ICC Champions Trophy. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: With less than six months to the start of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 in the West Indies, members of the Jamaican Local Organising Committee (LOC) will embark on a second major North American promotional tour. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S , Antigua (AFP): World Cup organisers are clamping down on tickets for next year's Caribbean showpiece being auctioned off on websites. Organisers urged fans to ensure they acquire match tickets through authentic sources. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100m record-holder Asafa Powell was back in Jamaica in celebratory mood this week, savoring a successful 2006 campaign. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: Haitian head coach Carlo Marcelin was full of praise for his team after they hammered St Vincent and the Grenadines 4-0 in their opening Digicel Caribbean Cup Group D match at the National Stadium in Kingston. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA : After a dominant short sprint season in 2006, Jamaican Commonwealth Games 200-metres champion Sherone Simpson is already looking forward to what she expects to be a busy 2007 season. read more.. |
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| SHANGHAI, China: Jamaica’s top female quarter-miler Novlene Williams improved her personal best to win the 400-metres dash in the Shanghai Stadium during the second annual Shanghai Golden Grand Prix on Saturday evening. read more.. |
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| YOKOHAMA, Japan: Following a disappointing final race to in what was an exceptional season leading up to the finale, Jamaican world record holder Asafa Powell has vowed to make up for false-starting out of the 2006 Super Meet in Yokohama. read more.. |
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| YOKOHAMA, Japan (AFP): World record holder Asafa Powell was disqualified in the men's 100 metres at the Yokohama track and field meet here on Sunday, ending his spectacular season in disappointing style. read more.. |
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| NEW DELHI, India (AFP): West Indies fast bowler Jermaine Lawson is set to represent western Indian state Maharashtra in domestic cricket this season. The 24-year-old Jamaican was in India last week to meet Maharashtra Cricket Association officials. read more.. |
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| PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AFP): Cricket World Cup (CWC) officials have insisted that preparations for next year's tournament are on track despite being forced to look at alternative venues because the Brian Lara Stadium will not be ready in time. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP): Australia crushed the West Indies by 127 runs to win the DLF Cup final Sunday and send a chilling warning to their rivals ahead of the Champions Trophy next month. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: A week after taking over the top position in the women's 200m on the IAAF World Rankings event list, Jamaican Sherone Simpson fell three places in the event in the latest rankings released earlier this week. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malayasia (AFP): The West Indies batting woes are becoming a problem and players that don't pull their weight face the axe, captain Brian Lara has warned. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malayasia (AFP): A dismal West Indies batting collapse Wednesday handed India an unexpected victory in their DLF Cup one-day international to keep alive their hopes of making the tri-series final. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP): India know they must win their one-day match against the West Indies here on Wednesday to stand any chance of making the DLF Cup final, and are looking to their bowlers to get the job done. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP): Captain Brian Lara has voiced confidence in his underperforming West Indies team, who he says are determined to claw their way back up the world rankings. read more.. |
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| ATHENS, Greece: Bahamian World and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling made a surprise comeback to the track and helped the Americas team win gold in the women's 4x400-metres relay at the IAAF World Cup in Athens on Sunday. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP): Brian Lara and Chris Gayle put Australia to the sword on Monday with a controlled display of batting that handed the West Indies a three wicket victory in their one-day DLF Cup match here. read more.. |
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| ATHENS, Greece: There were some good performances, especially from Commonwealth Games half-lap champion Sherone Simpson of Jamaica at the 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece at the weekend. read more.. |
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ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP):  FIFA's disciplinary body will examine allegations of illicit sales of 2006 World Cup tickets against one of its vice-presidents, Jack Warner, governing body president Sepp Blatter said Friday. Blatter said FIFA's Executive Committee decided to forward the case. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS): The International Cricket Council (ICC) Inspectors have given the 'thumbs up' for the progress made in the construction of the North Stand at the historic Sabina Park. read more.. |
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| ATHENS, Greece: Cuban World champion Zulia Calatayud found that extra strength again in the final metres of the home straight to hold off another determined finish from Kenya’s Janeth Jepkosgei and become the first Americas female 800m winner at the IAAF World Cup in Athletics since 1989. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malayasia (Reuters): West Indies are sweating on the fitness of fast bowler Corey Collymore ahead of Monday's tri-series one-day international against Australia. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malayasia (AFP): Michael Hussey will lead Australia against the West Indies on Monday chanting the mantra 'rain rain go away' as the weather threatens to derail the DLF Cup tri-series here. read more.. |
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| ATHENS, Greece: Surprise World Indoor 60m hurdles silver medallist, Cuban Dayron Robles is overwhelmed with his own performances this season, a year in which he graduated from a junior level and became a world-recognised hurdler at the senior level. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Following the conclusion of the 4th IAAF World Athletic Finals in Stuttgart, Germany, three Caribbean athletes, including Jamaica’s female sprint ace Sherone Simpson, made significant moves in the latest IAAF World Rankings. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP): Sachin Tendulkar smashed a masterly 141 on his comeback from injury Thursday but it was to no avail as the West Indies beat India in a rain-affected DLF Cup one-day international here. read more.. |
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| ST THOMAS, USVI: The US Virgin Islands is preparing to play host to three countries competing in the Digicel Caribbean Cup Football tournament scheduled to take place through-out the Caribbean over the next six months. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: West Indies captain Brian Lara is hoping the Caribbean side can bounce back from the collapse they suffered at the hands of Australia in the opening match of the DLF Tri-Nation One Day International Series in Kuala Lumpur. read more.. |
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| ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP): FIFA vice-president Jack Warner and his son face a day of destiny on Friday as global football's governing body investigates corruption and embezzlement accusations against the pair. They are both accused of making money through the illegal sale of World Cup tickets. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malayasia (AFP): West Indies captain Brian Lara is finding it difficult to comprehend how his team lost to Australia and is struggling to lift them for their DLF Cup clash with India on Thursday. The West Indies threw away their last nine wickets for just 29 runs against the Aussies on Tuesday. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: As the Digicel Caribbean Cup Football tournament gathers momentum, Digicel has announced a ground breaking television broadcast programme designed to enable football fans across the region to see the action. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Despite leading the world in both the 100m and 200m, Jamaica's Sherone Simpson is still finding it difficult to get a lane in the women's half-lap field for this weekend's 10th IAAF World Cup in Athletics, which will be hosted in Athens, Greece. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP): Australia returned to international cricket with a bang Tuesday, sparking an embarrassing West Indies batting collapse to win their opening DLF Cup one-dayer here by 78 runs. read more.. |
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| STUTTGART, Germany: After losing the 200-metres on the opening day at the 4th IAAF World Athletics Final (WAF), Jamaican Sherone Simpson produced a stirring run in the closing metres to win the women’s 100m dash on Sunday. read more.. |
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| TOKYO, Japan (Reuters): Japanese organisers confirmed on Monday that world record holder Asafa Powell will run in the 100 metres at this month's Super Track and Field meeting. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100m record holder Asafa Powell of Jamaica has pulled out of next weekend's 100m sprint at the 10th IAAF World Cup event in Athens but will run on a relay, his manager announced here Monday. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malayasia (AFP): Australia go into Tuesday's limited overs showdown here against the West Indies in dire need of match practice, having been out of the international loop for five months. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: Suriname defeated Netherlands Antilles at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Curacao on Sunday to ensure their progression to the next phase of the Digicel Caribbean Cup at the expense of the home side. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: West Indies vice-captain Ramnaresh Sarwan expressed delight with the current improvement of the regional side's attitude as they prepare for the start of what is expected to be a tough DLF Tri-Nation limited-over series in Malaysia. read more.. |
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| BANGALORE, India: Indian captain Rahul Dravid says India will look to avenge their one-sided defeat by the West Indies in the Caribbean earlier this year, when they clash in the upcoming three-nation One Day International series. read more.. |
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STUTTGART, Germany:  Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell continued his unbeaten run this season with another win in the 100-metres, this time at the 4th IAAF World Athletics Final (WAF) on the green track at the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium in Stuttgart, Germany on Saturday evening. read more.. |
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| SYDNEY, Australia (AFP): Australian A-League champions Sydney FC say they will play less for their next marquee player after being taken to the brink of financial ruin in their signing of Trinidad and Tobago captain Dwight Yorke. read more.. |
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| STUTTGART, Germany: Ever since he became known to the international public, the world record holder over 100-metres, Asafa Powell of Jamaica, has been on the radar of many top athletes. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England (AFP): Glenn Hoddle is being tipped as the man who will spearhead Jamaica's bid to reach the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. read more.. |
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| STUTTGART, Germany: Despite boasting an undefeated run of 15 races under his belt, Asafa Powell, the world record holder in the 100-metres will be mindful of American sprinter Tyson Gay when they clash this weekend in Stuttgart, Germany. read more.. |
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| KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: The West Indies players, preparing for the forthcoming tri-nation limited-over series, arrived safely to a warm welcome at the team hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday morning and are in high spirits, despite the long trip. read more.. |
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| WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: A healthy crowd at Willemstad’s Ergilio Hato stadium enjoyed goals and plenty of entertainment as the Group A matches in the Digicel Caribbean Cup opened in Curacao. read more.. |
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| STUTTGART, Germany: The world’s fastest man and arguably one of the best sprinters of all time, Asafa Powell, the Jamaican sprint ace, will now turn his attention to this weekend’s 4th IAAF World Athletic Finals in Stuttgart, Germany. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica: As the Digicel Caribbean Cup Football tournament gets underway, its sponsor Digicel has launched a dedicated website to keep fans of the game fully updated, entertained and informed during the Caribbean's largest football tournament. read more.. |
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| BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: West Indies Head Coach Bennett King, said the Tri Series DLF Cup against India and Australia in Malaysia would be an ideal precursor for the West Indies campaign to retain the ICC Champions Trophy which they won in England in 2004. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels passed a fitness test on Tuesday, which clears the way for his departure with the West Indies squad for the Tri-Series in Malaysia. read more.. |
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| KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said it is willing to revise the itinerary for its home series against the West Indies this year. The PCB had initially rejected requests to delay the start of the tour. read more.. |
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| LONDON, England: Following his recent transfer to English Championship division club Stoke City late last month Jamaican international Ricardo Fuller is now targeting goals for his new club this new season. read more.. |
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| ST JOHN'S, Antigua: President of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Kenneth Gordon, on Monday promised participating stakeholder groups at a Regional Cricket Development Workshop in Antigua that the Board will take their proposals seriously. read more.. |
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| BOLTON, England (AFP): British boxer Clinton Woods declared he should be considered the world's best light-heavyweight after beating Jamaica's Glengoffe Johnson on a split points decision. read more.. |
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| OKAYAMA, Japan (AFP): Defending champions Brazil defeated the Dominican Republic in three sets Saturday to maintain their unbeaten record in the World Grand Prix women's volleyball tournament. read more.. |
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POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe:  Just a few months after its arrival in the French-speaking Caribbean, mobile telecommunications operator Digicel has very quickly focused on the most popular sports in Guadeloupe. Digicel recently held a press conference to announce the launching of the Caribbean Cup. read more.. |
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BERLIN, Germany (Reuters):  Asafa Powell, Jeremy Wariner and Sanya Richards completed perfect Golden League seasons on Sunday to scoop $250,000 shares in the double jackpot. Jamaica's Powell ran 9.86 seconds in cold, damp conditions in the 100 metres at the International Stadionfest meeting. read more.. |
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| BERLIN, Germany (AFP): The world's fastest man, Asafa Powell, heads into the season's sixth and final Golden League meet here Sunday in full knowledge he will be a richer man when he leaves Germany. read more.. |
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| WARSAW, Poland: Three Jamaicans, including 100-metres World record holder Asafa Powell secured victories in appalling wet and cold conditions at the Pedro's Cup meet in Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday. read more.. |
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| SUNDERLAND, England (AFP): Dwight Yorke on Thursday was reunited with former Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane at struggling English Championship club Sunderland. read more.. |
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| POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe: As Guadeloupe prepares to host three countries in the Digicel Caribbean Cup, the tournament got a kick when former international French player, Jocelyn Angloma gave his full endorsement. read more.. |
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| OKLAHOMA, USA: Already a dominant force in the 100-metre this season, world record holder, Asafa Powell of Jamaica is now seeking a new challenge and a half-lap personal best may very well be his new objective for the latter part of the outdoor season. read more.. |
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| KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP): World 100 metre record holder Asafa Powell is set to race Wednesday at the Pedro's Cup meet in Poland. The meet, which will feature mainly Polish athletes, will also showcase Powell, the sprinter's manager Paul Doyle said. read more.. |
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