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Next  West Indies' Gayle leaves Australia tour for sick mum Thursday, November 19, 2009 SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- West Indies cricket captain Chris Gayle abruptly quit the tour of Australia on Wednesday after his mother went into hospital, officials said. Team manager Joel Garner said Gayle had been given time off to return to Jamaica, without saying when he would return. read more... Struggling World Cup hosts South Africa held by Jamaica Wednesday, November 18, 2009 BLOEMFONTEIN (Reuters) -- Goal-shy World Cup hosts South Africa made it more than six hours without finding the net when they were held to a goalless draw by Jamaica in a friendly on Tuesday. The home team started well but quickly ran out of ideas, recording a fourth successive game without a goal. read more... South Africa seek scoring-sickness cure against Jamaica Tuesday, November 17, 2009 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- World Cup hosts South Africa get another chance on Tuesday against Jamaica in Bloemfontein to cure the scoring sickness that has infected the team. Bafana Bafana (The Boys) have scored just once in the last six internationals, and that came against Madagascar. read more... Jamaica's Campbell-Brown sets sights on World indoors Monday, November 16, 2009 MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica (AFP) -- World and Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter Veronica Campbell Brown has set her sights on next year's World Indoor athletics Championships in Doha. If she does make the Jamaican team for the March 12-14 championships, it would be her first time at the event. read more... Pacquiao stops Puerto Rico's Cotto to win seventh world title Monday, November 16, 2009 LAS VEGAS, USA (Reuters) -- Manny Pacquiao enhanced his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world with a commanding win over holder Miguel Cotto to claim the WBO welterweight title Saturday. The Filipino southpaw stopped his bigger opponent 55 seconds into the 12th and final round. read more... Bolt hopes to take it easy in 2010 Monday, November 16, 2009 MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- The world's fastest man Usain Bolt says that he intends to take his foot off the pedal in 2010. Back from holiday and training again, Bolt said that he has not set out a calendar of events for 2010, a year in which there will be neither a world championships nor an Olympic Games. read more... Bolt handed diplomatic passport by Jamaica's PM Friday, November 13, 2009 KINGSTON, Jamaica (Reuters) -- Triple world and Olympic champion Usain Bolt received a diplomatic passport from Jamaica's Prime Minister Bruce Golding on Thursday. The 23-year-old received the document, which allows him to travel overseas as an ambassador-at-large, during a brief ceremony. read more... Planning continues for ICC WT20 West Indies 2010 in St Kitts Wednesday, November 11, 2009 BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- The planning for next year’s much anticipated ICC World Twenty 20 Tournament will take on a new dimension this week when organizers of the event, meet in St Kitts for a series of discussions, at the Warner Park Stadium. Some 30 representatives will gather to review their work plans. read more... Bolt, Bekele vie for top male athlete award Tuesday, November 10, 2009 LONDON, England (Reuters) -- World and Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Kenenisa Bekele were among five contenders shortlisted for the male Athlete of the Year award on Monday. At this year's world championships Jamaica's Bolt added the 100 meter and 200m titles to the Olympic golds he won last year. read more... Barbados can produce more world-class athletes, says minister Monday, November 9, 2009 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbados has the potential to produce more world-class athletes and the government is committed to investing as much as it can in the area of sports, despite its limited resources. That is the word from Minister of Youth, Family and Sports, Esther Byer Suckoo. read more... Barbados getting ready to stage Twenty20 Tournament Saturday, November 7, 2009 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (BGIS) -- Barbadian officials are ‘pulling out all the stops' to ensure the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Twenty20 tournament, to be staged in the region next year will be successful. This was asserted recently by President of the Barbados Cricket Association, Joel Garner. read more... Bolt's coach Mills resigns as head of Jamaican national team Saturday, November 7, 2009 KINGSTON, Jamaica (FP) -- Glen Mills has resigned after 22 years as head of the Jamaican national track and field team but he will remain coach of the Usain Bolt's Racers Track Club. Mills plans to stop working with the national team so he can concentrate more time on coaching the club team. read more... Puerto Rico's Cotto 'won't leave anything to chance' against Pacquiao Thursday, November 5, 2009 LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP) -- Miguel Cotto's handlers say they will carefully scrutinize the gloves and hand wraps of Manny Pacquiao before their World Boxing Organization welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Miguel Cotto Sr said they blundered by not inspecting Antonio Margarito's gloves prior to Cotto's lone career loss. read more... Aussie relief over full-strength West Indies tour Wednesday, November 4, 2009 SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australian cricket was relieved to learn a full-strength West Indies touring squad would be heading here later this month, Cricket Australia said on Tuesday. The West Indies are scheduled to tour Australia for three Tests, Twenty20 and one-day matches. read more... OECS half-marathon preparations on track Tuesday, November 3, 2009 KINGSTOWN, St Vincent -- “We have been preparing for quite some time, but with no OECS sports coordinator appointed, we had to wait,” stated Leroy Llewellyn, vice-president of SVG Athletics in a telephone interview with sportcaraibe.net. He was discussing the issues associated with the OECS Half-marathon read more... Team REACH Grenada's great strides raise significant funds in NYC Marathon Tuesday, November 3, 2009 NEW YORK, USA -- Team REACH Grenada successfully completed the world famous ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, raising over US$60,000 in sponsorship money from over 550 international donors for REACH Grenada. With a cheering crowd, electric atmosphere and strong individual commitment to... read more... Gayle back as West Indies skipper for Australia Tuesday, November 3, 2009 MIAMI, USA (Reuters) -- West Indies have named Chris Gayle as captain for the three-test tour of Australia starting on Nov. 18 with the Caribbean side anxious to put the tribulations of the recent players' strike behind them. Gayle, who was skipper before the dispute, expressed his desire to take on the role. read more... Bolt plans to move up to the 400 metres Monday, November 2, 2009 NAIROBI, Kenya (Reuters) -- Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt plans to move up to the 400 metres after setting world records in the 100 and 200. Bolt told a news conference on Friday his main goal was to become a legend in his sport after shattering the 100 and 200 world records. read more... Sprint king Bolt to adopt cheetah Saturday, October 31, 2009 NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- World and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt could meet his match in Kenya when he encounters a cheetah for the first time. Speaking at a press conference here on his first trip to Africa, the fastest man on earth still displayed his trademark cool, not least because he won't race a cheetah. read more... West Indies paceman Powell signs for Lancashire Friday, October 30, 2009 LONDON, England (AF) -- West Indies paceman Daren Powell has signed a two-year deal with Lancashire, subject to visa and registration, the English county cricket side confirmed on Thursday. The 31-year-old has won 37 Test caps for West Indies and has experience in county cricket. read more... Drugs tainted image is not here to stay, says Bolt Friday, October 30, 2009 LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt believes the tainted image athletics has acquired after several high-profile drugs cases in the past few years will clear as time goes by. "It'll take a couple of years for people to start believing that we are actually clean... read more... Women no longer 'warm-up' act at World T20 Friday, October 30, 2009 LONDON, England (AFP) -- The showpiece men's matches at next year's ICC World Twenty20 in the West Indies will take place before, rather than after, the corresponding women's. At this year's edition in England, the women's semis and final were played before the equivalent men's matches. read more... West Indies Pollard joins South Australia for T20 series Thursday, October 29, 2009 SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Explosive West Indian allrounder Kieron Pollard has signed for South Australia to play in their Twenty20 "Big Bash" campaign in December-January, according to team officials. The towering Pollard is a big-hitting right-hander who also bowls medium pace. read more... All on schedule for 2009 OECS swimming championships Thursday, October 29, 2009 ST GEORGE’S, Grenada -- Come November 6, 2009, some of the best junior swimmers from the Organisartion of Eastern Caribbean States members countries will dive into the Good Hope Pool, and race against each other in a bid to be the sub-region’s best. This will be when the 2009 Organisation... read more... Commentary: Put greatness in perspective Wednesday, October 28, 2009 During every season in any given sport I hear sports announcers call an athlete “the greatest ever in the sport.” And sports writers and columnists repeat the “greatest ever” praises. And, most do so without any qualification. More often than not, I agree with these sports journalists when they say or write ... read more... OECS boxing called off Saturday, October 24, 2009 CASTRIES, St Lucia -- Boxing fans and boxers in the OECS will this year not have an opportunity to witness and compete at the OECS Boxing championships. That’s because the 2009 OECS Boxing Championships scheduled to be held here November 20th and 21st has been called off. read more... WICB countries get first pick of ICC WT20 2010 tickets Friday, October 23, 2009 BASSETTERE, St Kitts -- Residents in the six member-territories of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) will have first crack at buying tickets for ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010 when they go on sale in less than two weeks. Between November 1 and 14, 2009, fans in Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica... read more... Puerto Rico's Cotto unfazed by heavy underdog tag against Pacquiao Thursday, October 22, 2009 LOS ANGELES, USA (AFP) -- Heavy underdog Miguel Cotto will carry the hopes of his native Puerto Rico on his shoulders in next month's mega fight against Filipino Manny Pacquiao. Unfazed by the long odds against him, the 27-year-old Cotto will be fighting for his place in boxing history in the 145-pound bout. read more... Glover romps home by five shots in Bermuda Thursday, October 22, 2009 MIAMI, USA (Reuters) -- US Open champion Lucas Glover coasted to a five-shot victory at the end-of-season PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda on Wednesday after firing a five-under-par 66. Two strokes ahead overnight in the elite 36-hole event, Glover posted an 11-under total of 131 at Port Royal Golf Course. read more... ICC announces World Twenty20 Cricket Tournament 2010 matches in West Indies Thursday, October 22, 2009 BASSETERRE, St Kitts -- The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the World Twenty20 male and female tournaments in the West Indies, from April 30 to May 16, 2010. The matches will be staged in St Lucia, Barbados, Guyana, and St Kitts. Warner Park St Kitts will host all of the First Round matches... read more... Glover grabs first-round lead at Bermuda Grand Slam event Wednesday, October 21, 2009 SOUTHAMPTON PARISH, Bermuda (AFP) -- US Open champion Lucas Glover seized control on the first day of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf firing a course record six-under 65 Tuesday. Glover has a two-stroke lead over fellow American and British Open champion Stewart Cink at the Port Royal Golf Club course. read more... St Vincent has outright victory and leads points standings Wednesday, October 21, 2009 CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- St Vincent and the Grenadines have shot to the top of the point standings in the 2009 Windward Islands Senior Cricket Tournament in Saint Lucia, following their outright victory over Dominica Tuesday at Mindoo Philip Park. Grenada was only able to secure first innings points over St Lucia. read more... Nemwill to be the Guardian of OECS Half-marathon Wednesday, October 21, 2009 CASTRIES, Saint Lucia -- The 2009 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States half-marathon scheduled to be contested in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Sunday November 15, 2009, will again be sponsored this year by Nemwill Insurance now Guardian General Insurance. According Arletta Jeffery-Bailey... read more... Gayle happy to return as West Indies captain Wednesday, October 21, 2009 DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica (Reuters) -- Chris Gayle is happy to take on the West Indies captain's role again following an end to the bitter dispute between the players and the West Indies Cricket Board, the opening batsman has said. Gayle's return to the role he first took on in 2007, however, has been questioned. read more... Bolt just craves a little peace and quiet Tuesday, October 20, 2009 DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica (Reuters) -- Triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt has enjoyed a record-breaking two years but is now looking to slow down and "chill" a little, he told Reuters in an interview. Bolt is finally hoping to relax before a year in which he is likely to compete and travel less. read more... Bolt blasts and bowls Gayle in return to his roots Monday, October 19, 2009 DISCOVERY BAY, Jamaica (Reuters) -- Triple Olympic and world champion sprinter Usain Bolt returned to his first love, cricket, on Sunday and showed that he certainly knows how to handle both bat and ball. In a charity match, just down the coast from his home town, Bolt bowled West Indies batsman Chris Gayle. read more... Cricket and the Commonwealth continue to march together, says Sir John Major Saturday, October 17, 2009 LONDON, England -- Cricket and the Commonwealth are ‘two institutions that inter-link and endure’, said former United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir John Major at a dinner to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Modern Commonwealth at Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, on 14 October 2009. read more... Sprinter Campbell-Brown parts with coach Brauman Saturday, October 17, 2009 KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) -- Two-time Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has parted company with coach Lance Brauman. In their six years together, Brauman guided Campbell-Brown to Olympics 200m glory in 2004 and 2008 and World Championships 100m gold in 2007. read more... Bolt to feature in Jamaican cricket tournament Thursday, October 15, 2009 MIAMI, USA (Reuters) -- Triple Olympic and world champion Usain Bolt will switch his running spikes for cricket pads on Sunday when he takes part in a tournament in Jamaica. Bolt will play in a mini-tournament organised by West Indies captain Chris Gayle and featuring current and former players. read more... Australia welcome West Indies breakthrough before tour Thursday, October 15, 2009 MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Cricket Australia on Wednesday welcomed a breakthrough in negotiations over a West Indies' player dispute, opening the possibility of a full-strength team to tour Australia next month. The breakthrough in the impasse was welcomed by Cricket Australia (CA). read more... Next

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