ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Head coach, Courtney Walsh, will oversee his first assignment since taking charge of West Indies Women four months ago, when the Caribbean side gather here for a three-week camp starting today. A 24-member group, headed by captain Stafanie Taylor, will undergo training at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, and will also […]
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Ruddy Allen (Kool Kat) and Gerald Reid (Reidy) have emerged the overall champions in the 2020 Capital Betting and Wagering Limited/Jamaica Observer Tipsters’ Competition. Allen is the champion in the Most Wins category, while Reid came out as the champion in the Monetary category. Both tipsters were rewarded with prize money of $50,000 for their […]
President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), Philip Fernandes has described 2020 as a horror year for the sport but said that the board is eager to leave the nightmare of 2020 in its rearview as it aims to progress in 2021. “The Guyana Hockey Board had a difficult 2020 with not much going on,” […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Cricket West Indies (CWI) does not anticipate this year’s home tours being hit by player withdrawals due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, contending the decision by 10 first-team players to opt out of the upcoming Bangladesh series was based on “unusual circumstances”. Describing as “temporary” the current policy where players were […]
A number of former players and executives have thrown their support behind the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). The BCB, in a release detailed its plan to host several one-day tournaments in 2021 at venues where clubs may be struggling to attract youth players and where the passion of the game has faded over the years. […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Schalke avoided a record-equalling 31st-consecutive Bundesliga game without a victory yesterday as American teenager Matthew Hoppe netted a hat-trick in a 4-0 thrashing of Hoffenheim to lift his side off the bottom of the table. “I was able to take my chances,” Hoppe said modestly after becoming the first American to […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Stand-in skipper Kraigg Brathwaite believes the upcoming Test series in Bangladesh will provide a “great opportunity” for inexperienced players, and says he is under no pressure after being asked to lead the side in Jason Holder’s absence. West Indies have found themselves depleted for the two-Test series after Holder, along with […]
Sports Jelani Beckles 9 Hrs Ago THE West Indies Women cricketers have gathered in Antigua this weekend for a training camp, which bowls off at Coolidge Cricket Ground, on Sunday. The camp, featuring 24 cricketers, will be the first face-to-face assignment with the players for new head coach Courtney Walsh and his technical support team, […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Depleted by stars refusing to tour during the coronavirus pandemic, West Indies players will face multiple COVID-19 tests in Bangladesh before they even get close to a five-day match against their hosts. The normally carefree Caribbean stars have been put on edge by a trip to South Asi, and Captain Jason […]
Junior Hercules, Head-coach of the senior men’s national basketball team, says that the management team is ready to commence training for the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers once given the approval from the National Covid-19 Task Force. Hercules made the disclosure in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sports. The Plaisance Guardians lead tactician declared, “I am […]