Former Jamaica’s Prime Minister P. J. Patterson argued in an interview on radiojamaicanewsonline.com that Cricket West Indies must take action in short order to put West Indies cricket back on the right track. He said, “There is the view that West Indies cricket belongs to the six territorial boards. I do not accept that and the majority of the people in the […]
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Khadijah Shaw’s Hat Trick Ruins Sheffield United Plan
Jamaica’s star footballer Khadijah Shaw was in a no-skylarking mood as she scored a hat-trick to lead Manchester City to a 7-0 rout of Sheffield United in their FA Women’s Cup fourth-round match at the Academy Stadium on Sunday. The Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor had made it clear from the outset that his team was not prepared to take […]
Brian Lara To Assist Cricket West Indies As Performance Mentor
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced that former West Indies Captain and batting legend, Brian Lara, has agreed to assist CWI as a Performance Mentor – working across all international Teams and with input into the West Indies Academy. Lara’s new role will be to support the various Head Coaches in providing players with tactical advice […]
“I Feel Like My Old Self” — Blackwood On The Hunt For Big Scores In Zimbabwe Tests
West Indies Vice-Captain Jermaine Blackwood says he is looking to score big runs in their upcoming two-match series away to Zimbabwe. “I’m feeling pretty good at the moment. I’m hitting the ball very well in the nets,” the 31-year-old told members of the media in a press conference on Friday. “The way I’m feeling now, I feel like my old […]
England Beat Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls To Take Series 2-1
England beat Jamaica’s Sunshine Girls To Take Series 2-1 England wrapped up their three-match netball series 2-1 with a 63-59 win in the final match against Jamaica Sunshine Girls. With the series set at 1-1, England came out with all guns blazing to stop the rampaging Sunshine girls. Cheering fans came out in large numbers to see the world-ranked number […]
India In Clean Sweep Win Against Sri Lanka
India 390-5 (50 overs): Kohli 166*, Gill 116, Rohit 42; Rajitha 2-81 Sri Lanka 73 (22 overs): Fernando 19; Siraj 4-32 India won by 317 runs. India was in a no-nonsense mood when they took on Sri Lanka in the final Match of their three ODI series. They won the last Match by 317 runs – the biggest-ever winning margin […]
Coley Faces Bouncers On Green Top
Interim West Indies coach Andre Coley will replace Former all-rounder Phil Simmons at the coaching crease come January 28. Although many have argued that assuming the position in the Windies set up is supping from the poisoned chalice, the Jamaican has indicated his interest and reportedly relished the challenge. Coley is a ‘company man,’ having worked with the region’s High-Performance […]
Iran 0-1 United States: Pulisic Sends USA Through As Geopolitics Is Sidelined By Gripping Encounter
Christian Pulisic was decisive as the United States beat Iran 1-0 to secure their place in the last 16 of the World Cup as geopolitics briefly took a back seat at Al Thumama Stadium. Due to the long-strained relationship between the two countries politically and the ongoing civil unrest in Iran, the build-up to Tuesday’s Group B clash was dominated […]
Pooran Scores 17-Ball 34 As Deccan Gladiators Win Again
Nicholas Pooran’s purple patch with the bat continued on Sunday as the Deccan Gladiators notched a close 18-run win over Delhi Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10. Pooran, who came into the match with scores of 77 and 80, scored 34 from just 17 balls as Gladiators posted 140-2 from their 10 overs. After losing Jason Roy for four in […]
Powell Praises Scorpions’ Bowlers, JCA Hails ‘Exceptional’ Team On Long-Awaited Title Success
The Jamaica Scorpions had two of the top three leading run scorers in the 2022 CG Insurance Super50 competition that ended on Saturday night with the Jamaican franchise defeated the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by three wickets in a tense encounter at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Captain Rovman Powell ended the tournament with the highest aggregate […]