PRESS RELEASE – Following an impressive week of intensive training in Manchester with top-class coaches from Manchester City FC, twelve of the Caribbean’s most talented young footballers from the Digicel Kickstart programme are traveling back home with renewed confidence and improved skills to make it to the top level of club and international football. The […]
CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA (press release) – It was a scene of excitement in the streets of Castries, Saint Lucia on Saturday afternoon when national and club athletes headed by three-time Olympian, Levern Spencer led the charge in a youth relay, passing the reparations baton that culminated in a youth rally at the Derek Walcott Square. […]
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA – Grenada Sports Minister Roland Bhola has stated that Grenadians and visitors should expect a high level of competition when the inaugural Grenada Track and Field Invitational is held in April 2017. Speaking at his second press briefing since taking over the sports portfolio, he said that plans are progressing smoothly for […]
CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA – The Saint Lucia Amateur Swimming Association has released the squad to represent the island at the 26th Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Championships in St Vincent and the Grenadines from November 10 to 13, 2016, at Shrewsbury House. The full squad released is as follows -: 8 and Under Boys –: […]
ST JOHN’S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA — Legendary West Indies captain Sir Viv Richards believes the poor run of results in the current series against Pakistan could be a sign that tensions between players and the West Indies Cricket Board may be reaching breaking point. The 64-year-old former batting star, who is covering the series as […]
CASTRIES, SAINT LUCIA – Over Seventy Thousand Dollars ($70,000.00) was paid out by Blackheart Productions last evening at its prize giving ceremony for the 2016 14th Annual Blackheart/SLFA Knockout Football Tournament, which was held in the players’ lounge at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. The monies paid out covered goals scored, transportation, prize monies for […]
Former Barbados and West Indies opener Gordon Greenidge has described the present standard of regional cricket as “exceptionally weak”. Speaking in an interview with ESPNsports the retired batting great suggested that the fortunes of the West Indies team would get no better unless something was done to improve the standard of the regional game. “Regional […]
Former captain Darren Sammy has said that the West Indies were in a “mess”, but insisted he had no regrets over a passionate speech that effectively ended his international career, adding he would “do it even better” if given another chance. The 32-year-old Saint Lucia all-rounder has not played for the West Indies since captaining […]
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) team Saint Lucia Zouks will be competing under new ownership next season, following the purchase of the franchise by Jignesh “Jay” Pandya of Royal Sports Club, based in Philadelphia. Pandya is the founder of the Rohan Group of Companies, a real estate venture with over 100 combined commercial and retail properties […]
KINGSTON, JAMAICA (cmc) – West Indies Cricket Board president Dave Cameron has defended the timing of the decision to sack head coach Phil Simmons, and says he expects the “bold” move by the board to be vindicated in the future. Simmons was controversially fired last month on the same day the West Indies squad left […]