SWIMMING-ST LUCIA-Peterkin heads St Lucian swim team CASTRIES, St Lucia, Nov 3, CMC – Olympian Jamie Peterkin heads a 34-member St Lucia team for the 2008 Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Swimming Championship here this weekend.
FOOTBALL-CONCACAF U20-LEAD Haitians advance from Group F qualifiers SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Nov 3, CMC – Haiti used a double strike from Fabien Vorbe to beat Grenada 2-0 Sunday, guaranteeing themselves a spot in the Caribbean Zone Under-20 Finals for the CONCACAF...
CRICKET-GUYANA-Chattergoon warms up for Abu Dhabi with all-round fireworks GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov 3, CMC – Sewnarine Chattergoon hinted at form less then a week before West Indies depart for Abu Dhabi, when he stroked a half-century and grabbed three wickets to propel Albion to a...
CRICKET-WOMEN-LEAD Dottin, Taylor pulverize Sri Lankan bowlers (adds details, quotes) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 3, CMC – Teenagers Deandra Dottin and Stafanie Taylor smashed centuries Monday and spurred West Indies women to a lopsided 112-run victory over a Sri Lanka XI in a practice match.
ATHLETICS-UWI-Forde shows form in Half-Marathon but Ugandan takes title PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Nov 3, CMC – Guyana’s Cleveland Forde produced a stirring performance to finish second in the University of The West Indies Half-Marathon, but Ugandan Nicholas Kiprono upstaged the...
CRICKET-WOMEN-RESULT UPDATE West Indies win tour opener (adds scores) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 3, CMC – West Indies women began their Sri Lanka tour with a 112-run victory over a Sri Lanka XI in a warm-up match on Monday.
CRICKET-GUYANA-Fudadin’s six-wicket haul bowls GCC to victory GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Nov 3, CMC - Former West Indies Under-19 batsman Assad Fudadin starred with the ball as Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) beat Transport Sports Club (TSC) in the latest round of the Georgetown...
HORSE RACING-CANADA-Nicholls gets double and Top-10 finish at Hastings VANCOUVER, British Colombia, Nov 3, CMC – Young Barbadian jockey Keveh Nicholls scored two wins Saturday and finished the 2008 Hastings Park season with a Top-10 finish in the jockeys’ championship.
HORSE RACING-CANADA-Triple for T&T’s Ramsammy at Woodbine ETOBICOKE, Ontario, Nov 3, CMC – Two-time Woodbine champion jockey Emile Ramsammy captured the riders’ honours at Canada’s premier racetrack on Sunday when he piloted three winners on the 10-race card.
TENNIS-BERMUDA-Economic slump takes first major victim HAMILTON, Bermuda, Nov 3, CMC – The Bermuda Open Tennis Championship has become the first major sporting victim of the economic downturn here with organisers announcing the cancellation of next year’s...
HORSE RACING-TRINIDAD-Harding wins feature at Santa Rosa ARIMA, Trinidad, Nov 3, CMC – Champion jockey Brian Harding scored an easy win in the Stud Farm Association Breeders Stakes on Saturday but his Trinidad and Tobago jockeys’ title bid remains tenuous as he...
CRICKET-WOMEN-Sri Lanka recall Fernando sisters to face West Indies COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 3, CMC – Sisters Rose and Hiruka Fernando have been recalled after several years to represent Sri Lanka against touring West Indies in their five-match One Day International (ODI)...
CRICKET-WOMEN-UPDATE Hundreds in Sri Lanka for Taylor and Dottin COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 3, CMC – Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin hit centuries Monday as West Indies women began their Sri Lanka tour with a huge win in a warm-up match.
CRICKET-LEEWARDS-Morton to captain Leewards in regional one-day championship PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten, Nov 3, CMC – The Nevis and West Indies batsman Runako Morton will captain the Leeward Islands in the upcoming West Indies limited overs championship in Guyana.
FOOTBALL-CONCACAF U20-RESULTS of Group F matches SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Nov 3, CMC – Results of Group F matches in the Caribbean Zone CONCACAF Under-20 men’s qualifiers.