Main event bowls off - Hosts WI battle Pakistan at new Sabina
The Cricket World Cup, playing for the first time in the Caribbean, bowls off today with the home team, the West Indies, taking on Pakistan in the newly renovated and impressive Sabina Park, and with the two teams being the big boys in Group D, with the two numbered...
ON THE BOUNDARY - Australia to win from India or South Africa
The World Cup of cricket gets under way today at Sabina Park; the West Indies, the home team, are involved, an many people, and certainly West Indians, are wondering how they will fare, the question on everyone's lips, at this moment, is this: when it is all over...
Vaughan has highhopes for England
In the face of some embarrassing exits in the last couple of tournaments, England are aiming for a place in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup. "We're hoping to emulate the team of 1992 who went on to get to the final and not go on and win it," noted skipper Michael Vaughan...
Patterson to head WICB review body
Former Jamaican Prime Minister P.J. Patterson has been named to head a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) restructuring committee. WICB president Ken Gordon, who made the announcement at the ICC CWC head office in New Kingston yesterday, said Patterson will be joined by Sir Alister...
No private battles for Moody
MONTEGO BAY (Reuters): Sri Lanka coach Tom Moody has found himself part of a not-so-cosy Australian club in the World Cup Group B.Moody will soon be taking on fellow Aussie coaches Dav Whatmore (Bangladesh) and Greg Chappell (India) in ties later this month...
Lara's troops ready for battle
West Indies captain Brian Lara is full of confidence ahead of his team's opening ICC World Cup against Pakistan at Sabina Park today. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday during his team's final practice session at Kensington Oval, Lara also said the recent heavy warm-up...
Symonds still on recovery road
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (Reuters): World champions Australia will select their team for tomorrow's opening World Cup match against Scotland from 14 players while all-rounder Andrew Symonds continues to recover from a torn bicep muscle.
Mound mania goes to New Kingston, Montego Bay
LOCAL beer manufacturers, Red Stripe will take the popular Mound away from Sabina Park, to two separate venues in Kingston and Montego Bay. The famous Mound has been replaced by a Party Stand at Sabina Park, and other venues across the region, throughout the ICC WI CWC 20007 tournament.
Ponting responds to Gavaskar comments
SYDNEY, (Reuters):Australia captain Ricky Ponting has hit back at comments by former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar that the world champions were an unpopular and badly-behaved team. Gavaskar wrote in an Indian newspaper column last week that Australia...
Speed issues warning
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Reuters): International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed has called on all players in the World Cup to remember they are role models following Sunday's opening ceremony in Kingston, Jamaica. Reflecting on the action to come ...
Chelsea, Man U kept apart in Cup draw
LONDON (Reuters): The prospect of Chelsea facing Manchester United in the first FA Cup final at the new Wembley Stadium came a step closer yesterday when they were kept apart in the draw for the semi-finals. Although neither team is yet through to the last four...
Harbour View whip Arnett 4-0
LEADERS Harbour View clinically took apart Arnett Gardens 4-0 on Sunday, dismissing claims that they were starting to choke on the lead entering the stretch run of the Wray and Nephew Premier League. Playing at home after losing back-to-back matches...
Champion groom hopes for better deal
KEINO MARTIN will long remember the night of Thursday, February 8 at the annual None Such/Horse of the Year awards dinner at The Jamaica Pegasus.Back then he received the award for having emerged the champion groom of 2006 and this he felt was a fitting reward for hard work...
Two March friendlies for Jamaica's Boyz
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has confirmed that the Reggae Boyz will play Switzerland on March 22, in Fort Lauderdale, before tackling Panama, at home, on March 26.JFF president, Crenston Boxhill, said as part of his plan to have an active year...
UWI top Inter-Col cricket
The University of the West Indies (UWI) were crowned champions in the Jamaica Inter-Collegiate Sports Association cricket competition when they whipped Bethlehem Moravian College of St. Elizabeth by eight wickets at the University of Technology field...
Melbourne to host panel discussion
Melbourne Cricket Club will host a two-hour panel discussion at the club on Friday, March 16, starting at 7 p.m.There will be two topics. One will be on who the greatest West Indies batsman of all-time is. The other will be on who the greatest West Indies bowler of all-time is.
Federer gets unexpected break
INDIAN WELLS, California, (Reuters): Roger Federer had been expected to pen yet another entry into the history books this week at the Pacific Life Open by snapping Guillermo Vilas's record of the longest winning streak in men's tennis...
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