The fall of eight wickets during the 53.3 overs possible, particularly New Zealand's three, had kept the contest on an even keel before the afternoon rain forced an early end for the second day in succession. Earlier it was Neil Wagner's maiden five-wicket haul that handed the tourists the advantage. Bangladesh's 282 was nowhere near a decent first innings total in Mirpur, but New Zealand conceded some of t ...

ORLANDO, Florida – Members of the West Indies cricket team assembled in Florida on Monday for a one-week Elite Team Tour. The group of players and team management have been joined by WICB President Dave Cameron as they prepare for the upcoming tours of India and New Zealand. During the week the team will be involved in several team building exercises – indoors and outdoors – as well as interaction with Dr J ...

With four FIFA World Cup™ places at stake at the European play-off draw, the world was watching to see which teams would contest the double-headers that will decide Europe's final qualifiers for Brazil. After the draw, FIFA.com spoke to the attending coaches to get their immediate reaction and try to find out how they see the games playing out. Portugal – Sweden “Sweden is a tough opponent, with one of the ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies and England will come face-to-face in a mouth-watering clash as the Women’s T20 International Tri Series continues at Kensington Oval on Friday night. These are two of the leading teams in the world and both are locked at the top of the points table on four points – West Indies beat New Zealand on Monday night, while England beat New Zealand on Wednesday night. West Indies ...

For the 2014 FIFA World Cup™, Coca-Cola is creating the world’s most inclusive, participatory experiential event ever. The FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will give more than one million people the chance to experience the FIFA World Cup Trophy™ in their own communities.   This is the largest and longest global tour of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy. Visiting 88 countries during an nine month jour ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The West Indies Cricket Board has showered praise on the West Indies Women’s team following their superb 2-1 series win over New Zealand Women at Sabina Park. Speaking on behalf of the WICB, Board of Directors and supporters of the game across the region, President Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron, described the 2-1 series result as a “tremendous triumph and a true show of character”. “I want to ...

NEW DELHI, India (AP) — Indian star batsman Sachin Tendulkar Thursday morning announced his retirement from international cricket, saying his 200th test next month will be the last of a glorious 24-year career. The 40-year-old Mumbai batsman is the most prolific in international cricket history with 15,837 runs in 198 tests and 18,426 runs in 463 one-day internationals. He also holds the record for most cen ...

TWO matches have been played and both teams have shown their fair share of strengths, as well as weaknesses. Tied 1-1, the West Indies Women and New Zealand square off in today's deciding match of the One-Day International (ODI) series at Sabina Park in Kingston, starting at 9:00 am. The state of the series should make for intriguing cricket as the teams have all to play for, but it is the hosts who appear ...

Jamaican professional golfer, Wesley Brown, will tee off tomorrow in a major international event, the Puerto Rico Classic Golf Tournament at the Dorado Beach Resort. The Tournament, which will be played over four days, is part of the Latino Tour and is organised by the United States Professional Golf Association and offers more than US$150,000 in prize money. Brown, who is sponsored by Sandals Resorts inter ...

WEST Indies Women bowlers put in a spirited display yesterday as the hosts stunned New Zealand by 89 runs in the second One-Day International (ODI) match at the Sabina Park ground to level the series at 1-1. The 17-year-old Shaquana Quintyne top-scored for the West Indies with a battling 29 in a modest total of 148 all out, and the teenager returned to grab two wickets, as the visitors folded for a dismal 5 ...