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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 MELBOURNE, May 10, CMC – Experience got the better of youth when Jhaniele Fowler outscored fellow Jamaican goal shooter Shimona Nelson to catapult leaders West Coast Fever to a come-from-behind 74-69 win over Collingwood Magpies in the Super Netball League on Sunday. With nothing between the two teams after they…
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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 LONDON, May 10, CMC – Manager Gio van Bronckhorst said Scottish side Rangers are doing all they can to get injured Jamaica Reggae Boyz forward Kemar Roofe ready to face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League final later this month in Seville, Spain. Rangers were forced to tackle semi-final opponents RB Leipzig without a recognised frontman after…
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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, May 10, CMC – Cricket West Indies director of cricket Jimmy Adams said a holistic approach to the transfer of players into various Twenty20 leagues around the world was needed to bring balance to the sport at the domestic and international level. Adams, a former Jamaica and…
by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, May 10, CMC – Cricket West Indies lead selector Desmond Haynes and director of cricket Jimmy Adams bemoaned the failure of players to meet “even minimum fitness standards”. This follows the announcement of the West Indies One-day International squad for tours of the Netherlands and Pakistan, and…
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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 PUNE, India, May 10, CMC – All-rounder Jason Holder had a match he will want to forget when the Gujarat Titans became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in the Indian Premier League with a 62-run win against Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. The lanky West Indies all-rounder…
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by STAFF WRITER May 10, 2022 DUBAI, May 10, CMC – Deandra Dottin played a supporting role to help Barmy Army win, and fellow West Indies Women’s all-rounder Hayley Matthews played a background role and Warriors lost in the latest matches in the FairBreak Invitational Women’s Twenty20 on Tuesday. Dottin turned in a tidy all-round performance…
by STAFF WRITER May 11, 2022 MUMBAI, India, May 11, CMC – Rovman Powell’s services were not required as Delhi Capitals romped to an eight-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals, to remain on course for the playoffs of the Indian Premier League. In a critical fixture at the DY Patil Sports Academy here Wednesday, Capitals restricted Royals…
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by STAFF WRITER May 11, 2022 HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida, May 11, CMC – Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph has not been daunted by his Kentucky Derby disappointment last weekend, and is hoping Skippylongstocking can deliver when he sends out the three-year-old colt later this month in the 147th Preakness Stakes. There were high hopes for White Abarrio…
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by STAFF WRITER May 11, 2022 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 11, CMC – Tag Chanderpaul warmed up for next week’s resumption of the Regional Four-Day Championship with a polished unbeaten hundred in the final warm-up match here Tuesday. The left-hander, son of Test legend Shiv Chanderpaul, struck 139 on day two of the contest at the Guyana…
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by STAFF WRITER May 12, 2022 ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 12, CMC – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell has told Grenadians to await a major announcement on Saturday amid speculation that he will announce the date for the next general election that is constitutionally due by June next year, but widely expected to be held this…