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CASTRIES, St. Lucia -- Details on the International Cricket Council’s World Twenty20 Tournament to be played in the West Indies in April and May 2010:
SRI LANKA
Sub-plots and storylines
Monday July 3, 2009:
Pakistan didn't go to any war memorial on their way to Sri Lanka. Nor was their former coach hired before the series by their hosts. Umar Gul hasn't been talking about Mahela Jayawardene's technical faults - so no chance of Jayawardene telling Gul to Bring It On. And no one should expect a sea of green from Pakistan to fly over India for three weeks of cricket and partying in Sri Lanka. No, they haven't been talking in the bars and tea-stalls about this three-Test series for the last two years because, till not long ago, nobody was sure this series would happen.
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent -- Former West Indies, Windward Islands & St. Vincent and the Grenadines fast bowler Winston Davis arrives in St. Vincent and the Grenadines today July 9th to attend the funeral of his mother Olive Christine Davis who passed away on July 2, 2009.
LONDON
Serena scoops third title
Sunday July 5, 2009:
Serena Williams has landed her third Wimbledon title after overcoming elder sister Venus 7-6 (7/3) 6-2 in Saturday's final.
Dinanath Ramnarine says players have played four series without contracts, and that it is "highly unacceptable"
ST VINCENT - Kingstown
Windies set to field second eleven
Wednesday July 8, 2009:
West Indies are preparing to field a second-string team in the first Test against Bangladesh on Thursday following a boycott by the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA). Cricinfo understands that 11 players have arrived in St Vincent and trained at the Arnos Vale Ground on Wednesday afternoon.
ICC Champions Trophy 2009
$4 million prize money for Champions Trophy
Monday July 20, 2009:
The prize money for the Champions Trophy has increased nearly four times, with US$4 million on offer for the tournament to be played from September 22 to October 5 in South Africa.
WIPA President Dinanath Ramnarine (left) and Dr Julian Hunte, WICB Presi-dent, shake hands to signify the completion of the agreement between the two parties, as CARICOM Chairman, President Bharrat Jagdeo looks on. (Office of the President photo)
GRENADA
This is our biggest achievement - Shakib
Monday July 20, 2009:
Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh's stand-in captain, has hailed the series win over West Indies as his country's most significant achievement since being granted Test status in 2000.
GUYANA
WI board, players agree to mediation
Wednesday July 22, 2009:
-Sir Shridath to take up role
After two weeks of conflict which saw a second-string team being pressed into action against Bangladesh, the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have agreed to mediation following a meeting with CARICOM Chairman, President Bharrat Jagdeo.
Fast bowler Dale Steyn has been cleared of any doping offence by the Indian Premier League, Cricket South Africa said on Wednesday. Steyn had been asked by the IPL to clarify why elevated levels of morphine were found during a random drugs test while he was playing for the Bangalore Royal Challengers in the tournament in April.
Pakistan off-spin bowler Saeed Ajmal has been found guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) Code of Conduct and fined 15 per cent of his match fee following a hearing in Colombo yesterday after the Twenty-20 international between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Premadasa stadium.
From left, United States Terrence Trammell, Barbados' Ryan Brathwaite and United States' David Payne cross the finish line of the Men's 110m hurdles final during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Brathwaite won the gold medal.
BERLIN
Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados wins men's 110-meter hurdles at world championships
Thursday August 20, 2009:
Ryan Brathwaite of Barbados won the 110-meter hurdles in a photo finish at the world championships.
John Dyson
BERLIN
Bolt's record surge
Sunday August 16, 2009:
Jamaica's Usain Bolt smashed the 100 metres world record on his way to claiming the world title in Berlin.
WEST INDIES
Dyson sacked as West Indies coach
West Indies cricket lurches from one precipitous state to another, with the news that the board (WICB) has sacked the coach, John Dyson, ahead of the forthcoming Champions Trophy.
IN LEGENDARY COMPANY: Minister of Tourism Richard Sealy (left) listening to former West Indies fast bowler Wes Hall (second right) as fellow legends David Allan, Sir Garfield Sobers and Rawle Brancker listen in.
WEST INDIES
Door ajar for full-strength Windies squad
Monday September 15, 2009:
West Indies could yet field a full-strength squad at the Champions Trophy, with the ICC willing to accept a "revised" line-up in the event the industrial relations dispute between the board and the players is resolved. Despite setting an August 11 deadline for national boards to nominate their 15-man squads for the Champions Trophy, the ICC has advised the WICB it would take into account the exceptional circumstances brought on by the labour dispute and allow the likes of Chris Gayle, Denesh Ramdin and Shivnarine Chanderpaul to play at the tournament.
BARBADOS
MASTER PLAY
Wednesday September 23, 2009:
A NEW International Masters (Over-35) Twenty20 Tournament involving England, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies will be held under floodlights at Kensington Oval from November 27 to December 5.
BERLIN
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE
Friday August 21, 2009:
He said he would just race to win, because he was not as strong as he had been in Beijing when he ran an amazing 19.30 for 200 meters, breaking Michael Johnson’s world record. A record for the ages. He was tired, hadn’t been sleeping enough. A spring auto accident, too many public appearances, etc.
West Indies allrounder Dwayne Bravo has said that all the striking players will make themselves available for selection for the forthcoming tour of Australia, even though the contracts issue remains unresolved. Bravo's statement will, nevertheless, come as a breath of fresh air in resolving the ongoing crisis between the West Indies Cricket Board and the West Indies Players Association, though an official word is awaited.
WEST INDIES
T&T to meet Jamaica on opening day of domestic one-dayers
Monday October 5, 2009:
Reigning domestic one-day champions Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) and regional four-day title-holders Jamaica will clash in one of four matches on the first day of the WICB President's Cup one-day tournament in Guyana from October 28.
Chris Gayle and his first-choice team-mates will be available for the Australia tour
NEW ZEALAND
Cricket: Off-field ructions dominate build-up
Monday October 26, 2009:
Coaching crises and off-field anarchy are usually Pakistan's domain, although New Zealand have attempted to level the playing field with Andy Moles' untimely demise on the eve of their three-match one-day cricket series.
SOUTH AFRICA
It's a batsman's world
Tuesday October 27, 2009:
If ever there was a sign that modern cricket is a batsman's game, it came on Monday at the launch of the new MTN40 competition, South Africa's new and slick domestic one-day tournament which Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola believes will be the way of the future for the ODI game.
WEST INDIES
West Indies strike peace deal
Tuesday October 13, 2009:
The West Indies players' strike is over after the region's board and players' association agreed to end their bitter contract dispute on Tuesday. A three-day meeting between Julian Hunte, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president, and Dinanath Ramnarine, the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) chief executive, led to "all outstanding matters" being "settled amicably", meaning a full-strength team will be available to tour Australia next month.
Former Test umpire David Shepherd loses battle with cancer aged 68
Wednesday October 28, 2009:
David Shepherd, one of the most popular Test umpires in history, who has died from cancer at the age of 68, was hailed as the embodiment of the Spirit of Cricket yesterday as tributes resounded for one of the most genial and warm-hearted figures in the game.
LONDON
Marlon King Jailed For Groping And ABH
Thursday October 29, 2009:
A Premier League footballer has been jailed for 18 months for groping a woman and then breaking her nose during a night out to celebrate the birth of his third child.
Sir Everton Weekes, Robert Bryan, Haroon Lorgat and Dr. Julian Hunte at the launch of ICC World Twenty20 (West Indies) 2010.
WICB pays tribute to Marshall on 10th anniversary of his death
Wednesday November 4, 2009:
Today, Wednesday, November 4, 2009 marks 10 years since the death of Malcolm Marshall, the Barbados and West Indies cricket legend. Marshall, one of the greatest fast bowlers the game has ever seen, died of cancer on November 4, 1999 in his native Barbados. He was 41.
BARBADOS - Bridgetown
Gibbs in SA team for CLOBI Cup
Friday November 6, 2009:
SOUTH AFRICAN BATTING STAR Herschelle Gibbs, less than two months after appearing in the ICC Champions Trophy, is yet another cricketing great set to light up the Cricket Legends of Barbados International (CLOBI) Cup Masters Twenty20 tournament at Kensington Oval beginning later this month.
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BARBADOS
Bad bounce
Sunday November 15, 2009:
A BALL-TAMPERING CHARGE against England prompted an abrupt halt to John Holder's promising international umpiring career 18 years ago. (...More...)
A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION in the number of umpires on the regional first-class panel could be on the cards if the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) accepts a recommendation from the International Cricket Council's regional performance manager for the Caribbean.
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WEST INDIES
'I'm the best entertainer in the world'
Tuesday November 17, 2009:
Dave Mohammed explains his various celebration routines, talks about what he bought with his Stanford money, and the other sport he's good at.(...More...)
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