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BBC Sport- Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias. (Subriel Matias (left) Maxim Dadashev (right)) Dadashev was reportedly unable to walk to the dressing room after his bout was stopped by trainer Buddy McGirt at the end of …

SLAF- The  Suriname  Swimming  Federation is all set to host the 25th Edition of the Goodwill Swim Meet August 16th to  17th 2019. The  National  Federations of Barbados, St. Lucia, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, Bahamas and Grenada have all been invited to participate. As host Country Suriname has also extended …

The St. Lucia U20 Women’s squad advanced to the round of 16 in the CONCACAF Women’s U20 Championship last Friday, despite their 2-nil loss against Guyana. The team will represent St. Lucia in February 2020 for the next stage of competition. The top 14 teams also include Guyana, St. Kitts …

Carlos Brathwaite will replace Jason Holder as captain on the West Indies squad as they prepare to face India come August 3rd in Florida. Brathwaite’s return to captaincy was not the only notable change. Sunil Narine, Keiron Pollard and Andre Russel- whose World Cup bid was cut short recently- have …

Matches continued in the SLFA’s Island Cup Championship on Sunday July 21st 2019.  In the first encounter, Micoud defeated Desruisseaux 2 – 0. Goal scorers: Shane Paul and Toni Gaspard. In the 2nd game Central Castries and Mabouya played to a goalless draw. At the Marchand Playing Field, Babonneau and …

The St. Lucia Football Association’s Island Cup kicked off on Saturday with 4 matches. At the La Ressource Playing Field, Anse La Raye and La Clery played to a goalless draw. In the second game, Kenvie Polius from team Dennery led his side to victory against Vieux Fort North with …

Commonwealth gold medalist Levern Spencer officially qualified for the World Athletics Championships in Doha. In competition last weekend in Germany, Spencer recorded a season’s best jump of 1.94m. This will be the 8th consecutive time that Spencer will represent St. Lucia at the World Champs, a competition held every two …

The Grand Finals of the 2019 Gros Islet Domestic 50 Over Cricket Tournament will take place at Gros Islet playing field this Sunday July 21st 2019. A T20 friendly will be played prior to the start of the finals between the Gros Islet Veterans Cricket Team and the Police Veterans …

The Daren Sammy Foundation (DSF) is open for applications for the DSF Scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year. Applicants must meet the criteria to be eligible for the scholarship. Criteria: Citizen of Saint Lucia Between the ages of 10 to 17 Enrolled in primary or secondary school Aspiring athletes who …

BBC Sport-Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations for the second time as a freak early goal secured a 1-0 win against Senegal in the final in Cairo. Baghdad Bounedjah’s shot took a huge deflection off Salif Sane and looped over goalkeeper Alfred Gomes. Senegal, who have never won the …