Sports

The SLNCA Alicia John Women’s T20 competition bowls off this weekend with three matches scheduled. Two matches are carded for  Sat 22 June  at the Mindoo Phillip Park: 1. 10am – Gros Islet verses NLA/SLNCA DEVELOPMENT 11. 2. 2pm –  South Castries verses Choiseul.              …

England were strangled into a shock 20-run defeat by Sri Lanka that dented their hopes of reaching the World Cup semi-finals and breathed life into the tournament. Chasing 233 on an increasingly difficult pitch, the hosts were smothered by a brilliant Sri Lanka bowling performance in a compelling contest at …

SLFA- On Sunday June 23rd the Eastern Zone U17 Championship will commence at the Grand Riviere Playing Field in Mabouya Valley with the following two games: Game 1- On The Rock Strikers (Dennery) Vs. Ti Rocher F.C (Desruisseaux) at 2:30pm. Game 2- Diamond Ballers F.C (Desruisseaux) Vs. Lion Heart Sports …

Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis – Five netball teams from across the OECS will compete for the first Gloria Ballantyne Championship Trophy in the inaugural OECS/ECCB International Netball Series, which will be held in St Vincent and the Grenadines from  15 – 21 June. The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), in …

BBC Sport- Shakib Al Hasan’s sublime unbeaten 124 helped Bangladesh pull off the second highest chase in World Cup history with a dominant seven-wicket win over West Indies at Taunton. Set 322 for victory, the Tigers made a rapid start but lost two quick wickets to leave the game evenly poised …

St. Lucians everywhere are celebrating along with the Toronto Raptors after their 4-2 series win against defending champions, the Golden State Warriors. Not only were some basketball fans just eager to see another team hold up the trophy, many came out in support of 26 year old St. Lucian player, …

A veteran in the Sports arena is calling on officials of the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports, and at the St. Lucia Olympic Committee (SLOC) Inc to hold the various sporting federations accountable. From the lack consistent competitions throughout the year, the poor use of the various sporting facilities, …

Veterans In Sports Inc hosted a star studded International Masters Football Invitational in St. Lucia over the weekend. The action packed tournament saw a total of 10 foreign teams and 18 local teams competing for the grand prize. More in this report.    

CWI ANNOUNCES DATES FOR INDIA’S TOUR OF THE WEST INDIES 2019 SPONSORED BY MYTEAM11 JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies will begin their bid to become World Test champions during the India Tour of the West Indies which starts in August and will be sponsored by MyTeam11 and co-powered by Skoda …

BBC- Olympic 800m champion Caster Semenya cruised to victory over 2,000m at the Meeting de Montreuil in Paris – her first race since filing an appeal against the IAAF’s rules on restricting testosterone levels in female runners. Semenya, 28, finished in five minutes 38.19 seconds, ahead of Ethiopia’s Hawi Feysa …