ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- In a nail-biting finish, the Windward Islands Volcanoes defeated defending champions Barbados Pride by 3 wickets to claim their third Super50 Cup title, at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Pride Captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bat first, going on the pattern from the last 5 matches that rain…
Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann said his team were still aiming for the La Liga title, speaking after his hat-trick in Sunday evening’s 5-2 La Liga win at Sevilla, a week before Diego Simeone’s side travel to table toppers Barcelona. Sevilla had the better of the opening stages, but Atletico went ahead when just before…
Pep Guardiola secured his first trophy as Manchester City manager as they overpowered Arsenal to win the Carabao Cup in convincing fashion at Wembley. City responded to Monday’s shock FA Cup fifth-round defeat by League One Wigan Athletic in style as they swept aside Arsenal and now turn their attention to clinching the Premier League…
Arsenal will play seven-time European champions AC Milan in the Europa League last 16. The Gunners will travel to Italy for the first leg on 8 March, with the return match a week later. Milan, who are seventh in Serie A, beat Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad 4-0 on aggregate in the previous round. Arsene Wenger’s…
SEVILLE (Reuters) – Manchester United owe their fans another great Champions League occasion at Old Trafford after a long absence from the knockout stages according to manager Jose Mourinho and he has pledged to give it to them against Sevilla in their last-16 second leg. United’s goalless draw away to the Spanish side in Wednesday’s…
Chelsea will “try to do something incredible” by knocking Barcelona out of the Champions League, said manager Antonio Conte after a drawn first leg. Willian put the Blues ahead at Stamford Bridge, but Lionel Messi capitalised on an error to ensure the match finished 1-1 by netting 15 minutes from time. Barcelona, who are seven points clear…
After what was Australia’s best winning streak – of six games – in Twenty20 Internationals so far, they didn’t just clinch the Trans Tasman tri-series title, but also rose to the top of the ICC Rankings for T20Is, joint with Pakistan, following their 19-run win over New Zealand by the DLS Method. That, after starting the…
By Samuel Whyte After being relentlessly persuaded to rethink his decision to wash his hands of cricket in Berbice, the indomitable Hilbert Foster was yesterday elected President of the Berbice Cricket Board. The elections, which were held at the New Amsterdam Town Hall, were called to order by a representative of the High Court. Before…
Ten red cards and eight yellows. Brazilian footballers are traditionally known for their skill on the ball, but there wasn’t much on show in the Bahia state championship match between Vitoria and Bahia. After a feisty first half featuring six bookings and Denilson’s goal for the hosts, things really got out of hand after the…
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Andre Fletcher picked the ideal moment to produce his maiden regional One-day hundred to set Windward Islands Volcanoes up for their most convincing win in the Super50 Cup on Saturday before Combined Campuses & Colleges Marooners literally got the last laugh on Barbados Pride. Fletcher cracked a brilliant 136 and shared a record-breaking, fourth-wicket…
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Christopher Barnwell’s 89 runs led Guyana Jaguars to a 5-wicket victory over the Leeward Islands Hurricanes. Cementing their lead in Group B. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Romario Shepherd removed Hurricanes stand-in Captain, Kofie James for 2. Keacy Carty then took it upon himself to get the innings going after…
MADRID (Reuters) – Zinedine Zidane has been questioned for his failure to repeat Real Madrid’s magnificent feats of last season but the Frenchman showed he still knows how to manage a big game as his side beat Paris St Germain 3-1 on Wednesday in the Champions League. Zidane was expected to match PSG’s 4-3-3 formation…
