Year: 2017

Dynamic top order batsman Chris Lynn is eager to display more carnage with the bat in hand for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Lynn was the team’s best batsman last year, scoring 454 runs at a remarkable average of 45.4, and recording a highest score of 86 from his 12 matches. Those stats helped the three-time runners-up reach the final against eventual winners Jamaica Tallawahs. Despite the undisputed talent the player possesses, his international career for his native Australia has been curtailed by…

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has warned that West Indies could face relegation from the top tier of international cricket if the regional game continues in its current state of crisis. Laying the current demise at the feet of Cricket West Indies, Rowley said nothing proactive was being done to salvage the situation but rather, administrators were simply hoping for a “miracle” in order to turn things around. “My perspective is that West Indies cricket is in dire trouble, in crisis, and if we are not careful,…

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Young sprint prodigy Daniel Williams has continued his impressive performances both home and away by qualifying for today’s (Thursday) 400M semi-finals at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World U-18 Championships being held in Nairobi, Kenya. Williams clocked a personal best of 47.41 to finish second in heat two behind Ethiopia’s Melkamu Assefu (47.23s) and ahead of Panama’s Antonio Grant (47.54s). The South American Youth Championship Silver medallist will enter the second semi-final heat with the third fastest time. Jamaica’s Anthony Cox (46.53s) who will be running out of…

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Six tennis players will embark on a national quest at the International Tennis Federation Under-12 Championships in Trinidad from Monday July 17 to Saturday July 22. The six who are heading to the championships are; Amba Persaud, Akilah Sekai Jones, Reshida Hardy, Devine Jeremiah Kalekyezi, Vadeanand Resaul and Wayne Baker. The ITF annual event is usually a singles and doubles event where the top six players (three males, three females) from countries in the Caribbean and Central America compete amongst each other. However, this time around the Davis Cup Format…

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– says Warriors latest recruit; Keemo Paul By Akeem Greene Guyana Amazon Warriors newest recruit Keemo Mandela Angus Paul is ecstatic about his latest accomplishment. He confessed being more than willing to seize the opportunity with both hands after replacing Shimron Hetmyer, who will be on West Indies senior team duty. “Definitely there is going be a lot of pressure playing in front such big crowds since I never did before, but I’m looking forward to the opportunity since I see it as a challenge and I will use it…

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The biggest names in Caribbean cricket could be about to return to the West Indies team after significant progress was made in negotiations between players and the board. Not only has a resolution been agreed to the Darren Bravo impasse, but the likes of Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Dwayne Bravo and Chris Gayle are also available for selection for the ODI side after an amnesty was proposed by WIPA, the players’ union. That means they could be available for the limited-overs section of the tour to England that starts in…

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