September 23, 2021
Afghanistan’s female volleyball players tell of threats and fear
Players from the Afghanistan women's volleyball team are hiding from the Taliban and one of the squad was killed last month, two former members of the team have told the BBC. Almost 30 players are hoping to escape from Afghanistan, saying they fear…
September 23, 2021
Cricket West Indies continues planning for Pakistan tour
Cricket West Indies (CWI) said it plans to fulfil its tour obligations wherever possible, including to Pakistan in December. CWI chief executive officer Johnny Grave said the sport’s regional governing body will follow the same measures they did…
September 22, 2021
Marlon Samuels charged under ICC anti-corruption code
Retired West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels was charged on Wednesday with breaching the anti-corruption code of the International Cricket Council. The ICC said in a media statement that it charged Samuels, on behalf of the Emirates Cricket Board…
September 16, 2021
Windies facing whitewash after 35-run loss
West Indies Women were left to confront their worst fears of a whitewash when they lost their fourth straight One-Day International to South Africa Women, with a 35-run defeat here Thursday. Though the visitors could only muster 185 for six off…
September 11, 2021
WOMEN-LEAD Little resistance from Windies as South Africa win again
Opener Laura Wolvaardt shone with an unbeaten half-century as West Indies Women proved light work for South Africa Women, slumping to a heavy nine-wicket loss in Friday’s second One-Day International at Coolidge Cricket Ground. Not for the first…
September 10, 2021
Premier League managers criticise Fifa ruling that could see players banned
Premier League bosses have criticised a Fifa ruling that could see their Brazilian players banned this weekend over Covid-19 protocols. Under Fifa rules, players not released for the recent South American World Cup qualifiers can be banned for five…
September 7, 2021
Disciplinary action started against Brazil & Argentina
Fifa says disciplinary proceedings have been launched against Brazil and Argentina after the events that saw their World Cup qualifier abandoned. Sunday's match was halted just after kick-off after Brazilian health officials objected to the…
September 2, 2021
Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United to wear number seven
Cristiano Ronaldo will wear the number seven shirt for Manchester United, the club has confirmed. The 36-year-old takes the number, which he wore in his first stint at Old Trafford, from Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani - who moves to number 21.…
September 1, 2021
Visitors bowled out for 60 in losing first Twenty20
New Zealand were bowled out for 60 to equal their lowest Twenty20 total as Bangladesh won the first of their five-match series by seven wickets. The visitors won the toss in Mirpur and opted to bat, but their top four fell for just nine runs. Tom…
September 1, 2021
Turks and Caicos Islands Scores a Silver in CFU Under-14 Challenge Series
Caribbean Football Union (CFU) staged the 2021 Girls Under-14 and Boys Under-14 Challenge Series on August 22-29. In previous years, different countries hosted groups. This year’s editions were all in one place- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,…