Pitch floors Powell - Windies pacer not enthused by bowling tracks in Pakistan
West Indies fast bowler Daren Powell said yesterday the pitches in Pakistan had been inconsistent and he had been forced to "adjust in order to bowl on them." "It's cricket, and whatever we are given to play on, we have to play on it.
Good West Indies first day despite Yousuf ton
KARACHI, Pakistan (CMC): A workmanlike perform-ance from West Indies in the field put a damper on yet another record-breaking Mohammad Yousuf century, as they restricted Pakistan to 257 for seven on day one of the crucial third and final Test.
Yousuf 'delighted' to break Viv's record
KARACHI (Reuters): Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf said after breaking West Indian Viv Richards' record of seven hundreds in a calendar year yesterday that he drew his batting inspiration from countryman Javed Miandad.
Lucky punter nabs $5.4m Pick-9
A lucky punter will have a merry little Christmas after cornering the $5.4 million Pick-9 at Caymanas Park on Saturday. He emerged the only punter to spot all nine winners, this after the popular exotic bet had eluded punters...
Reggae Girlz's hopes vanish
CARSON, California (CMC): Jamaica's slim chance of reaching the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup in China were buried on Sunday at the Home Depot Center, when Mexico clobbered them 3-0 in the third-place playoff of the CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup.
Jamaica coach has batting and fielding concerns
After watching the island's top cricketers competing over the last four days in the first Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Trial match at Chedwin Park, senior team coach Junior Bennett has two major concerns - the batsmen's short stay...
'A' Team in tense draw
POINTE-A-PIERRE, Trinidad (CMC): Stubborn resistance by the lower order enabled Sri Lankan 'A' to pull off a tense draw against West Indies 'A' on the final day of the opening four-day 'Test' at Guaracara Park yesterday.
FROM THE BOUNDARY - One batsman too many, a spin bowler too few
At the end of the first day of the third and final Test between the West Indies and Pakistan in Karachi, the visitors, one down in the series and looking a victory to walk away with a share of...
Life a series of small steps for Barbaro
KENNETT SQUARE, Pennsylvania (Reuters): Life is, quite literally, a series of small steps for Barbaro. Each day, the Kentucky Derby champion's quest for survival begins with a short walk around the veterinary hospital in eastern Pennsylvania...
Jamaica U-16 Girls suffocate Grenada
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) sustained their unbeaten records by easing to comfortable victories in the Jean Pierre Under-16 Caribbean Netball Championships on Sunday night.
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