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Women’s Football to get big boost
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March 16, 2007
A developmental programme launched here recently by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) should see women’s football takin...
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March 16, 2007
The final of the National Lotteries 20/20 Softball Cricket Competition bowls off tomorrow night from 9:p.m at the Victoria Park. Any one of Nice Radio...
Huggins: ‘I am extremely pleased’
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March 16, 2007
The other eight host nations of this year’s Cricket World Cup may have to look to St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the best practices following th...
Vincy scores big in Cuban cricket
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March 16, 2007
Cricket has come alive in Cuba and Denis Byam, a former St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Windward Islands batsman has been showing just how the game...
Bermuda’s World Cup dream comes true
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March 16, 2007
The Cricket World Cup warm up matches here were not all about team meetings, training sessions and games. A chance encounter at MR. P’s Unisex Salon...
West Indies One Up!
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March 16, 2007
An inspired performance by the West Indies pushed them to a 54 run win over Pakistan last Tuesday in their world cup opener at Sabina Park, Jamaica. D...
Slater shines in College Squash
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March 8, 2007
The weekend of February 23-25 saw the completion of the 2006-2007 US intercollegiate squash season, as the 2007 College National Men’s Team Champion...
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March 8, 2007
Despite very cold weather, distance-running ace, Pamenos Ballantyne, ably and proudly represented St Vincent and the Grenadines at the 3rd Annual NACA...
Carifta prepartions on the go
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March 8, 2007
Preparations for the 36th edition of the Annual Carifta Games are progressing smoothly. So says this country’s President of Team Athletics St Vincen...
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March 8, 2007
The West Indies go into their opening Group D match next Tuesday against Pakistan in Jamaica with a 5-2 record in their favour in cricket world cup fi...
Ponting: ‘No swan song needed for Lara’
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March 8, 2007
West Indies are a good one day side and do not need any extra motivation to do well, so says Ricky Ponting, captain of the Australian Cricket team. Sp...
Logie: West Indies can return as a force
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March 8, 2007
Former West Indies middle order batsman and coach, Gus Logie believes that the regional team can return as a force in world cricket but must first put...
Utseya steps up to the plate
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March 8, 2007
Don’t let his diminutive stature fool you- Prosper Utseya is honoured but certainly not overwhelmed by the immense challenge that leading a struggli...
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March 2, 2007
It was a clean sweep for Piggot House of Bishop’s College Kingstown as they led the pack in all three categories at their recently held road relay o...
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March 2, 2007
Four outstanding Vincentians will be honoured here by the ICC CWC 2007, during the warm up matches from March 5th to the 9th. The Local Organising Com...
Cummings: The nation must ‘set the example’
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March 2, 2007
This nation’s adult population has been challenged to “set the example”, for the young men and redirect their lives towards meaningful activitie...
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March 2, 2007
Belfongo became the first team to advance to the quarter finals of the National Masters Cricket Competition. The defending champion completed their fo...
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March 2, 2007
by NALINEE SEELAL 02.MAR.07 SPECIAL BRANCH police are investigating local and international journalists who have been accredited to cover the ICC Cric...
Teams arrive for warm up matches
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March 2, 2007
It has whittled down to a matter of hours before the last of the four teams arrive here for official warm up matches ahead of the 2007 Cricket World C...
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February 23, 2007
Packages sometimes come in threes, and at last Saturday’s National Sports Awards Ceremony, one such package was delivered and unwrapped. Sports Pers...
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February 23, 2007
Cable & Wireless, official sponsor of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 launches its Cricket Essay Competition, under the theme “The Legacy of Cricket ...
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February 23, 2007
23.FEB.07 The 2007 Cricket World Cup will be memorable not only for its historic nature, being the first one ever to be staged on Caribbean soil but a...
Training youths to become better leaders
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February 23, 2007
“Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles in Youth: Your Life, Your Health: Make it Right,” was the theme of a one week training workshop organised by the C...
LOC: KFC Cup final trial event 75 % successful
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February 23, 2007
Despite a number of problems experienced by the Local Organizing Committee while preparing for the Cricket World Cup warm up matches to be held here, ...
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February 23, 2007
A hat trick by Christopher Campbell was the highlight of last weekend’s fixtures in the Masters Over 40’s cricket competition. Campbell captured 4...
Double celebration for Francois
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February 23, 2007
The trail of recognition continued for Lauron Francois last Saturday night at the Peace Memorial Hall, when he was named the 2006 Junior Sportsman. Th...
Lewis reigns as 2006 Junior sports woman
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February 23, 2007
Leanna Lewis is one of the most talented sportswomen that this country possesses. A field athlete, a basketballer and netballer, Lewis has excelled wi...
John: Windwards cannot be written off
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February 23, 2007
President of the Windward Islands Cricket Board Lennox John believes that despite the Windwards continued poor showing at the four-day regional compet...
Diamond’s 2006 Sports Personality
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February 23, 2007
Saska Diamond, the 2006 Sports Personality vows to use her new title as a motivation as she pursues her Law degree at the University of the West Indie...
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February 16, 2007
THE WEST INDIES team for the upcoming Cricket World Cup has been picked, but at press time, it had not yet been officially announced. The selectors sa...
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February 16, 2007
Barbados and the Windward Islands will be locked in battle today for the final spot in the KFC Regional one day cricket finals at the Arnos Vale Playi...