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Joseph, Holder leave England wobbling
Grieving fast bowler Alzarri Joseph and captain Jason Holder shared four wickets as West Indies battered England in the second session, to remain in command of a compelling second Test here Saturday. At tea on the third day, England were wobbling on 75 for four, still requiring a further 44 runs to erase the Windies…
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Windies pacer Alzarri Joseph loses mother
The West Indies camp was in mourning on Saturday following the early morning death of fast bowler Alzarri Joseph’s mother. “It is with great sadness that we have been informed that Sharon Joseph, the mother of our young fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, has passed away,” a statement from West Indies team manager, Rawl Lewis, said.…
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Charles Fernandez congratulates Team Antigua Island Girls
Team Antigua Island Girls … Four women…Brave…Strong…Beautiful…Smart…Talented and COURAGEOUS! The twin islands of Antigua and Barbuda could not have selected four more suitable women to follow their predecessors and blaze a trail across the Atlantic in the Talisker Whiskey Challenge! The Ministry of Tourism salutes you and wishes you the heartiest Congratulations as you culminate…
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MP Asot Michael applauds Sir Curtly’s selection as DWTS Celebrity
Former tourism minister Asot Michael is congratulating former West Indies fast bowler Sir Curtly Ambrose on his selection in the celebrity cast for Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) Australia. Sir Curtly was named in the first batch of stars for the 2019 edition of the show and Michael believes the decision of the international cricket…
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Team Antigua Island Girls arrive home
Four women – Team Antigua Island Girls – have completed a journey across the Atlantic Ocean, creating history in the process. Elvira Bell, Christal Clashing, Samara Emmanuel and Kevinia Francis, the skipper, began the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge on December 12. Forty-seven days later they have crossed the finish line at home at the Nelson’s Dockyard…
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Chase slices through England to set up crushing win
Off-spinner Roston Chase’s career-best eight-wicket haul propelled a dominant West Indies to their second largest win ever over England, as they crushed the hapless visitors by 381 runs inside four days of the opening Test to take a shock 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Barbados on Saturday. The 26-year-old bowled brilliantly to take…
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James is new Commissioner of Sports
Former Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) senator Colin James has been appointed the country’s Commissioner of Sports. The post was last held in 2000 by former sports minister and current parliamentarian EP Chet Greene. Minister of Sports Daryll Matthew says the move is part of the government’s promise to push sports forward in the…
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1st Annual Hansa International Antigua Championship announced
Following the success of the last few days at the National Sailing Academy (NSA) in English Harbour Antigua, where the Hansa Sailing team have been on the ground working with instructors and become familiar with sailing in the Hansa 303’s (bought in from Australia especially) for the upcoming Para-Olympic Development Programme, the team has decided…
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CWI refers Lewis comments to ethics committee
Outspoken Cricket West Indies director, Enoch Lewis, could find himself in trouble with the regional body over his strong recent criticism of the appointment of Richard Pybus as senior men’s team head coach. While not mentioning Lewis by name, CWI said in a statement late Friday that the charges regarding Pybus levelled by the “objecting…
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Dutch team wins Atlantic Rowing Challenge
The first team to complete the 2018 Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge arrived at the Nelsons Dockyard last evening. The four-man team of the Dutch Atlantic Four is comprised of Bart Adema, Erik Koning, David de Bruijn and Marcel Ates. The winners completed the “World’s Toughest Row” in 34 days, 12 hours and 9 minutes. As part of the…
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Ready to roll out red carpet for Team Antigua Island Girls
Antigua and Barbuda with its strong heritage of yacht racing and moniker as the Sailing Capital of the Caribbean, is always keen for a good nautical adventure. And with history about to be made, the destination is more than ready to roll out the red carpet to welcome adventurous Atlantic rowers “Team Antigua Island Girls”,…