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West Indies name Brathwaite as T20 skipper

The West Indies have axed two-time cricket World Twenty20 winning captain Darren Sammy and put fellow all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite in charge for two matches against India this month in Florida.

10 Aug 2016 12:40 AM

Anil Kumble rues overs lost due to poor weather

India coach Anil Kumble praised rookie Roston Chase’s match-saving century but also lamented that losing more than 100 overs of bowling time also enabled the hosts to play out a draw in the second cri

05 Aug 2016 6:37 AM

Virat Kohli lauds West Indies’ gutsy effort on final day

India skipper Virat Kohli leads the team back after the West Indies managed to stave off defeat in the second Test at Kingston in Jamaica. (Photo: AP)

05 Aug 2016 6:34 AM

Roston Chase acknowledges the crowd after his five-for on Monday (Photo: AP)

Ind vs WI: India lead by 304; rain delay on Day 4

The start of the day four of the second Test between India and West Indies was delayed due to rain.

03 Aug 2016 5:57 AM

Ajinkya Rahane en route to his seventh Test century. — AFP

Plan was to bat once & long, says centurion Ajinkya Rahane

Sitting comfortably with a 304-run lead, India vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane said the plan of batting just once during the match seems to have worked for the team.

03 Aug 2016 5:55 AM

Ind vs WI: Ajinkya Rahane completes fifty; India consolidate lead

West Indies’ off-spinner Roston Chase celebrates after taking the wicket of Virat Kohli on the second day of the second Test on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

02 Aug 2016 2:20 AM

Phil Simmons lauds his bowlers

Lavishing praise on his bowlers for their disciplined show on Day Two, West Indies’ coach Phil Simmons said they would now look to get the remaining Indian wickets and urged the batsmen to step up to

02 Aug 2016 12:22 AM

Ind vs WI: India make solid start

K.L. Rahul plays a shot en route to his aggressive unbeaten knock of 87 on the first day of the second Test

01 Aug 2016 6:19 AM

Not too worried about my form, says Cheteshwar Pujara

India’s middle-order mainstay Cheteshwar Pujara scored his last half-century six innings ago but the Saurashtra batsman is “not too worried” about his own form, saying he is happy as long as he is con

30 Jul 2016 12:51 AM

Pacy track at Sabina Park

Ahead of the second Test between India and West Indies, Curator Michael Hylton has promised the Sabina Park pitch will assist the fast bowlers with bounce as it did when Caribbean Premier League 2016

29 Jul 2016 11:55 PM

Usain Bolt arrives in Rio for shot at immortality

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt has landed in Rio de Janeiro more than a week before the Olympics opening ceremony to fine tune his preparations for his attempt at an unprecedented triple-triple of gold medals i

29 Jul 2016 2:25 AM

We have to hit our straps and work hard to level series, says Phil Simmons

His inexperienced team might have been outclassed by India in the opening Test but West Indies chief coach Phil Simmons believes there is no need to be demoralised and urged his boys to work hard and

29 Jul 2016 12:16 AM

Confident Team India arrive in Kingston

A confident Indian team arrived here for the second Test against hosts West Indies starting Saturday, hoping to carry on the momentum it gained with an innings victory in the series opener in Antigua.

28 Jul 2016 2:46 AM

Snubbed by selectors, Jerome Taylor says goodbye

The West Indies pacer will be available only in the shorter format of the game.

12 Jul 2016 2:43 PM

Despite injury, Bolt listed on Jamaican Olympic team

Bolt is listed as a qualifier in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay.

12 Jul 2016 1:29 PM

‘Usain Bolt on Jamaican list for Rio’

Reigning Olympic and world sprint champion Usain Bolt, who suffered a torn hamstring at the Jamaican Olympic trials, will be named to Jamaica’s team for the Rio Olympics on Monday, the Gleaner newspap

10 Jul 2016 1:52 AM

Usain Bolt to learn Olympic fate this week

Injured Usain Bolt will learn on Thursday if he will have his chance to run for a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters, 200m and 4x100 relay.

03 Jul 2016 11:47 PM

2016 Olympics: Sprint king aims to seal Olympic ticket

Usain Bolt will embark on the first major test of what he plans to be a triumphant swansong here on Thursday as the Jamaican Olympic athletics trials get under way.

30 Jun 2016 12:13 AM

Rio Olympic Games to be Usain Bolt’s last

Usain Bolt has confirmed this year’s Olympics will be his last, snuffing out the possibility of extending his career to the 2020 games in Tokyo.

23 Mar 2016 7:08 AM

Usain Bolt eyes Kingston before Rio

Six-times Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt on Wednesday helped announce the inaugural Racers Grand Prix in Kingston set for June 11 and hinted he might produce a special performance on Jamaica soil.

11 Mar 2016 2:47 AM

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