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Sammy among five Windies players out of IPL contracts

December 17, 2014 in Sports

MUMBAI, India – West Indies Twenty20 captain Darren Sammy is among five Caribbean players released by their Indian Premier League franchises, ahead of the new season, which bowls off next April. The former Test skipper has been joined by pacers Ravi Rampaul, Jason Holder, Krishmar Santokie...

Kieron Pollard strikes six ‘sixes’ in one over

December 17, 2014 in Sports

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard confirmed his status as a key player in the forthcoming Twenty20 Big Bash League in Australia after hitting six sixes in an over during an Adelaide Strikers warm-up game at Prince Alfred College in Adelaide...

All parties to blame, says task force report

December 16, 2014 in Sports

The high level task force commissioned with investigating the ill-fated recent tour of India, said the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), players union (WIPA) and West Indies players were all at fault in the controversy. In their report submitted to the WICB last weekend, the task...

Swansea 1-2 Tottenham

December 15, 2014 in Sports

Christian Eriksen struck a late winner against Swansea City to move Tottenham within four points of the Premier League's top four. The Dane found space to fire low past Gerhard Tremmel as the game neared injury time at the Liberty Stadium. Earlier, the impressive Wilfried Bony had...