Despite the West Indies’ humiliating 3-0 Test series sweep at the hands of Australia, Cricket West Indies (CWI) President Dr. Kishore Shallow stood firmly behind new head coach Darren Sammy, even as calls mount for his removal following the team’s dismal showing with the bat and a historic 27 all out in the final Test at Sabina Park.
Two of the region’s most promising young talents, Jewel Andrew and Jediah Blades, have earned their maiden T20 International call-ups as part of a 16-member West Indies squad named to face Australia in a five-match T20I series starting July 20 at Sabina Park in Kingston.
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has appointed Hayley Matthews as an official tournament ambassador. A trailblazer on and off the pitch, Matthews will play a pivotal role in CPL’s mission to grow the game among girls and women, while also leading initiatives around health and wellness across the region.
The Pocket Rocket Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2025–2026 scholarship programme, reaffirming its commitment to supporting Jamaican student-athletes.
Players competing in this year’s Cricket West Indies’ Rising Stars Women's Under 19 Championship received comprehensive player development training through a specialized workshop designed to enhance both their on-field performance and life skills development to adapt to the demands of high-level sport.
While the West Indies suffered a demoralizing 3-0 series sweep at the hands of Australia in the ICC World Test Championship, their bowlers continue to find individual redemption, as they made notable gains in the latest ICC Test rankings released on Wednesday.
Fresh off leading Chelsea to a resounding 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain in the FIFA Club World Cup final, Cole Palmer touched down in St. Kitts on Monday to a hero’s welcome—his first-ever visit to the Caribbean homeland of his grandfather.
President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for North Leeward, Dr. Kishore Shallow, has slammed the upcoming St. Vincent Emancipation Cricket Festival, branding it a “big circus” and accusing the government of politicising cricket for personal gain.
Dominica’s Olympic and World Indoor triple jump champion Thea LaFond-Gadson has been named among 10 candidates vying for six available seats on the World Athletics Athletes’ Commission. The elections will be held during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo from September 8–20, 2025.
Jamaica’s Jonielle Smith and Trinidad & Tobago’s Jereem Richards were among the winners at Tuesday’s Spitzen Leichtathletik, a World Athletics Continental Tour-Silver meet in Luzern, Switzerland.
