50 years ago, Clive Lloyd – bespectacled, brave, and brilliant – stood at Lord’s and was heralded as cricket’s ultimate champion. It was the summer of ’75, the sun was shining, and the weather was sweet. The left-handed Lloyd batted with aplomb which catapulted the West Indies to victory in the first-ever Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s.
After a nerve-wracking finish that saw his team hold on for a 2-1 win over Guadeloupe in their second Concacaf Gold Cup Group C match, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren left PayPal Park with more concerns than comfort.
Cricket fans across the Caribbean and beyond are gearing up for a spectacular celebration as Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) prepare to host the 8th CWI/WIPA Awards—a dazzling gala that will not only honour today’s standout players but also pay a stirring tribute to one of the greatest triumphs in cricket history: the 50th Anniversary of the West Indies’ legendary victory at the inaugural ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 1975.
Saint Lucia’s Sailing, Athletics, Volleyball, Table Tennis and Shooting Associations were the beneficiaries of more than $125,000 distributed among them by the Saint Lucia Olympic Committee to support athlete preparation, events and administrative needs.
Despite not securing the desired result against Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago head coach Dwight Yorke remains optimistic that his team can still book a place in the knockout round of the Concacaf Gold Cup, provided they deliver an improved performance in their final group fixture against Saudi Arabia.
It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t polished. But when the dust settled at PayPal Park on Friday night, Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz emerged with a hard-fought and absolutely vital 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Guadeloupe in their Concacaf Gold Cup Group C contest, as they kept their quarterfinal hopes alive.
Jamaica’s Jordan Scott and the Dominican Republic’s Marileidy Paulino emerged victorious, while other Caribbean contenders found themselves just shy of the podium or battling to rediscover their best form, as mixed fortunes defined their Wanda Diamond League outing in Paris on Friday.
The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) says it has not received any official requests for the transfer of allegiance for any Jamaican athletes, despite a wave of media reports suggesting that several of the country’s top track and field stars are preparing to compete for Türkiye at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
South Africa Women took a 1-0 T20 International Series lead over the West Indies Women thanks to a 50-run win in the first of three games at the 3ws Oval in Barbados on Friday.
State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Alando Terrelonge, delivered a powerful message of empowerment and national pride at Thursday’s launch of the Jamaica Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Association’s (JABBFA) 2025 Novice and Junior Championships, held at the Jamaica Olympic Association’s headquarters.
