Bravo hopes to makes a splash in Big Bash
December 14th, 2011 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 14 (IANS/CMC) Dwayne Bravo hopes his participation in the Big Bash League Twenty20 would spark his revival and spur his return to the West Indies team.The 28-year-old Bravo arrived ... Read more...
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Windies cricketers pay homage to St.Lucia accident victims
November 14th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IANS) The West Indies cricketers took the field on day one of the second Test against India at the Eden Gardens here Monday wearing black armbands in ... Read more...
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Sammy condoles St Lucia accident
November 13th, 2011 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IANS) West Indies captain Darren Sammy Sunday expressed his condolences to the families of those killed when a bus fell off a cliff into the ocean in ... Read more...
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Australia tours West Indies from March 16
November 12th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), Nov 12 (IANS/CMC) Arnos Vale in St. Vincent will host its first international match in two years when it stages the first three One-Day Internationals on Australia's tour of ... Read more...
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Man facing 99 child sex charges gets bail
October 25th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 25 (IANS) An elderly Australian, charged with 99 child sex offences including obtaining under-age prostitution, has been granted bail.
Richard Paul Baxter,63, of the Brisbane riverside suburb of ... Read more...
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West Indies Board insists Gayle must withdraw comments
October 20th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
St John's (Antigua), Oct 20 (IANS/CMC) The West Indies Cricket Board says estranged batsman Chris Gayle will have to withdraw his comments against the Board if he wants to wear maroon ... Read more...
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Winehouse had plans to adopt?
August 1st, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) Dannika Augustine, who is from Caribbean island of St. Lucia, claims that late singer Amy Winehouse planned to adopt her and is heartbroken after her ... Read more...
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Two British women gang raped in the Caribbean
May 18th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) Two British women - university students working on a wildlife conservation project - have been gang raped by six masked men on a remote beach in ... Read more...
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Doosra cannot be bowled legally: Holding
April 27th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Barbados, April 27 (IANS) Pakistani spinners, with their bowling doosras, have played a significant role in the team's two easy wins against the West Indies in the current One-day series, ... Read more...
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“Doosra” cannot be bowled legally: Michael Holding
April 27th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 27(ANI): Former Jamaican fast bowling legend-turned-commentator Michael Holding has questioned the legality of "doosra", saying that he believes it cannot be bowled legally.Pakistan's spinners have been a major force in ... Read more...
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Pakistan played “good cricket all around” in ODI opener against Windies: Afridi
April 24th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
Gros Islet (St.Lucia), April 24(ANI): Pakistan's limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi has said that it was "good cricket all around" for his team, which registered a comfortable eight-wicket win over the West Indies ... Read more...
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West Indies fined for slow over rate in T20 against Pak
April 23rd, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
St Lucia, Apr 23(ANI): West Indies have been fined for a slow over rate during Thursday's seven-run victory over Pakistan in their Twenty20 international match at St Lucia's Beausejour Cricket Ground.The International ... Read more...
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Younis rejects reports that he is angry with PCB
April 21st, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, April 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan rejected reports that he is 'angry' over the cricket board's decision to overlook him for the tour of West Indies which ... Read more...
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Pak cricket team will be crowd pleasers: Intikhab Alam
April 18th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
St Lucia, Apr 18(ANI): Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam has said that West Indies cricket fans will be attracted to the style of play of the visiting team.The team, which arrived here ... Read more...
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Cyrus dating British actor?
February 5th, 2011 - 6:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 5 (IANS) Miley Cyrus is reportedly dating British actor Joshua Bowman after meeting him on the set of her new movie "So Undercover"."They were inseparable at the movie's wrap ... Read more...
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Justin Bieber Transports His Shirtless Photos, Presumably, To His Girlfriend, Selena Gomez
January 28th, 2011 - 2:38 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
The teenage singing marvel, Justin Bieber, is, at last, prepared to divulge his upper body in a completely undressed state for a magazine. The 16-year-old Bieber recently participated in a ... Read more...
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Selena Gomez receives death threats after kissing Justin Bieber
January 4th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): Selena Gomez has received a string of death threats from teen star Justin Bieber's fans after she was pictured kissing him while holidaying on the Caribbean island of ... Read more...
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Hurricane Tomas kills at least 20 people in Haiti
November 8th, 2010 - 10:49 pm ICT by BNO News
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (BNO NEWS) -- At least 20 people were killed and several others are still missing in disaster-stricken Haiti after the country was hit by hurricane Tomas over the weekend, the ... Read more...
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Hurricane Tomas Strengthens, Becomes Category 2
October 31st, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 30, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The weather forecasters announced early Sunday morning that Hurricane Tomas has strengthened to Category 2 storm as it traveled through the eastern Caribbean. The National Hurricane ... Read more...
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Gayle sacked, Sammy new captain of West Indies
October 18th, 2010 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Oct 18 (ANI): Chris Gayle has been sacked as West Indies skipper and will be replaced by all-rounder Darren Sammy, who has been tasked to strengthen the cricket team once feared ... Read more...
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U.S. have got maximum number of Nobel Prizes since 1901
October 9th, 2010 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 09 (ANI): It seems United States has got the best brains, as they have been awarded with maximum number of Nobel Prizes since 1901.The awards are an annual ritual celebrating ... Read more...
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Africa has highest, Americas the least countries at CWG (Lead)
October 3rd, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 3 (IANS) Africa has the highest number of countries and the Americas the least among the 71 nations and territories from five continents and two regions participating in the ... Read more...
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Miranda Kerr, Orlando Bloom back from Caribbean honeymoon
July 27th, 2010 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 27 (ANI): Newlyweds Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom returned home from their Caribbean honeymoon looking tanned and tired.The couple is happily showing off matching gold wedding bands, reports the Daily ... Read more...
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Afridi confident of ending Australia’s winning streak against Pakistan
June 27th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, June 27 (ANI): Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi is confident of ending Australia's winning streak against his squad when the two teams meet in the first match of the two T20 international ... Read more...
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EU lawmakers’ flew to the moon and back 29 times!
May 30th, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 30 (ANI): Believe it or not, Brussels politicians have clocked up more than 14million air miles, which the equivalent of flying to the moon and back 29 times.The new study ... Read more...
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After the pub brawl, cricketers crawl
May 26th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Six Indian cricketers Wednesday apologised to the Indian cricket board for their involvement in a pub brawl in St.Lucia, West Indies, after the team's exit from the World ... Read more...
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Players explain their position in pub brawl incident
May 20th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Four of the six Indian players, who were asked by the Indian Cricket board why action should not be taken against them for their role in the ... Read more...
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‘Shell shocked’ Ajmal vows revenge from Hussey for ICC WC semifinal humiliation
May 20th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 20 (ANI): Pakistan off spinner Saeed Ajmal has still not been able to get over the smashing that middle order Australian batsman Michael Hussey gave him during the final over ... Read more...
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Amy Winehouse offered free booze to go back to St Lucia
May 19th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 19 (ANI): St Lucia tourism chiefs are trying to cash in on Amy Winehouse's drunken antics last year.They are trying to lure the singer back with free booze."She's always ... Read more...
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Pak lost to ‘extraordinary performance’ from Australia in T20 WC semifinal: Afridi
May 19th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, May 19 (ANI): Pakistan T20 captain Shahid Afridi has said that his team lost the semi-final of the ICC World T20 Championship against Australia not because of its bad performance, but ... Read more...
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BCCI slaps notices on six players for pub brawl
May 18th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) The Indian cricket board Tuesday asked Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ashish Nehra, Rohit Sharma, Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja to explain why action should not be taken ... Read more...
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“Heartbroken” Ajmal says Hussey’s final over onslaught will forever haunt him
May 18th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 18 (ANI): Pakistan's stunning loss to Australia in the semi-final of the ICC World T20 Championship at the Beausejour Stadium, St Lucia has left off-spinner Saeed Ajmal 'heartbroken'.Chasing a challenging ... Read more...
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Lorgat praises West Indies for a successful World Twenty20
May 18th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 18 (IANS) International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat praised the West Indies for the staging of a highly successful and memorable World Twenty20."I think everyone would agree ... Read more...
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Afridi asks selectors to inject young blood in Pakistan team
May 17th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 17 (IANS) Unhappy with the performance of 'some' senior players, Pakistan's Twenty20 captain Shahid Afridi has requested the national selectors to inject some young blood in the team.
In an interview ... Read more...
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Team India manager admits verbal pub spat, Nehra denies
May 15th, 2010 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Indian cricket team's tour manager Ranjib Biswal and speedster Ashish Nehra Saturday presented contradictory versions of reports that the players were involved in a pub brawl ... Read more...
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