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National Domino Game results By Midian Pacquette-
Monday 1st March 2010 |
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In the Guinness Sponsored National Domino Four Hand league
Knock out Competition on Sunday Burton Easy Riders won over
Maxroy Beat them all 4005 points to 3380 points, Krazy T
Newtown defeated Giants with 4005 points to 3130 points,
Travelers with 4002 points won over Burton & company Ghost
Busters with 3424 points, Fire Services with 4024 points won
over Layou who scored 3566 points, Tremors won over Lagon
with 4015 points to 3775 points and Swansy won over Rockers
of Salibury with 4006 points to 3663 points. The Game
between Shalom Boys Easy Rentals and Rockers did not take
place.
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South East Sports Committee armed and ready to
commence cricket league By Midian Pacquette-
Friday 26th February 2010
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The South East Sports Committee has received a financial
contribution of EC$1000 from PDV Caribe Dominica Ltd to
assist with the staging of the 2010 South East 20/20 Cricket
League. Participating teams will be from Delices, Case
Gowrie, Petite Savanne, La Plaine, Grand Fond, Morne Jaune,
Riviere Cyrique and Boetica. The matches are expected to be
played Saturday afternoons with two to be played on Sundays
at the Fond Tomah Playing Field in Delices. The matches
scheduled for this Sunday are Riviere Cyrique who will do
battle with Petite Savanne from 10:00a.m while Delices will
play against Case Gowrie from 2.00 p.m. Coordinator of
the South East Sports committee Mr. Abraham Brown says that
they are hoping that the recovery of organized cricket in
the district will motivate the young sports men in
particular and continue to use sports as one of the unifying
forces.
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DFA National league matches continue
By Midian Pacquette- Thursday
25th February 2010 |
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Seven matches are scheduled this week in the Dominica
Football Association (DFA) National League. It begins with a
double header on Thursday 25th February 2010 in
the DFA Division One League where Fond Cole United will come
face to face with Tremors Sports Club at 5:30 pm at the New
Town Playing Field and IRC Kensborough will come up against
The Buster Warner team from 7:15 pm at the Bath Estate
Playing Field. In the DFA All Island League there will be
a double header on Saturday 27th February 2010
with the Genesis Football Team taking on All Saints from
5:30 pm at the Bath Estate Playing Field while the Burtson
Football Team comes up against the DFA Nature Boys from 3:30
pm at the La Plaine Playing Field. Public Relations Officer
of the DFA Mr. Gerald George gives fixtures for Sunday 28th
February 2010.
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Maxroy Premiere 20/20 Softball Cricket league
continues By Midian Pacquette-
Thursday 18th February 2010
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Three matches are carded to take place this weekend in the
Dominica Softball Cricket Development Association (DSCDA)
Maxroy premiere 20/20 Softball Cricket League 2010. The
Police sports club will come face to face with Dominica
Coconut Products (DCP) at the Linor Park on Saturday 20
February 2010 in the first match for the day while the Daspa
team will play against Harris Paints in the second game at
the Lindo Park from 12:15pm. The final game for the weekend
will take place on Sunday 21 February 2010 between the
Police Sports club and Daspa Sports Club both getting into
action for the second time for the weekend. This match will
be placed from 9:30pm at the Lindo Park.
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Newly formed basketball committee to commence first
season
By Midian Pacquette- Thursday
18th February 2010 |
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Public relations officer of the newly formed Dominica
basketball committee Mickey Joseph says that the
organization has a set date for the opening of the 2010
Basketball season which is April 30th 2010.
According to Mr. Joseph the committee has also agreed to
invite a top team from Antigua to kick of the activities
during the Easter weekend.
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DFA joins forces with Haitian football club in an
effort to raise funds for Haiti relief
By Midian Pacquette- Thursday
28th January 2010 |
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The Dominica Football Association (DFA) will join forces
with the Haitian Angels Football Club which comprises of
Haitians living in Dominica to stage a big football match on
Sunday at the Winsor Park Sports Stadium From 6pm. According
to Public Relations Officer of the DFA Mr. Gerald George the
match between the Dominica Senior Male National team and the
Haitian Angels will serve two purposes. He says all proceeds
from the gate will go directly to the Red Cross to assist
the victims of the devastating earth quake which occurred
two weeks ago and secondly it would serve as a match
practice for the senior male team as they are in training to
participate in the regional Digicel Cup later this year. Mr.
George noted that an entrance fee of $5 EC would be charged
to enter the stadium. Meanwhile there is only one match is
scheduled this week in the DFA Division One League. Eagles
will take on Tremors Sports Club on Thursday at 6pm on the
Bath Estate Playing field.
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Cricket
By caribbeannetnews- Wednesday 25th November 2009
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Dwayne Bravo is thrilled to be back in the Test arena.
The West Indies talisman has not played a five-day match
since the Barbados Test against Australia in June, 2008.
Speaking ahead of the opening Test at the Gabba, Bravo
said he was waiting for this day for some time now and
can’t wait to step onto the Gabba and face the Aussies
on Thursday morning (Wednesday night Caribbean Time).
Last time the West Indies were Down Under, Bravo made a
back-to-the-wall century at Hobart and also grabbed a
five-wicket haul. In September 2008 Bravo had an ankle
operation in New York. He did not return to the game
until mid-March 2009 against England, and that was only
for limited-overs matches. Now he is back to full
fitness and ready to take his place for the long version
of the game. In 31 Tests Bravo has made 1833 runs with
two centuries, captured 70 wickets and grabbed 30
catches and said he is looking to enhance those numbers.
He also added that it was good for the team that captain
Chris Gayle is back, after his trip to Jamaica to be
with his mother who was hospitalised.
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Cricket
By caribbeannetnews- Monday 23rd November 2009
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The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Sunday that
Captain Chris Gayle will be rejoining the team unit for
the upcoming three-match Test Series against Australia
in Australia. He will depart from Kingston, Jamaica on
Monday. Gayle left the tour last Wednesday to be with
his mother, who was hospitalised in Jamaica. He is
expected back in time for the start of the first Test,
which bowls off on Thursday at 10 am (8 pm on Wednesday
Eastern Caribbean Time/7 pm Jamaica Time) at the Gabba
in Brisbane. The second Test will be played at the
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide on December 4-8; and the third
Test will be played at the WACA Ground in Perth on
December 16-20. The two teams will be competing for the
Frank Worrell Trophy.
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Cricket
By caribbeannetnews- Wednesday 21st October 2009
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The promotion of hospitality packages for next year’s
ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010 has been pushed up a
notch as the official hospitality programme has now
signed up additional agents in to promote the sale of
these exclusive products. Great Vacations (Jamaica),
Carib Travel (Saint Lucia) and The Travel Centre
(Trinidad and Tobago) are three new additions to the
Caribbean sales team, each of which has experience in
hospitality sales during ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
Approaching the key markets of India and South Africa
are Twenty First Century Media and One Stop Sports and
Entertainment, respectively while completing the line up
are two Australian agents, the renowned and experienced
Platinum Pass and the ticketing giant Ticketek. All
sales agents will be promoting and selling two types of
hospitality, the Century Dining package and the Beyond
the Boundary Suite package. Antigua and Barbuda are the
champions of the NAGICO Leeward Islands One-Day
Tournament, following their victory by six wickets over
St Maarten on Sunday. Playing at the Carib Lumber Park
in St Maarten, the Antiguans rattled up 231-4 off 44.4
overs in reply to 227-8 off 50 overs, made by the home
team. Orlando Peters was the batting hero of the champs,
with 83, including eight fours a six, while Gavin
Williams hit 67 from 81 balls to take them to a
comfortable win. Mali Richards chipped in with 26, while
John Eugene was the best bowler for St Maarten with
2-36. Earlier in the day, Anil Persaud top-scored for
the home side with 54 off 89 balls, including six fours
boundaries. Eugene completed a good allround match
making 46 off 72 balls, while Sherwin Peters added 29 to
bolster the score. The spinners did the damage for
Antigua with Justin Athanaze (3-46) and Anthony Martin
(2-38) causing problems. Experienced seamer Wilden
Cornwall snatched 2-48 to restrict the batsmen. The
victory gave Antigua and Barbuda their sixth title in
seven seasons.
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International |
Cricket
Monday 12th October 2009
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Claire Taylor has been named Women's Cricketer of the Year
at the International Cricket Council awards ceremony in
Johannesburg. In the last 12 months the 34-year-old England
player averaged 70.62 runs in 18 one-day internationals and
115 in Twenty20 internationals. She beat Australia's Shelley
Nitschke and England's Charlotte Edwards to win. The award
rounds off a hugely successful year for Taylor, who won both
the Women's World Cup and Women's World Twenty20 with
England, was named Player of the Tournament for both and
became the first woman to be included among Wisden's five
Cricketers of the Year. events. Taylor will miss the
forthcoming tour to the West Indies in order to concentrate
on her management consultant job at SUMS Consulting but will
return for the 2010 World Twenty20, also in the Caribbean.
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Cricket
Friday 2nd October 2009 |
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Former Newcastle manager Kevin Keegan has been awarded £2m
damages plus interest after winning his case against the
club for constructive dismissal. The panel agreed that in
signing Uruguayan midfielder Ignacio Gonzalez, against
Keegan's wishes, the club were in breach of a term in his
contract. It was also agreed that Keegan would receive no
further damages. Keegan parted company with the club, owned
by businessman Mike Ashley, in September 2008. A relieved
Keegan said in a statement: "I am delighted that the Premier
League manager's arbitration tribunal has today formally
announced that it has upheld my claim for wrongful dismissal
against Newcastle United.
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New Zealand Defeat England on Tuesday by 4 wickets,
Top their Group & Secure a Place in the Semi-finals.
Wednesday 30th September 2009 |
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New Zealand has called up Iain O'Brien into their
injury-hit squad ahead of their ICC Champions Trophy
semi-final. 33 year old O'Brien was approved by the
International Cricket Council, as Daryl Tuffey is
out with a fractured hand. Jacob Oram and Jesse
Ryder are also out of the tournament with hamstring
and groin injuries respectively. Despite their
injury problems, New Zealand beat England on Tuesday
by four wickets to top the group and book their
semi-final place. The victory meant the Black Caps
topped Group B and will play the Group A runners-up
in the last four.
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