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Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard join West Indies Champions in upcoming WCL

London [UK], April 4 (ANI): The World Championship of Legends Season 2 is on a marquee journey featuring former prominent international players in the era of Legends Cricket. Adding to the lineup, including cricketing greats who will take the field again, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard will now rejoin professional T20 Cricket through West Indies Champions.

However, coming back to represent his core national tea

Sixes and consistency: Is Nicholas Pooran the best T20 batter right now?

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): As Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) takes on Mumbai Indians (MI) in a home clash at Ekana Stadium, all eyes will be on LSG batter and West Indies star Nicholas Pooran, who sits at the top of the batting charts with the Orange Cap on his head in the tournament so far.

LSG and MI, both struggling for form and consistency with just a win each in their three matches so far,

Cricket West Indies aims for day-night test against Australia at the Sabina Park in Jamaica

New Delhi [India] April 3 (ANI): Cricket West Indies representatives are optimistic that Sabina Park in Jamaica can accommodate its inaugural day-night Test when Australia comes for the third match of their series in July. Sabina Park has not hosted any day-night international cricket because of the inadequate lighting quality, as per a report by ESPNcricinfo.

Cricket Australia supports the idea of the Test bein

Bhuvneshwar Kumar scripts history in Bengaluru, goes level with Dwayne Bravo for elusive feat in IPL

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 3 (ANI): Seasoned quick Bhuvneshwar Kumar etched his name in the history books and became the joint-highest wicket-taker among pacers following his sublime spell for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Gujarat Titans in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.

In Bengaluru's home den, Rajat Patdiar suffered his first defeat as RCB skipper. The Titans convincingly gunned d

Matt Kuhnemann's rollercoaster start to 2025 ends with central contract

Melbourne [Australia] April 2, (ANI): The beginning of 2025 has been nothing short of unforgettable for Matt Kuhnemann. What started as a period of uncertainty--with fears that a broken thumb might derail his chances of a Test recall--soon turned into a triumphant chapter in his career. He bowled Australia to victory in Sri Lanka, only to have his bowling action reported soon after, as per ESPNcricinfo.

However,

BCCI announces 2025 home season fixtures for Indian men's team; Guwahati set to host maiden Test

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 2 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the 2025 home season fixtures for the Indian men's team, which will see West Indies and South Africa touring India for some exciting cricket action, kickstarting from October 2 onwards. Guwahati will also get to host its first-ever Test match.

The home season will kickstart on October 2 with the first Test of

New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy moves to the top in T20I bowler rankings

Wellington [New Zealand], April 2 (ANI): New Zealand's quick Jacob Duffy's recent rise in white-ball cricket hit a new peak as he became the number one ranked player in ICC Men's T20I Bowler Rankings issued on Wednesday.

Duffy toppled West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein on the back of his heroics during the Black Caps' recent T20I series at home against Pakistan, where he clinched a series-high 13 wickets at an imp

Charlotte Edwards announced as England's new head coach

London [UK], April 1 (ANI): England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced former skipper Charlott Edwards as the new head coach of England women's team on Tuesday.

Edwards is a former England captain who represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year playing career. With 10,273 runs in 309 international matches with 13 centuries, she is one of t

"Injustice towards players continues": Bravo slams CWI's move to remove Powell from T20I captaincy

St John's [Antigua], April 1 (ANI): Former West Indies all-rounder and two-time T20 World Cup winner Dwayne Bravo lashed out at Cricket West Indies (CWI) for replacing Rovman Powell with Shai Hope as the T20I captain of the side, calling it 'one of the worst decisions' ever and urging for 'bad treatment towards players' to stop.

As the West Indies Senior Men's team prepares for a new chapter, Cricket West Indies

West Indies enters new era as Kraigg Brathwaite steps down as Test captain; Shai Hope takes over white-ball leadership

Saint John's [Antigua], March 31 (ANI): As the West Indies Senior Men's team prepares for a new chapter, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced leadership transitions across formats ahead of a crucial home season. The upcoming home series will mark the start of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle with Test matches against Australia, while the tour to England and Ireland will see a new T20 captain settle into the rol

Cricket West Indies strengthens commitment to inclusive leadership with reappointment of women directors

Saint John's [Antigua], March 31 (ANI): Cricket West Indies (CWI) has reaffirmed its dedication to promoting diversity and inclusive leadership with the reappointment of three distinguished women to its Board of Directors. This move builds on the organization's ongoing efforts to enhance governance and ensure a broader range of perspectives in the decision-making process at the highest level of cricket administration.<

Significant seizure of illegal narcotics by HMCS Harry DeWolf as part of Operation CARIBBE

March 6, 2025 - Ottawa, Ontario - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

On March 1, 2025, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf successfully assisted a United States Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) in conducting a seizure of 750 kilograms of cocaine in

Seven dead after Honduras plane crashes into water after takeoff

TEGUCIGALPA, 18th March, 2025 (WAM) -- A plane crashed just off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday night minutes after taking off from Roatan Island, killing seven people, while 10 others were pulled out from the wreckage alive, authorities said.

The Jetstream aircraft operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa was carrying 14 passengers and three crew members, according to the country's transport minister, who s

Powerful earthquake in Caribbean triggers brief tsunami alerts

WASHINGTON,9th February, 2025 (WAM) - A powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake in the Caribbean Sea Saturday night, north of Honduras and southwest of the Cayman Islands, briefly triggered tsunami alerts that were later lifted.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred at around 6:23 p.m. Eastern Time, with an epicentre about 129 miles southwest of George Town, the capital of the Cayman Islands,

HMCS Harry DeWolf returns from Operation CARIBBE

March 22, 2025 - Halifax, N.S. - National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces

Today, His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Harry DeWolf and its crew arrived at their home port in Halifax, Nova Scotia, returning to their families and loved ones after a highly successful deployment to the Caribbean Sea.

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