KARACHI, Pakistan – A Player-of-the-Match performance from their captain Hayley Matthews drove West Indies Women to a 113-run win against hosts Pakistan Women in the first ICC Women’s Championship One-day International on Thursday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Mia Mottley-led government has identified the “resurgence of cricket in Barbados” as the number one legacy benefit to be derived from the country’s hosting of the T20 World Cup in June.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Jamaica swept the sprint hurdles finals along with the distance relays but controversy left its mark on the 51st CARIFTA Games when it overshadowed the last event on the final day of the showpiece at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium here Easter Monday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley will later this month chair a conference on West Indies Cricket, which is aimed at securing the commitment of major stakeholders to advancing the game at all levels.

HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida – Veteran Barbadian jockey Patrick Husbands came up empty handed in two rides at Gulfstream Park on Saturday, as he continued to prepare for yet another season at Canada’s prestigious Woodbine.

ARLINGTON, Jamaica – Reggae Boyz head coach, Heimir Hallgrímsson says the just concluded Nations League finals was a key cog in his side’s preparation for their ultimate goal of reaching the FIFA 2026 World Cup.

KOLKATA, India – West Indies Twenty20 captain Rovman Powell says he was attempting to convince Sunil Narine to come out of retirement for June’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States.

MIRAMAR, Florida – St Vincent & the Grenadines distance runner Shafiqua Maloney transported her rich vein of form with a comfortable win in the women’s 600 meters at the Miramar Invitational on Saturday in the United States.

ARLINGTON, Texas – Twenty-year-old full back Dexter Lembikisa netted his first goal in Jamaica colours as the Reggae Boyz edged Panama 1-0, to claim third spot in the CONCACAF Nations League.

KARACHI, Pakistan – Former skipper Stafanie Taylor says she expects West Indies Women to be up for the spin challenge when they face Pakistan Women in an eight-match white-ball series starting here Thursday.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – Trinidad and Tobago stunned Jamaica to prevent them making a clean sweep of the sprint relays, when they captured the boys Under-20 finale in an electrifying finish on day two of the 51st CARIFTA Games at the Kirani James Athletic Stadium here Sunday.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Barbadian driver Zane Maloney said his performances since winning in Sakhir was proof his sweep of the Formula Two season-opening events was no “fluke”.