West Indies’ Shannon Gabriel in action, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of
the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the fi rst Test between England and the West Indies at the Rose
Bowl Cricket Stadium, Southampton, Britain on July 11, 2020. Mike Hewitt/Pool via REUTERS
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By Azad Ali
West Indies took a giant leap
towards their first win in their threematch
series on English soil in over
two decades when they held their
nerve to stun the hosts by four wickets
in the opening Test at the Ageas
Bowl in Southampton on Sunday.
For West Indies, the Test win was
the only their second on English soil
in two decades but their fifth win
over England in their last 10 Tests
inside the last five years.
Asked to chase a tricky 200 in
two and a-half sessions, West Indies
reached their target approaching the
final hour when opener John Campbell,
who returned to bat after retiring
hurt one in the fourth over,
turned medium fast bowler, Ben
Stokes to square leg for a single.
The right-handed Jermaine Blackwood
was at the forefront of the run
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T&T to host CPL
tournament
By Azad Ali
Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has
been given the green light by the Trinidad
and Tobago government to host the tournament
in Trinidad from Aug. 18 to Sept.
12, 2020.
The announcement was made by Minister
of Sports, Shamfa Cudjoe last Thursday
at a press conference at the Office of the
Prime Minister in Tobago.
The big disappointment is that there will
be no fans in the stands for the duration of
the three week long tournament.
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Barbados PM
hails Sir Everton
By Azad Ali
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley
has paid glowing tributes to the legendary
Sir Everton Weekes, who recently
passed away in his homeland Barbados.
Mottley said Sir Everton, who died at
the age of 95, was “one of the most brilliant
men that she has met as a Barbadian,
with a turn of phrase and humor
second to none.
She said his life story represents the
best of the Bajan journey — committed
and confident, stylish and classy, dignified
and urbane to the very end, a global
citizen with Bajan roots.
”On behalf of the government and
people of Barbados, I salute Sir Everton
as a true representation of the Barbadian
can do spirit; as a perfect example of
pre-service over adversity; the embodi-
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