England’s Jofra Archer, right, reacts with Jos Buttler after bowling the winning ball in the Cricket World Cup fi nal
match between England and New Zealand at Lord’s cricket ground in London, Sunday, July 14, 2019. England won
after a super over after the scores ended tied after 50 overs each. Nick Potts / PA via Associated Press
Ex-Caribbean soccer official hit jack
Warner with $79 million judgment
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CWI retainers
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out with former CWI president Dave
Cameron.
Bravo, and Pooran, 23, who was
West Indies’ leading batsman at the
recent ICC World Cup, will be joined
by Fabien Allen, John Campbell,
Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas and
Jomel Warrican as the new players
being offered retainer contracts.
A CWI release said they had
increased the number of all-format
contracts awarded to West Indies
men’s players and expanded the list
of centrally-contracted West Indies
women’s players for the 2019-20
season.
The number of all format contracts
on the men’s side has now increased
from four to seven with Bravo,
Shimron Hetmyer and Keemo Paul
joining Test and ODI captain Jason
Holder, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph
and Kemar Roach on the list.
A total of 19 players have been
retained for the upcoming contract
year, which runs from July 1 this year
to June 30 next year.
West Indies’ Darren Bravo.
Associated Press / Andy Brownbill
installation of a Head coach.
CWI Director, Johnny Grave said
very soon the board will advertise the
position of the head coach and chief
executive officer that will be given a
fair chance once they apply.
Cameron noted that Pybus was in
charge of the West Indies team earlier
this year that defeated England to
retain the Wisden Trophy and also
drew the Colonial Medical Insurance
Cup 2-2.
win from the final ball in Archer’s over
but a superb thrown from Jason Roy
in the deep saw Martin Guptil being
run out attempting a second run to
take the prestigious title, as Kane
Williamson’s team finished runner-up
for the successive men’s World Cup.
Jimmy Neeshan had struck a
magnificent six to leave New Zealand
with seven to win from four balls
but the game ended in a tie again
with England prevailing by more
boundaries.
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ENGLAND NOW ODI CHAMPIONS
Cameron
By Tom Hays
NEW YORK (AP) — A former
Caribbean soccer official fighting
extradition in the FIFA bribery scandal
has been ordered to pay $79 million in
damages from a related U.S. lawsuit.
U.S. District Judge William
Kuntz ordered the default judgment
against Jack Warner in the 2017 civil
action accusing him of embezzling
tens of millions of dollars from the
Confederation of North, Central
American and Caribbean Association
Football. The written ruling was
issued in federal court in Brooklyn on
Tuesday after Warner failed to contest
the claim.
The soccer association ``intends to
pursue all available avenues to enforce
the judgment in any jurisdiction
where CONCACAF has reason to
believe Mr. Warner may have assets,’’
plaintiff lawyer John Kuster said in a
statement Wednesday.
Warner, 76, is a defendant in a
sprawling criminal investigation that
has resulted in convictions of several
top soccer officials. He’s out on bail
while challenging a U.S. extradition
request to Trinidad and Tobago, where
he’s denied any wrongdoing.
There was no immediate response
Wednesday to an email sent to one of
his lawyers.
The suit accused Warner and Chuck
Blazer, another soccer official who
died after it was filed, of negotiating
bribes and kickbacks in connection
with lucrative broadcasting
rights for tournaments including
the confederation’s Gold Cup
championship. Allegations in the suit
also mirrored criminal charges saying
that Warner, while he and Blazer
were members of FIFA’s executive
committee, took a $10 million payment
to influence voting on which country
should host the World Cup.
Warner “agreed to provide Blazer
with $1 million of the $10 million
bribe,’’ according to the suit.
``Unsurprisingly, when the FIFA
Executive Committee vote was held
on May 15, 2004, South Africa was
selected over Morocco to host the
2010 World Cup. Warner and Blazer
both voted for South Africa.’’
Blazer’s estate agreed earlier this
year to pay $20 million in damages in
the civil case.
Warner’s sons, Daryll and Daryan,
pleaded guilty to fraud charges in
the criminal case in 2013 as part of a
cooperation deal. They’re both out on
bail with travel restrictions within the
U.S. and are awaiting sentencing.