Caribbean
BCCI hits WICB with $42m damages claim
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has issued the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) with a $41.97m (€32.8m) damages claim in the wake of the West Indies’ withdrawal from its tour of India last month.
BCCI takes action against West Indies after series collapse
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has suspended bilateral tours to the West Indies following the collapse of the series between the two teams last week.
BCCI considering damages claim after West Indies end tour
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is considering pursuing damages worth in the region of $65m (€51.6m) from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) after a dispute between the latter governing body and the West Indies team forced a premature end to its international series in India.
West Indies and India engaged in series dispute
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has denied that it is to cancel the remainder of its ongoing tour in India due to a pay dispute between the national body and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).
Jamaican government launches agency to encourage sports tourism
The Jamaican government has formed and launched a new agency as part of an effort to explore the commercial opportunities provided by sports tourism.
Barbados to host return of Race of Champions
Race of Champions (ROC) organisers have switched from the motorsport event’s stadium-focused hosting concept by awarding the 2014 edition to the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados.
US group buys CPL champion Jamaica Tallawahs
US investment firm Chalak Mitre Group (CMG) has acquired the Jamaica Tallawahs, reigning champion of Twenty20 cricket competition the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
WICB partnership aims to boost US cricket development
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has linked up with United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) in an attempt to boost the development of the sport in the US.
Destinations set for future CARIFTA Games
St Kitts and Nevis has been appointed as the host of next year’s CARIFTA Games after the Turks and Caicos Islands withdrew their bid, while the 2016 edition of the Caribbean athletics event will be held in Grenada.
CONCACAF forms task force to study proposed Caribbean league
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has formed a new task force to examine the feasibility of a Caribbean professional league, with the English Premier League, North America’s Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX all set to have a major input into the plans.
Leader of the Pack
Rally enthusiast Richard Bevan, the League Managers Association (LMA) CEO and former CEO of the English Professional Cricketers Association (PCA), was appointed chairman of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) late last year. He talks us through his sports industry career highs and lows.
Caribbean Creation
Elisha Chauhan asks the man behind the Caribbean’s new professional football league why the project will succeed where others in the past have struggled.
CPL names Richard Bevan chairman
The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has appointed Richard Bevan chairman effective immediately and in addition to his current role as English soccer's League Managers Association (LMA) CEO.
Entire JADCO board resigns after WADA report
All eleven members of the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) board have resigned following a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
JADCO official slams inadequate WADA audit
A senior Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) doping control officer has criticised the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)’s audit of the national body for being insufficient.
Caribbean reveals Major League Football plans
The Caribbean Football Trust Limited (CFTL) has revealed that a proposed professional Caribbean league will launch in September 2015.
JADCO replaces whistleblower executive director
The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has named Carey Anthony Brown executive director.
Angered WADA sets Jamaican audit for next week
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will visit Jamaica next week to conduct an audit of the country's anti-doping programme after the world body expressed anger at the Caribbean nation's proposal to not schedule a visit until next year.