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West Indies captain Chris Gayle smashed the 17th century of his One-Day International career, but it was not enough to secure a victory over Pakistan in the opening match of the Fortune Cup Series on Wednesday. Playing for the first time at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the powerful left-hander hit 11 fours and five mammoth sixes in a stunning knock of 113 off 106 balls as the Windies reached 294 for ...

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 – Kingston, Jamaica: Digicel, proud sponsor of West Indies cricket, today announced that it has purchased the broadcast rights for the three West Indies vs. Pakistan one day international matches (ODIs) taking place in Abu Dhabi on November 12th, 14th and 16th, which will be aired free to cricket fans on terrestrial TV across the Caribbean.

The West Indies Cricket Team arrived in Abu Dhabi with one goal in mind. Get the better of Pakistan in the three One-Day Internationals and take home the Fortune Trophy. It will be the first time Windies play at the 17 000-seater Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium and they will be looking to make a huge impression.

Friday, October 31 - Port of Spain, Trinidad:  Trinidad & Tobago is in the midst of preparations for the final Group matches of Stage Two of the Digicel Caribbean Championships, which kicks off in Trinidad’s Marvin Lee Stadium on November 5th. The Group H contest sees hosts and DCC 2007 Runners Up, Trinidad and Tobago, battle for one of the two remaining spots for the DCC Finals next month in Jamaica - along with Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis and Guyana - over three days of action in the ...

Sunday, October 26 - Kingston, Jamaica: We are already several weeks into the Digicel Premier League and it seems as if the fans are turning back to the league. For a long time, the local Premier League has been suffering from lackluster play and a myriad of other issues. This coupled with the crumbling of the league's sponsors last year, caused fans from all over the island to cash in presold tickets and change the stations on their television sets.

Sunday, October 5 – Kingston, Jamaica: Several members of Jamaica's 2008 medal-winning Beijing Olympics team were honoured on Saturday October 4 in a special ceremony at the National Stadium and awarded with the country's fifth highest National Honour, the Order of Distinction, Commander and Officer Class.  The ceremony commenced the National Sports Gala sponsored by Digicel.

Monday, September 29 - Basseterre, St. Kitts:   Head coach of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) National team, Avondale Williams, accepts that they have lost but they were not disgraced following their exit from the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC), Group D, hosted by St. Kitts-Nevis.

Thursday, September 18 - Fort de France, Martinique:  Many people are surprised to hear Bob Marley was a fanatic soccer player and fan. That doesn't seem to fit their image of world's most legendary reggae star: The lazy reggae beats, the dreadlock Rastafari easy going attitude, the political activism.  But Bob Marley simply loved kicking a ball, about every single day when on tour or in the recording studio. He also loved watching soccer on TV.

Wednesday, September 17; Kingston, Jamaica: The JFF announced yesterday, the appointment of former England International and Jamaican born, John Barnes as the new National Coach for the Senior Football Team. John Barnes will take up official duties on November 1 and will be in charge of the preparation of the national team for the Digicel Caribbean Cup (DCC) between December 1 to 15, the CONCACAF Gold Cup scheduled for June 2009, and the Final Round of World Cup Qualifiers in 2009, should Jamaica advance to this stage of the competition, the JFF will review Barnes' contract following the afore-mentioned events.

Tuesday, September 16 -  Fort de France, Martinique:  "Let me start out by explaining that I had never been a real fan of sports, playing or watching, except of course during the World Cup and that is only because, every four years, it is the cool thing to talk about.  But since the start of 2008, I have been forced, as it were, to get into football.  It was just in February of this year that I learnt exactly what 'offside' is, though I have screamed it many a time at the TV while...