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Gatlin's agent says doping claims 'just big talk'
LONDON, United Kingdom — The agent at the centre of a investigation by a British newspaper into world 100 metres champion Justin Gatlin's entourage said on Tuesday December 19, 2017 he invented a story about obtaining banned drugs to impress undercover reporters, the AFP New Agency reported today, December 21, 2017.
West Indies regret poor batting as New Zealand win 1st ODI
WHANGERAI, New Zealand- Hosts New Zealand cruised to a five-wicket win over the West Indies in the first one-day international on Wednesday December 20, 2017 as the tourists' batting line-up failed to perform. The return of Chris H. Gayle could not spark the West Indies, with the short-form master managing only 22 as his team struggled to 248-9 after losing the toss and being sent in to bat.
Elinah Phillip clocks PB & National Record @ Swim England Winter C/ships
SHEFFIELD, England, UK- Virgin Islands lone Olympic swimmer Elinah Phillip set a Personal Best and National Record in the 50M Freestyle when she competed at the Swim England National Winter Championships, which was held at Sheffield's Ponds Forge, England from December 13-17, 2017.
'P Diddy' & Curry want to buy NFL team to sign Kaepernick
NORTH CAROLINA, USA- American rapper Sean John Combs aka 'P Diddy' and basketball star Wardell Stephen Curry II want to take over NFL team Carolina Panthers.
Some 240 enter Scotiabank 5K Charity Walk/Run
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons on the main island of Tortola came out in large numbers on December 16, 2017 to run or walk in support of the BVI Autism Centre, which was damaged by Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017.
Thad A. Lettsome leads the Region @ Youth Worlds in China
SANYA, China- Thad A. Lettsome, representing the Virgin Islands (VI) at the 47th Youth Sailing World Championships in Sanya, China finished in 33rd position in the Laser Radial Class. The Laser Radial is the largest class at the event and Lettsome faced stiff competition from 50 other competitors.
Flowtastic Domino finalists to compete for grand prize of $2.5k
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Seven domino teams will be competing in the Flow Domino Finals being held on Friday, December 15, 2017 for the Grand Prize of $2,500 and the Flow Domino Champion Title.
Gayle belts 20th T20 hundred as Riders lift title
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Superstar Christopher H. 'Chris' Gayle crunched a world record 18 sixes and passed 11,000 runs in Twenty20s, as he struck his second hundred in three innings, to fire Rangpur Riders to a convincing 57-run win over Dhaka Dynamites and to the capture of the 2017 Bangladesh Premier League title.
West Indies suffer another humiliating defeat to New Zealand
HAMILTON, New Zealand- Trent A. Boult and Tim G. Southee shot out the top order, Neil Wagner bruised the batsmen in the middle, and Mitchell J. Santner cleaned up the tail, as New Zealand cruised to a 240-run victory at Seddon Park.
Volcanoes & Jaguars play to historic Regional First Class C/ship tie
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Ex-West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford snatched his 40th five-wicket haul as Windward Islands Volcanoes stunned leaders Guyana Jaguars to earn the first tie in 152 years for the regional first-class championship on December 10, 2017.