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Smith to lead Windies A in T20s against Sri Lanka A

West Indies batsman Dwayne Smith will lead the West Indies A team against Sri Lanka A in two Twenty20 matches this week at Arnos Vale here. Smith, a prolific scorer in the just ended Indian Premier League (IPL), is one of four members of the West Indies World T20 champion team named in the regional A team for the series, reports CMC. The others are Lendl Simmons, allrounder Andre Russell, and ...
Jamaicas doping record demands we be sceptical ahead of Glasgow 2014

Doug Gillon However, Jamaican media last week revealed that she has tested positive for a notorious agent used to mask performance-enhancing drugs. Sentence is expected this week, but given the doping code's imposition of strict liability on an athlete for whatever they have in their system, there can be but one outcome – a two-year suspension which would focus most unwelcome ...
Sports Briefing | Track and Field Jamaican Sprinter Suspended Over Drug Test

The Olympic 200-meter winner Veronica Campbell Brown of Jamaica is serving a suspension while antidoping officials rule on a recent positive drug test. Her manager said Campbell Brown was ...
Blake out of Jamaican champs to run just 100 metres at worlds

Jamaica's Yohan Blake celebrates as he won the men's 100m race during the Weltklasse Diamond League meeting in Zurich August 30, 2012. REUTERS/Pascal ...
Athletics Yohan Blake withdraws from Jamaican national championships

Jamaica Olympic double sprint silver medallist Yohan Blake will only run the 100 metres at the world championships in Moscow after he withdrew from this weekend's Jamaican national titles.Blake suffered a hamstring injury in April and due to fitness issues was withdrawn from the Jamaican championships.He automatically qualified for the 100m in Moscow because he is the defending champion ...

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Athletics Veronica Campbell-Brown suspended by Jamaican federation following positive doping test

Jamaica Jamaica's two-time Olympic 200 metres champion Veronica Campbell-Brown has been suspended by her national federation following a positive test for a banned diuretic at a meeting last month."The Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) can now confirm that a case concerning Mrs Veronica Campbell-Brown is currently ongoing," the Jamaican governing body said in ...
Jamaica international Woodbine trialling with DC United

Woodbine, who has played for such clubs as Charleston Battery and Finnish pair VPS and HJK Helsinki, is currently contracted to Jamaican club Reno FC where he began his career back in ...
Report Jamaican national team defender OBrian Woodbine with DC United for a four-day trial

Jamaican national teamer O'Brian Woodbine has a chance at becoming a member of the D.C. United, according to the player's Twitter feed. Woodbine, who has played Stateside with USL PRO side Charleston Battery in 2009 and 2010, tweeted Tuesday that he was with D.C. for a four-day ...
Oly sprinter Campbell-Brown suspended amid probe

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Veronica Campbell-Brown's agent insists one of the cornerstones of Jamaica's wide-ranging sprint success "is not a cheat," even though the test results disagree.While her case is being decided, the three-time Olympic gold medalist will sit out and her country will try to make sense of one of its longest-held fears: a high-profile track star getting busted ...
Jamaica eyes its expatriates as investment source in efforts to kick start economic growth

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Chanderpaul out of CPL, Pomersbach in

West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been forced to withdraw from the first ever Caribbean Premier League (CPL) because of his contractual obligations with English county team Derbyshire.

Organisers say Chanderpaul signed a contract with CPL, offering himself for selection but later realised that his commitment to Derbyshire provided for release only if it pertained to West Indies duty, reports CMC.

"I am extremely sorry that I will not be able to participate in the CPL because of contractual obligations," said Chanderpaul.

"I would definitely like to make myself available for the next edition, and will have my contracts carry a clause that will permit me to play in future editions of T20 tournaments."

Head coach Andy Roberts said it is unfortunate that Chanderpaul is unable to represent the St. Lucia Zouks.

"His experience would have added some stability to the team, and of course he is loved and respected by fans around the world," said the former West Indies fast bowler.

"We wish him all the best this season with Derbyshire and hope to see him in the draft again next year".

Chanderpaul's withdrawal opens the door for Aussie batsman Luke Pomersbach to join St. ...