The Barbados government wants reparation payments from the successors of the plantation’s founderJames Drax, led by Richard Drax, a wealthy British MP
World leaders and governments must do much more to modernise international financial systems so that they serve everyone, not just the wealthiest nations
The 2020 winner of the PEN Pinter Prize, LKJ’s poetry puts the ignominy and hardship of the black experience in Britain front and centre in words that echo across the decades
The prolific interdisciplinary scholar who worked on the periphery and challenged Eurocentrism also drew attention to the El Niño phenomenon and global warming concerns in Victorian times
Delegations from both sides arrived in Barbados Monday morning to revive discussions, after a previous round in Norway petered out
Dialogue between Venezuela’s opposition and President Maduro’s government will resume in Barbados, self-declared interim president Juan Guaido said
Kevin Pietersen laid the platform for a commanding 39-run victory over SA as England took a giant stride towards the World Twenty20 semifinals.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith was in a bullish mood ahead of his side’s World Twenty20 Super Eights clash against England on Saturday.
Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel subjected Afghanistan to a short-pitched mugging to give the Proteas a comfortable passage into the Super Eight phase.
Fast, true pitches and some big hitting are expected over the next few days as the Twenty20 World Cup enters the Super Eight phase on Thursday.
England qualified for the second round Super Eights of the World Twenty20 following a no-result wash-out with Ireland on Tuesday.
England face a quest for survival after the West Indies made 749-9 declared on Sunday.
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An opening stand of 229 lifted England to 301 for three on the first day of the fourth Test against the West Indies in Barbados on Thursday.
Australia won the third and final Test against the West Indies on Monday to complete a 2-0 series victory.
Australia opener Simon Katich batted all day for an unbeaten 148 to lead his side to a commanding 330 for three at the close of the third day of play.
Australia were struggling at 226-7 after a rain-shortened first day of the third Test against the West Indies on Thursday.
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Jamaican batsman Brenton Parchment was the only player without Test experience named in the 15-man West Indies squad for three Tests and five one-day internationals in South Africa from next month. A slim right-handed opener, Parchment is a former West Indies under-19 captain and A team representative.
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International Cricket Council chief executive Malcolm Speed apologised on Sunday for the ”very sad way” the World Cup Final finished amid farcical scenes. Players and spectators at the Kensington Oval, not to mention millions of television viewers, were left baffled by the climax to Saturday’s match, which saw Australia celebrate victory twice.
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Record-breaking run scorer Adam Gilchrist has revealed the secret of his batting success at the World Cup final — a squash ball inside his batting glove. The Australian left hander scored 149, the highest score ever in a World Cup final on Saturday, an innings that put the game beyond opponent Sri Lanka.
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Match referee Jeff Crowe took the blame for the farcical finish to the World Cup final that saw Australia celebrate victory twice and forced Sri Lanka to bat in pitch-black darkness. But he suggested third umpire Rudi Koertzen may have initiated a process that led to chaotic scenes at the climax of cricket’s showpiece game.
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting celebrated a third successive World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday and admitted it was an achievement that will live with him forever. ”I will never forget this day,” said Ponting after the 53-run win over Sri Lanka in the Kensington Oval final that was cut short by the rain and ended in confusion.
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Adam Gilchrist lived up to his billing as the most dangerous batsman in the one-day game with a record 149 as Australia won an unprecedented third straight World Cup final on Saturday in a match that ended in complete farce.
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To captain Ricky Ponting and his all-conquering Australia team, the World Cup is another box to tick. Pace-bowler Glenn McGrath, facing his last match before retirement, describes Saturday’s final against Sri Lanka as business as usual, while opposition captain Mahela Jayawardene aims to convince his players it’s not even a final.
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Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya and Australian paceman Glenn McGrath will be playing their last World Cup match on Saturday. The pair have been looking at their best, with left-handed opener Jayasuriya, a survivor of the 1996 World Cup-winning team, showing off his big-hitting in the early overs and McGrath displaying his disciplined pace and subtle variations.
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Muttiah Muralitharan hopes that a Sri Lanka victory in Saturday’s World Cup final against champions Australia can help heal the war wounds of his strife-torn country. The star off-spinner said a victory would be a timely boost as violence on the island escalates between government troops and Tamil Tiger rebels.
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South Africa vice-captain Jacques Kallis has warned that Australia’s unbeaten record in the World Cup will count for nothing when the sides meet in the semifinal in St Lucia on Wednesday. ”They’ve played some very good cricket in this tournament, being unbeaten, while we’ve had a few hiccups along the way,” said Kallis.
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A Kevin Pietersen-inspired England kept their promise of winning the last World Cup match for coach Duncan Fletcher when they beat the West Indies by one wicket on Saturday. In-form Pietersen smashed a robust 100 and skipper Michael Vaughan regained form with a timely 79 as England surpassed their rivals’ total of 300 with one ball to spare.
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West Indies captain Brian Lara will play the last game of an illustrious international career on Saturday when his side take on England in the final World Cup Super Eights clash. Lara, who holds the record for the top Test score (400 not out) and highest first-class knock (501 not out), retires after the match and will be given a huge reception at the Kensington Oval.
Peter Moores will succeed Duncan Fletcher as England’s permanent coach, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Friday. Fletcher’s resignation was announced on Thursday after England were dumped out of the World Cup following some dismal performances. He will stand down after Saturday’s final World Cup Super Eights match with hosts West Indies.
Will Brian Lara be remembered as a batting genius in a declining West Indies cricketing era who was destined to court frustration with his team’s repeated failures? The debate will go on, but there is no denying that he was one of the best batsmen of the modern era who drew fans to the ground with his attractive and audacious stroke play.
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Ramnaresh Sarwan missed a hundred but still guided the West Indies to a resounding 99-run World Cup win over Bangladesh at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on Thursday to ensure they would not finish in the bottom two of the Super Eights table.
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Struggling South Africa fast bowler Makhaya Ntini is battling to save his Caribbean World Cup dream. The 29-year-old was dropped from the team for the crucial Super Eights match against England in Bridgetown on Tuesday despite a Kensington Oval pitch having both pace and bounce.