BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Man-of-the-Match Andre Russell made an instant impact with bat and ball in his first appearance for West Indies in two years, as the home side staged the highest-ever successful run chase at Kensington Oval to beat England by four wickets here Tuesday night.

TAMPA BAY, Florida – Favourite Bluefield chased down the pacesetter to hand Barbadian trainer Saffie Joseph Jr victory in the US$100 000 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders’ and Owners’ Association Florida Sire Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Debutant seamer Matthew Forde sparkled in a Man-of-the-Match effort while lion-hearted Romario Shepherd once again proved his mettle, as West Indies tasted their first One-Day International series success over England on Caribbean soil in 25 years with a nervy four-wicket win here late Saturday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies president, Dr Kishore Shallow, on Saturday hailed the contributions of former Guyana and West Indies players Clyde Butts and Joe Solomon who both died Friday.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Netballers from the Caribbean may all be breathing a huge sigh of relief over their immediate professional playing future in the Super Netball League (SNL) after the bitter pay dispute that shook the sport in Australia finally ended this past weekend.

MIAMI, Florida – Jamaica’s Reggae Girls missed out on a spot in next year’s CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Guatemala, in a must-win qualifier on Sunday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Captain Shai Hope produced a sublime masterclass in the form of his 16th One-Day International hundred as West Indies pulled off a record run chase to stun England by four wickets in the opening ODI here Sunday.

MIAMI, FL – Jamaica’s Reggae Girls left themselves with all to do against Guatemala next Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by Panama in their penultimate game of the CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup qualifiers on Wednesday.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Shamera Sterling led a trio of Jamaican netballers that earned recognition on Saturday during the Netball Australia (NA) awards.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Joshua Bishop clobbered a breathtaking maiden hundred in his third first class match as West Indies Academy took control of their opening game against Ireland Academy here Sunday.

TORONTO, Canada – Multiple-times Woodbine champion Patrick Husbands rode three winners and narrowly missed out on a fourth in the CAN$250 000 Princess Elizabeth Stakes, to complete an excellent outing at the central Canada oval here Saturday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Sprint hurdler Ronald Levy could be ruled out of the Jamaica team for next year’s Olympic Games in Paris after his “B” sample returned positive for two banned substances.