GROS ISLET, St Lucia – Shimron Hetmyer reiterated his immense promise with a swift half-century and leg-spinner Hayden Walsh backed him up with a incisive three-wicket haul, as West Indies stormed to a 2-0 lead in the five-match series against Australia with an emphatic 56-run victory here late Saturday.

MIAMI, Florida – Trinidad and Tobago have been installed in a difficult Group A, following their qualification for the group stages of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but are energized by the prospect of returning to the continental grouping’s top flight.

NEW YORK, New York – In-form striker Nico Brett netted his eighth goal of the United Soccer League season, to be one of four Jamaicans on the scoresheet last weekend as Deshane Beckford, Brian Brown and Rojay Smith all found the target with contrasting results for their respective teams.

MIAMI, Florida – Guyana and the Bahamas suffered heartbreak on Saturday evening when they both crashed out of contention for the CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – Barbados and Bermuda camps have expressed confidence heading into Friday night’s preliminary-round fixture, of taking a step closer to qualifying for a place in the CONCACAF Gold Cup – the Tridents for the first time and the Gombey Warriors for the second.

LONDON, UK – Antigua and Barbuda full-back Luther Wildin and Montserrat midfielder Alex Dyer have signed new deals to remain with their English clubs.

NEW YORK, New York – Jamaicans Dane Kelly and Neco Brett extended their purple patch in the United Soccer League, with their strikes earning their respective clubs contrasting victories in the championship on Wednesday night.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Grenada has followed St Lucia’s lead in allowing fully vaccinated fans to attend the five-match Twenty20 International series between West Indies and South Africa starting on Saturday.

LONDON, UK – Jamaica international Khadija Shaw has left France for England to join Women’s Super League (WSL) side Manchester City, saying she likes their style of play.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Seven players have pulled out of the Australia squad for the limited overs tour of West Indies next month, disrupting selectors’ plans for the Twenty20 World Cup later in the year.

NORTHAMPTON, England – Out-of-favor West Indies star, Carlos Brathwaite, produced another steady, if not spectacular all-round performance, as his Birmingham Bears won their third on the trot with a 55-run thrashing of Northamptonshire here Tuesday.

MIAMI, Florida – Fancied Curacao scored late but failed to complete their comeback against Panama, as all three Caribbean Football Union sides lost their opening games of the second round of CONCACAF 2022 World Cup Qualifiers on Saturday.