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Marlon Samuels

In defence of Marlon Samuels

The Editor, Sir: In principle, I take no real exception to the editorial in yesterday's edition of The Gleaner. However, the author of the editorial could be viewed in the same critical manner as he did in chastising those who have defended Marlon's...

ECB may shake up LV County Championship

The proposal is being considered by the England and Wales Cricket Board and could be introduced by 2010 if approved. The loss of revenue that would result from the shrunken county format would be more than offset by the one-day competition. Meanwhile, the ECB will struggle to halt the invasion of...

Cricket: Samuels given two-year ban for links with bookmaker

Marlon Samuels' two-year ban for accepting money from a bookmaker verifies a claim by Dr Julian Hunte when he became president of the West Indies Cricket Board last year that he would restore the credibility of Caribbean cricket. The International Cricket Council approved the ban imposed by the...

ICC needs to catch big fish: Latif

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain and whistle-blower on the match-fixing racket, Rashid Latif has reacted cautiously to the West Indian batsman Marlon Samuels facing the two-year ban, saying the International Cricket Council needed to net the big fish to eradicate corruption from the sport....

Maria Sharapova strikes deal over photo-shoot

cricket: West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels faces a two-year ban after being found guilty of breaching regulations after a probe into allegations of links with a bookmaker. ... Have your say Read comments World No 2 Maria Sharapova revealed yesterday that she had struck a...

Marlon Samuels to face hearing today

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Marlon Samuels is expected to face a West Indies board (WICB) ethics and disciplinary committee on Friday (today) to answer charges ... of inappropriate conduct relating to the investigation into his alleged connections with an Indian bookmaker. Radio...

Dyson ready for ultimate test

KINGSTON, Jamaica: The West Indies coach John Dyson is about to face his toughest assignment against the world champions, but he is confident of a str ... ong performance against his former team. Dyson, who played 30 Tests for Australia in the 1970s and 80s, knows the...

ON THE BOUNDARY - The Saints come marching in

The Super League, Jamaica's semi-pro cricket tournament, is one round short of the end of its first season, and already the St Catherine Saints of Chedwin Park are celebrating and deservedly so. With one match to go against last year's cup winners St Elizabeth...

Kangaroos, Saints in Super battle today

Leaders St Catherine Saints can lift the inaugural Jamaica Super League title by taking a minimum first points against Melbourne Kangaroos in their game that begins today and ends tomorrow, with play set to get under way at 10:00 each morning. ... In the most anticipated...

Oh, Jamaica!

KINGSTON – Nikita Miller completed a ten-wicket match haul to help Jamaica land their third West Indies domestic title for the season, when they crushed Trinidad and Tobago in the Carib Beer Challenge Final by nine wickets inside three days yesterday.