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Some Clubs Allege Digicel is trying to “destabilize and destroy Haitian football.”

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 10/02/2012 | 1 Comment

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – Some presidents of Haitian football clubs met in a meeting to denounce and take actions against Digicel and its CEO Maarten Boute for what they allege as an attempt to “destabilize and destroy Haitian football.”

Following a controversial election process by the Federation of Haitian Football (FHF) that saw the reelection of Dr. Yves Jean-Bart to the presidency of the federation for a fourth consecutive term.

Digicel, FHF’s largest sponsor, imposed sanctions in lieu of a commission of inquiry into the elections, which indeed aroused questions by the Haitian population.

Credits to club presidents’ cellphones were cut and Digicel Haiti CEO Maarten Boute spoke about the need for clarity and the establishment of an independent commission of inquiry, as the Haitian community did find the election process to have been irregular.

Mr. Carlo Marcelin, Recording Secretary of a meeting held by some of the club president’s of the Haitian Division I league published the minutes of the meeting held on February 5th in Le Nouvelliste.

Caribbean Basketball 2012

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 07/02/2012 | 0 Comments

PORT OF SPAIN Trinidad and Tobago, February 7th, 2012 — The Caribbean basketball confederation (CBC) held its 2012 congress in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Saturday January 28th. The CBC was pleased to host the FIBA world president, Mr. Yvan Mainini, along with FIBA world secretary-general Mr. Patrick Baumann.

Joining the congress for the third consecutive year were FIBA Americas president Mr. Horacio Muratore; FIBA Americas secretary-general Alberto Garcia; FIBA Americas secretary-general emeritus Mr. Jenaro “Tutu” Marchand; in addition to the president of the Central American and Caribbean sub-zone Mr. Ruperto Herrera.

At least sixteen (16) of the twenty-four (24) members of the CBC attended the congress, to include the national federations of Antigua & Barbuda; Bahamas; Barbados; Bermuda; Cayman Islands; Cuba; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica; Netherlands Antilles; Puerto Rico; St. Kitts and Nevis; ST. Lucia ; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad & Tobago; and the virgin islands.

The 2012 CBC congress was presided over by the president senator Usie Richards and laid the foundation for this year’s activities to include competitions, clinics for coaches and referees and the implementation of 3×3 basketball.

President Richards expressed his gratitude for all that were in attendance, and more importantly for having the presence of our FIBA president and secretary-general, Mr. Mainini and Mr. Baumann, who were able to update the members new developments and mandates in the world of FIBA basketball.

Our FIBA Americas executive outlined their expectations for the CBC organization and their plans to assist the CBC members in developing the organization and management of national federations in the Caribbean.

President Richards stated, “we were very pleased and appreciative of our host, Trinidad and Tobago, in the quality of the hosting facilities, and their efforts to ensure a successful congress.

I also express our deepest gratitude to Mr. Patrick Haynes, CBC technical manager, for the development of the first edition of CBC rebound, a digital magazine, that can be found on the CBC website, www.caribbeanbasketball.com”.

This inaugural edition covers the activities, from beginning to end, of the xxi CBC senior men championship and the xx senior women championship held in Nassau Bahamas.

SERENA EXITS EARLY AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN !!!

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 23/01/2012 | 2 Comments

Serena Williams looks to the skies during her fourth-round defeat at the Australian Open. Photograph: Nicolas Asfouri/AFP/Getty Images

Serena Williams exited the 2012 Australian Open early after being trounced in a mere twenty-two minutes. Serena Williams has lost at the Australian Open for the first time since 2008, struggling with her serve and hitting too many unforced errors in a shocking 6-2, 6-3 fourth-round defeat to Ekaterina Makarova. Questions have began to surface regarding the 30 year old’s commitment to the game. Her opponent the No. 56 ranked, Ekaterina Makarova surprised her with tremendous groundstrokes.”I don’t know what to say,” the 23-year-old Makarova said. “Amazing feeling and first time in quarter-finals. Williams is an unbelievable player. It’s really tough to play against her so I’m really happy I finished it in my way.”

Willams, hit 37 unforced errors in 6-2, 6-3 defeat. Williams had lost only two matches at the Australian Open since winning the first of her five titles here in 2003.

Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica surge into final of Caribbean T20

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 22/01/2012 | 0 Comments

By: Associated Press, The Associated Press

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Defending champions Trinidad & Tobago surged into the final of the Caribbean Twenty20 cricket competition here Saturday with a five-wicket win over Barbados in a low-scoring semifinal at Kensington Oval.
Trinidad & Tobago will meet Jamaica in the final, after it earlier eased past the Windward Islands by five wickets.
The Trinidadian bowlers limited Barbados to 90 all out off 19.5 overs with spinners Sunil Narine (2-10) and Samuel Badree (2-11) stifling the hosts with two wickets apiece. West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo took 3-23.
Kieron Pollard hit an unbeaten 31 and shared an unbroken sixth wicket stand of 48 with Jason Mohammed (11 not out) to see Trinidad & Tobago progress to Sunday’s final.
Narine collected the key scalp of Dwayne Smith, who chipped to midwicket and Badree removed captain Kirk Edwards and Kevin Stoute to reduce Barbados to 27-3.
The innings never recovered despite Shane Dowrich’s topscore of 22.
Barbados’ bowlers hit back strongly and reduced the visitors to 45-5, with Ryan Hinds and Fidel Edwards claiming two wickets apiece to fire up a huge crowd of 10,000.
Hinds (2-32) removed West Indies stars Adrian Barath and Dwayne Bravo and Edwards (2-21) claimed fellow internationals Lendl Simmons and Darren Bravo.
Pollard, lucky to survive a return chance to Sulieman Benn when he was two, steadied the Trinidad & Tobago innings with Mohammed.
Earlier, leg-spinner Odean Brown and left-arm seamers Sheldon Cotterell and Krishmar Santokie each claimed two wickets to restrict the previously unbeaten Windward Islands to 98-8 off 20 overs.
Wicketkeeper Lindon James topscored with 37 not out and opener Johnson Charles compiled 29.
Jamaica’s chase was not particularly fluent but captain David Bernard (22), Nkrumah Bonner (19) and Marlon Samuels (16) ensured their side’s advance.

Summarized scores:
Semi-final 1: Jamaica beat Windward Islands by five wickets.
Windward Islands 98-8 off 20 overs (Lindon James 37, Johnson Charles 29; Odean Brown 2-15, Sheldon Cotterell 2-20, Krishmar Santokie 2-23).
Jamaica 99-5 off 18 overs (David Bernard 22, Nkrumah Bonner 19, Marlon Samuels 16).
Semi-final 2: Trinidad & Tobago beat Barbados by five wickets.
Barbados 90 all out off 19.5 overs (Shane Dowrich 22; Dwayne Bravo 3-23, Sunil Narine 2-10, Samuel Badree 2-11, Kevon Cooper 2-18).
Trinidad & Tobago 93-5 off 14 overs (Kieron Pollard 31 not out, Darren Bravo 19; Fidel Edwards 2-21, Ryan Hinds 2-32).
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Samuels spurs Jamaica to tense victory over CCC; Sussex beats Netherlands in Caribbean T20

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 11/01/2012 | 2 Comments

West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels blasted an unbeaten 66 off 52 deliveries to spur Jamaica to a stunning two-wicket victory over Combined Campuses and Colleges with three balls to spare in the Caribbean Twenty20 on Tuesday.

West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels

In the other Zone B match on day two of the competition, English county Sussex defeated the Netherlands by 34 runs.
Jamaica’s victory was sealed by a dramatic late blast from Samuels, who smashed five sixes and two fours as Jamaica, needing 26 runs from the last two overs, surged to victory at 133-8 off 19.3 overs.
He smashed 16 runs from Jason Holder’s penultimate over, surviving a dropped catch in the deep by Kyle Mayers.
With 10 needed from the final over, Samuels sealed victory in style by launching Herman Henry’s medium pace over the long-off boundary.
Earlier, Chadwick Walton’s 66 off 59 balls provided the backbone of CCC’s competitive 131-9.
Kyle Hope hit 32 in a levelheaded third-wicket stand of 92.
Left-arm seamer Krishmar Santokie led Jamaica with 4-17 while left-arm spinner Nikita Miller grabbed 3-32.
In the opening match, Sussex was a comfortable winner after rallying from early peril to post 125-9 off 20 overs.
Wicketkeeper Ben Brown hit an assured, run-a-ball 42 that boosted the Sharks after they slipped to 30-3.
Chris Nash helped the recovery by compiling 20.
Fast bowler Timm van der Gugten, in his first match in Dutch orange, was outstanding in grabbing 5-21 from his four overs.
The Netherlands’ batting folded in pursuit and only captain Peter Borren’s 45 ensured a less severe defeat.
Naveed Arif claimed 3-12 with his left-arm seamers while Chris Liddle (2-11) and captain Michael Yardy (2-14) also stifled the Dutch.
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Scores:
Sussex 125-9 off 20 overs (Ben Brown 42, Chris Nash 20; Timm van der Gugten 5-21, Ahsan Malik 2-21), def. Netherlands 91 off 18.3 overs (Peter Borren 45; Naveed Arif 3-12, Chris Liddle 2-11, Michael Yardy 2-14) by 34 runs.
Jamaica 133-8 off 19.3 overs (Marlon Samuels 66 not out, Nkrumah Bonner 21; Yannick Ottley 3-20, Jason Holder 2-33), def. Combined Campuses & Colleges 131-9 off 20 overs (Chadwick Walton 66, Kyle Hope 32; Krishmar Santokie 4-17, Nikita Miller 3-32) by 2 wickets.

Blake and Campbell-Brown selected the best CAC athletes in 2011

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 08/01/2012 | 2 Comments

San Juan, Puerto Rico – Jamaican World champions Yohan Blake and Veronica Campbell-Brown were selected the Central American and Caribbean athletes of 2011, the region’s athletics governing body (CACAC) announced.

Blake took the 100m title and ran the third leg of the World record breaking 4x100mRelay squad at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu. Three weeks later, he ran the second fastest time ever in the 200m (19.26) at the Samsung Diamond League meeting in Brussels.

Yohan Blake runs to ther second fastest 200m time in history (Gladys Chai van der Laage)

The 22-year old sprinter prevailed in a close contest over his countryman, the world’s fastest man and 2011 IAAF Athlete of the Year Usain Bolt, who picked up the 200m gold in Daegu and anchored the Jamaican squad to the 4x100m world record in 37.04, after false starting in the 100m final.

Two-time Olympic 200m winner Campbell-Brown collected her first World crown at the distance, after finishing runner-up in the 100m. The 29-year old Jamaican shows an impressive collection of 10 World Championships medals, including her 100m gold from Helsinki 2005.

Quater-milers Kirani James of Grenada and Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas, were selected the junior athletes of 2011. At 18, James became the youngest ever individual World champion when taking the 400m final in Daegu. Miller added the World Youth gold in Lille to the junior crown won in Moncton in 2010.

“On behalf of the CAC Executive Council we would like to congratulate the winners of the 2011 CAC Athlete of Year, all of them products of the rich development and school programs of the region,” said Central American and Caribbean Athletics Confederation (CACAC) chairman Victor Lopez.

Eight countries combined efforts to collect five gold, seven silver and 10 bronze medals for the Central American and Caribbean region in Daegu. They were Jamaica, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada and Colombia. The last two earned their first medals ever at the universal competition.

Four other countries also included athletes in the final: the Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda, the US Virgin Island and Venezuela. The latter collected its first World Championships points in history.

Javier Clavelo Robinson for the IAAF

Gayle likely to miss Caribbean T20 event for Big Bash

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 10/12/2011 | 56 Comments

KINGSTON (Jamaica): While explosive opener Chris Gayle is busy playing T20 cricket across the globe, he will be a non-starter for his home team Jamaica in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship next month.

Chris Gayle

Media reports indicated that the estranged West Indies opener will not be released by the Sydney Thunders franchise during the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament which will be contested in Australia at the same time the regional tournament is unfolding.

Gayle hinted that he would try to make himself available for Jamaica in a bid for them to complete a sweep of the major regional titles after leading the national side to victory in the Regional Super 50 tournament last October in Guyana.

His unavailability almost rules him out of the Twenty20 World Cup next September in Sri Lanka in light of the West Indies Cricket Board’s new selection policy.

Players must now make themselves available to their regional territorial side in the format of the game for which they hope to be selected for West Indies during the ensuing year.

Gayle has not played for West Indies since the World Cup on the Asian sub-continent earlier this year, following a disagreement with the WICB over his contentious comments in an interview with a Jamaican radio station.

Efforts to resolve the matter have proved futile with the WICB demanding an apology from Gayle and the talismanic batsman openly refusing to budge.

Tamar Lambert, the regular captain of the national team in the regional first-class championship, has been overlooked for the second year in a row.

Out-of-favour West Indies duo of batsman Xavier Marshall and fast bowler Andrew Richardson, two other members of the side that won the RS50, have also missed out.

They are two of the four reserves named by the National Selection Panel, along with Simon Jackson and Damion Jacobs.

Former youth players Andre McCarthy and Kennar Lewis are both set to make their debuts, after they were included in the 14-member squad.

All-rounder Dave Bernard Jr missed the recent RS50 while recovering from knee surgery, but returns to the squad – and will captain the side.

Marlon Samuels, Danza Hyatt and Andre Russell are now on West Indies duty in India and have been included, along with Windies wicketkeeper-batsman Carlton Baugh Jr.

Jamaica have been slotted into Group B, where their opponents will be the Netherlands, Sussex, Combined Campuses & Colleges, and co-hosts Barbados.

The CT20 opens Jan 9.

Squad:

Dave Bernard Jr (captain), Carlton Baugh Jr, Nkrumah Bonner, Odean Brown, Sheldon Cotterrell, Shawn Findlay, Danza Hyatt, Kennar Lewis, Andre McCarthy, Horace Miller, Nikita Miller, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Krishmar Santokie

MICHAEL VICK involved in “NUDE PHOTO SCANDAL”

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 08/11/2011 | 0 Comments

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November 8, 2011

Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback: Michael Vick

Michael Vick is the latest athlete to become embroiled in “nude photo scandal”. According to one website the woman contacted, she told them the photo was easily identifiable as Vick because the unique tattoos “that appear all over his body including his signature super man tatoo [sic].”

The woman claims the photo was taken less than a year ago in a hotel room in Dallas, Texas.

Vick and the Eagles are coming off a 30-24 loss to the Chicago Bears on Monday Night, may have bigger problems. Vick recently signed a multi-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, since being released from prison. Critics have been relentlessly attacking his performance since the team’s performance has fell short of the pre-season “Dream Team” tag.

Australian sporting, cultural and entertainment heavyweights head to support 2018 Commonwealth Games host city bid in St Kitts and Nevis

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 07/11/2011 | 0 Comments

(Media-Newswire.com) –
A who’s who of Australian sporting, cultural and entertainment are heading to St Kitts and Nevis in the Caribbean to support the Gold Coast city’s bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

The headline acts will be Indigenous Australian R&B singer Jessica Mauboy who will perform a number of her chart topping songs, and dancers from the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park providing distinctly Australian entertainment at the Bid ceremony dinner.

Tjapukai will also be conducting a series of cultural’ performance and assisting during the week of the final presentation with Aboriginal art demonstrations and boomerang throwing.

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh said it was important the entertainment provided a distinctly indigenous focus, as it was high brand recognition for Australia.

“We are fortunate and excited to secure both Jessica Mauboy and dancers from Tjapukai who will provide a unique experience for the Commonwealth Games Federation representatives and voting delegates in attendance,” she said.

“Jessica is an internationally recognised artist and will be featuring a number of her own songs as well as a few especially for our final bid, while the dancers from Tjapukai will be performing their distinctly indigenous dance act as well as providing cultural demonstrations.

“We will also be featuring a number of our Gold medal winning athletes to support the bid.”

Athletes in attendance will include Commonwealth Games Gold medal swimmer Andrew Baildon, cycling Olympic medalist Sara Carrigan OAM, Commonwealth and Olympic Games Gold medalist Kurt Fearnley OAM and gymnastics Commonwealth Games Gold medalist Brennon Dowrick.

Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Bid Chairman and Commonwealth Games and Olympic medalist Mark Stockwell, Bid Executive Director and Commonwealth and Olympic Games Gold medalist Glynnis Nunn Cearns, and Bid President and Commonwealth Games and Olympic representative Sam Coffa will also be representing the Gold Coast city’s Bid.

Qantas Airways have provided the Bid team with sponsorship to transfer some of the talent.

The announcement of the 2018 Commonwealth Games host city will take place in St Kitts and Nevis, the Caribbean on 11 November. The community is invited to attend a live announcement on 12 November 2011 at Broadwater Parklands, Gold Coast City.

Haiti Soccer Media Rights Purchased by American Broadcaster

GFBC NEWS STAFF | 05/11/2011 | 16 Comments

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (defend.ht) – The exclusive rights of television and radio for the next matches of the Haitian Football Federation (FHF) team in the World Cup Brazil 2014, were sold to the American company Media World.

AlterPresse reported that the FHF announced that the media and national bodies will not broadcast any live or the next matches of the national team at Sylvio Cator Stadium without prior agreement with Media World.

Several previous information, the broadcasting rights for matches selection Haitian football were sold by the federation with the international firm to cover travel expenses of the national team of Haiti.

The contract, which amount to $125,000 dollars [US], covering the first phase of the qualifications of Haiti for the Football World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

The Federation states that “Radio and TV rights for the World Cup belongs to FIFA, which in turn yields to the national associations that can negotiate with production companies.”

Haitian Football Federation recalled the mission of the federations and FIFA have a duty and obligation to ensure respect for and protection of official broadcasters.

November 11 on the road and at home on November 15, Haiti will face in Antigua and Barbuda to seek qualification for the next round of qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in 2014 in Brazil.

In its last match against the Netherlands Antilles Port-au-Prince, Haitian football selection conceded a 2-2 (halftime 1-2), Tuesday, October 11 at Sylvio Cator Stadium.

Source: Defend Haiti