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SPORTSKian Pemberton and Jerellius Louis selected for West Indies U19 Camp in preparation for 2018 World Cup

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Published 7 April, 2017

Written By: T. J. Chapman

SKN PULSE, Sunday 4 December 2016 – Nevisian Kian Pemberton and Kittitian Jerellius Louis have been selected for the West Indies U19 camp to be held in Grenada.

A press release from the West Indies Cricket Board states that the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Broad (WICB) has picked a 20-member squad for a camp scheduled for Friday, December 9 to Tuesday, December 20 in Grenada. The squad for this Under-19 delegation has representatives from all six regions, Leewards, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados and the Windward Islands.

As per information provided by Project Officer Rawl Lewis, the camp is to prepare a team for the Regional Super50 as was done for the last two years. In addition, there will also be a pre-tournament camp for the final team, January 17 – 21.

Lewis added that “a comprehensive programme has been developed for the 2018 World Cup preparation which started with the regional under 17 and 19 tournaments over the summer. The 23-month programme will include a mini-series with New Zealand (three-match series) in January 2018, just before the World Cup.”

The World Cup is scheduled to be played in New Zealand from January 12 through to February 4, 2018.

The release further stated that, Dwain Gill, Anthony Gray, Graeme West, Khevyn Williams and Zephyrinus Nicholas are members of the management team who will be in charge of operations during the ten days. The team will be supported by WICB staff Lewis and Senior Player Relations Officer, Ayana Cooper.

While physical assessment and preparation are the primary objectives, the young cricketers will also participate in life and mental skills sessions.

The full squad reads as follows:

• Keagan Simmonds

• Kirstan Kallicharan

• Cephas Cooper

• Navin Bidaisee

• Matthew Patrick

• Te-Shawn Alleyne – all from TT

• Johann Jeremiah – Grenada

• Emmanuel Stewart – Grenada

• Johnnel Eugene – St Lucia

• Daneal Dupigny – Dominica

• Alick Athanaze – Dominica – all from the Windward Islands

• Jerellius Louis – St Kitts

• Javier Spence – Antigua

• Kian Pemberton – Nevis – all from the Leeward Islands

• Nyeem Young – Barbados

• Joshua Bishop – Barbados

• Shian Brathwaite – Barbados

• Joshua Persaud Guyana

• Bhaskar Yadram – Guyana

• Jeavor Royal – Jamaica

Local Sports, Sports

STPS And EPPS Emerge Winners At 25th Gulf Insurance Primary Schools Championships On Nevis

Published 6 April, 2017

NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 06, 2017) — The St. Thomas Primary School (STPS) emerged winners, successfully defending their title in Class A Division at the 25th Gulf Insurance Primary Primary Schools Championships. The Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School (EPPS) captured the winning spot for the sixth consecutive time in the Class B Division.

Athletes of the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School, winners of the B Division in the 25th Gulf Insurance Primary School Championships receive trophy from Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Ministry Wakely Daniel at the trophy ceremony at the Elquemedo T. Willett Park on April 05, 2017. Head teacher Shenelle Pemberton looks on (photo courtesy Corner Stone)

The keenly contested games took place at the Elquemedo T. Willett Park on April 05, 2017, under the patronage of Ms. Meritza Williams, Nevis’ first female Olympian and a former athlete of the Charlestown Primary School.

Overall points standing at the end of the meet were St. Thomas’ Primary School – 191 points, Joycelyn Liburd Primary School – 161 points, Ivor Walters Primary with – 159, Charlestown Primary School – 129 points, Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School – 125, Maude Crosse Primary – 42 points, Violet O. Jeffers Nicholls Primary School – 32 and the St. James Primary School – 25 points.

The eight primary schools on the island are divided into two divisions. Division A comprises the largest schools and Division B are schools with 125 students or less. The meet began with a 60 meter race followed by a 100 meter, 200 meter, 800 meter and 1200 meter races. There were also 4×1 and 4x 400 relay races.

The Championships were also sponsored by the Nevis Island Administration through the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Youth and Sports and local agents for Gulf Insurance A. L.Evelyn. It was also the 35th staging of the athletic meet and the last time it will be held at the Elquemedo T. Willett Park.

Among those in attendance at the games were Premier of Nevis and Minister of Education Hon. Vance Amory, Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Timothy Harris, Jason Clarke, Managing Director of Gulf Insurance Limited, S. Nandepersad, Director of Parent Company Assuria based in Suriname and John Barkley, Operations/Claims Manager of Gulf Insurance Limited.

Local Sports, Sports

SPORTS DEPARTMENT ACCEPTS SPORTS GEAR FROM DUNNINGTON CRICKET CLUB

Published: 6 April 2017

Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 05, 2017 (SKNIS): On Tuesday (April 04), the Department of Sports in St. Kitts took possession of a package of sports gear including footballs, cricket bats, balls, gloves, and pads that were donated by the Dunnington Cricket Club based in the United Kingdom.

Members of the club are in St. Kitts for a March 29 to April 11, sports tourism tour and presented the gears during a brief ceremony at the Warner Park Cricket Stadium. Club Chairman, Dave Bristow, said that this was the fourth time that members of the cricket organization are visiting St. Kitts and Nevis and they typically use such opportunities to give back to the people of the island for being excellent hosts.

He added that this was the first time he was a part of the tour and was impressed with the Warner Park Cricket Stadium – the premiere sporting facility on St. Kitts and Nevis

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sports, Stanley Knight, thanked the club for its donation and said their visit fits into a sports national framework that is being developed.

The plan includes three pillars: Sports for All, making it accessible to everyone; Sports for Development, using it a tool to develop the national infrastructure; and Sports for Excellence, having athletes succeed in the local, regional and international arena. He said the club’s visit fits into the first two pillars.

“It really is a simple vision that means so much to us and it is because of that vision why it is such a pleasure to have you here,” Mr. Knight said.

The club will also donate sports gear to the Children’s Home in St. Kitts, and the St. Thomas Primary School in Nevis. Their visit was organized by Harwood Williams, a U.K.-based national of St. Kitts and Nevis.

International Sports, Sports

Brazil top FIFA rankings for first time in seven years

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Published: 5 April 2017

Five-times world champions Brazil have returned to what they will consider their rightful place at the top of the FIFA rankings for the first time in seven years.

Brazil have enjoyed a impressive revival since Tite replaced Dunga as their national team coach last year, winning all nine matches they have played under his leadership including eight World Cup qualifiers.

They continued their run in March with a 4-1 win in Uruguay and 3-0 win over Paraguay to become the first side to book their place at next year’s World Cup in Russia with four games to spare.

Brazil, who replaced arch-rivals Argentina at the top, previously led the rankings going into the 2010 World Cup where they were eliminated by the Netherlands in the quarter-finals.

Since then, they have suffered a string of embarrassments, with elimination by Paraguay at successive Copa America tournaments in 2011 and 2015 and their infamous 7-1 loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup semi-final.

Argentina lost their place after last week’s 2-0 defeat in Bolivia which has left them struggling to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Four of the top five teams in the rankings announcement by FIFA on Thursday, are from South America. Chile are fourth, Colombia fifth and Germany sandwiched in between in third.

Egypt are Africa’s best-placed team in 19th while Asia’s top side are 28th-placed Iran.

Top ten rankings (previous month’s places in brackets)

1. Brazil (2)

2. Argentina (1)

3. Germany (3)

4. Chile (4)

5. Colombia (7)

6. France (6)

7. Belgium (5)

8. Portugal (8)

9. Switzerland (9)

10. Spain (10)

(Writing by Brian Homewood; editing by Sudipto Ganguly)

International Sports, Sports

Pacquiao to fight Australia’s Horn in July

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Published: 5 April 2017

Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao smiles during a brief conference upon his arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco
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Filipino great Manny Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn in Brisbane in July after a bout with Amir Khan fell through, local media reported.

“We’re not able to fight Amir Khan because of Ramadan, so we decided to take this fight in the interim,” Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz said in comments published by News Corp media.

“We signed it, so yeah, we’re excited about it. But again, my preference was to fight Amir Khan. That didn’t work out. We had this on the table so we decided to take it.”

Eight-division world champion Pacquiao agreed to an April fight against Briton Khan in the United Arab Emirates but his promoter Bob Arum said last month it had been postponed after the $38 million offer for the bout failed to materialize.

The July 2 fight against Horn will be the 38-year-old Pacquiao’s first since his unanimous decision victory for the title over American Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas last November.

“Manny will train and do the best he can and hopefully we get the fight over with very quickly, we get out of there, we say ‘hi’ to the Australian fans and media and come home,” Koncz said.

“Frankly and honestly, and nothing against Jeff Horn — I’ve never met the kid, I don’t know him personally — but the name recognition is I guess why the fans picked Amir Khan.”

In February, Philippines senator Pacquiao (59-6-2) asked fans on Twitter who he should fight next in a four-man poll and 48 percent of the respondents voted for Khan.

Horn (16-0-1) won seven percent behind Briton Kell Brook (24 percent) and American Terence Crawford (21).

(Reporting by Ian Ransom; Editing by John O’Brien)