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The 2015 Evo-Stik Southern League Premier Division campaign is underway in England, and at least one Saint Lucian is involved, over at Latimer Park.

Earlier this year, 23-year-old fullback Melanius Daniel Mullarkey made his international debut with Saint Lucia in the Windward Islands Men’s Football Championship.

He impressed sufficiently to play a role in the island team’s unfortunately brief foray into the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 qualifiers against Antigua-Barbuda.

Now, Danny is with Kettering Town Football Club, who announced his signing earlier this month. The Poppies, under coach Marcus Law, are Evo-Stik League newcomers.

According to a release from KTFC, “The club is delighted to confirm the registration of Melanius Mullarkey who was scouted for Birmingham City at a young age, playing five years with their youth setup, before moving on to Coventry City.

“Mullarkey, travelled to Cyprus to play for Limmasol but returned to the United Kingdom, and has made appearances for Banbury United, Bedworth United, Long Buckby, Rugby Town and Corby Town. He made his debut for Saint Lucia in May.”

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On Sunday, the Mabouya Valley Football League’s 2015 EC Global Under-21 Tournament kicks off at the Grand Riviere Playing Field in Dennery.

The day’s proceedings get underway at 3:30pm with a parade of teams involving the participating clubs, followed by the opening game at 4pm, a mouthwatering and always highly anticipated encounter involving archrivals Aux-Lyons United Sports Club and Rovers United Sports Club.

The tournament will be played in two groups on a round robin basis, where the two top teams from each group will advance to the semifinals and thence the finals.

Defending champions Survivals Sports Club are in Group A, with Richfond Youth Organization (RYO), Togetherness Youth Sports Club and Young Generations Sports Club.

Group B includes Aux-Lyons United, Monarch Sports Club, Chesters Sports Club and Rovers United.

All matches will be played at the Grand Riviere Playing Field.

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Jamil Joseph (centre)

At least five more Saint Lucian footballers are being given the opportunity to play professional or semi-professional football overseas.

Last Saturday, three players from Vieux Fort South made their way to Trinidad and Tobago to take up stints there.

Gregson ‘Gorgom’ President is a national under-23 midfielder. He signed a two-year deal with Caledonia AIA. Also joining the Morvant Stallions, but on trial, are under-23 national midfielder Antonius Mayers and under-21 national striker Antonio Joseph.

Cale retain the services of another player from Vieux Fort South, Saint Lucia international Jamil Joseph, but the club has also been home to outstanding Saint Lucian players like Vernus Abbott, Valencius Joseph and – most notably – Titus ‘Titi’ Elva.

Elva was instrumental in working with Cale head coach Jamal Shabazz in getting the players over to TTO.

A fourth player, Gros Islet’s Otev Lawrence, has left as well for for a second stint at Caledonia AIA, having previously been with the team in 2013.

Caledonia have won the FA Trophy on three occasions, and lifted the Caribbean Football Union’s Club Championship in 2012.

Yet another player, Dwayne Henry from Canaries, is also headed to the Land Of The Hummingbird. Henry is expected to play for Cunipia FC in the National Super League, alongside fellow national midfielder Lester Joseph of Soufriere.

Other Saint Lucians playing in Trinidad and Tobago include Malik Shervon St Prix and Kurt Frederick at W Connection FC. National midfielder Tremaine Shayne Paul was on the books of W Connection but he is no longer signed up with the club.

(Additional reporting by Brian McDonald)

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Scheper and Spencer

Saint Lucia’s two-member team to the 2015 IAAF World Championships in Athletics left the United States on Monday to travel to Beijing, China, for what is expected to be the biggest showcase ever for global track and field, race walking and road running.

Saint Lucia is being represented by high jumpers Levern Spencer and Jeannelle Scheper, aged 31 and 20 (21 in November). Levern is a veteran campaigner, who is to date the only Saint Lucian ever to win medals at the world level.

In 2015, both ladies have made their share of history. Jeannelle became the first athlete ever from Saint Lucia to win an NCAA Division 1 title. Levern won the nation’s first-ever Pan American Games gold, then repeated as NACAC champion.

They are entered alongside 28 other athletes from 21 countries. Jeannelle’s best height for the year, 1.97m, ranks her sixth. Levern’s best, 1.94, puts her joint 13th. Both will be entered in the qualifying rounds on the 27th, in hopes of making it to the finals on the 29th.

According to a release from the Saint Lucia Athletics Association (SLAA), the organisation “wishes it’s [sic] delegation travelling to the IAAF 2015 World Championships in China all the best.”

Already confirmed to have travelled to China is Team Leader Henry Bailey, who left Saint Lucia last Friday to attend the IAAF Congress and Elections and the subsequent Championships. According to unconfirmed reports, SLAA president Wayne Burton is also headed to Beijing.

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Team Saint Lucia.

Saint Lucia finished fourth at the Caribbean Football Union’s inaugural Under-15 Boys Championship, which concluded on Sunday evening in Sint Maarten.

Saint Lucia had opened the tournament against Cayman Islands, losing 2-0. The rematch, to decide third place in the competition, would prove a much closer contest.

Kareem Foster scored eight minutes in for the Caymanians. But Saint Lucia never lost their composure, and Riquelme Sylvester hit an equaliser in the 35th minute.

The scores remained knotted until the final whistle, with the game going to penalties. Saint Lucia missed their first one, and the Caymans missed the fifth, which would have sealed victory. In sudden death, though, Saint Lucia missed again, and the Caymans hit to win 5-4.

The Saint Lucian lads can exit the tournament with their heads held high, however. In six matches, they earned three wins and aside from the penalty loss, their other two setbacks were by a combined three goals.

In total, Saint Lucia scored 18 goals in six matches. Riquelme Sylvester scored five in all, as did Linus Clovis. They also allowed just five goals, recording clean sheets in each of their three victories.

Saint Lucia’s semifinal opponents, Curacao, went on to win the title. They had beaten Saint Lucia 2-1, but conquered Dominican Republic 4-2 in the final. Saint Lucia finished fourth at the Caribbean Football Union’s inaugural Under-15 Boys Championship, which concluded on Sunday evening in Sint Maarten.

Saint Lucia had opened the tournament against Cayman Islands, losing 2-0. The rematch, to decide third place in the competition, would prove a much closer contest.

Kareem Foster scored eight minutes in for the Caymanians. But Saint Lucia never lost their composure, and Riquelme Sylvester hit an equaliser in the 35th minute.

The scores remained knotted until the final whistle, with the game going to penalties. Saint Lucia missed their first one, and the Caymans missed the fifth, which would have sealed victory. In sudden death, though, Saint Lucia missed again, and the Caymans hit to win 5-4.

The Saint Lucian lads can exit the tournament with their heads held high, however. In six matches, they earned three wins and aside from the penalty loss, their other two setbacks were by a combined three goals.

In total, Saint Lucia scored 18 goals in six matches. Riquelme Sylvester scored five in all, as did Linus Clovis. They also allowed just five goals, recording clean sheets in each of their three victories.

Saint Lucia’s semifinal opponents, Curacao, went on to win the title. They had beaten Saint Lucia 2-1, but conquered Dominican Republic 4-2 in the final.

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          Taryck Gabriel

Saint Lucia’s national men’s team is aiming to climb all the way out of the cellar at this year’s Windward Islands Goodwill Cricket Tournament, which bowls off in St Vincent and the Grenadines this Thursday.

The national team continued its preparations with a two-day practice match against the Police cricket team over the weekend at Mindoo Phillip Park.

Batting first, the national team made 438 all out in 93 overs. Taryck Gabriel was the star of the show, the 20-year-old fresh from playing club cricket in the United Kingdom. A former West Indies Under-19 player, Taryck opened the innings and made 204.

Batting “with great ease, composure and class,” Taryck hit 23 fours and six sixes.

Other useful contributions came from Awen Edward who made 53, Dornan Edward 47, Craig Emmanuel 37, Kurt Edward 33 and Johnson Charles 15.

For the Lawmen, the stand-out bowlers were Barry Charles, who took 6-47 in 13 overs, and Alex Antoine 2-44 in seven overs.

In reply, Police was dismissed for 144 in 47.5 overs. Gaspard Prospere made 44, Cyril Charles 29 not out and Travis Chicot 17.

For the national team, Loic Prospere took 3-28 in seven overs, Dalton Polius 2-25 in seven overs, Kevin Augustin 2-36 in seven overs. Skipper Craig Emmanuel, Dornan Edward and Alvinus Simon took a wicket apiece.

Next on the agenda for the team is a courtesy call to the Minister of Youth Development and Sports, Hon. Shawn Edward on Tuesday from 8:45am, followed by a special session on mental toughness by mind coach, Ben Chitolie.

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Kimani Melius (centre).

His bags are packed, but apparently Kimani Melius is keeping his run scoring shoes right where they belong… on his feet.

The 14-year-old West indies Under-15 batsman took part in two more matches at the Beausejour Cricket Ground over the weekend, as part of the Sandals Foundation Cricket Camp, in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth Development and Sports.

Having made 115 on Friday, Kimani hit 129 on Saturday, his 10th century, to led his team to a good victory over Garvin Serieux’s team in a 50-over-a-side match.

Kimani’s team rang up 302/9, the skipper’s 129 incorporating 22 fours and two sixes. Dominic Auguste made a well played 63 with 11 fours, Xystus Emmanuel 30, Olarry Alfred 17 not out and Zidane Arthur 10. For Serieux’s team, the chief wicket taker was Hanif Antoine who picked up 4-32 in 10 overs.

In reply, Serieux’s team finished on 221 all out in 43.1 overs, Lee Solomon top scoring with with an attacking knock of 84 (nine fours, four sixes), Hanif Antoine a controlled knock of 57 with five fours and a six. Bowling for Team Kimani, Olarry Alfred was 3-3 in his sole over, whilst the skipper himself took 2-45 in six overs.

On Sunday, in a 40-overs-a-side match, Kimani’s team faced off against an XI led by Dhan-Raj Chaz Cepal. Cepal’s team made 191 all out in the 40th over, Garvin Serieux 39, Chaz 36, Hanif 29, Shelton St Rose 14 and Keygan Arnold 10. Simeon Gerson took 4-32 in eight overs, Zidane Arthur 2-9 in two overs, Udell Preville 2-23 in three overs.

Kimani’s team easily overhauled their target, finishing on 192/5 in 28.3 overs, the skipper leading the way with 62, Rene Montoute 29, Xystus Emmanuel 27, Dominic Auguste 24 and Jelani Cupid 21. For Cepal’s team, his younger brother Joshua Cepal finished with 2-19 in 5 overs.

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The Tobago leg of the International Tennis Federation’s junior tournament served off on Saturday. Three Saint Lucians are now in the main draw of the boys and girls 14 and under category.

Among the girls, Saint Lucia’s sole competitor, recent Coca Cola / LIME champion Meggan William breezed though 4-0, 4-0 in her first match, over Trinidad and Tobago’s Abigail Jones. In round two, the Leon Hess Comprehensive student beat Trinidad and Tobago’s Solange Skeene 4-1, 4-0.

Next up for Meggan will be her Coke final opponent, Trinidad and Tobago’s Osenyonye Nwokolo.

For the boys, Aidan Bousquet and Nicholas St John also wasted no time in sending their opponents packing.

In the main draw, Nicholas St John was set to face Andre Crowford of Trinidad and Tobago. Aidan Bousquet was to meet Jordon Beaton of Guyana.

Adriel Bousquet, Saint Lucia’s reigning Junior Sportsman Of The Year, lost out in the opening round of the under-18 boys competition.

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Nine golfers teed off on Saturday at the Saint Lucia Golf and Country Club in Cap Estate, Gros Islet.

They were vying for the chance to earn a spot on the national team for the 2015 Eastern Caribbean Golf Association Championships, being hosted in Sint Maarten some seven weeks hence.

Saturday’s event was the first of three that will be used to select a team of three, and perhaps four depending on the performances on display, to take part in the October tournament.

After the opening day of competition, Ben Gilmore and Cliff Alcide shared the lead on 78 strokes, followed closely by Romanus Inglis, two strokes back on 80.

A further one stroke behind is Eugene Edwin on 81, with the other five qualifiers some distance behind.

The next two rounds of competition are 22 and 29 August. Tim Mangal, the newly elected president of the Saint Lucia Golf Association, and his executive, have expressed their pleasure at the level of interest shown and “a hard fought battle” is anticipated as the players seek to represent the island.

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PRESS RELEASE – Saturday fixture between top tier teams Market Road and Fond St. Jacques proved an interesting due as both teams had a point to prove wanting to emerge from the shadows of the traditional winners and truly contend for the title.

It was MARKET ROAD who found the back of the nets in the 43rd minute through (young striker) Nial Alfred and held their lines at the break. Second half saw FOND ST JACQUES going on the offensive to get a 67th minute equalizer through a strike by Danny Mitchel.

The game was delicately balanced as both teams battled for supremacy. However, it was FOND ST. JACQUES who left it late to get the winner in the 57th minute (Alvin Mitchel) to send MARKET ROAD crashing to a 2-1 defeat at hands of the lads from the food basket of Soufriere. FINAL SCORE MARKET ROAD 1- FOND ST. JACQUES 2.

The second encounter saw second teams; FAITH UNITED (coming fresh from an opened day victory) and FOND GEN LIBRE going head to head. A brace by talented Lurick Simon in the 23rd and 36th minute soon had FAITH UNITED in the driver’s seat. Birch Poselle pulled one back for FOND GEN LIBRE in the 42nd minute leaving the game on the edge at half time.

The spirited FOND GEN LIBRE team fought valiantly but the it was Demitri Modeste’s 67th minute goal who put FAITH UNITED further ahead 3-1 and in control of the game. FOND GEN LIBRE sprung another surprise as Jay Mesmain pulled one back in the 76th minute, confident of at least a draw.

But FAITH had the final say as Demitri Modeste completed a brace in the 87th minute to send FAITH to the top of the group. FINAL SCORE 4-2 to FAITH UNITED.

SUPER SUNDAY, 17th August

Veterans cup finalist FAY STARS and BLACK PANTHERS  matched up once again with the former  wanting a repeat of the last encounter. (FAY STARS coming from a loss to GHETTO STARS). (BLACK PANTHERS playing their first game of the competition) with the crowd getting behind their teams the game began at a lively pace.

FAY STARS found the opener through Marley Bernard on the way to gaining a stronghold in the game. Half time scoreline 1-0 to FAY STARS. BLACK PANTHERS with their pre season training refused to give up and eventually their lively efforts were rewarded with the equalizer by Emmanus. Both teams battled it out till the end and the game fizzled out into a draw. FULL TIME SCORE; FAY STARS 1- BLACK PANTHERS

1. The second game in the Super Sunday clash did not materialize as Cool Breeze Challengers forfeited the game to their biggest rival Ghetto Stars in what was expected to be a mouth-watering encounter.

Meanwhile, Cool Breeze Challengers wishes to apologize sincerely to the football league, their sponsor and the patrons for their inability to partake in Sunday’s second encounter.

MORE FOOTBALL ACTION!!

WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST 2015

NEW D KNIGHTS VS. ZENON – 7 P.M.

S.Y.O VS. JACQUES UNITED – 9 P.M.

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Young VSA Football Summer Camp participants.

PRESS RELEASE – Scores of budding young footballers got the opportunity to showcase their skills at a two-week long Football Summer Camp hosted by the Valley Soccer Academy and sponsored by LIME.

The VSA Football Summer Camp, which is organized annually, is open to boys and girls age five and older and was held at the Castries Comprehensive Secondary School from August 3 – 14.

LIME has been a loyal sponsor of the program.

It introduces young players to a creative and carefully crafted training program to help them develop their raw talent and improve their understanding of the game.

They also participate in outings and play friendly matches with community teams. The program is also designed to help the kids appreciate the values of discipline, unity and teamwork, plus they get lots of exercise and have great fun. LIME provided the VSA with a cash contribution to assist with the activities.

“LIME sees the immense potential in St. Lucia’s football and so we were quite happy to support the VSA, not just for this year’s football camp but for the overall development of the sport and our budding young players,” said LIME Marketing & Communications Executive, Sharlene Jn. Baptiste.

“Over the years, LIME has put its weight behind practically every major sport in the country from cricket to football and tennis, to netball and track and field. St. Lucia’s youths can certainly look forward to more exciting opportunities resulting from LIME’s collaboration with partners in the field of sports, in the coming weeks and months.” Ms Jn Baptiste added.

The Valley Soccer Academy is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating age-appropriate football development programs for kids and fostering an enabling environment that serves as a virtual nursery for young players.

President of the VSA, Ersher Daniel said: “We are truly grateful to LIME for sponsoring this year’s football camp and for all the help they have provided over the years. The VSA Football Summer Camp is a great way to get kids excited about football while they’re still at a young age and help them develop their playing skills and meet new friends.”

LIME’s support for the VSA comes on the heels of its sponsorship of the Trevor Daniel Football Development Program (FDP) in May. Some 250 boys and girls age 4 – 12 from 13 primary schools in and around Castries are participating in the FDP program, which provides them with creative and fun-filled football training. It is fully endorsed by the Ministry of Youth Development & Sports and the Ministry of Education.

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PRESS RELEASE – Blackheart Productions and The SLFA will stage the second leg of it’s 2015 play off matches and some promotional warm up games for the 2015 Tournament Sunday at the Micoud Playing Field weather permitting.

A quadruple header is scheduled as the second leg of the two play off matches for 2015 and two promotional warm up matches will be held.

From 2.00 p.m. in a promotional warm up encounter three time former Blackheart Champions Mabouya Valley will come up against South Castries.

From 4.00 p.m. Desruisseaux comes up against Mon Repos in the second leg of their play off tie and from 6.00 p.m.  Anse la Raye meets Choiseul. In the first leg of the play off matches Desruisseaux and Mon Repos played to a one all draw and Anse La Rayehad a come from behind 2-1 win over Choiseul.

The final match of the day is scheduled to be another promotional warm up encounter featuring three time former Blackheart Champions Dennery playing against semi finalist of last year’s tournament Vieux Fort South from 8.00 p.m..

The matches are scheduled to go ahead as planned however Blackheart Productions and the SLFA will be keeping their eyes on the weather as the approaching tropical weather system Danny is expected to affect ST.Lucia this weekend with lots of rain in the forecast expected to be dumped on ST. Lucia.

A spokesman for the two parties Blackheart Productions and the SLFA  says a final decision as to whether the matches will go ahead Sunday will be made Saturday afternoon or early Sunday morning depending on the severity of the weather and whether the Micoud Playing  Field surface will be conducive to stage the matches

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Team Saint Lucia.

PRESS RELEASE – Swimmers representing St. Lucia at the Goodwill Swim Meet held in Trinidad and Tobago brought home 19 medals in total, this past weekend.

Goodwill served as an opportunity for Saint Lucia age group swimmers who wanted to make it to the next stage of competitive swimming, to step up and compete with some of the best swimmers in the Southern Caribbean.

Walking away with Gold was Abbie Pultie swimming in the 50 Meter Breast, and the 13 – 14 relay team comprising of Katelin Samuel, Veronica Brown, Abbie Pultie and Mikaela Casimir swimming their 400 Meter Medley Relay.

Swimmers took the podium on 4 presentations to receive their Silver Medals. The medalist included 13-14 Abbie Pultie swimming 100 Meter Breast, 9 – 10 Naima Hazell swimming 50 Meter Breast, 13 – 14 boys relay team comprising of Nial Bergasse, Cavaari Taylor, Devin Boodha and Yannick Layne swimming the 400 Medley Relay and the 9 – 10 boys relay team comprising of Matheo Capasso, Kyai Taylor, Andre Blanchard and Ziv Reynolds swimming the 400 Medley Relay.

The count of 13 bronze medals were brought in by Mikaela Casimir swimming her best time in the 50 Breast, 50 Free, 50 Fly and 100 fly. Devin Boodha also contributed to the bronze medal count swimming his best time in the 50 breast. The squad of Relay teams to include the 11-12 Girls Shalini Joseph, Natalya Guillaume, Maya Hilaire and Mikaili Casimir swimming 400 Meter Butterfly and 200 Meter Free, the boys 8 and under comprising of Ethan Hazell, Karic Charles, Antoine Destang and Therron Herelle swimming the 200 Meter Medley and the 200 meter Breast, the 13 – 14 girls comprising Katelin Samuel, Veronica Brown, Abbie Pultie and Mikaela Casimir swimming 400 Meter Free and 200 Meter Free and the 13 – 14 boys comprising of Nial Bergasse, Devin Boodha, Cavaari Taylor and Yannick Layne swimming 400 Meter Free and 200 Meter Free

St. Lucia placed 4th overall in the meet.

This was coach Romains second time leading the team. He congratulates all the swimmers on their achievement. He has gone on to thank the coaching staff Henry Joseph and Vernessa Eugene, the team Manager Lily Bergasse and Chaperones, Ms. Jean Mederick, Ms. Brender Portland-Reynolds, Mrs. Jamie Steid for all the support given to the team.

St. Lucia Amateur Swimming Associations takes this opportunity to thank its sponsors who provided assistance to ensure the teams participation in the event. Sponsors included St. Lucia National Lotteries Authority, St. Lucia Olympic Committee, M & C Group of Companies, Peoples Discount Drug Ltd, FDL Consult Inc, Gordon Gordon & Co Ltd, St. Lucia Mortgage Finance.

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PRESS RELEASE – The RVFL will on Saturday August 22, 2015 (God willing) commence the club knockout championships 2015, at the scenic Marigot Playing Field.

The activity commences with a play-off at 2:00 PM between Marigot FC Vs J. Connection FCto be followed by the game between RVFL’s-U18 Vs Durandeau FC.

The winners of this play of will advance and be assigned a designated slot in the fixtures.

On Sunday August 23, 2015 the games continue with games between Dominators Vs C.T Foundation @ 2:00pm, followed by T.Valley FC Vs RV Juniors @ 4:00 pm.

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PRESS RELEASE – Since the start of the Barclays Premier League (BPL) season earlier this month, Caribbean fans have been downloading the new Flow Football App to access audio streaming of matches, commentaries and other football news live and direct at their convenience.

In its first week, the app ranked among the top 5 apps to be downloaded above the likes of Instagram and Facebook in the Apple store rankings across several markets in the region, including Barbados and Jamaica.

This innovative new way to access BPL matches is catching on, and quickly making inroads as more and more football fans around the region discover the app and its many features.

The Flow Football App has been receiving rave reviews, scoring four out of five stars from more than 90% of its users.

Features of the app include the ability to select the Barclays Premier League match of choice, listen to match commentaries, tune in to football segments which provide in depth coverage of breaking football news, live scores, results and tables of the teams all while “on the go.”

On another novel note, the app also includes an exciting feature known as the “app predictor,” which gives fans a chance to win £1m every single week.

“We are excited and encouraged by the popularity of the Flow Football App, as evidenced by the great reviews from our customers. Caribbean football fans are choosing new ways of accessing football content, choosing apps and are becoming Columbus Telecommunications (St. Lucia) Limited more technologically savvy, taking advantage of the latest football updates at their  fingertips,” said James McElvanna, VP Products, Consumer Group, C&W.

The result of C&W’s recently brokered partnership with talkSPORT – the official global audio provider of the BPL – the Flow Football app is the new, free-to- download mobile app offering access to what is arguably the most-preferred football  league in the world. With 380 games between now and May 2016, this exciting,  functional new app provides Caribbean BPL fans the best way to follow their favourite teams as the season unfolds.

To download the app for Android, click here: http://bit.ly/FlowFootballAndroid . Apple users can click here to download: http://apple.co/1M1Mxjz

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PRESS RELEASE – Patrons who flocked the Soufriere mini stadium on Wednesday night witnessed two exciting and interesting duels; Zenon vs. New D Knights and Jacques United vs. S.Y.O. In the first encounter (second tier clash), Zenon fresh from a first round victory took on a New D Knights outfit determined to put their first round lost behind them.

First half saw both teams battling for supremacy but the score remained deadlocked at the break. Junior Denis found the back of the nets for New D Knights in the 56th minute to the delight of the growing crowd. Zenon fought valiantly for the equalizer but were held till the end by a resilient New D Knights squad determined to record their first win. (Final score New D Knights 1 – Zenon 0).

With excitement and speculation growing among the crowd the second top tier encounter sprung some surprises. Jacques United buoyed by their impressive win over Market Road lined up against S.Y.O who were hoping to get their campaign going with a win.

Both teams showed signs of wanting an early lead amid growing support from their supporters. It took Jacques United 35 minutes to surge into the lead through a strike by Janik Alexander, while Kevin James added another in first half stoppage time to send their fans into a frenzy. (Half time score 2-0 in favour of Jacques United).

The teams emerged from the break with S.Y.O now hoping to at least salvage a draw. Jacques United continued to pile on the pressure and in the 58th minute Atweal Joseph put the issue beyond doubt with a well taken strike to propel Jacques United to a 3-0 lead.

S.Y.O managed to salvage a 76th minute consolation goal through Ferdinand Francis giving hopes of a late resurgence. This was not to be as a now confident Jacques United outfit held on to send S.Y.O crashing to their second consecutive defeat.(Final score Jacques United 3 – S.Y.O 1).

Another exciting round this weekend!!

Saturday 22nd August 2015

(Second Tier) – Fond Gen Libre takes on River Roots at 6 p.m.

(Top Tier) – Fay Stars battles S.Y.O at 8 p.m.

Super Sunday – 23rd August 2015

(Top Tier) – Jacques vs. Ghetto Stars at 6 p.m. (Top of the table clash)

Black Panthers vs. Market Road at 8 p.m.

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Saint Lucia got runs on the board in the opening round of the 2015 Windward Islands Goodwill Cricket Tournament, but opponents Dominica are making a strong response at close of play on the opening day Thursday, 20 August.

Playing at Sion Hill in St Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia made 203/9 declared, West Indies opening batsman Johnson Charles making 50, Keddy Lesporis 49, Awen Edward 36, teenager Dornan Edward 23 and Kevin Augustin 11 not out.

For Dominica, West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford picked up 4-67 in 19 overs, Liam Sebastian 2-51 in 18 overs and Kavem Hodge 2-52 in 9 overs.

In reply, Dominica ended the day on 141/2 in 44 overs, with Jerlani Robinson on 81 not out and Osker George 3 not out. Hodge contributed 35.

For Saint Lucia, Loic Prospere took 1-16 in nine overs; Dalton Polius captured 1-40 in eight overs.

At Arnos Vale, Grenada were dismissed for 292, Devon Smith making 147, Emmanuel Stuart 58 and Dennis Smith 33. For St Vincent and the Grenadines, Alston Bobb took 4-80, Keron Cottoy completed a hat-trick with 3-71. In reply, the home team ended the day’s play on 14/1.

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PRESS RELEASE – Aspiring Tennis juniors set to leave St. Lucia to participate in the ITF/GSDF Caribbean 12&Under COTECC Team Championships 2015, in Curacao.

They are expected to compete against players from Suriname, Barbados, Jamaica, Antigua, Curacao, Trinidad, Aruba, Guyana and The Virgin Islands.

The team comprises of 4 athletes (2 boys Maxx William & Jordan Hunte and 2 girls Sarah Naomi Joseph & Rianne Joseph) and the team Coach/Captain Alberton Richelieu Jr.

The team is leaving St Lucia on Saturday 22nd August for the event which is scheduled to commence on Monday 24th August to Saturday 29th August.

The St Lucia Tennis Association would like to sincerely thank The St Lucia Olympic Committee for their kind support of team and the ITF Development Fund for providing this great opportunity for our athletes.

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Usain Bolt wins Photograph: Wang Zhao/AFP/Getty Images

Jamaica’s Usain Bolt defeated hot favourite Justin Gatlin of the United States of America to defend his 100m title at the 15th IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China on Sunday morning.

Running from lane 5, Bolt clocked a season’s best 9.79 seconds to edge Gatlin, whose form fell apart in the last 50 metres of the race.

The American, who clocked 9.77 in the semi-final and who entered the race as the fastest man this year over the distance, clocked 9.80 from lane seven.

American Trayvon Bronwell and Canadian Andre De Grasse tied for third place with 9.92 seconds. It was a personal best for De Grasse.

The other results are: 5th – Mike Rodgers (USA) 9.94; 6th – Tyson Gay (USA) 10.00; 7th – Asafa Powell (JAM) 10.00; 8th – Jimmy Vicaut (FRANCE) 10.00; 9th – Bingtian Su (CHINA) 10.06.

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The Gros Islet Football League would like to congratulate again its Under 18 Football Team for winning its 3^rd game against Central Castries in the SLFA Competition on Sunday 23^rd, August at the Marchand Ground.  At the end of the game Gros Islet won 3-0.

The goals for the Gros Islet under 18 Team were scored by Shervon Hippolyte with 1 goal and Aron Richard 2 goals.

The Team is looking forward to its upcoming games and will continue its training and preparation.

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