NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Hayley Matthews’s all-round enterprise went to waste as West Indies Women slid to a five-wicket defeat to New Zealand Women to fall behind in the five-match series.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua – Former skipper Stafanie Taylor returned to form with her 38th One-Day International half-century as West Indies Women avoided a clean sweep with a four-wicket win over New Zealand Women in the final ODI here Sunday.

TAMPA, Fla. —The United Soccer League and the Caribbean Football Union has announced a new long-term partnership that will help shape the future of the game across the Caribbean Football Union’s 31 member nations. The wide-ranging agreement will create more professional opportunities for Caribbean players, coaches, referees, and front office staff in the USL Championship and USL League One.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Bermuda have been awarded three points after Montserrat cancelled their CONCACAF Nations League Group B match here in June, the Royal Gazette said.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana Amazon Warriors roughed up Trinbago Knight Riders to storm into the playoffs of the Caribbean Premier League here late Saturday night, while condemning the multiple-time champions to their first-ever bottom place finish.

TAROUBA, Trinidad – Barbados Royals defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors in a rain-hit, low-scoring affair on a difficult wicket at Brian Lara Stadium, to become the first side to book their playoff spot in this year’s Caribbean Premier League.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Barbados Royals captain Kyle Mayers has hailed his side’s resilience while opposite number Rovman Powell says his Jamaica Tallawahs are champing at the bit, ahead of Friday’s Caribbean Premier League final.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Reigning champions St Kitts and Nevis Patriots remained desperately clinging to their Caribbean Premier League playoff dreams with a seven-run win over hapless Trinbago Knight Riders in their final group stage contest here Thursday,

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Rovman Powell belted an important six off the third delivery before rain arrived as Jamaica Tallawahs inflicted Barbados Royals with their first defeat, in a six-run win courtesy Duckworth-Lewis-Stern on Thursday.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Barbados Royals stormed into the final of the Caribbean Premier League, making a statement of intent with an 87-run drubbing of in-form Guyana Amazon Warriors in the first qualifier of the playoffs here Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, DC – Major League Soccer (MLS) is investigating an incident in which a racist slur was allegedly used against Jamaican Damion Lowe during his Inter Miami’s game against DC United on Sunday night, even as the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) says it will give him any needed support.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies has named former national basketballer Kebra Nanton as their new Chief Financial Officer.