¤ English Get Aggressive and Win a First Title
England, the first cricketing nation, ended its long wait for a world championship in the sport when it took the World Twenty20 title in Bridgetown, Barbados, beating Australia in the final. |
¤ Australians Once Again Wriggle Free of Disaster
Australia’s cricket team flirted with disaster before beating Bangladesh to advance to the Super Eights at the Twenty20 World Cup. |
¤ The Crane Resort & Residences
 A historic oceanfront resort and residential development in Barbados. |
¤ Voyage of a Girl Moored in Brooklyn
 The novelist Paule Marshall’s slim new memoir recounts her beginnings as a writer as well as her travels abroad to find her voice in the Caribbean and Africa. |
¤ With Nod to Youth, U.S. Reaches Semifinals
The United States, seeking its sixth straight World Cup berth, advanced to the regional semifinals after a 1-0 victory against Barbados on Sunday. |
¤ United States Wins by Record Margin in Cup Qualifier
 The United States set out toward South Africa, the site of the next World Cup, with a victory Sunday. Brian Ching and Clint Dempsey each scored two goals. |
¤ Sports and Politics Merge in 2010 World Cup Draw
South Korea and North Korea will meet in Asian qualifying, and the United States could face Cuba in the semifinals. |
¤ Bomb Resonates With Diplomats, Not With the Bomber
 There are not many places where a man convicted in the bombing of a commercial airliner can be found roaming the streets. Caracas, Venezuela is one of them. |
¤ Dollars in the Sand
Critics aside, tourism is keeping the Caribbean afloat. |
¤ Director of Offshore A.I.G. Unit Was Cited in Australian Inquiry
One of the directors of an A.I.G. entity in Barbados is a German executive whom Australian regulators have linked to the collapse of a large insurer. |
