World and Olympic champion Xiang Liu got a shocker as he was beaten in front of his home crowd by Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles. Robles clocked 13.01s, a top meet time, to beat Anwar Moore and Liu.

Veronica Campell, the 100M World Champion, clocked a championship record 10.90 seconds to beat the Jamaican born American Sanya Richards in the 100M challenge at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. Although Richards turned in a personal best and finished ahead of Carmelita Jeter of the USA in 10.97 it was not enough to catch Campbell. Jamaica’s Aleen Bailey and Bahamian Chandra Sturrup were fifth and sixth respectively in the same race.

In a surprising card switch, Jamaica’s Asafa Powell participated in the 200M at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix and won the event. He won going away from the crowd in a comfortable 20s. American Rodney Martin was second in 20.29 and fellow Jamaican Christopher Wiliams third in 20.39s. In a surprising twist, American World Champion Tyson Gay could only manage second to fellow American Wallace Spearmon. Powell was not slated to participate in the event. Read more about it here.

Trinidad and Tobago’s very own Stacey Siu Butt will be inducted into the American University’s Hall of Fame next January in recognition of her efforts which lead to national renown in the mid-1990s. At AU she had the following accolades:

• US collegiate Rookie of the Year
• first team All Central Athletic Association
• Took the UA team to the CAA finals for the first time in its history
• Most goals in a game
• Most points in a game
• Most goals in a season
• Most points in a season
• most career points and goals
• co owner of the CAA record for goals in a tournament

Read more on her here.
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It was close going but the Trinidad and Tobago men’s volleyball team came out on top 3-1. With the score standing at 25-21, 22-25, 25,14, 25-23 the TT men triumphed over their Guyana counterparts to signal the start of the National Volleyball Championships in Trinidad. The tournament features 2 months of volleyball action at five venues throughout Trinidad. Get more details here.

Dubbed Showtime in Paradise, the beautiful Caribbean island of St. Lucia will play host to a 2 of the world’s fastest rising super middleweight contenders: Andre Ward and Roger Cantrell. On November 16, 2007 at 11pm ET/PT, the exclusive event will be aired on Showtime. At stake is the reputation of both boxers who are both undefeated. Stay tuned to Windies Sports for more.

Well known Bajan sporting enthusiast and former Director of Barbados Cricket Association Tommy Peirce has passed. He died in his sleep at his home during the early hours of Tuesday morning. Peirce was best known for his wide sporting interests and his administrative savvy in that regard. He was also the go to person for the pitch preparation at Kensington Oval for several international series. In horse racing he was a director and senior steward of the Barbados Turf Club and a well known breeder and owner. He will be sorely missed.

born January 25,1987 in Siparia, Trinidad. She began boxing at age 11 under the tutelage of Kim Quashie. She made her boxing debut at age 13 in Port of Spain with a 3rd round knock out of fellow debutante Nimba Wahtuse. Currently she is the WBA, WBC, NABC, WBE and IBWF Junior Middleweight Champion. Read more about her here.

Bajan Mark Holder is the winner of the Challenge Cup in the  2007 Suzuki Soup Bowl Pro Event. The St. Joseph’s native used better wave selection and technique to achieve maximum points and edge out fellow countryman Jason Apparicio and points leader Trinidadian Alan Davis. Get more on this story here.

It’s official, Kittitian born hoops star Kraidon Woods has signed to Arizona State for their 2007-08 campaign. The 6′ 9″ 200 pound basketball phenom was considering possible spots in the Pac 10 but has faxed in a letter of intent to Arizona State. Lucky them. Get more details on this story here.