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Pizza Hut GCC girls celebrate their 2017 championship last evening (Royston Alkins photo)
Pizza Hut GCC girls celebrate their 2017 championship last evening (Royston Alkins photo)

Pizza Hut GCC crowned queens of indoor hockey

The Trinidad and Tobago Queen’s Park Hockey Club exacted a measure of revenge for their 2016 defeat to Pepsi Hikers by winning their showdown yesterday defeating their arch rivals 8 – 3 in this year’s final of the Diamond Mineral Water indoor hockey festival when the curtain came down at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall last evening.

Rickie Williams victoriously crossing the finish line yesterday.
Rickie Williams victoriously crossing the finish line yesterday.

Williams, Augusto win male, female Open 10K races

District 11’s Rickie Williams and Margaret Augusto of District Nine emerged winners of the male and female Open 10k road race of this years’ 57th National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which got underway yesterday.

Crowd Support: Sections of the marge crowd that descended on the Albouystown Tarmac for the second group night in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone.
Crowd Support: Sections of the marge crowd that descended on the Albouystown Tarmac for the second group night in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone.

Mammoth crowd witness top teams advance after narrow victories

Back Circle, Bad-A-Yard, West Front Road, Rising Stars, Leopold Street and North Ruimveldt won their matches  when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone continued on Saturday.

Windies bowlers shine as NZ A struggle

LINCOLN, New Zealand,  CMC – West Indies were in an excellent position to push for a win on today’s final day after their bowlers earned them a healthy first innings lead on the second day of their three-day match against New Zealand A.

Assistant coach Roddy Estwick … says seamers will be critical to West Indies’ performance.

Seam attack key to series result, says Estwick

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Assistant coach Roddy Estwick believes West Indies fast bowlers will have a critical role to play if the Caribbean side are to make an impact in the two-Test series against the Black Caps starting next month.

England’s James Anderson and Stuart Broad walk behind Australia’s Cameron Bancroft and teammate David Warner at the end of the fourth day of the first Ashes cricket test match. REUTERS/David Gray

Australia on brink of victory after England crumble

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – A pulsating Ashes opener that had promised a grandstand finish will more than likely end early with a handsome win to Australia after Steve Smith’s side pushed within 56 runs of victory at the close of day four yesterday.

England's James Anderson and Stuart Broad walk behind Australia's Cameron Bancroft and teammate David Warner at the end of the fourth day of the first Ashes cricket test match. REUTERS/David Gray

Australia on brink of victory after England crumble

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – A pulsating Ashes opener that had promised a grandstand finish will more than likely end early with a handsome win to Australia after Steve Smith’s side pushed within 56 runs of victory at the close of day four on Sunday.

Madison Fernandes is locked in by Shooting Stars defenders (Royston Alkins Photo) 

Hikers slay Saints enroot to semis 

Defending champions Pepsi Hikers were once again in red-hot form, this time crucifying Saints 15 – 4 to waltz their way into today’s semifinals in this year’s edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival.

Steven Smith

Smith’s unbeaten century ushers Australia to safety

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – A captain’s century hewn from granite and two wickets in a fiery pace assault after tea saw Australia wrest the momentum away from England by the end of an enthralling day three of the series-opening Ashes test in Brisbane yesterday.

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