BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Spanish teams have ruled with an iron fist in Europe for the last few years but a disappointing round of results in the Champions League has left the media wondering if this dominant era might be grinding to a halt.
The South Turkeyen Sports Club in association with ‘Bannas Foundation’, will stage a 4-aside football competition on Sunday November 5th at the Jubilee Park Tarmac from 9:00am.
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Wednesday:
Pacers 124, Cavaliers 107
Thaddeus Young scored 26 points to lead all five Indiana Pacers starters in double figures in a 124-107 blowout of the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Argentine Juan Martin del Potro moved a step closer to qualifying for the season-ending ATP Finals when he reached the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters with a 7-5 6-4 win against Robin Haase on Thursday.
The Meadowbrook Gardens Tarmac will serve as the battleground for the opening round of the playoffs section in the 2017 edition of the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich struck a maiden Test hundred and captain Jason Holder his second, before seamer Kemar Roach produced a lethal new-ball burst to leave Zimbabwe staring down the barrel in the second Test here yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Coolidge Cricket Ground, a venue once the epicentre of Twenty20 cricket in the region, is one of 11 venues which will fall under the International Cricket Council’s microscope in coming days, in preparation for next year’s Women’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India gave retiring fast bowler Ashish Nehra a winning farewell with a comprehensive 53-run victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 International yesterday.
The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) with sponsorship from Scotiabank held a Get into Rugby (GIR) U/16 festival featuring teams from the Georgetown Zone last Saturday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A career-best spell from Jeremiah Louis set things up and the top-order batsmen carried Leeward Islands Hurricanes to an early lead against Barbados Pride in the Regional 4-Day Championship yesterday.
Cummings Lodge, Hindu College, Tucville and Christ Church Secondary notched up wins in the latest round of the 2017/2018 GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL tournament being played in Georgetown and the East Coast of Demerara.
Guyana’s oldest competing Powerlifter, Nairianjan Singh finished on the podium at the recently concluded NAPF North American Regional Bench Press Championships in Canada.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Captain Jason Holder said West Indies were taking nothing for granted on today’s final day and urged patience from his side as they go in search of victory in the second and final Test against Zimbabwe.
Teams Nicole Schultz, Ena Persaud and Yvette Bunbury won their matches when the ‘We Believe Cup’ Women’s Futsal competition continued Monday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
The cream of the nation’s distance athletes along with their South American and Caribbean counterparts will put their talents on display on Sunday in the second leg of the IAAF South American 10km Classic.
Team Christina Jardim was crowned the ‘We Believe Cup’ Futsal Champions, crushing Yvette Bunbury 7-2 in the finale on Tuesday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Following months of uncertainty, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Elite League’, is set to start November 19th, with the event’s funding supposedly occurring in the form of an International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Project Grant.
A sense of ruthless is brewing in the Guyana Jaguars setup as they head into their second-round clash of Cricket West Indies Profession league with both skipper Leon Johnson and coach Esuan Crandon speaking of a need to improve the side’s performance even after dominating the Jamaica Scorpions in the opening round of their title defence.
Number Eight, Bush lot, Goed Fortuin and Patentia Secondary Schools yesterday recorded wins in the 2017/2018 Guyana Cricket Board/Demerara Mutual Life Assurance Society Limited/ National Sports Commission/National Secondary Schools Cricket League (GCB/DMLAS/NSC/NSSCL), played in West Berbice and on the West Bank of Demerara.
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Opener Kieran Powell agonisingly missed out on a century but wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich chose the ideal time to break out of a protracted slump as he and captain Jason Holder carved out polished, unbeaten half-centuries to put West Indies in control of the second and final Test here yesterday.