Sports

Bakewell’s 15 plus years of support of the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organization continues.

  The second day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day trial match was yesterday washed out following overnight showers which left the Everest Cricket Ground in a swampy state.

The sixth edition of the Petra Organization/Banks DIH Limited Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown leg was officially launched yesterday at the Banks DIH Limited sports complex, Thirst Park.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Australians, so the old cliche goes, will bet on two flies crawling up a wall but few punts in the “lucky country” can have paid such rich dividends as the gamble on recalling Mitchell Johnson for the first Ashes test.

The second annual Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) International Invitational Club Festival scheduled to spike off yesterday at the National Gymnasium with three matches was affected by a blackout.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have “given the first test away” after a shambolic first innings collapse against Australia in Brisbane yesterday, according to former opening batsman Geoffrey Boycott.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Australia shattered England’s batting with six wickets for nine runs in a stunning mid-afternoon spell before dismissing the tourists for 136 and taking a lead of 224 on day two of the first Ashes test yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – All-rounder Jacques Kallis will return to South Africa’s one-day side for the first time in almost two years after being named in a 14-man squad for matches against Pakistan and India, Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced on Thursday.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC- Injury has forced comeback cricketer Jesse Ryder to withdraw from the New Zealand team to play West Indies in Christchurch next week.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Captain Mohammad Hafeez ended his poor form by sharing a match-winning partnership with Umar Akmal as Pakistan beat South Africa by six runs in a Twenty20 international at Newlands yesterday.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – There is a new closer on the NBA scene and the Indiana Pacers hope that emerging finisher Paul George will enable the team to take the next step and unseat the two-time defending champion Miami Heat.

(The Sports Xchange) – Forward Kevin Durant posted 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 105-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers at the Chesapeake Energy Arena Thursday night.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister with responsibility for sport Natalie Neita-Headley has reported that the entire board of commissioners at the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission (JADCO) has resigned effective December 31 as the government moves to restructure the doping organisation.

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil opened two of its busiest airports to private investors on Friday, awarding $9 billion worth of contracts in a hotly contested auction as the country overhauls crowded terminals ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Australia shattered England’s batting with six wickets for nine runs in a stunning mid-afternoon spell before dismissing the tourists for 136 and taking a lead of 224 on day two of the first Ashes test on Friday.

Skipper Christopher Barnwell bludgeoned an unbeaten century yesterday against the Leon Johnson-led XI in the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-county 3-day trial match held at the Everest Cricket Ground.

-Abbensetts, Caesar, Sampson, Griffith also blaze to wins One of the fastest men in Schools Track and Field history, Kevin Abbensetts claimed his second gold medal of this year’s 53rd Championships yesterday with an emphatic victory in the Boys 200m under-20 final.

Local conglomerate Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) under its Gatorade and Pepsi brands will continue to refresh pugilists competing in the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Under-16 tournaments.

Former Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President John Yates was elected President of Pele FC at its AGM yesterday after which he revealed plans to return the club to football dominance through a programme whose foundation is based on discipline.

The 2013 Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis Tournament will commence on Thursday November 28 at the National Park and Non Pariel racquet facilities.