BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer, the former president and general secretary of the CONCACAF confederation, were guilty of financial mismanagement on a grand scale during their years in office, delegates were told at their congress yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell
The national 15s rugby team has returned to the drawing board in order to be victorious in their all-important game against Trinidad and Tobago in the Southern Zone of the NACRA Regional Qualifiers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup after playing to a 10-10 stalemate against Barbados last weekend in that country.
BANGALORE, India, CMC – Dwayne Bravo outshone West Indies teammates Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Smith as he produced a solid all-round performance to help propel Chennai Super Kings into the qualifying final of the Indian Premier League yesterday.
NOTTINGHAM, England, CMC – West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman Denesh Ramdin has stressed the need for consistency if the Caribbean side are to get the better of England in the second Test starting tomorrow at Trent Bridge.
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, CMC – Jamaican jockey Shaun Bridgmohan logged impressive weekend doubles to remain on top the standings at the celebrated Churchill Downs.
LONDON, (Reuters) – New York’s police chief said yesterday he was impressed with security planning for this summer’s London Olympics, rejecting suggestions that U.S.
Martial arts, boxing, physical displays by the Guyana Police Force and a parachute jump by the Guyana Defence Force yesterday highlighted this country’s observance of World Challenge Day at the Guyana National Stadium, focusing on a new attitude towards active living.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England striker Emile Heskey has been released by Aston Villa, bringing to an end his three-and-a-half-year stay at the club.
BUDAPEST, (Reuters) – CONCACAF had regained credibility, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said, after Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Island Football Association was elected president of the troubled confederation yesterday.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Caribbean Football Union (CFU) has elected Antiguan Gordon Derrick, an official reprimanded in a FIFA ethics probe, as their new president a year after Jack Warner relinquished the post amid corruption allegations.
CANTERBURY, England, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Brendan Nash stroked an unbeaten half-century as Kent took first day honours over Leicestershire in the County Championship here yesterday.
(Reuters) – Former world number one Kim Clijsters has confirmed that she will bring down the curtain on her second career at the end of this year’s U.S.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India, traditionally poor tourists, will have an opportunity to improve their test rankings when they host New Zealand and current top-ranked test team England either side of the Twenty20 World Cup in September.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Armed Racing Club fans stopped a player in the street and threatened to shoot him in the legs if their team failed to win their next game, a team mate who witnessed the incident said.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – There has been a nasty edge to the playoff series between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers and after more blood in Tuesday’s latest encounter, the Heat’s Dwyane Wade said the physical clashes were getting close to crossing the line.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, will today give a motivational talk in observance of World Challenge Day which is being celebrated today.
LONDON, England, CMC – England star batsman Kevin Pietersen says he would love to see the return of opener Chris Gayle for the Trent Bridge Test starting here Friday.