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Richard Williamson, right, connects a left hand to the body of USA based Lawrence Singh in their flyweight bout on Saturday night at the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Trials Championships. Aubrey Crawford photo
Richard Williamson, right, connects a left hand to the body of USA based Lawrence Singh in their flyweight bout on Saturday night at the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Trials Championships. Aubrey Crawford photo

Family affair!

By Emmerson Campbell Brothers Richard and Joel Williamson were adjudged the best boxers of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Trials Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Saturday night.

Millions for Jadeja, Jayawardene, Kumar

A list of players who were bought, transferred, retained and went unsold for IPL 2012   Bought Brendon McCullum          – $900,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders (base price $400,000) Ravindra Jadeja                 – Maximum purse of $2 million bid by Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers.

Shabazz remains national coach after deal with T&TFF

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Officials of the Guyana Football Association are probably breathing a little easier, following news that Jamal Shabazz worked out a deal with the Trinidad & Tobago Football Federation that allows him to remain their national team coach.

David Hussey

Australia dominate India in first one-day match

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – A half-century by debutant Matt Wade and some middle-order slogging by the Hussey brothers propelled Australia to a 65-run thrashing of hapless India in the rain-shortened first one-day international  yesterday.

 Azhar Ali

England chase 324 to win against Pakistan

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – England’s opening batsmen safely negotiated the final hour’s play to close the third day of the third test with Pakistan on 36 without loss, chasing 324 to win, after Azhar Ali’s mammoth innings of 157 put the hosts in a dominant position in Dubai.

Devon Smith

Smith slams hundred but Windwards go down

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Devon Smith’s 19th first class century was not enough to prevent Windward Islands from crashing to an 81-run, defeat inside three days as Jamaica emphatically started the defence of their Regional Four-Day Championship title here yesterday.

 Five Star’s Matthew Hollingsworth, left and Dawani Lampkin of the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) gym going at each other heads in their punch filled bout at the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Trials Championships Friday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. (Orlando Charles photo)

Lampkin gets the better of Hollingsworth again

By Emmerson Campbell Dawani Lampkin of the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) gym and Five Star’s Matthew Hollingsworth highlighted the first night of boxing at the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Trials Championships Friday last at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.The

Devendra Bishoo

Guyana ahead as 22 wickets tumble

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Twenty-two wickets tumbled as the first round contest of the Regional Four-Day Championship between Guyana and Leewards Islands swung this way and that, on the second day at Windsor Park here yesterday.

Darren Bravo

T20 leagues present another dilemma for players, WICB

As the life is gradually squeezed out of West Indies cricket by supposedly responsible bodies scrapping for its control, it was inevitable that its first-class tournament that started on Friday (still unsponsored and known simply as the “Regional Four-Day”) should be as surreal at it is.

Younus Khan

Younus century leaves England in dire straits

DUBAI, (Reuters) – An unbeaten century by Younus Khan, the first of the series, took Pakistan to a superb position as they piled on a 180-run lead at the close of the second day of the third test against England yesterday.

Clay Nurse is hoping to become the first Guyanese to play in the Super Bowl final.

‘Nothing is beyond reach’

By Carwyn Holland As millions around the world affix their eyes to their television sets today to catch a glimpse of the American football spectacle known as the Super Bowl final, Guyanese at home and abroad will be hoping to one day to see one of their own in the final after Clay Nurse was cut from the New England Patriots.

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