Cummins eyeing Windies tour for comeback
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Teenaged Australian pace sensation Pat Cummins has targeted the tour of West Indies starting in March as his comeback from injury.
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Teenaged Australian pace sensation Pat Cummins has targeted the tour of West Indies starting in March as his comeback from injury.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Future International Cricket Council (ICC) presidents are likely to have reduced powers after the governing body’s board recommended turning the job into an ambassadorial role and creating a new position of chairman.
Three organizations, the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) will be going all out to ensure that Guyana is well represented at track and field at this year’s London Olympic Games.
The Golden Jaguars completed a successful 2011 by qualifying for the third round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers for the first time in the nation’s history, since Guyana commenced participation in World Cup qualifiers for the 1978 World Cup in Argentina.
By Iva Wharton President of the Guyana Chess Federation Shiv Nandalall says he is heartened by the progress shown by young chess players.
Youngsters Leon Seaton and Jonathan van Lange stole the limelight on Saturday last when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) held its first event of the year, the January Splash, at the Colgrain Swimming Pool, Camp Street.
National Chess champion Taffin Khan is among the leaders after the first round of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Trophy Stall sponsored eight round tournament.
The Parliamentary Opposition, yesterday accused the Government of Guyana of setting a dangerous precedent by its involvement in the affairs of the local cricket board and urged the government to end the lockout of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) from its Regent Street office and also to withdraw the Interim Management Committee (IMC).
The favoured pair of Sudesh Fitzgerald and Lallchand Rambahrose was beaten in the final of the Malteenoes Sports Club sponsored Draw Doubles darts tournament by Anil Latchman and Bryan James held on Friday at the Malteenoes Sports Club Thomas Lands.
(Reuters) – Blake Griffin delivered the dunk of the season on a rim-rattling slam over Kendrick Perkins to highlight the Los Angeles Clippers’ 112-100 home victory over the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts, – Prime Minister Denzil Douglas has hailed the exploits of the country’s veteran sprinter Kim Collins who rolled back the years again last weekend to shine in the Aviva International Match in Scotland.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Following the Pakistan cricket team has often been a veritable health hazard for their supporters, pledging allegiance to a supremely talented but highly fractious bunch that would veer from the sublime to the ridiculous in the blink of an eye.
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad — Kieron Pollard is eagerly looking forward to this weekend.
President and CEO of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA), Dinanath Ramnarine is calling on the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to not recognise the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and bring good governance to cricket in the Caribbean.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni would readily step aside as India captain if there was a suitable replacement available, the under-fire skipper said on Tuesday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Rookie batsman Gavin Williams will lead a 13-man Leeward Islands side for their first match of the Regional Four-Day Championship against Guyana starting Friday.
Cricket Operations Officer of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Robin Singh is claiming that the current impasse between the GCB and the government installed Interim Management Committee (IMC) has affected the preparation of the national side.
Thrust into the captaincy of the Guyana national cricket team which will compete in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional Four-day competition which bowls off Friday, 22-year-old Veerasammy Permaul understands that he will have to make adjustments quickly.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia all rounder Shane Watson is hoping to be fully fit in the next few weeks and would prefer to remain a top order batsman for his country.
MIAMI, – LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 97-93 in a thrilling duel between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference on Sunday.
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