Sports

Disgruntled men issue tennis strike threats

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Male players at the  Australian Open yesterday warned of future strikes over prize  money and said a proposal to boycott the year’s first grand slam  had been strongly endorsed but ultimately knocked down.

Petra  Kvitova

Kvitova demolishes Dushevina to advance in Melbourne

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – World number two Petra  Kvitova took a little bit of time to get warmed up in the  blistering Melbourne heat before demolishing Vera Dushevina 6-2  6-0 in just over an hour last night to advance to the second  round of the Australian Open.

Cannavaro and Pires set for India’s IPL style league

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Italy’s World  Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro, former Argentina skipper  Juan Pablo Sorin and Frenchman Robert Pires are set to feature  in an Indian soccer competition that hopes to replicate the  success of cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL).

Jerome Champagne

Time for a new FIFA says Champagne

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA’s former director of  international relations Jerome Champagne has suggested changes  in the world governing body to help end a perception it is run  by self-interested men who do not care enough about the game.

Caroline Wozniacki

Triumphant Wozniacki thanks Federer express

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki  thanked Roger Federer for roaring through his match and allowing  her a decent night’s sleep after she crushed local hope  Anastasia Rodionova 6-2 6-1 at the Australian Open yesterday.

FIFA urges Brazil to pass World Cup bill

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil had been demanding  too much in negotiating the conditions for hosting the 2014  World Cup but a legal dispute should be settled within days,  FIFA said yesterday.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Away test failures puncture Dhoni’s leadership aura

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s  one-match ban means the India captain will have time for an  introspective look as to where and when his Midas touch deserted  him as his team mates battle to avoid a series whitewash against  Australia in Adelaide.

President of the AAG Colin Boyce (sitting) pose with all the awardees at the ceremony last Saturday evening.

George, Alder cop AAG awards

Olympic qualifier Winston George claimed his first athlete of the year award while Natasha Alder claimed her second when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) annual awards ceremony concluded last Saturday night at the Young Men’s Christian Association building (YMCA), Thomas Lands.

Mike Mc Cormack

Sevens team for La Vegas named

By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) yesterday selected the men’s’ Sevens team that will represent Guyana at the Las Vegas Invitational Sevens tournament from February 9 to 11.

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