By Emmerson Campbell
ALBA Games bronze medalist and gold medalist at the Ronald Wilson Memorial boxing tournament, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan ended 2011 on a high note by defeating previously unbeaten Lawrence Singh in the headline amateur bout of a Pro Am card in Trinidad and Tobago last Friday night.
(Edited version of a New Year’s Day statement from the Guyana Cricket Board)
“We take this opportunity to wish all Guyanese a bright and prosperous new year and trust that better sense will prevail in these troubling times.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The scandals that have plagued recent series with Pakistan must be forgotten when England play them in the United Arab Emirates later this month, captain Andrew Strauss said yesterday.
President Donald Ramotar will seek the advice of the Attorney General in relation to the members of the National Twenty20 team’s appeal to him, Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) Cricket Development Officer Robin Singh said yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England captain Andrew Flintoff briefly considered quitting the game after hitting an “all-time low” during the 2006-07 Ashes whitewash in Australia, the player told a BBC programme discussing the mental health of top sportsmen.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Omar Khan said winning a warm-up Twenty20 tournament in Barbados this week would be the right tonic for reigning Caribbean champions Trinidad & Tobago ahead of the Caribbean T20.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa must be mentally stronger in the third and final test against Sri Lanka, captain Graeme Smith said on the eve of the match.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The green shoots of Australian recovery will be exposed to the full glare of India’s determination to level the series in the 100th test match to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground starting today.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka recalled fast bowler Nuwan Kulasekera in naming a 15-man squad for the five-match one-day series against South Africa starting at Paarl on Jan.
Captains of Alpha “The Hammer” United and Fruta Conquerors, the teams competing in the Banks Beer Cup knockout final have expressed confidence ahead of the much anticipated grand finale this evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.
The 22nd annual 2011/12 Kashif and Shanghai football tournament, the premier football competition in Guyana over the past two decades, which commenced this year on December 10h with 22 teams, vying for the prestigious prize of one pound of gold (4 million dollars) concludes tonight at the Providence National Stadium with just the final two teams – Pele and Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA of Trinidad and Tobago facing off.
Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United hammered in two late goals against Sunburst Camptown in the final minutes of extra time to secure their spot in the final of the Banks Knockout Football Tournament at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground Friday evening.
West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) president Dinanath Ramnarine has warned the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) against imposing sanctions against the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) that will negatively affect players’ ability to practise their trade or profession.
After yet another year of habitual turbulence, West Indies cricket starts 2012 with an issue that is potentially more damaging than any of the several others responsible for the current depressed state of the game in the region.
The saga involving the replacement of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) by government with an Interim Management Committee (IMC) took a new twist yesterday with 14 members of the National Twenty20 side requesting a meeting with His Excellency, President Donald Ramotar.