KOLKATA, India, IANS/CMC – West Indies manager Richie Richardson has thrown his support behind the use of lights in Test cricket after over an hour of playing time was lost on the second day of the Eden Gardens Test between India and West Indies.
By Emmerson Campbell
Nathaniel Giddings and Regina John stormed to victories in the boys and girls open 10km road races yesterday on the first day of competition of the 51st annual National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships.
By Emmerson campbell
District 11’s (North Georgetown) Ronaldo Rodrigues and Brittany Van Lange dominated the boys and girls under- 21 feature events yesterday, winning four gold medals each at the 51st National Schools Swimming Championships held at the brand new National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.
Goals from Captain Kenwyne Jones and Slovakia-based wing/forward Lester Peltier in the 59th and 65th minute respectively, propelled Trinidad & Tobago to a consolation 2-0 over Guyana, in the final Group B 2014 World Cup Qualifier, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, last evening.
Skeldon Community Centre registered their first victory in seven matches when they upset pre-tournament favourites Albion Community Centre in the latest round of the 2011 Tenelec Inc First Division 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice over the weekend.
(Reuters) – U.S. basketball players filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the National Basketball Association (NBA) yesterday alleging antitrust violations, casting further doubt over the fate of the entire 2011-12 season.
KOLKATA, India, IANS/CMC – West Indies were left battling to save the second Test yesterday after VVS Laxman and skipper MS Dhoni plundered centuries on the second day to put India in command.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – A nervy 17-run, last wicket stand between Sunil Narine and Nelon Pascal steered West Indies A to a tense win over Bangladesh A on the final day of the second and final four-day “Test” yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell
“Smokin’ Joe” Frazier, heavyweight boxing gold medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and world heavyweight boxing champion from 1970 to 1973 lost his battle with liver cancer last Monday, but his legacy will forever be in the hearts of boxing buffs.
North Essequibo Warriors and Hotel Tower West Demerara Cavaliers secured wins in the opening round of the Essequibo Zone in the nationwide 11-team Carib/Pepsi Twenty20 Big Smash competition at the Anna Regina Community Center Ground on Sunday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – If Trinidad and Tobago Sports Minister Anil Roberts had his way, national football coach Otto Pfister would be out of his US$50 000 per-month job.
(Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was voted WTA’s Player of the Year on Monday following a season in which she claimed her debut grand slam title, steered the Czech Republic to Fed Cup glory and shot up 32 places in the world rankings.
Gavin Lewis, Jeremy Miller and Andre Lopes hardly broke a sweat to defeat their opponents on Monday night when play continued in the Pegasus Open tennis tournament.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The interim committee running Sri Lankan cricket was dissolved by Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday with elections likely next month.
By Emmerson Campbell
Guyana men’s rugby team captured their sixth consecutive North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens title after they demolished the Cayman Islands 27 to nil in the finals on Sunday at the Garrison Savannah in Barbados.
District Nine (Lethem) will be at a heavy disadvantage in this year’s edition of the National Schools Championships when the event runs off today because they may be suffering travel fatigue after a 500-mile overland journey just hours before competition time.
KOLKATA, India, IANS/CMC – Maestro Rahul Dravid’s 36th Test century put India in early control of the second Test yesterday, as West Indies’ bowlers struggled to contain the hosts’ batting juggernaut.
By Treiston Joseph
The 51st edition of the National Schools Athletics, Swimming and Cycling Championships which will get underway today at the Guyana National Stadium will showcase the country’s talent pool in the heat of several rivalries.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Exciting all-rounder Andre Russell’s five-wicket haul coupled with a crucial half-century stand between opener Danza Hyatt and Jonathan Carter, put West Indies A in sight of victory on the third day of the second four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A, yesterday.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka doused some late Shahid Afridi fireworks to produce an electrifying 25-run victory over Pakistan in the second one-day international at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium yesterday.