The recent 51st Guyana Teachers’ Union/Ministry of Education, National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track & Field Championships showcased a number of talented athletes despite the logistical problems that continue to plague this pre-eminent annual event.
Fans in Trinidad and Tobago will be massively disappointed, as there will be no regional T20 cricket played in this country next month, as was previously advertised.
The Georgetown Football Club ground will this evening come alive with eight teams down to compete in the Mayor’s (Hamilton Green) Birthday Football Fiesta.
The rivalry between organizers Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire and Neville `Cody’ Cadogan will be taken to the next level today when their respective female teams clash at the Dynasty Sports Club in a feature event.
Guyanese Ron Smith (Welterweight elite) and Delon Charles (Bantamweight novice) each copped a gold medal while Richard Williamson (Flyweight elite) settled for silver at the
BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Captain Michael Clarke rode his luck to score 139 and help steer Australia to a 132-run first innings lead over New Zealand with a total of 427 on the third day of the first test yesterday.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Nasir Hossain smashed his maiden century for Bangladesh but they were unable to prevent Pakistan easing to a 76-run win yesterday for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match one-day international series.
The Demerara Cricket Club second division team yesterday grabbed first innings points from their arch rivals the Georgetown Cricket Club on the first day of their two-day Noble House Seafoods second division competition at Bourda.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, CMC – Another exhilarating Chris Gayle century proved in vain as his Matabeleland Tuskers missed out on a spot in the domestic Twenty20 final when they went down by 23 runs to Mashonaland Eagles in the playoff here yesterday.
SEVILLE, Spain, (Reuters) – David Nalbandian and Eduardo Schwank trounced Spain’s Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-2 6-3 to secure Argentina’s first point of the Davis Cup final yesterrday and keep the best-of-five tie alive ahead of today’s reverse singles.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has admitted it is in discussion with the international cricket players union to find a solution to the non-payment of Sri Lanka player salaries.
(Reuters) – Heavyweight world champion Vladimir Klitschko broke off training ahead of next week’s title defense against French challenger Jean-Marc Mormeck to have a kidney stone removed, his management said Saturday, adding the bout was still going ahead.
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods endured a challenging day in gusting winds before finally surrendering his overnight lead to fellow American Zach Johnson in yesterday’s third round of the Chevron World Challenge.
VISAKHAPATNAM, India, CMC – Inept batting, costly missed chances and loose bowling all combined to send West Indies slumping to their second straight loss in the five-match One-Day series against India here yesterday.
Proprietor of Mohammed’s Enterprise, Nazar Mohamed, has presented trophies in addition to a one million dollar cheque to give a total sponsorship package of $1.5M for the Kashif and Shanghai 22nd annual football tournament.
Throughout Europe in famous football leagues such as the English Premiership, Spanish La Liga, German Bundesliga, Italian Serie A, before the start of any match players walk out with “Say no to racism” banners as part of a campaign to counter this phenomenon in that continent.
(Reuters) – AC Milan shrugged off an unbelievable Robinho miss, and an interruption caused when teargas was thrown outside the ground, to record a 2-0 win at Genoa that took them to the top of Serie A yesterday.
KIEV (Reuters) – Traditional rivals Germany and Netherlands will lock horns in a tough group at the 2012 European soccer championship while co-hosts Poland will be hoping that history does not repeat itself when Greece provide the opposition on the opening day next June.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto and Mexican Antonio Margarito both came in under the limit at yesterday’s weigh-in for their eagerly-awaited rematch.
(Reuters) – Tiger Woods mixed dazzling brilliance with occasional moments of sloppiness while charging into a three-shot lead in the second round of the Chevron World Challenge on Friday.
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