Sports

James’s wizardry helps Cavs beat Washington

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James had the second-highest scoring performance of his career with 57 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 130-122 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, pictured here bowling during the second Test, managed to work up a good head of steam on the Queens Sports Club pitch. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)
Fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, pictured here bowling during the second Test, managed to work up a good head of steam on the Queens Sports Club pitch. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)

Seamers persevered but better pitches needed, says Law

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Head coach, Stuart Law has lauded the determination of the West Indies seam attack on the flat track at Queens Sports Club and has urged authorities here to improve the standard of their pitches in order to aid the development of the Zimbabwe side.

Ground-staff at Sabina Park were kept busy by the weather. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)
Ground-staff at Sabina Park were kept busy by the weather. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)

Rain forces Sabina Park abandonment

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies A’s hopes of levelling the three-match one-day series against Sri Lanka A were scuppered as wet conditions, resulting from rain, wrecked the second one-dayer at Sabina Park here Friday night.

Andre Fletcher … stroked a half-century in Sixers win.

Fletcher stars as Sixers make winning start

SYLHET, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 star Andre Fletcher helped raise the curtain on the 2017 edition of the Bangladesh Premier League in style when he stroked a handsome half-century to steer Sylhet Sixers to a comfortable victory here yesterday.

Zainul Ramsammy

Blairmont looks to MVP Ramsammy in grand finale against GCC

Blairmont Cricket Club, behind Most Valuable Player Zainul Ramsammy will look to defeat city side Georgetown Cricket Club when the two sides meet today at the Demerara Cricket Club ground in the final of the Well Teen, Trophy Stall, Nauth Motor Spares and Tropical Springs Under-13 final.

GFSCA Guyana Cup 7 off to rollicking start

The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association’s seventh annual international softball tournament featuring teams from Guyana, the United States of America and Canada got off to a rollicking start yesterday with several teams advancing to the next round of both the Open and Masters competitions.

Law backs unchanged squad for NZ tour

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – If West Indies head coach Stuart Law had his way, the 15-man squad which toured Zimbabwe would remain unchanged for the two-Test Test series in New Zealand starting later this month.

Singh century gives Jaguars upper hand

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-hander Vishaul Singh turned the page on his recent ordinary form for West Indies A by stroking his seventh first class hundred, as three-time reigning Regional champions Guyana Jaguars snatched the advantage on day two of their second round encounter against Windward Islands Volcanoes.

All-rounder Fabian Allen … top-scored with an unbeaten 169.

Allen, Green put Jamaica in control but Red Force fight back

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Fabian Allen’s superb unbeaten hundred and seamer Derval Green’s lethal burst rattled Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and put Jamaica Scorpions firmly in control of their second round encounter of the Regional four-day championship here yesterday.

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