Daily Archive: Monday, May 13, 2013

Articles published on Monday, May 13, 2013

Laxman Sivaramakrishnan

India deny Champions Trophy pullout threat

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India have no plans to pull out of next month’s Champions Trophy over a rumbling controversy surrounding a former Indian player’s election to an International Cricket Council (ICC) panel, the Indian cricket board said on Monday.

Daryan Warner ready to tell all

(Trinidad Express) While his father chose to not provide FIFA’s ethics committee with answers, Daryan Warner had indicated he was ready to face the heat and prove his innocence with respect to allegations made against him.

Cassey George

George shines at World Athletics Day meet

Cassey George lived up to expectations in the distance arena as Athletics Association of Guyana celebrated World Athletics Day with a track and field championship for junior athletes at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday.

Yaw spurs Alexander Village to victory

Leon Yaw’s first half double enabled Alexander Village to defeat North East 3-0 when the Mackeson ‘Keep Your Five Alive’ football tournament continued at the East Ruimveldt Community Centre Ground (California Square) Saturday night.

Cops for overseas training

In keeping with its plans to step up overseas training of personnel in the police and fire service, the Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday announced courses in Jamaica, Russia and other places.

Serena subdues Sharapova

MADRID,  (Reuters) – World number one Serena Williams racked up the 50th title of her illustrious 18-year career when she thumped Maria Sharapova 6-1 6-4 to defend her Madrid Open crown yesterday.

The Oliver Tambo award is about the internal politics of South Africa at a particular point in its history

Dear Editor, As a Guyanese national who has been involved at the Cabinet level in the adoption of the country’s foreign policy decisions, and as someone with a longstanding and profound admiration for Nelson Mandela and for the South Africa that he has bequeathed, I feel an abundant concern at the decision to defer the grant of the posthumous offer of the Oliver Tambo Award to the late Forbes Burnham.

Pacers, Grizzlies win

(Sports Direct) – Roy Hibbert collected a post-season career-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as host Indiana Pacers won a defensive battle over the New York Knicks to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal with a 82-71 points win on Saturday.

The President’s rejection of the two bills

President Ramotar’s decision to reject two bills which were passed by Parliament on the strength of the opposition’s one-seat majority on the grounds that they were unconstitutional will further deepen the political divide in the country and make it even more difficult for mature compromise between the two sides.