Daily Archive: Friday, January 6, 2017

Articles published on Friday, January 6, 2017

Anand Yankarran

Chutney icon Yankarran laid to rest

(Trinidad Guardian) With live singing, a music truck and thousands of fans, family members and artistes in attendance, the funeral service for chutney icon Anand Yankarran resembled one of the massive chutney shows he participated in during the height of his career.

  Dead: Leron Mendonca

Fourth man dies after highway crash

The death toll from Wednesday evening’s Linden/Soesdyke Highway crash rose to four yesterday with the passing of 22-year-old Lindener Leron Mendonca even as the families of the victims were still trying to come to grips with the tragedy.

 Former Jaguars coach Mark Rodrigues

New coach for Lady Jaguars

With a larger emphasis on women’s development geared for 2017, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) is likely to appoint a female to the helm of the Lady Jaguars senior program, in the process replacing long serving tactician Mark Rodrigues.

West Indies star Carlos Brathwaite

Brathwaite named to replace injured Russell

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Twenty20 star Carlos Thunder has joined reigning champions Sydney Thunder for the remainder of the Big Bash League campaign, replacing West Indies teammate Andre Russell who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada celebrates as he takes the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Upul Tharanga. (REUTERS/Mike Hutchings)

Rabada runs riot as South Africa win test

CAPE TOWN,(Reuters) – Kagiso Rabada claimed a six-wicket haul on Thursday as South Africa bowled Sri Lanka out for 224 in their second innings to win the second test by 282 runs with a day and a half to spare and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Third Test - Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia - Pakistan’s Younis Khan celebrates after reaching his century (REUTERS/David Gray)

Younus shines but Australia in charge in Sydney

SYDNEY,(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Younus Khan notched his 34th test century but Australia had reduced the tourists to 271 for eight, still 68 runs short of avoiding the follow-on, at close of play on the rain-disrupted third day of the third test on Thursday.

T&T hopes hanging by a thread after Suriname loss

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,CMC – Trinidad and Tobago were left with an uphill task of reaching the CONCACAF Gold Cup after slumping to a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Suriname, in the opening game of the Caribbean Football Union qualifying series here Wednesday night.

Andy Murray  in action vs  Nicolas Almagro in  Doha, Qatar (REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari)

Djokovic and Murray through to semis

Qatar Open (Reuters) – Ageless Czech Radek Stepanek’s run at the Qatar Open was ended by defending champion Novak Djokovic on Thursday and fellow veteran Ivo Karlovic also bowed out at the quarter-final stage.

Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
Born: Sept. 12, 1994
Age: 22
Height: 1.74 metres
Plays: Righthanded
World ranking: 6
Grand Slam titles: 0
Win-loss record in 2017: 31-6

World # 1 Kerber upset by Svitolina

(Reuters) – World number one Angelique Kerber was knocked out of the Brisbane International by Elina Svitolina on Thursday while second seed Dominika Cibulkova also succumbed to a quarter-final upset.

Nick Kyrgios

Kyrgios has the talent to be the best, says Laver

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia needs another great tennis champion and Nick Kyrgios has the talent to fit the bill providing he learns how to channel his frustration when things do not go his way, 11-times grand slam singles champion Rod Laver said on Thursday.

Kirk Edwards

Edwards impresses as Super50 approaches

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Discarded West Indies batsman, Kirk Edwards, captured the attention of selectors with a cameo knock while all-rounder Kevin Stoute reiterated his case with an excellent half-century, in the first Barbados Pride trial match ahead of this month’s Regional Super50 here Wednesday.Out-of-favour

Stephen Curry

NBA roundup…

Bucks 105, Knicks 104 (The Sports Xchange) Giannis Antetokounmpo hit a step-back jumper near the free throw line as time expired to lift the Milwaukee Bucks to a 105-104 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

South African Abbott quits international cricket

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South African fast bowler Kyle Abbott announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday to play in England, catching his employers by surprise and highlighting a growing drain of sporting talent from the country.

Formula One - F1 - Singapore Grand Prix –Sept.2016,Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg of Germany leads Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo of Australia during the race. (REUTERS/Edgar Su)

Singapore fans want F1 race to continue

LONDON, (Reuters) – Formula One fans in Singapore are keen for the race to remain there, despite negotiations between organisers and F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone seemingly stalled, according to a survey conducted by British research firm YouGov.

Kitco Market Data

Gold Prices for the three day period ending Thursday January 5, 2017Kitco is a Canadian company that buys and sells precious metals such as gold, copper and silver.

Solving crimes

As the clock wound down on the year 2016, there was a growing sense that while violent crime did not give the population much respite last year, there was a remarkable improvement in the performance of one section of the Guyana Police Force, namely the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).