Daily Archive: Saturday, February 10, 2018

Articles published on Saturday, February 10, 2018

Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre prepares to send down another delivery during his six-wicket haul. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)

Pierre, Mohammed help Red Force edge Hampshire

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Left-arm spinner Khary Pierre snatched a career-best six-wicket haul but it was Jason Mohammed’s half-century and Shannon Gabriel’s nerve, which fired Trinidad and Tobago Red Force to a nail-biting one-wicket win over English county Hampshire.

Shimron Hetmyer scored 103 vs the U.S.A at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Antigua in this year’s Cricket West Indies Regional One-Day tournament.

Hetmyer continues a proud Berbice tradition

By Charwayne Walker Shimron Hetmyer continued a proud Berbice tradition when he scored a pugnacious century against the United States of America (USA) in the 2018 Cricket West Indies Regional One Day Tournament at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in Antigua.

Sparta still Kingston’s boss

Sparta Boss, Future Stars, Team Extreme Hustlers, Bent Street and California Square recorded contrasting wins when the inaugural Magnum Mash Futsal Championship, continued on Thursday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Showdown of champions

The curtain will come down on the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Mike’s Pharmacy/Nauth Motor Spares/Trophy Stall senior softball tournament tomorrow with a handful of games, including three finals booked for the Demerara Cricket Club Ground (DCC), Queenstown.

Alzarri Joseph

Speedster Joseph facing spell on sidelines

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Young West Indies fast bowler, Alzarri Joseph, could be facing a lengthy injury layoff, as he prepares to undergo rehabilitation for a stress fracture of the back which forced him out of the recent New Zealand tour.

Chuck Schumer

Trump blocks release of Russia memo drafted by Democrats

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – President Donald Trump yesterday blocked the release of a classified memo written by congressional Democrats to rebut a Republican document that he allowed to be made public last week that claimed FBI and Justice Department bias against him in the federal probe of Russia and the 2016 U.S.

Roshen Silva’s fifty puts SL in firm control

Sri Lanka 200 for 8 (Silva 58*, Karunaratne 32, Mustafizur 3-35) and 222 lead Bangladesh 110 (Mehidy 38*, Dananjaya 3-20, Lakmal 3-25) by 312 runs (Cricinfo) Debutant Akila Dananjaya ransacked Bangladesh’s lower middle order in the morning, and Roshen Silva compiled a second high-quality fifty in the match, as Sri Lanka claimed a 312-run lead and took iron-grip of the Test.

Afghanistan reach new heights with Rahmat Shah’s century

Afghanistan 333 for 5 (Rahmat 114, Najibullah 81, Ihsanullah 53) beat Zimbabwe 179 (Mire 34, Rashid 4-26) by 154 runs (Cricinfo) Continuing their dominance over Zimbabwe, Afghanistan piled up their second-highest ODI total of 333 with Rahmat Shah’s 114 off 110 balls the centerpiece of a resounding victory.

As Trump attacks U.S. law enforcement, another top official quits

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department’s third-ranking official, Rachel Brand, will resign and take a senior job at Walmart Inc, with sources familiar with her decision saying yesterday that she had grown increasingly uncomfortable with President Donald Trump’s attacks on her department and the FBI.

The cover of one of the editions of the magazine.

GEM to bow out

After 13 years in operation, the popular GEM (Guyana Entertainment Magazine) announced with “heavy heart” that it will be suspending operations in 2018.