The Guyana Under 17s got off to a forgettable start in their 2019 Cricket West Indies Future Stars tournament after suffering defeats at the hands of hosts, Trinidad and Tobago and defending champions, Barbados over the weekend.
With the sweeping breeze and scintillating sun coupled with the closure of schools, the 43rd annual National Sports Commission Teach Them Young cycling programme commenced yesterday at the National Park.
Vadeanand Resaul and Devine Kalekyezi were the only Guyanese to pick up wins after the first two days of the ongoing 2019 JITIC U14 lawn tennis tournament which is currently being staged in the Twin-Island Republic.
Guyana-born all-rounder Mark Montfort is eager to make his mark on the Global T20 Canada League after being selected by Toronto Nationals.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Recently-recalled batsman Darren Bravo and fellow Trinidadian left-hander Nicholas Pooran, were among seven new players handed retainer contracts by Cricket West Indies for the next year but batsman Sunil Ambris and leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo have been dropped from the list.
MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand captain Kane Williamson encouraged his frontline batsmen to play with freedom in today’s semi-final against India to overcome their struggle for rhythm in the Cricket World Cup.
Eagles defeated Topp XX 2–1 when the inaugural Summer Super Cup commenced Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Ottis Gibson wants to stay on as South Africa coach despite a disappointing World Cup and with his contract coming to an end.
(BBC) Serena Williams has been fined $10,000 (£7,988) for damaging one of the Wimbledon courts with her racquet.
(Reuters) – Mexico’s Jonathan dos Santos scored in the 73rd minute to give his side a 1-0 win over the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final on Sunday.
(Reuters) – Bangladesh have parted ways with head coach Steve Rhodes after their eighth-placed finish at the World Cup, ESPNcricinfo reported yesterday.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies has increased the number of all-format contracts awarded to West Indies men’s players and expanded the list of centrally-contracted West Indies women’s players for the 2019-20 season.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 yesterday to win the Copa America for the ninth time in a pulsating contest at the Maracana stadium.
LYON, France, (Reuters) – The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands yesterday as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women’s game.
Nine-year-old Jasmine Billingy continued her eye-catching rise after she won another local table tennis title.
By Royston Alkins Junior sensation Jonathan Van Lange of the Titans Table Tennis Club, mopped up his third junior national title for 2019 after he won the boys under – 13 title in the 2019 Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) National Mini and Pre-Cadet Championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).
By Romario Samaroo Ahead of the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL), assistant coach of the Jamaica Tallawahs, Ramnaresh Sarwan reckons his side is a championship team.
Guyana’s national men’s rugby outfit missed out on clinching a berth at the 2020 Olympic Games, ending with just a single win during their Rugby Americas North (RAN) 7s Championship campaign staged this weekend in the Cayman Islands.
COUVA, Trinidad, MC – Led by Jaden Carmichael’s spectacular six-wicket haul and Anderson Armudan’s half-century, the Leeward Islands produced a dominant display to post a comfortable eight-wicket win over Jamaica in the opening round of the West Indies Rising Stars Under-17 Championship here Saturday.
(Reuters) – The ‘Big Three’ of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic head into the second week of Wimbledon carrying the flag for the men’s game after a number of young upstarts failed to live up to their potential on the grandest stage.
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