NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – An extraordinary gamble by Leeward Islands Hurricanes backfired spectacularly, leaving them with a stunning innings and 18-run defeat to Barbados Pride inside two days of their rescheduled fourth round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.
With at least two international matches scheduled for April and May, the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) 2019 season will officially kick off today with the President’s XV tackling the Vice President XV at the National Track and Field Centre.
TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Brandon King struck his sixth half-century of the season to follow up fast bowler Nicholson Gordon’s career-best, as Jamaica Scorpions hit back strongly against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force on the second day of their rescheduled first round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship at the Brian Lara Stadium here yesterday.
The seventh edition of the Milo Secondary School Football Championship, resumes today at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue with three group matches.
Guyana Jaguars have now been confirmed as winners of the 2018-19 West Indies Championship.
Despite the FIFA-approved Disciplinary Code being presented in December 2018 to its Disciplinary Committee, the Guyana Football Federation [GFF] remains silent on whether the body has pronounced on the Keith O’Jeer ‘inappropriate behaviour’ and Roy MacArthur sexual harassment probes.
Ashley Khalil is already quite a decorated female athlete. One would simply marvel at her career, which includes a number of junior and senior accolades at the local, regional and international levels.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Cricket West Indies vice-presidential candidate, Dr Kishore Shallow, is not convinced the improved relationship between the board and players union, WIPA, is as healthy as is being purported.
The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday announced a squad which will contest the 2019 Caribbean Junior and Cadet Table Tennis Championships slated for Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic during April 11-18, 2019.
Top junior national players Shomari Wiltshire and Abosaide Cadogan recorded back-to-back wins in this year’s Toucan Distributors Junior Skill Level squash tournament after notching wins last evening at the Georgetown Club, Camp Street.
LONDON (Reuters) – Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck twice as his side beat Stade Rennes 3-0 to reach the Europa League quarter-finals and join Chelsea, who earlier yesterday thrashed Dynamo Kiev 5-0 with a hat-trick from Oliver Giroud.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India captain Virat Kohli is too busy counting the gains for his team’s World Cup campaign to mourn the setback in their dress rehearsal against Australia.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Introducing countdown clocks, a standard ball across the globe, and free hits after no-balls are some of the changes being eyed for test cricket as the custodians of the game’s laws look to shore up its popularity amid the rise of lucrative Twenty20 leagues.
(Reuters) – Real Madrid will sign Porto’s Brazil international defender Eder Militao at the end of the season for 50 million euros, the Portuguese club said yesterday https://www.fcporto.pt/pt/noticias/20190314-pt-informacao-sobre-eder-militao.
(Reuters) – Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is the greatest header in the history of football with an extraordinary range, according to former Ireland striker Tony Cascarino.
A Division-A was crowned the Guyana Police Force Inter-Division/Branch 5-a-side Football Champion after defeating Band-Room 3-0 on Wednesday at the Eve Leary ground.
ASUNCION (Reuters) – The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) has rejected a proposal from the United States and awarded the 2020 Copa America tournament to Argentina and Colombia.
The Guyana Football Federation has officially announced their 18-member squad for the international friendly against arch-nemesis Suriname which begins from 16:30hrs tomorrow at the Pierkhan Stadium, Nickerie.
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Lionel Messi lead the way with two goals and two assists as Barcelona reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League in style by thrashing Olympique Lyonnais 5-1 at home yesterday and advancing by the same scoreline on aggregate.
As Cricket West Indies (CWI) elections date slowly approaches, Director, Anand Sanasie, has affirmed the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) support to incumbent president, Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron while taking umbrage at challenger, Richard “Ricky” Skerritt’s remarks towards the GCB.
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