PARIS, (Reuters) – A British endurance cyclist has smashed the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the planet on a bicycle, riding 18,000 miles (29,000km) in under 80 days.
Ol Skool Ballers’ ‘Cinderella Story’ in the Guinness Cage/Three Peat Promotions Indoor football championships had the perfect ending after they dismissed Future Stars 3-1 in the grand finale on Saturday.
Rain had the final say in an exciting encounter between Essequibo and East Bank as the umpires were forced to call time on the match ruling that the outfield was not suitable for play after the rains came 30 minutes before the luncheon interval on day – three at the Everest Cricket Club ground Camp Road yesterday.
A lease agreement on land identified for Guyana’s Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Forward Programme has finally been approved paving the way for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to finally acquire its own Training facility.
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CMC – Champion off-spinner Sunil Narine said the unsettling cold temperatures during the one-off Twenty20 International had been difficult to deal with but hailed the professional approach from West Indies after they trounced England by 21 runs here Saturday.
Den Amstel crushed Crane Rovers 4-1 when the West Demerara zone of the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U17 Football League, continued yesterday at the Den Amstel ground.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Hardik Pandya’s all-round brilliance and some excellent bowling by the Indian spinners secured a 26-run victory against Australia under the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-hit first one-day international yesterday.
(Reuters) – Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez fought to a controversial draw in their long-awaited middleweight world title bout in Las Vegas on Saturday.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Formula One leader Lewis Hamilton needed a miracle going into yesterday’s Singapore Grand Prix and the Briton certainly got it on his way to an against-all-odds win at the Marina Bay street circuit.
LILLE, France, (Reuters) – France won a place in the Davis Cup final when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Dusan Lajovic 2-6 6-2 7-6(5) 6-2 to give the hosts a 3-1 victory over Serbia yesterday.
Caribbean Under 15 and national junior squash champion Shomari Wiltshire recently captured his maiden US squash title after competing in two tournaments in the United States of America.
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CMC — West Indies bowlers — led by their captain Carlos Brathwaite, the irrepressible Kesrick Williams and the clever Sunil Narine — defied cold, wet conditions and proved their adaptability to usher their side to a 21-run victory over England in their Twenty20 International yesterday.
LAHORE, Pakistan, CMC — Cricket West Indies president Dave Cameron said West Indies players will get to decide whether they tour Pakistan for a series of three Twenty20 Internationals in November.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC — Ottis Gibson prevailed over other candidates for the South Afrcia head coaching job, due to his 2016 World Twenty20 victory with West Indies.
Agricola Red Triangle, Sonata Point/Kaneville United and Grove Hi-Tech secured wins when the Ralph Green/East Bank Football Association (EBFA) U11 league continued yesterday.
The Police Falcons recorded their first victory of the season albeit by walkover against the Caribs when the Bounty Farm 15s League continued yesterday at the National Park.
Stores successfully defended their Banks DIH Limited Inter-Department 5-a-side football championship edging Berbice Branch 1-0 Friday at the Thirst Park ground.