(Reuters) – Uncapped duo Jake Ball and James Vince have been named in England’s squad for their home test against Sri Lanka at Headingley on May 19, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced yesterday.
(The Sports Xchange) – The Toronto Raptors All Star guards DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry have come in for criticism for not living up to their status during the playoffs but both stifled the talk on Wednesday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia’s cricket board will make it compulsory for players to wear helmets when facing fast and medium-paced bowling in line with recommendations from a review into the death of test batsman Phillip Hughes.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Preparations for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which begin in less than three months, will not be affected by the Brazilian senate’s vote to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial, the International Olympic Committee said yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Renowned regional and international cricket journalist Tony Cozier, the voice of West Indies cricket for more than five decades, has died.
Guyana’s national soccer team the Golden Jaguars continued their preparation yesterday at the Providence National Stadium ahead of Sunday’s International friendly encounter against Canada’s U23 team.
A voice went silent yesterday and cricket reporting in the West Indies will never be the same again after veteran journalist/broadcaster Tony Cozier’s innings ended at the age of 75.
The customary May/June rainy season has not put a damper on the national rugby squad ahead of their match next week versus Jamaica, in fact the ruggers have raised their training intensity.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Legendary former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd has labelled the late international journalist Tony Cozier as “an iconic figure” and says the world has lost “a great man.”
BANGALORE, India, CMC – Kieron Pollard stunned Royal Challengers Bangalore with a typically flamboyant cameo but West Indies teammate Chris Gayle’s wretched form continued as Mumbai Indians emerged with a six-wicket win in their Indian Premier League contest here yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Tributes have continued to pour in for the late regional and international cricket journalist, Tony Cozier, with the Caribbean Premier League hailing his “passion, insight and enthusiasm” and Jones P.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kusal Perera has had all anti-doping charges brought against him dropped by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after the Qatar-based laboratory that conducted the test withdrew its initial finding.
Beverage giants Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) and Ansa McAl yesterday joined forces with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for Sunday’s International friendly against Canada’s Olympic team.
United States of America-based light heavyweight prospect, Jermin ‘Starboy’ King will try to shake off some ring rust when he returns to the ring Saturday night in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.
The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has selected an 18-man squad to participate at the upcoming Pan American Junior Championships in Toronto, Canada from May 20th-28th.
Following the official acquisition of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) U16 championships weeks earlier the required upgrade to the playing venue, the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall is underway.
(Trinidad Guardian) A decision on where the finals of the 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament will be played will be made this week and T&T’s foreign exchange situation remains a major factor in the equation.
Golden Jaguars Head-coach Jamaal Shabazz yesterday said the composition of the squad to play against Canada’s U23 side this Sunday at the Providence National Stadium will be influenced by several factors and that the matchup will also be utilised to give fringe players much needed exposure.
Guyana-born English footballer Ishankie Charles said he is honoured by his selection to the Golden Jaguars 25-man squad ahead of this Sunday’s international encounter against the Canadian Olympic U23 side at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-The World’s leading T20 International wicket-taker Anisa Mohammed has appealed to cricket fans to support the regional team when they take on England Women in a five-match One-Day International series this October in the Caribbean.
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