Sports

Boxers fail to qualify for Rio Olympic Games

Guyana’s boxing drought at the Olympic Games continues. The nation’s chances of punching tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games went out the window this past weekend when Desmond Amsterdam and Dennis Thomas lost their respective bouts at the American Boxing Confederation’s (AMBC) Olympic Qualifier in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Campbell all-round heroics end Scorpions slump

KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, CMC – Man-of-the-Match John Campbell snatched a five-wicket haul and then smashed a cameo, unbeaten half-century as Jamaica Scorpions broke their four-game losing slump in the Regional four-day championship with a convincing nine-wicket win over Windward Islands Volcanoes here yesterday.

Brittle batting leaves Windies with 43-run defeat

CHENNAI, India, CMC – West Indies Women will begin their Twenty20 World Cup campaign later this week with question marks over their batting, after another brittle performance left them with a 43-run defeat to Australia Women in their official warm-up game here yesterday.

Former Windies captain Darren Sammy … struck a cameo for the World XI. (file photo)

Sammy inspires lower order rally as Windies win

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy’s aggressive, unbeaten half-century led a determined lower order rally as West Indies beat Australia by three wickets with a ball spare, in their final official warm-up game of the Twenty20 World Cup here yesterday.

Hackett nets double as Chase rushes into semis

Holders Chase Academy will oppose South Ruimveldt while Lodge Secondary will tackle Queen’s College in the semi-finals following quarterfinal wins in the 4th Annual Petra Organization/Milo Schools U20 Football Championship yesterday.

Hodge, Tonge put Hurricanes on top leaders Jaguars

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Embattled Leeward Islands Hurricanes pivoted on Montcin Hodge’s maiden first class century to flourish against leaders Guyana Jaguars on the second day of their ninth round game in the Regional four-day championship here yesterday.

Quarter-final Milo matches on today

With only eight teams remaining following the end of the group and round of 16 stages, the quarterfinal round in the 4th Annual Milo Schools U20 football championships will commence today at the Ministry of Education ground.

Windies looking to perfect roles, says Simmons

KOLKATA, India, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons says West Indies will use their final official warm-up match of the Twenty20 World Cup today against Australia, to allow players to streamline their roles for the group campaign beginning next week.

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