MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s World Twenty20 title defence suffered a huge blow after fast bowler Lasith Malinga was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury, the team said today.
Tasked with beating the Jamaica Scorpions in a must-win encounter, defending Regional Four Day champs, Guyana Jaguars’ Head Coach Esuan Crandon is sticking to the basics in order to emerge successfully.
10-member Fruta Conquerors overcame fierce rival Pele FC 2-0 when the League Finale section of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League continued on Wednesday at the Tucville ground.
In excess of $3M was disbursed to eight sporting associations and Help and Shelter yesterday at the National Sports Commission (NSC).
High Stars secured a hard-fought win over Cool Runnings by a 4-3 margin when the inaugural Guyana Beach Soccer Association (GBSA) National Championships began on Wednesday at the Bayroc Beach Facility in Linden.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Chris Gayle says it was a remark from close teammate Sulieman Benn prior to the start of the West Indies innings, that inspired his scintillating hundred against England on Wednesday.
CHENNAI, India, CMC – Off-spinner Anisa Mohammed says she is thrilled by becoming the first international bowler to take 100 wickets in Twenty20 Internationals but said that joy was eclipsed by West Indies Women’s come-from-behind win in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke, banned for 12 years by soccer’s governing body for ethics violations, is facing criminal proceedings by the Swiss attorney general’s office, the law enforcement agency said yesterday.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Veteran opener Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed 83 off 56 balls as Sri Lanka completed a tricky chase to beat Afghanistan with seven balls remaining to kick off their World Twenty20 title defence yesterday.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Soccer’s ruling body FIFA said it paid disgraced former president Sepp Blatter 3.63 million Swiss francs ($3.8 million) last year, publishing his salary for the first time under new governance regulations.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Not many players over the years have been compared to Viv Richards but Chris Gayle’s ability to destroy opposition attacks puts him right up there with the batting great, according to West Indies coach Phil Simmons.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons believes West Indies victory over England in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup, has laid the foundation for their progress to the semi-finals.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa’s sports minister yesterday denied that his country had paid a $10 million bribe to help it win the right to host the World Cup in 2010.
(The Sports Xchange) – Kyrie Irving scored 33 points and came up with a key steal in the final seconds to preserve the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 99-98 victory Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.
(The Sports Xchange) – The Golden State Warriors recorded their 50th consecutive home victory Wednesday night, riding Stephen Curry’s 34 points to a 121-85 thumping of the New York Knicks.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil passed key anti-doping legislation yesterday that avoided the embarrassing possibility of the country being in breach of the rules at its own Olympic Games.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Not many players over the years have been compared to Viv Richards but Chris Gayle’s ability to destroy opposition attacks puts him right up there with the batting great, according to West Indies coach Phil Simmons.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Superstar Chris Gayle smashed the third fastest hundred in Twenty20 Internationals as West Indies started their T20 World Cup campaign with an emphatic six-wicket victory over England here yesterday.
PORTLAND, Oregon, (Reuters) – Russian athletes will be missing when the IAAF world indoor championships get underway today and their global ban for doping should stay in place for the Rio Olympics, British athlete Lynsey Sharp said on Wednesday.
KOLKATA, India, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi led by example as his team put a tumultuous build-up behind them to launch their bid for a second World Twenty20 title with a 55-run victory against qualifiers Bangladesh yesterday.
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