KINGSTON, (Reuters) – The threat of West Indies being forced to field a second string side at the World Twenty20 was averted on Sunday when 12 of 13 players in the original squad signed the contracts which had caused a standoff with the board.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Twenty20 series wins over Australia and Sri Lanka have given top-ranked India plenty of cause for optimism as they launch their bid for a second world crown in the sport’s shortest format on home soil next month.
Milerock FC and Winners Connection claimed lopsided victories when the Upper Demerara Football Association First Division League continued on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Sunil Narine’s Indian Premier League franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders, has thrown its full backing behind the embattled off-spinner, following his abrupt withdrawal from the West Indies Twenty20 World Cup squad.
Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Monedderlust FC battled to a scoreless draw when the Guyana Football Federation Stag Beer Elite League Finale continued on Sunday.
Retrieve Raiders and Amelia’s Ward Jets secured convincing victories when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA)/104.3 POWER FM Mash Championships continued on Sunday.
Kuru-Kururu Warriors, Attention Family and Royal Youths were among the winners when the inaugural Guyana Beach Soccer Association (GBSA) National Championships continued on Sunday.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Underdogs West Indies Under-19s stunned favourites India by five wickets in a low-scoring final of the ICC Youth Cricket World Cup to crown themselves World champions for the first time in their history here yesterday.
From: Allan La Rose In Houston, Texas Compliments of GFF, Colours, Isotonix and Oasis Water Guyana’s Lady Jags footballers kept their hopes alive of qualifying for the semifinals of the CONCACAF final round Olympic qualifiers with a hard fought come from behind 2-1 victory against Guatemala at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas yesterday.
Captain Leon Johnson cracked an unbeaten hundred yesterday while spinners Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo sliced through the Trinidad & Tobago Red Force batting order as the Guyana Jaguars piled up a 302-run lead heading into today’s final day of round six of the 2015/16 PCL Regional Four Day tournament at the Providence National Stadium.
The University of Guyana Wolves and the Yamaha Caribs recorded contrasting victories when the Guyana Rugby Football Union/Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Limited 15s league continued last weekend at the National Park.
Half Mile Bulls and Retrieve Raiders secured contrasting wins when the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA)/104.3 POWER FM Mash Championships commenced on Saturday.
Jason Ray-Khalil successfully defended his Open championship while Samuel Ince-Carvahal claimed the Category-A crown when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) sanctioned Bounty Farm Ltd Handicap Squash Tournament concluded yesterday.
Powerlifting has a brand new executive and Ed Caesar will be at its helm.
The UG Wolves ended the unbeaten run of the Pepsi Hornets and the Caribs gained a walk-over victory against the Police Falcons when the GRFU/GTT 15s league continued this past weekend at the National Park.
Mae’s Secondary sealed their berth to the knockout round dismantling Charlestown Secondary 5-0 when the 4th Annual Milo Schools u-20 Football Championship continued yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
Michael Anthony Saturday won his second race of the 2016 cycling season in fine style winning the feature 35-lap event of the 25th annual R&R International multi-race programme.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall grabbed his first-ever 10-wicket haul in first class cricket to inspire Leeward Islands Hurricanes to an 85-run victory over Jamaica Scorpions and their first win of the Regional first class championship here yesterday.
WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Brendon McCullum’s dismissal in the final over of the day put Australia firmly in control of the first test in Wellington yesterday as New Zealand were reduced to 178-4, still 201 runs behind the tourists’ mammoth first innings of 562.
(Reuters) – India gave themselves a boost before next month’s Twenty20 World Cup at home as Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed four wickets in their series-clinching nine-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third and final Twenty20 international yesterday.
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