The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) ‘Brazilian Invasion’ card set for February 20 will see Guyana’s national champion, Kwesi ‘Lightning Struck Assassin’ Jones facing American, Samuel Clarkson for the World Boxing Council light heavyweight FECARBOX championship
So said an official from the GBBC.
Eagles and Republic Bank Nets won the U23 and second division tournaments of the Guyana Amateur basketball Association defeating Pacesetters and Pepsi Sonics 2-0 respectively in their best of three finals Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Colts survived a fourth quarter assault highlighted by a missed Nikkoloi Smith three-pointer in the final second to defeat Plaisance Guardians 77-74, leveling their best of three division one final of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Championships on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
(The Sports Xchange) – LaMarcus Aldridge scored 23 points, 13 of them in a pivotal third quarter, to help San Antonio whip the Dallas Mavericks 112-83 on Sunday and stay undefeated at home this season.
MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – Mercurial Chris Gayle equalled the fastest ever half-century in Twenty20s with an extraordinary knock, as he brought the curtain down on his controversial – and perhaps final – campaign in the Australia Big Bash here Monday.
The Guyana Jaguars last night scored a convincing five-wicket win over the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team in their final preliminary match of the West Indies Cricket Board’s NAGICO Super50 competition at Warner Park, in St Kitts.
Christopher Franklin last evening turned back the challenge of defending national men’s singles champion Nigel Bryan in straight games en route to winning his first national men’s singles table tennis championships at the National Gymnasium.
MUMBAI, India, CMC – Indian business mogul Vijay Mallya says he is “studying the CPL economics” but has denied suggestions he is on the verge of purchasing Caribbean Premier League franchise Barbados Tridents.
Yarrowkabra, Central Georgetown `A’, Albouystown `A’ and Tiger Bay `A’ advanced when the Central Georgetown Police Youth Group coordinated Rainforest Water Knockout Futsal Championship continued yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Defending champions Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will be hoping to get the Australian Open off to a sizzling start when they play back-to-back on Rod Laver Arena today.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell struck a scintillating 96 in a tricky chase to help Australia beat India by three wickets in the third one-dayer yesterday and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
WASHINGTON/ANKARA, (Reuters) – Three Iranian-Americans arrived in Germany after leaving Tehran yesterday in a prisoner swap following the lifting of most international sanctions on Iran under a deal U.S.
(The Sports Xchange) – Forward DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points, 13 rebounds and six assists as the Sacramento Kings ended the Los Angeles Clippers’ 10-game winning streak with a 110-103 victory on Saturday night at Staples Center.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – A Sunil Ambris half-century and a three-wicket haul by left-arm seamer Delorn Johnson inspired Windward Islands Volcanoes to a tense five-run victory over Leeward Islands Hurricanes in their final round encounter in the Regional Super50 here last night.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Captain John Campbell struck his first half-century of the tournament as Jamaica Scorpions overcame a dodgy start to their run chase, to edge ICC Americas by a single wicket in the final round game of the Regional Super50 here yesterday.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor’s drought with the bat continued but Sydney Thunder edged Melbourne Stars by six runs to end the preliminary round on top of the Women’s Big Bash League here yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – World tennis was rocked on Monday by allegations that the game’s authorities have failed to deal with widespread match-fixing, just as the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year, kicked off in Melbourne.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell struck a scintillating 96 in a tricky chase to help Australia beat India by three wickets in the third one-dayer today and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – World number one West Indies will face host nation India along with Australia in the warm-up round of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship, which bowls off in March.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – A venomous spell of fast bowling from Stuart Broad led England to an emphatic seven- wicket win over South Africa in the third test yesterday to clinch the series.