ATHENS, (Reuters) – The flame for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will pass through a refugee camp in Athens and one refugee will be among the torch bearers, the head of the International Olympic Committee said yesterday.
(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James had 21 points and nine assists and forward Kevin Love had 21 points and 11 rebounds in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 115-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Several West Indies stars are likely to be overlooked for the Tri-Nation tournament in June with the West Indies Cricket Board reiterating yesterday that only players who participated in the Regional Super50 earlier this month would be eligible for selection.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has identified former West Indies master batsman Brian Lara as the most difficult batsmen he has ever bowled to.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Four of the candidates for president of FIFA are heading to Qatar for meetings tomorrow, with one of them, South African Tokyo Sexwale, saying “the time for alliances is coming”.
ANSA McAL through its Stag Beer brand, yesterday unveiled their second “Crown Your Community” promotion at the 704 Sports Lounge, which kicks off from the first week of February.
(The Sports Xchange) – Lessons learned. Statement made. Moving on. The San Antonio Spurs wiped away the hurt from their worst loss of the season with a dominating 130-99 win against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday to remain undefeated at home.
(Trinidad Guardian) Support continues to grow for T&T and West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine, as the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has given the spinner TT$35,000 to help correct his bowling action in an effort to represent West Indies at the World T20 Tournament in March.
With preparation for the 2016/17 CFU Caribbean Cup tournament high on the agenda of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), the proposed international friendly between Guyana and Suriname has been rescheduled from February 7th to February 21st.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – An important witness has offered information to help criminal proceedings against long-time president of the world soccer body FIFA, Sepp Blatter, the Swiss attorney general’s office said yesterday.
Initially slated to be held on Saturday January 30th at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has been officially rescheduled.
A first half Delon Lanferman blitz propelled Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United to a 4-0 drubbing of Mocha- based unit Riddim Squad when the pre-season friendlies continued on Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in Bourda.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic hit some spectacular shots and showed true grit to hold off a Roger Federer fightback as he reached the final of the Australian Open for the fifth time in six years with a 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory yesterday.
(Trinidad Express) Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket operations director Michael Hall has confirmed that the West Indies Test series in Caribbean could coincide with this year’s ‘biggest party in sport’.
LONDON, (Reuters) – IAAF president Sebastian Coe has denied knowing of “bribes being offered or received” in the awarding of the 2017 world athletics championships, a spokesman for the crisis-hit governing body said yesterday.
ASUNCION, (Reuters) – The South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL threw its support behind Gianni Infantino’s bid for the presidency of soccer’s crisis-hit governing body FIFA yesterday, days after central American countries pledged to back him.
(Reuters) – The second one-day international between New Zealand and Pakistan in Napier was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rain and a wet outfield yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) Support continues to grow for T&T and West Indies off spinner Sunil Narine, as the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs has given the spinner $35,000 to help correct his bowling action in an effort to represent West Indies at the World T20 Tournament in March.
BRUSSELS, (Reuters) – European parliamentarians reacted angrily yesterday after a debate between candidates for the FIFA presidency was cancelled because four of the five contenders declined to show up.
When the 2016 rugby season kicks off on Saturday, the Yamaha Caribs will be outfitted in new gear.
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