Sports

The Flying Ace Cycle Club will stage a 40-mile cycle road race today.

Central Agricola, Tiger Bay and Mocha secured opening wins when the Central Georgetown Police Youth Group coordinated Rainforest Water Knockout Futsal Championship commenced yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Batsman Leon Johnson and left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell have both been handed retainer contracts by the West Indies Cricket Board, despite not featuring for the regional side over the last year.

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde says his organization is of the belief that Lady Jaguars head coach Mark Rodrigues is the ideal candidate for the post of CONCACAF president.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Legendary former Australia Test captain Ian Chappell says he would support an international ban on West Indies batting star Chris Gayle for his controversial on-air flirtations with a female television reporter.

LONDON, (Reuters) – The head of an investigation that found high-level corruption in international athletics has accused Sebastian Coe, leader of the sport’s world governing body, of missing opportunities to push reform “a long time ago” when he was vice-president.

The nationalities of the cyclists who tested positive for drug use following the five-stage road race in Guyana last October have not been disclosed.

The staff of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has extended condolences to Guyana and West Indies opener Rajindra Chandrika following the death of his father earlier this week.

PANAMA CITY, (Reuters) – FIFA presidential candidate Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa said that if he is elected he will examine the role of the U.S

Grove Hi Tech, winner of the recent second annual Stag Super XVI football competition and the standout individual performers were officially rewarded yesterday in the lobby of Ansa McAL’s Beterverwagting building.

Women cricket fans (or female reporters for that matter) who blush easily might want to use the necessary make up (concealer) when attending cricket matches this month end with the news that T20 superstar opener Chris Gayle will be heading to Guyana to participate in the Unity Cricket T20 encounter at the Providence National Stadium.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia captain Steven Smith believes the real challenge for his team is to win a series abroad and they will have to master the swinging ball if they are to succeed on their tour of New Zealand next month.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies opener Lendl Simmons failed to score for the third time in four outings as his Brisbane Heat slid to an eight-wicket defeat against Adelaide Strikers in the Big Bash here yesterday.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – JP Duminy gave the South Africa selectors a timely reminder of his quality by smashing a career-best unbeaten 260 in a four-day provincial match for the Cape Cobras in Paarl yesterday.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Veteran opener Devon Smith missed out on a hundred as Windward Islands Volcanoes edged Guyana Jaguars by one run courtesy of the Duckworth/Lewis method in their opening Group B, Regional Super50 game here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Trent Boult produced an economical spell of bowling to take three wickets and help New Zealand to a tense three-run win over Sri Lanka in their first Twenty20 international yesterday.

ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics judges announced yesterday they had opened formal proceedings against suspended Secretary General Jerome Valcke over alleged corruption involving World Cup ticket sales, one of many scandals now surrounding soccer’s governing body.

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Not even a fine all-round effort from West Indies star Andre Russell was enough to save Sydney Thunder from crashing to a 30-run defeat to Perth Scorchers, in the Australian Big Bash here yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force defeated Jamaica Scorpions by 84 runs in their Group B game of the Regional Super50 at Queen’s Park Oval here yesterday.

Following a hiatus due to the Christmas season, the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championships will resume today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with a doubleheader from 18:30hrs.