Sports

Nowitzki rises above Shaq milestone as Mavs edge Nets

(The Sports Xchange) – Presented with the five names of those ahead of him on the NBA career scoring list after passing a major personal milestone, Dirk Nowitzki responded as if it was music to his ears “That sounds pretty good,” the German told reporters.

Retrieve Raiders remain unbeaten

Retrieve Raiders concluded the preliminary round in the LABA-sanctioned Malta Supreme Christmas Open Championship undefeated, downing Half Mile Bulls by a 61-52 margin on Wednesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) Hardcourt.

Tim Clark

Anchors away as PGA Tour players adapt to change

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Just two weeks remain before PGA Tour players have to adapt to a ban by golf’s rulemakers on long putters being anchored to the body and Tim Clark is among those who expect “some challenges along the way”.

“Family Day at the G”

West Indian players during the “Family Day at the G” event hosted by the West Indies and Australia teams at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday, December 23, 2015.

Windies bid to avoid knockout blow on Boxing Day

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Under fire from all quarters after an abysmal start to their tour, West Indies have pledged to be more competitive at the traditional Boxing Day test but will struggle to prevent hosts Australia from taking an unassailable 2-0 series lead.

 Stafanie Taylor

Taylor named Women’s T20 Player of the Year

SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Stafanie Taylor has been rewarded for her dominance on the international stage after she was named the ICC Women’s Twenty20 International Player of the Year yesterday.

Gayle, Bravo cameos in vain as Renegades lose

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – West Indies Twenty20 stars Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo reeled off cameos but failed to prevent Melbourne Renegades from slumping to a three-wicket defeat to Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League here yesterday.

Tiger looks for light at end of tunnel

(Reuters) – With his 40th birthday just one week away, Tiger Woods looks optimistically forward to playing golf pain-free next year while he reflects on a 2015 campaign blighted by injuries, poor form and a plummeting world ranking.

Defending champs, Pouderoyen reach quarter-finals

Defending champs Grove Hi-Tech and West Demerara giants Pouderoyen secured penalty shoot-out wins to clinch their respective quarterfinal berths when the 2nd Annual Stag Beer Super XVI Knockout Football Championships continued Tuesday at the Golden Grove ground.

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