(Reuters) – Gillette ended its sponsorship of Brazil’s national soccer team in June, just days after the former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) was arrested as part of a U.S.-led
(The Sports Xchange) – Guard Jamal Crawford scored 32 points and forward Blake Griffin had 28 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, guiding the Los Angeles Clippers past the Orlando Magic 103-101 on Saturday night at the Staples Center.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – South Africa resorted to dogged stonewalling in their pursuit of an improbable 481-run victory target after Ajinkya Rahane stroked his second century of the match to tighten India’s grip on the fourth and final test yesterday.
In what will be a rematch of last year’s inaugural finale, titleholder Stella Maris will lock horns on Saturday with St Stephen’s following semi-final wins when the second Smalta/Ministry of Public Health Girls U-11 Football Championship continued.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies left-hander Leon Johnson missed out on a hundred but another Test discard Assad Fudadin was within reach of triple figures, as leaders Guyana Jaguars dominated day two of their fourth round contest against Trinidad and Tobago Red Force here yesterday.
Old rivalries will be renewed when East Coast Demerara (ECD) giant Victoria Kings faces off with traditional Linden heavyweight Milerock in the grand finale of the GTT/Limacol Football Championship today at the Mackenzie Sport Club (MSC) ground in Linden.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Eighteen wickets fell at the National Stadium yesterday but Barbados Pride put their noses in front heading into the penultimate day of their fourth round encounter in the Regional First Class Championship against Windward Islands Volcanoes.
Defending champs North Ruimveldt will oppose Sparta Boss while Back Circle will tackle newcomers Channel-9 Warriors in the semi-final stage following quarterfinal victories in the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Champion-ship on Friday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Seasoned campaigners Carlton Baugh Jr and Nikita Miller gathered half-centuries under pressure to give Jamaica Scorpions the advantage but Shane Jeffers’ unbeaten fifty kept Leeward Islands Hurricanes afloat on the second day of their fourth round game in the Regional First Class Championship here yesterday.
By inadvertent, yet timely coincidence, the directors of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) hold their quarterly meeting in St Lucia on December 12 and 13, in the middle of the first Test against Australia in a series long written off as embarrassingly one-sided.
The highly anticipated Flex Night International event returns to the National Cultural Centre stage tonight.
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies’ preparations for the three-Test series against Australia were left in a state of crisis after the Caribbean side suffered a humiliating ten-wicket defeat at the hands of a youthful Cricket Australia XI here yesterday.
Lima (Reuters) – The former longtime president of Peru’s soccer federation, Manuel Burga, has been arrested as part of an ongoing U.S.-led
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A century ninth-wicket stand between Marlon Richards and Uthman Muhammad propped up Trinidad and Tobago Red Force after seamer Chris Barnwell threatened to run through the innings, on the opening day of their Regional First Class Championship contest here Friday.
(Reuters) – Federal agents boarded a Disney cruise ship in Florida yesterday to arrest a Guatemalan judge who is one of dozens of soccer officials charged by U.S.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Sixteen wickets tumbled on a topsy-turvy opening day to leave the fourth round Regional First Class Championship game between Jamaica Scorpions and Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the balance here yesterday.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Opener Kyle Corbin and in-form Shamarh Brooks struck half-centuries to lead a measured Barbados Pride batting effort on the opening day of their fourth round game against Windward Islands Volcanoes here yesterday.
Team Rising Stars humbled Team-D by a 7-1 score line when the Farfan and Mendes Christmas Team Squash Championship continued at the Georgetown Club on Thursday.
The GTT/GRFU 10s Rugby Tournament continues today at the National Park with two more games.
In a ground breaking move, the ‘Sport of Kings’ will for the first time be staged in Guyana under floodlights.
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