Simmons’ treatment reeks of double standards
By Orin Davidson If we haven’t seen it all before, the West Indies Cricket Board is continuing to prove why it remains the joke of world cricket administration.
By Orin Davidson If we haven’t seen it all before, the West Indies Cricket Board is continuing to prove why it remains the joke of world cricket administration.
National all-rounder Christopher Barnwell produced a sterling performance worthy of his MVP adjudication as the Demerara Cricket Club XI managed to script a narrow two-run win against Young Warriors in Saturday evening’s T20 affair.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter, facing a criminal investigation as part of soccer’s corruption scandal, will “definitely not” stay on as president of the FIFA governing body after the election of a new leader in February, his daughter said.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Fiji want to finish with a flourish and return home from the Rugby World Cup with a victory that their spirited performances in defeat against the Pool A big guns have merited, coach John McKee said.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Ireland laboured to a 16-9 victory over Italy to reach the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals yesterday, taking France along with them and setting up a blockbuster Pool D decider in Cardiff next weekend.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh stroked an unbeaten half-century to highlight the final day of the drawn two-day Jamaica trial match here Friday.
Defending champions Stella Maris, Enterprise Primary, West Ruimveldt and St. Angela’s recorded opening day wins when the fourth annual Petra Organisation/Courts Pee-Wee Under-11 football event began yesterday.
Stephen Camacho, the longest serving secretary/chief executive of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the last Test player in the position, died at his home in Antigua yesterday after a long battle with cancer.
A simple defensive error by Slingerz FC in the dying moments led to Gregory Richardson snatching the dramatic equaliser in the 90th+2 minute as Pele maintained their lead at the top of the GFF Stag Beer Elite League on Friday.
It will be a clash of the heavyweights when second placed Fruta Conquerors opposes fourth placed side Alpha United today in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stage Beer Elite League competition at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground from 20:00hrs.
Andy Roberts posed a pertinent question in the aftermath of Phil Simmons’ suspension as West Indies coach.
In what is nothing short of the biggest upset to date, the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) squeaked past the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 2-1 to clinch their first win in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League on Friday.
Fitness enthusiasts are being urged to register now to be a part of the grand two-day Guyana Health and Fitness Expo billed for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall starting from October 24.
Ashley DeGroot recorded an impressive 2-0 win over Daniel Islam when the Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament continued yesterday morning at the Georgetown Club Facility in Camp Street.
Guyana opened its Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Challenge in a positive manner, coming from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Puerto Rico yesterday in Chicklayo, Peru.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australian test cricketer Lindsay Kline has died at the age of 81.
HARARE,(Reuters) – Opener Chamu Chibhabha hit 90 as Zimbabwe, aided by bad light, held off a spirited revival from Pakistan to level the one-day international series with a five-run victory in the second match at the Harare Sports Club yesterday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo says he is looking forward to his first taste of Test cricket on Sri Lankan soil, after undergoing his first practice session here yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has hailed the late former chief executive Steve Camacho as a “true stalwart and champion of the game” and has credited him with the development of young players in the past.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – Interim head coach Eldine Baptiste will oversee West Indies training for the first time today when the regional side undergo their first practice session since arriving here Thursday.
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