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Jagmohan Dalmiya
Jagmohan Dalmiya

Former ICC chief Dalmiya dies at 75

KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Former International Cricket Council (ICC) chief Jagmohan Dalmiya, hailed as the architect of India’s rise as the game’s financial superpower, passed away in a private hospital in Kolkata yesterday.

Richard Pybus

Franchises face bleak future amidst recession

By Tony Cozier   It has become increasingly evident that the Caribbean’s two new, high-profile franchise tournaments, the West Indies Cricket Board’s first-class Professional Cricket League (PCL) and the privately financed and organised T20 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), cannot comfortably coexist.

Participants of the Sports Medicine Seminar held in Berbice on Friday.

Sports Medicine seminar held in B/ce

The Guyana Physical Therapy Association (GPTA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health and the Department of Sport Region #6 on Friday held a Sports Medicine Seminar at the Regional Democratic Office, New Amsterdam.

Vettel storms to pole in Singapore

SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Sebastian Vettel broke Mercedes’ qualifying stranglehold to secure a first pole position of the season for Ferrari at the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix yesterday.

Japan stun Boks to go top of the shocks

LONDON, (Reuters) – When it comes to shocks in international rugby it is a relative term, with New Zealand losing to finalists France in two memorable World Cup games and Wales upset by Fiji in a shoot-out for a quarter-final slot in 2007 among the most notable.

Mindley all-round effort headlines final day of trial

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Marquino Mindley snatched three wickets and struck a half-century while left-arm seamer Sheldon Cottrell picked up a four-wicket haul, as the second trial match in preparation for the upcoming first class season finished in a draw here Friday.

Pele goal scorers Deon Alfred (left) and Jumane Somerset pose for a photo opportunity following their hard-fought win over GFC in the GFF Stag Beer Elite League tournament opener at the Leonora Sports Facility (Orlando Charles photo)

Pele edges GFC 2-1 in Elite League opening game

  Pele Football Club got their Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League campaign off to the perfect start, edging the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) 2-1 in the league opener yesterday at the Leonora Sports Facility in West Demerara.

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