PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (Reuters) – Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner’s lawyers plan to file for judicial review against the government of Trinidad and Tobago claiming political bias in the move to extradite him to the United States.
ST PETERSBURG, Russia, (Reuters) – The preliminary round draw for the 2018 World Cup in Russia marked both a first and last step on the road to the finals.
GENEVA, (Reuters) – FIFA boss Sepp Blatter deserves a Nobel Prize for his stewardship of soccer’s governing body, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired by Swiss broadcaster RTS yesterday.
—-Guyana/B/dos match washed out
An all-round performance by Trinidad & Tobago took the Twin Island Republic to a nine-wicket defeat of Jamaica in round three of the ongoing West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-15 limited overs tournament at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, CMC – First class batsman Shimron Hetmyer narrowly missed out on his second successive hundred as Guyana easily brushed aside Barbados by seven wickets in their fourth round Regional Under-19 Championship encounter here yesterday.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Windward Islands kept up their unbeaten record to go clear at the top of the standings when they beat Leeward Islands by 18 runs in their third round game of the Regional Under-15 Champonship at Albion Sports Complex here yesterday.
SANTA CRUZ, Jamaica, CMC – Mrinal Wadwha’s calm head made all the difference as Leeward Islands squeezed past Windward Islands by a single wicket with three balls to spare in their Regional Under-19 Championship contest here yesterday.
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, CMC – Jamaica’s dream of becoming the first-ever Caribbean side to win the prestigious CONCACAF Gold Cup ended in disappointment, when they suffered a 3-1 defeat to giants Mexico in the final Sunday night here.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Chris Froome celebrated his second Tour de France triumph with a bacon sandwich yesterday before chewing over the appetising prospect of a rare grand tour double in Spain next month.
(Reuters) – South Africa will play four test matches in India for the first time as part of their longest ever tour to the sub-continent later this year, the country’s cricket board announced yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Struggling England batsman Ian Bell is backing himself to come good at number three in this week’s third Ashes test against Australia at Edgbaston, he said yesterday.
TORONTO, (Reuters) – A city that had been largely indifferent to the Pan American Games arrival did not want the party to end on Sunday, as Toronto bid a dazzling goodbye to the largest multi-sport event ever staged in Canada.
Annai Secondary stormed their way into the semi-final round, mauling Dolphin Secondary 13-0 in their quarterfinal fixture when the 5th annual Digicel Secondary Schools Football Championship continued yesterday.
In an extraordinary display of speed and stamina, Team Alanis’ Paul DeNobrega took the spoils of the third annual Grenville Felix Memorial 50-mile road race with a wire to wire win yesterday in Berbice.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel crowned themselves the new champions of the Caribbean Premier League when they produced a clinical all-round performance to beat title-holders Barbados Tridents by 20 runs in the grand final here last night.
Usual suspect, Winston Stoby along with Steve Ramnarine and Shellon Nicholas snared the marquee titles when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) hosted the Claude Charles Memorial Intermediate and Masters Championships yesterday at the National Gymnasium.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, CMC – Championship leader and defending champion, Lewis Hamilton, suffered a shocking sixth place finish at the Hungarian Grand Prix here yesterday, but miraculously still managed to extend his lead in the Formula One drivers standings.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Briton Chris Froome won his second Tour de France title in three years yesterday to enhance his growing reputation as a grand tour specialist.