As the local cricket fraternity mourns the passing of veteran statistician and scorer, Ron Legall, senior commentator and journalist Joseph “Reds” Perreira and the Guyana Cricket Board have sent out sympathies.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Off-spinner Karishma Ramharack claimed an amazing eight-wicket haul to steer Trinidad and Tobago to a convincing eight-wicket victory over Windward Islands South in the opening round of the Regional Women’s Super50 here yesterday.
Colts dismissed Melanie Patriots by an 83-46 score line in an Open Divisional matchup when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Qualifying Knockout Tournament continued on Wednesday.
KAZAN, Russia, Reuters) – American swimming great Ryan Lochte became only the second man to win titles in the same individual event in four consecutive world championships when he triumphed in the 200 metres individual medley yesterday.
MELBOURNE, Reuters) – Australia’s stunning dismissal for 60 runs on day one of the fourth Ashes test prompted incredulous headlines in local newspapers last night along with calls for the citizenship to be stripped from the entire team.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather’s latest title defense began outside the ring yesterday as he fought to validate his upcoming bout against Andre Berto.
(Reuters) – Tests to detect performance-enhancing drugs in athletes are improving, but even the newest have limitations, testing experts say, following recent reports of widespread doping in athletics.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Keshorn Walcott is still smarting from his World Championship disappointment three years ago and is determined to compensate for it at this month’s edition in Beijing.
CAIRO, (Reuters) – The African Football Confederation (CAF) has declined to back Liberia’s Musa Bility in his bid to stand for the FIFA presidency.
NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – Australian great Shane Warne and former captain Ricky Ponting lamented technical failings and mental approach as their countrymen were shot out for a humiliating 60 by England on the first morning of the fourth Ashes test yesterday.
NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – A bookmaker has paid out hundreds of thousands of pounds to punters who put money on England to win the Ashes after they bowled out Australia for 60 in the fourth test on Thursday.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – World Cup sponsor McDonald’s has joined Coca-Cola and Visa in urging FIFA to adopt an independent reform commission in response to corruption scandals plagueing world soccer’s governing body, according to a campaigning group.
RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Until national federations and governments put clean competition ahead of winning medals, sport faces a difficult task in its battle against doping, a longtime U.S.
NOTTINGHAM, England, (Reuters) – A rampant Stuart Broad took eight wickets as England ripped out shell-shocked Australia for 60 in an extraordinary and dramatic start to the fourth Ashes test at Trent Bridge today.
Upon their arrival back home Monday night with the WICB Regional Under-19 title in their possession, President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Drubahadur and Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, lauded the Guyana U19 team at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport.
Telecommunications giant Digicel will continue their support of the Boyce and Jefford Track and Field Classic which is scheduled to take place in Linden August 15-16.
LONDON, (Reuters) – The two scientists whose analysis of leaked anti-doping data from the IAAF’s database has thrown athletics into crisis defended their findings yesterday after their claims were rubbished by the world governing body.
The Lusignan Golf Club (LCG), will be reopened today after being closed for several weeks because of the inclement weather.
Guyana’s International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Instructors/Assessors Stanley Lancaster, Abdullah Hamid and Trevor Beckles returned to local shores yesterday after participating in the FIFA Futuro 111 Course held for CONCACAF officials in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on former Pakistani cricket captain Wasim Akram’s car in the city of Karachi yesterday an apparent incident of road-rage in a metropolis beset by violence.
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