KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were named Jamaica’s top sporting personalities for 2013 at the RJR Foundation National Sportsman and Sportwoman awards on Friday.
Orville Hinds yesterday defeated a field of 42 cyclists to win the second annual Benjamin Sports Store 40-mile cycle event in Berbice, Hinds won the Open event in a time of one hours 59 minutes and 27 seconds with Raul Leal second and Michael Anthony, third.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – China’s table tennis federation should give foreign players more access to its coaches to ease the country’s stranglehold on the sport and attract more television and sponsor interest, the head of the world governing body said.
(The Sports Xchange) – Houston guard James Harden scored eight straight points in the final minutes as the Rockets held off a furious Washington Wizards comeback to secure a 114-107 win.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Aaron Finch struck his second 50-over hundred as Australia maintained their dominance over England with a six-wicket victory in the first one-day international yesterday.
(Reuters) – Openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Kaushal Silva struck patient half-centuries to help Sri Lanka secure a comprehensive nine-wicket victory against Pakistan in the second test and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Jan 11, CMC – The Barbados Government has approved the establishment of independent committees to monitor and address theallegations of doping in sports, according to Sport Minister Stephen Lashley.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Victoria Azarenka is relishing her return to Melbourne Park as double defending champion and while Serena Williams is a hot favourite to deny her a hat-trick of titles, the Belarusian says she will not focus solely on the challenge from the world number one.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic admits he has taken a gamble by making changes to his coaching team but is hoping for great things from his partnership with former grand slam champion Boris Becker.
(Trinidad Express) Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Boxing Board of Control (TTBBC) Deopersad Ramoutar has been suspended following allegations of financial impropriety.
The country’s three top players national champion Wendell Meusa, the man he dethroned Taffin Khan and the man who he lost to Anthony Drayton are expected to renew hostilities today when the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) stages the Trophy Stall of Bourda Market and City Mall locations sponsored blitz (rapid play) tournament.
Tucville giants Fruta Conquerors FC will be hosting a fund raising exhibition match between past and present club players today at the Tucville Community ground.
Nigel Hinds was elected the new president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) when the entity held its Electoral Congress at Olympic House, Kingston, yesterday.
In the aftermath of the positive doping test of powerlifter Gumendra Shewdas, several sporting bodies say that they intend to step up their anti-doping measures as well as educate their athletes of the banned substances on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list.
It will West Demerara versus Georgetown when the final round of the Mayor’s 79th birthday anniversary seven-a-side inter-ward knockout tournament commences today at the Den Amstel Community ground, West Coast Demerara.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – An unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership between Brendon McCullum and Luke Ronchi rescued New Zealand from a precarious position to win the first Twenty20 International against West Indiesby 81 runs yesterday.
Beaten and battered in two bruising campaigns, those West Indies players still standing finally stagger home this week with a bag full of questions to be asked and answered over what really went on in India and, especially, New Zealand.
(Reuters) – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq fell just short of his sixth test century but his team clung on to their slim hopes of salvaging the second test against Sri Lanka after a stirring rearguard action in Dubai yesterday.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – Some of the West Indies players admit their minds were wandering elsewhere as they prepared to play the first of two Twenty20 matches against New Zealand.
Nets beat Heat in double overtime (The Sports Xchange) – The Brooklyn Nets needed double overtime and a heavy dose of resiliency to hold off the Miami Heat for a 104-95 win.
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