MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Boris Becker’s first priority will be to help Novak Djokovic gain a “mental edge” when the pressure rises at the grand slams, the Australian Open champion said in Melbourne yesterday.
(The Sports Xchange) – Highlights of Wednesday’s National Basketball Association games.
(Reuters) – Mahela Jayawardene, batting with three stitches in his left hand, ignored the pain to complete his 32nd test hundred and put Sri Lanka firmly in the driving seat in the second test against Pakistan in Dubai yesterday.
(Reuters) – Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson will be rested for Sunday’s first one-day international against England to keep him fresh for the rest of the summer, coach Darren Lehmann said yesterday.
(Jamaica Observer) Olympic 100m silver medallist Sherone Simpson will have to wait another month to know her fate after her anti-doping hearing was pushed back to February 4 and 5.
(Reuters) – Triple Olympic track gold medallist Kenenisa Bekele will make his marathon debut in Paris on April 6, the International Association of Athletics Federations said yesterday.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Keiron Pollard will not be available for the upcoming Regional Super50 tournament because he is still recovering from an ankle injury, chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago selection panel Alec Burns has announced.
HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC- Kirk Edwards hit his maiden One Day international (ODI) hundred and Dwayne Bravo his second as West Indies crushed New Zealand by 203 runs in the fifth and final ODI to draw the series two games each.
Imposing a fine of 2000 Euros on disgraced power lifter, Gumendra Shewdas was one of the topics of discussion when executive members of the Guyana Amateur Power lifting Federation (GAPF) convened for their monthly meeting recently.
National Full-bore Captain Mahendra Persaud yesterday said that he hopes the next few weeks spent with Great Britain Shooting Coach Ian Shaw will help to improve their shooting techniques along with their performances on the world stage.
HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC-West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo says competition in the squad augurs well for better performances following their 203-run lopsided victory over New Zealand in the fifth and final One Day International (ODI) yesterday.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC– Chris Gayle has been forced to pull out of South Africa’s domestic Ram Slam T20 Tournament because he would not recover in time from a torn hamstring, which occurred during an ODI against India in November.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- President of the Jamaica Football Federation, Captain Horace Burrell says he does not believe the region is ready to stage a Caribbean Professional league.
The headline bout of the 31st edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card which was initially scheduled for 12 championship rounds will now be a 10-round non-title contest.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer traded shots with his hero Rod Laver yesterday in the stadium that bears the Australian great’s name before promising that his hunger for grand slam titles remains as strong as ever.
MADRID, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi came off the bench and scored twice on his return from injury and Cesc Fabregas also netted a double as Barcelona strolled to a 4-0 win at home to Getafe in their King’s Cup last 16, first leg yesterday.
(Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) has fined New York Knicks guard J.R.
Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) president David Patterson said yesterday that he will not be seeking re-election at the upcoming Annual General Meeting to be held on Saturday at the Olympic House, Kingston, from 15:00hrs.
Former Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC) president Cecil Chin said yesterday that former basketball player Nigel Hinds, is the better option ahead of Georgetown Amateur Basketball Federation (GABA) President Michael Singh for the post of GABF president at the upcoming GABF elections on Saturday.
(The Sports Xchange) – The San Antonio Spurs squandered a 12-point lead with 1:59 left in regulation before they recovered to hold off Memphis 110-108 in overtime.
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