Hundreds of Guyanese gathered at the Caribe Funeral Home on Utica Avenue in Brooklyn, New York on December 11 to celebrate the life of popular former Guyana batsman Vincent Mayers who collapsed and died suddenly at his home in Flatbush.
Overnight showers yesterday rendered the two venues for the third day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County four-day tournament unplayable following inspections by officials of the GCB.
HAMILTON, New Zealand, CMC- Shane Shillingford and Marlon Samuels will receive full support from the West Indies Cricket Board, after their bowling actions were found illegal, head coach Ottis Gibson has said.
Heavy rainfall throughout the ancient county resulted in the postponement of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/New Building Society Limited 40 overs-a-side second division final between No 71 Cricket Club and the Young Warriors Cricket Club.
PERTH, (Reuters) – Australia faltered for pretty much the first time in the series trying to close the deal but rallied to blow away the last vestiges of English resistance and reclaim the Ashes with a third emphatic test victory today.
(Reuters) – West Indies spinner Shane Shillingford has been suspended from bowling in international cricket after his delivery action was found illegal, the game’s global governing body said yesterday.
Friendship and Queenstown Secondary were booted out of the Chico/Kashif & Shanghai Elite Next Generation Football Tournament following five-nil and six-one defeats against New Silver City and Mackenzie High School on Sunday.
The quarterfinal and semi-final rounds of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone will commence today at the National Cultural Centre tarmac on Hadfield Street and Mandela Avenue.
The Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) on Saturday last elected new executives who will serve the fraternity for the next two years with the aim of developing and promoting the sport throughout the country.
The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has shortlisted 36 local male players that will begin preparation for the Indoor Pan American Cup, which will run from April 7th-14th 2014, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
FLORIDA, CMC- Olympic 100-metre silver medallist Sherone Simpson is said to be growing in confidence two months after relocating from Jamaica to a newtraining camp in Florida.
LONDON, England, CMC- Global T20 superstar and West Indies Cricket ODI Captain, Dwayne Bravo, has become the first international cricketer to partner with one of the largest Chinese corporate entities in the world.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – India begin life without “Little Master” tomorrow, taking on top ranked South Africa in the first of a two-test series in their first contest since Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Vitaly Klitschko has vacated his WBC belt but was named champion emeritus yesterday, leaving the door open for the leading Ukraine politician to one day return to the ring.
(The Sports Xchange) – Point guard Damian Lillard’s spinning shot in the lane in the final second of overtime gave the Portland Trail Blazers a 111-109 overtime victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday.
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Defending champions Windward Islands and Jamaica will play the opening match of the Regional Super50 tournament to be played at venues in Trinidad and Tobago next month Matches will be staged at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain while two matches will be played at Shaw Park in Tobago.
PERTH, (Reuters) – A dominant Australia were five wickets away from reclaiming the Ashes after hammering England with the bat and reducing them to 251 for five with the ball at the end of the fourth day of the third test at the WACA yesterday.
(Cricinfo) The Pakistan Cricket Board’s Interim Management Committee, led by Najam Sethi, has sought the help of the Pakistan government in an attempt to revive international cricket in the country.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-West Indies off spinner Shane Shillingford has been suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after his action was found illegal.
National players Akeila and Shomari Wiltshire won their respective categories while Larissa Wiltshire placed third in category A as the Wiltshire family stamped its dominance on the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Farfan and Mendes Junior Christmas Tournament which ended yesterday at the Georgetown Club Ltd.
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