Sports

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England manager Roy Hodgson borrowed a line from the hit movie Forrest Gump yesterday when he described his thoughts ahead of this week’s draw for the World Cup.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is hosting its Annual Awards Ceremony for players and officers tonight at the Georgetown Cricket Club pavilion.

The Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) will be writing the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC), the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club (NSMTC) because of unpaid affiliation fees for 2013.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Joe Root and Ian Bell are the two candidates to replace Jonathan Trott at number three in the England batting order for this week’s second Ashes test in Adelaide, batting coach Graham Gooch said yesterday.

LONDON, CMC- Grenada International Delroy Facey is reported to be among six persons arrested on suspicion of fixing English Football Games, the British media have reported.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – With each pull-up jump shot and polished offensive move, Indiana Pacers forward Paul George resembles his childhood idol Kobe Bryant, yet he has managed to carve out his own identity as one of basketball’s rising stars.

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC- A 15-member West Indies U-19 cricket team has arrived in Dhaka to play against Bangladesh in a seven-game Youth One Day International series starting on Friday.

The Guinness Greatest of the Streets Georgetown Zone continues today at the National Cultural Centre Tarmac on Hadfield Street and Mandela Avenue with eight fixtures.

Alpha United led by an Anthony Abrams helmet trick and a Gregory Richardson hat trick mauled Grove Hi-Tech 8-0 when action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continued on Sunday.

Senior umpire Shannon Crawford was last Thursday unanimously returned as President of the Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GSU&SA) after the association held its annual general meeting at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union,  headquarters on Quamina Street.

(WICB) DUNEDIN, New Zealand – West Indies captain Darren Sammy and head coach Ottis Gibson say they are  looking forward to the three-Test series against New Zealand over the next month.

Den Amstel Porknockers edged Silver Shattas in a five-goal thriller 3-2 when action in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Knockout Cup continued on Saturday at the Den Amstel Community ground.

From Donald Duff in New York Fresh off his exploits in the recent Berbice Open table tennis championships where he won the coveted men’s singles crown, para athlete Gibran `Gibby” Hussain is eyeing similar success at this year’s Mike Dempsey Memorial championships which serves off tomorrow in San Diego, California, United States of America.

(BBC) James Anderson says sledging is a skill and a key factor in him becoming one of England’s leading bowlers.

Batsman Somdat Singh slammed his second century of the 2013 New Building Society Second Division 40-Over Cricket Competition which continued on Saturday, taking No.

(The Sports Exchange) – Highlights of Saturday’s National Basketball Association games.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy buried his 2013 title drought in the most dramatic fashion at the Australian Open yesterday and said he thought a largely frustrating season might just make him a more complete player.

(Reuters) – Joe Root is willing to bat anywhere in the order to help England claw their way back from a 1-0 deficit in the Ashes series against Australia, the youngster said yesterday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan have included uncapped opener Sharjeel Khan in their squad for this month’s Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, but senior players Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq were left out.

DUNEDIN, New Zealand,  2013 – West Indies and New Zealand begin their contest in a three-Test series from tomorrow (Monday afternoon Caribbean Time) in Dunedin with an aim to improve their ratings points on the Reliance International Cricket Council (ICC) Test Team Rankings Table.