Sports

As sporting humiliations go, the West Indies latest, that ended yesterday with their second loss to India by an innings within three days, was up there with the all-out 54 at Lord’s and the two-day defeat at Headingley in 2000, the year that they should have celebrated the 50th anniversary of their first Test victory in England.

Commissioner of Police Leroy Brummel Friday night said that despite the Police Force winning the 2013 Inter-Services Annual Athletic Championships (ISAAC), the entire joint service was the winner.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Premier League continues today with eight fixtures to be played at four venues across the country.

Competitive Sevens club rugby returns to the National Park today with the staging of the Flavor’s Fish shop Creole Food and Food Bar tournament.

MONACO, CMC – Jamaica’s top female sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is threatening to boycott competing in her effort to get more attention for athletes on the island.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy said his team ‘never showed up’ for the Test series against India following an innings and 126-run defeat yesterday.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) will be bringing the curtain down today on what can be described as an outstanding year for the sport both nationally and internationally with the hosting of its premier event, the senior national championships.

A telling spell of bowling from pacer Keon Sinclair steered Rose Hall Town Pepsi cricket team into the Semi-finals of the Elizabeth Styles Under-19 limited overs cricket competition after they defeated Skeldon Community Centre by 46 runs in a quarter-final encounter recently.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported with suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test against India, which ended in Mumbai yesterday.

MONACO, CMC – Jamaica’s World and Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were named World Athletes of the Year on Saturday.

Calvin Allen, coach of BK Western Tigers football club, says that even though his side will competing in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks Beer Cup for the first time he is of the opinion that his charges possess the ability to walk away with the title.

League action in the Stag Beer sponsored West Demerara Football Association (WDFA) senior tournament will continue today with a double header at the Den Amstel Community ground.

MUMBAI, India (CMC) – West Indies off-spinners Marlon Samuels and Shane Shillingford have been reported with suspected illegal bowling actions during the second Test against India, which ended in Mumbai on Saturday.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – A workman-like half-century from Denesh Ramdin failed to inspire West Indies and India gifted Sachin Tendulkar an innings and 126-run victory in the second Test on Saturday to mark his retirement from the international cricket.

(BBC) India legend Sachin Tendulkar said it was “hard to believe a wonderful journey” had ended as he bowed out of international cricket in Mumbai.

Robin Persaud prevailed over 37 other skilled wheelsmen to win yesterday’s third stage edging Team Coco’s Darren Matthews in a thrilling two-man sprint finish.

MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar fell short of a fairytale ton in his farewell test yesterday but the Indian batsman’s 74-run knock was embellished by a full repertoire of classy shots the ‘Little Master’ was renowned for during a sparkling 24-year career.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC– One newcomer has been named to the West Indies Under-19 team for next month’s tour of Bangladesh, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has announced.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – England batsman Joe Root needed treatment for a blow to the hand but played on to make 75 on the third day of the tourists’ final warm-up match for the Ashes at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder moved a step closer to resurrecting his international career  yesterday when he was named in the New Zealand ‘A’ side for a three-day match against West Indies later this month.