Sports

TORONTO, Canada,  CMC- Grenadian high jumper Patricia Sylvester achieved a personal best and set a new Grenada record as she won the women’s event at the 3rd Annual Toronto International Track and Field Games here on Tuesday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Australia batsman David Warner has been suspended until the first Ashes test and fined 11,500 Australian dollars ($10,900) after reports of a late night bar-room fracas with young England player Joe Root.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras,CMC- Theodore Whitmore , who says he will resign as Jamaica’s head coach after their two-nil defeat to Honduras Tuesday, has complained that inadequate preparation time and the loss of key players condemned his team to the cellar position in the final round of Qualification for next year’s World Cup in Brazil.

June 12 (Reuters) – The Brooklyn Nets made a major splash by naming recently retired point guard Jason Kidd as their new head coach on Wednesday.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Usain Bolt will have to qualify for the 100 metres at this year’s world championships after Jamaican officials decided the country’s automatic entry into the race should go to his training partner Yohan Blake.

Team Guyana (Back Circle) Captain Wayne Wilson says preparation for the Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge 2013 in St Vincent and the Grenadines on June 21st to 23rd has been progressing well and that he expects the team to be victorious.

Defending Georgetown Zone male champions St. Agnes Primary recorded a last ball victory over St.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Andy Murray emerged unscathed as he completed back-to-back wins at a blustery Aegon Championships yesterday in his first matches following a four-week break caused by a back injury.

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Almost 250,000 Confederations Cup tickets bought on the internet by Brazilian fans have not been collected with only two days until the tournament starts, FIFA’s general secretary said yesterday.

CAPE TOWN,  (Reuters) – South Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn has been passed fit for Friday’s winner-takes-all Champions Trophy Group B clash against West Indies in Cardiff.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A chanceless unbeaten 134 from Kumar Sangakkara inspired Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket win over an overly cautious England today to leave Champions Trophy Group A wide open ahead of the final two matches.

OSLO,  (Reuters) – Olympic champion Usain Bolt produced a dominant performance to win the 200 metres at the Bislett Diamond League in a world leading time of 19.79 seconds today.

The 28th edition of the Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card which was scheduled to box off on June 28 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) will now be staged at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground one day later.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – Sri Lanka A reached 268 for six at the close on the opening day of the second four-day “Test” against West Indies A at Arnos Vale here yesterday.

LONDON,  CMC-New West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo has praised former ODI captain Darren Sammy for an explosive half century that revived the Caribbean side to a respectable total in their eight wicket loss to Indian in the ICC Champions Trophy Tuesday.

LONDON, CMC-A director of the West Indies Cricket Board, Baldath Mahabir, has criticized the penalty meted out to West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin for claiming a catch off Misbah-ul-Haq during the Champions Trophy game against Pakistan at The Oval.

ARDMORE, Pennsylvania,  (Reuters) – Merion Golf Club has been linked with some of the most iconic moments in championship golf and Tiger Woods will aim to add a chapter of his own at this week’s U.S.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Barcelona’s Argentina forward Lionel Messi and his father denied wrongdoing yesterday after the Spanish tax authorities accused them of defrauding the state of more than four million euros ($5.3 million).

DERBY, ENGLAND – A fine 145-run partnership between Wayne Madsen and Shivnarine Chanderpaul has put Derbyshire into a strong position after a rain-affected opening day against Nottinghamshire.

Andre Percival and Garvin Nedd were both outstanding cricketers at the youth level with Percival going on to become skipper of the West Indies Under-19 team.