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From left to right are FIFA’s Member of Legal Committee – Bruce Blake, GFF Acting President – Franklyn Wilson, CONCACAF President – Jeffrey Webb, FIFA’s Director of Members Association – Thierry Regenass, GFA’s President Vernon Burnette and FIFA’s Legal officer Marco Leal.
From left to right are FIFA’s Member of Legal Committee – Bruce Blake, GFF Acting President – Franklyn Wilson, CONCACAF President – Jeffrey Webb, FIFA’s Director of Members Association – Thierry Regenass, GFA’s President Vernon Burnette and FIFA’s Legal officer Marco Leal.

Deal reached on football

The 18-month long dispute between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) ended yesterday with the inking of a FIFA-mediated agreement which will see all constitutional rights being restored to the GFA and elections for the executives of both organizations.

Vernon Burnett
Vernon Burnett

Burnett: ‘Triumph for entire football fraternity’

Yesterday’s FIFA-mediated resolution to the long running dispute between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) is being seen as a resounding victory for the GFA with the agreement largely echoing positions called for by it.

Wavell Hinds

Hinds to serve full term as WIPA president

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC-Former West Indies batsman, Wavell Hinds, has been elected to serve a full term as president of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) following his tenure as interim president.

Tagenarine Chanderpaul caught behind

President XI bowled out by Berbice for 182

The President’s XI and Berbice competed for honours on the first day of their senior Inter-County Four-Day fixture at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, with President’s XI edging ahead until Berbice fought  back late in the day to bowl them out for 182.

Windward Islands captain Darren Sammy celebrates another wicket. (Photo courtesy WICB)

Sammy leads Windwards to first points

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy made his presence felt with bat and ball, helping to spur his Windward Islands to a convincing 42-run over winless Combined Campuses and Colleges and to their first points of the Caribbean Twenty20 here last night.

Darren Bravo (left) and Kieron Pollard celebrate as T&T charge to victory. (Photo courtesy WICB)

T&T crushes Leewards

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – A ruthless Trinidad and Tobago stormed to the top of the Caribbean Twenty20 standings on Wednesday night after clobbering hapless Leeward Islands by 95 runs in a lopsided affair.

 Noel Adonis

FIFA/CONCACAF officials begin talks today

The team of Federation International de Football Association’s (FIFA) and the Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) officials who are here to iron out the dispute between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) will meet with the

Timberwolves overcome lost Love to clip Hawks

(Reuters) – The Minnesota Timberwolves coped with the absence of head coach Rick Adelman and All Star forward Kevin Love to beat Atlanta 108-103 on Tuesday, ending a near seven-year winless run against the Hawks.

Dawn Barker squatting during NAPF Power lifting championships

Barker aspiring to return to winning ways

After lifting multiple gold medals and smashed Commonwealth records to en route to earning Female Sports Personality of 2011,powerlifter, Dawn Barker was sidelined for most of 2012 due to an injury but is now healthy and aspiring to return to her winning ways.

Chelsea slump to shock home loss to Swansea in Cup

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Swansea City inflicted the second shock home defeat in eight days on Chelsea, goals from Michu and Danny Graham giving the Welsh club a 2-0 win in their Capital One (League) Cup semi-final first leg yesterday.

England’s Pietersen signs central contract

LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Kevin Pietersen has signed a full central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to complete his reintegration into the international fold, the ECB said the team had confirmed yesterday.

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