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Barbados skipper Dwayne Smith belts a delivery from Justin Athanaze, not in picture for another boundary. (Photo courtesy WICB media)
Barbados skipper Dwayne Smith belts a delivery from Justin Athanaze, not in picture for another boundary. (Photo courtesy WICB media)

Buoyant Barbados crush wayward Leewards

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Barbados made light work of Leeward Islands, romping to an emphatic nine-wicket win to send an early warning in the 2013 edition of the Caribbean Twenty20 here yesterday.

Paul Wintz
Paul Wintz

All to play for as B/ce takes on Demerara

Arch-rivals Berbice and Demerara are both within reach of winning the Guyana Cricket Board’s senior Inter County limited overs competition which will climax today with the final two matches.

Messi sweeps to fourth successive award

ZURICH,  (Reuters) – Lionel Messi, still only 25, was named the world’s best player for the fourth time in a row  yesterday after a year in which he finally produced his best form for Argentina as well as Barcelona.

Merissa Aguilleira

Windies women lose first ODI to South Africa

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – A fighting knock of 40 from skipper Merissa Aguilleira was the only sparkle as West Indies suffered a batting collapse and lost to South Africa by 80 runs in the first of their five match one-day International series at Warner Park here yesterday.

Coaches claim victory was possible barring rain

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Coaches of the two teams involved in Sunday night’s opening clash of the Caribbean T20 tournament both claim they had a chance of pulling of victory barring the inclement weather which forced the match to be abandoned.

Jamaica’s Sheldon Cotterell jumps for joy after his dismissal of Trinidad’s Jason Mohammed. (photo courtesy of WICB Media)

Wet start!

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – There was no fairytale start to Trinidad and Tobago’s quest for a third Caribbean Twenty20 title as their curtain-raiser against archrivals Jamaica ended disappointingly in a no-result, after rain washed out the contest on Sunday night.

Royals beat Jets in Magnificent Seven c/ship game

Former national junior player Chris Williams scored a game-high 26 points to lead Victory Valley Royals to a 66-57 points win over the Amelia’s Ward Jets in the final of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Magnificent Seven championships at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard-court Saturday night.

Marlon Samuels

Samuels slapped with two charges after clash with Warne

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC- West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been charged with two offences following his ugly clash with Shane Warne during a match between Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars in therememebr u h Australian Big Bash league on Sunday.

Shemroy Barrington at first slip takes a catch to dismiss Steven Latcha as wicketkeeper Joseph Perry looks on. (Orlando Charles photo)

Demerara inflict thrashing on President’s XI

Demerara rushed to the top of the table when they defeated the President’s XI team by 128 runs at the Everest Cricket Club ground on  day two of the Guyana Cricket Board four-team  Inter-County one day tournament.

Essequibo top scorer Ricardo Adams on the go during his innings of 63 yesterday against Berbice in the Guyana Cricket Board Inter-Couty Competiotion at the DCC ground in Queenstown. (Orlando Charles photo)

Pestano powers GT&T B/ce to first win

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Berbice Inter-County cricket team was yesterday was spared the embarrasment of two consecutive losses before holding their nerve to thwart a valiant effort from Essequibo at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground on the second day of the Guyana Cricket Board competition.

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