HOBART, (Reuters) – Phil Hughes made a solid 86 on his return to test cricket before Michael Clarke and Mike Hussey took up the running and steered Australia to 299 for four at close of play on the first day of the first test against Sri Lanka yesterday.
DURBAN, (Reuters) – New Zealand will not be distracted by the axing of former captain Ross Taylor ahead of their cricket tour of South Africa, new skipper Brendon McCullum said yesterday.
(BBC) James Anderson took three wickets to put England in control after day two of the final Test against India in Nagpur yesterday.
Berbice cyclists will tomorrow compete in the Flying Ace Cycle Club/ Banks DIH Limited inaugural Banks Malta Supreme 40-mile cycle road race.
The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) will this morning commence its staging of the twice yearly inter schools 10s lawn tennis tournament.
Kwakwani Strikers (Rusal) have captured one of two vacant spots in the round of sixteen of the Banks Beer/GFA Cup after defeating fellow Lindeners, Eagles United.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A multi-million dollar Twenty20 professional league will take flight in the Caribbean late next year after the West Indies Cricket Board announced yesterday it had signed an agreement with Barbados-based merchant bank Verus International to stage the lucrative venture.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Defending champions Jamaica were dumped from the CFU Caribbean Cup here Thursday night, after losing 1-0 to Cuba in their final preliminary match.
By Emmerson Campbell While Alpha United is said to be talented enough to defeat every opponent they face in the 23rd edition of the Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament, coach Wayne Dover is more cautious, shrugging off the praise and pointing out that preparation and team work are the keys to victory.
Rain or shine football will be played at the GCC Ground, Bourda on Sunday.
Not necessarily known for their silky moves, the University of Guyana Football Club (UGFC) will try to silence the doubters when they participate in the GFA/Banks Beer Knockout Tournament.
HOBART, (Reuters) – David Warner was run out on the stroke of lunch to leave Australia 97 for two on the opening day of the first test against Sri Lanka last night.
Welterweight, Lightweight and Middleweight are the divisions that keen attention should be paid to when the National Open Amateur Championship gets underway tonight at the Banks DIH Parking Lot.
Financial support and better facilities could see the standard of amateur boxing greatly improve in Guyana, says Cuban coach Francisco Hernandez Roldan.
Boxer, Edmond DeClou believes that December 28th will be a stepping stone in the right direction for his career when he expects to defeat Barbadian Shaka Henry.
TORONTO, (Reuters) – The snow has just started to fall in the National Basketball Association’s most northern outpost and all signs are pointing to a long, bitter winter for the Toronto Raptors.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Britain’s Amir Khan says undefeated Carlos Molina will be in for a surprise when they meet this week in a bout where the normally offensively-oriented fighter plans to unveil a new-look defence.
(BBC) Debutant Joe Root and Matt Prior led England’s fightback against India on an attritional first day in Nagpur yesterday.
(Reuters) – Mo Williams drained a long-range three-pointer as time expired to give the Utah Jazz a buzzer-beating 99-96 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday.
(Reuters) – Anti-doping will be one of four discussion topics for the International Cycling Union’s (UCI) stakeholder consultation to be launched next year, the sport’s governing body said yesterday.
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