DHAKA, (Reuters) – The return of Chris Gayle and experience of Shivnarine Chanderpaul should give West Indies the edge in their test series in Bangladesh, the touring side’s captain Darren Sammy said day.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – The number one test ranking has proved notoriously hard to hang onto over the last couple of years but South Africa could take a firm grip on it if they can triumph in a mouth-watering series in Australia over the next month.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Switzerland is considering tightening the rules to prevent match-fixing and cheating in sport, including possibly amending legislation to make Swiss-based international associations subject to Swiss criminal law.
(Reuters) – Off-spinner Graeme Swann is returning home from India to spend time with his sick daughter, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.
Giftland OfficeMax yesterday presented an undisclosed amount of cash to Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) towards their upcoming T20 tournament and family fun day.
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By Iva Wharton
Caribbean United, a football club team from Barbados will likely play in the 2012 Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer-sponsored end-of-year football tournament scheduled to start December 16.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Some football officials in Jamaica say they are disappointed with the decision by England based striker Marlon King to end his international career.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former winners Porto and impressive debutants Malaga became the first teams to reach the last 16 of the Champions League when they guaranteed progress from the group stage with two games to spare yesterday.
Some three national short course swimming records were broken last weekend when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) National Swimming Championships concluded at the National Aquatic Centre, Pattensen.
Current leaders Buxton United will be looking to increase their advantage when they square off with BCC Rosignol United as five more matches will be played this weekend in the GFF Super League.
Retrieve Raiders and Amelia’s Ward Jets secured their places in the semifinals of the BOSAI Minerals Group (Guyana) Incorporated Open challenge basketball championships over the weekend with wins in matches played at the Mackenzie sports Club hard-court.
BY Iva Wharton
Marian Academy and Tucville Primary with nine points apiece are leading the point standings of the Courts-sponsored Pee Wee Schools football championship.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African cyclist David George, a former team mate of Lance Armstrong, has tested positive for the banned drug EPO (Erythropoietin), he said yesterday.
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan, playing in his 250th one-day international, made light of a back injury to lead Sri Lanka to a seven-wicket victory over New Zealand under the Duckworth-Lewis method in another rain-hit match yesterday.
(Reuters) – The four-time NBA champion San Antonio Spurs stormed to a franchise-best 4-0 start to the season after routing the Indiana Pacers 101-79 on Monday.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Vice Captain Denesh Ramdin says the West Indies would not be taking Bangladesh for granted during their tour which begins here next week Tuesday.