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 Mahela Jayawardene
Mahela Jayawardene

Sri Lanka aim to ditch choker tag in World Twenty20

HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka, beaten in three ICC limited overs finals since triumphing in the 1996 World Cup and 2002 Champions Trophy they hosted, hope being back on home soil will help them avoid the chokers tag in the World Twenty20 starting today.

Prize winners of the President’s Cup golf tournament with their trophies. At right is President of the Lusignan Golf Club, Jerome Khan. (Orlando Charles photo)
Prize winners of the President’s Cup golf tournament with their trophies. At right is President of the Lusignan Golf Club, Jerome Khan. (Orlando Charles photo)

Kishan Bacchus grabs first lien on President’s Cup

Businessman Kishan Bacchus yesterday grabbed first lien on the President’s Cup golf tournament held at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Cleveland Forde

Forde wins Venture 5km in T&T

-barely misses course record Regional long distance maestro Cleveland Forde validated his reputation with a thrilling win at the Venture Credit Union 5km Road Race in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) yesterday morning.

Omesh Dhaniram

Transport, UG win

New Building Society second division competition… By Neil Barry Jr. The University of Guyana rebounded from a loss on Saturday to stun the Demerara Cricket Club, while Transport Sports Club held on for a hard fought win over Police Sports Club as early morning rains reduced the two scheduled New Building Society second division matches to T20s.

West Indies women end England’s unbeaten run

ARUNDEL, England, CMC – Deandra Dottin smashed a match winning half century as West Indies Women defeated England Women by three wickets in the final Twenty20 International of the five-match series at Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground here yesterday.

Hope and Fletcher score centuries as HPC dominate

KHULNA, Bangladesh, CMC- Typically flamboyant hundreds from Kyle Hope and Andre Fletcher gave the Sagicor High Performance Centre team a brilliant start to their opening tour match against the Bangladesh National Cricket Academy yesterday.

Rain halts GYO victory charge

Carib Beer Heroes Cup….   By Neil Barry Jr. Both games in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Carib Beer Heroes Cup finished in draws yesterday due to inclement weather.

King, Perry pleased with fast times

Patrick King and Rupert Perry unleashed awesome displays of top end speed to disfigure the previous meet records in the sprint races on the final day of Guyana Defence Force Inter Unit Championships at the GDF ground Camp Ayanganna on Friday.

Narine is T/dad Cricketer of the Year

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC-Mystery spinner Sunil Narine was named Trinidad and Tobago’s Cricketer of the Year hours after copping the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Emerging Player of the Year award in Sri Lanka.

West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine poses with his ICC trophy.

Narine, Taylor among winners at ICC Awards

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC – Exciting West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine added to his steadily growing list of achievements when he won the Emerging Cricketer-of-the-Year honour at the International Cricket Council Awards Ceremony here yesterday.

Gayle moves into second spot

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle has moved into the second position in the latest ICC Twenty20 player rankings for batsmen.

Ottis Gibson

It’s anybody’s tournament

T20 World Cup….. If confirmation was needed that Ottis Gibson was simply stating the obvious in his assessment of the fourth World Twenty20 that starts in Sri Lanka on Tuesday it has been indisputably provided over the past few weeks.

Ryan Rajmangal

Rajmangal sinks DCC in NBS second division one dayer

By Neil Barry Jr. Police Sports Club (PSC) and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) were among the winners when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society (NBS) second division limited overs competition continued at several venues in the city yesterday.

Ferrier’s ton puts Malteenoes in strong position against TSC

Carib Beer Heroes Cup By Neil Barry Jr. Malteenoes Sports Club was in a strong position after the first day’s play of the Georgetown Cricket Association Carib Beer and Friends of Cricket Heroes Cup first division match against Transport Sports Club at the MSC ground, Thomas Lands.

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