OSLO, Norway, CMC – Jamaican sprint sensation Usain Bo lt will square off with fellow countryman Asafa Powell for the second time in as many weeks, in a 100 metres contest that headlines the Oslo Diamond League meet here today.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A superb unbeaten 96 by India A captain Cheteshwar Pujara condemned West Indies A to a heart-breaking two-wicket defeat on a tense final day of the opening four-day Test match at Kensington Oval yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Chairman of selectors Clyde Butts has welcomed Chris Gayle’s return to the West Indies team for the one-day tour of England and says the big-hitting left-hander will bring a “quality dimension” to the Caribbean side.
WARSAW, (Reuters) – Spain will try to become the first team to win three successive major international titles while Germany will hope to lift their first trophy since 1996 when Euro 2012 kicks off on Friay.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Champions Antigua and Barbuda came from behind to beat St Kitts by seven wickets and start the defence of their Leeward Islands Cricket Association title in style here Sunday.
The Electra’s Institute cricket team was selected as one of the teams to represent Guyana in the annual Sir Garfield Sobers School Cricket Tournament scheduled to be played in Barbados from July 8th to 25th.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – David Williams, overlooked for the post of West Indies assistant coach earlier this year, has been appointed head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago senior side.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer danced with danger at the French Open yesterday but there was to be no last tango in Paris as both emerged victorious to set up a repeat of last year’s semi-final.
Nigel Bryan and Trenace Lowe blew away Paul Meusa (11-5,12-10,11-9,11-6) and Jody-Ann Blake (11-4,11-9,11-5,5-11,11-13,14-12) respectively to win the Men’s and Women’s Singles titles on the closing day of the National Sports Commission’s Annual Independence Table Tennis Tournament on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Despite one loss to seasoned junior player Anthony Drayton, Maria Thomas prevailed over the other players to win the senior category of the TOPCO Independence Anniversary one-day Rapid Chess Tournament on Sunday at the KEI-SHAR’S Sports Club.
RALEIGH, North Carolina, (Reuters) – United States sprinter Tyson Gay will put aside the pain of a nagging hip injury and run his first race in nearly a year at this weekend’s Adidas Grand Prix in New York as he scrambles to be fit for Olympic trials, he told Reuters on Monday.
(Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder are one win away from the NBA championship finals after stunning the San Antonio Spurs on their home court with a 108-103 victory on Monday.
LEICESTER, England, CMC – Head coach Ottis Gibson says embattled West Indies have played well in patches on the England tour but were still being hampered by “poor decision making” at critical moments.
(WICB) BIRMINGHAM, England – Adrian Barath said West Indies still had a strong desire to collect their first Test victory in England for more than a decade, when they face the hosts in the third and final Test, starting on Thursday at Edgbaston.
GDANSK, Poland, (Reuters) – Germany forward Miroslav Klose is days away from turning 34 but competition for places and a desire to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil keep him motivated despite the occasional twinge, the player said yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Beleaguered opener Chris Gayle has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the one-day tour of England, ending a protracted stand-off with the West Indies Cricket Board that has lasted for over a year.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies A came alive in a spectacular last hour to gain the upper hand over India A at the close of the third day of the first four-day ‘Test’ match yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell Over 60 amateur pugilists from nine gyms across the country will vie for trophies and medals when the two-day Pepsi/Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Under-16 Development Programme boxes off on Saturday on the tarmac adjacent to the Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis gym.
The atmosphere in the gyms is charged with excitement as local bodybuilders pump up their training in preparation for the Hugh Ross Classic Body Building & Fitness Show, slated for July 28 at the National Cultural Centre, while Chairman of the Committee, Hugh Ross is himself blazing the competitive trail.
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has shortlisted a squad of 13 boxers to be part of its ongoing development programme.
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