BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An entertaining 57 from opener Michael Swart helped the Netherlands virtually condemn the Combined Campuses & Colleges to an early exit from the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament with a 26-run victory yesterday.
By Colin Benjamin
in Barbados
Guyana will enter their final Group A match today versus the Windward Islands staring at 20:00hrs and it may seem as if the team has come full circle.
Fruta Conquerors FC has collaborated with Prudential Industrial Technologies to upgrade the water supply at the Tucville ground as the club prepares to host its annual NAMILCO Football Festival from January 29 to February 19.
(Reuters) – Three-pointers rained down from all directions as the Miami Heat burnt the San Antonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday despite the absence of All-Star guard Dwyane Wade.
(Reuters) – Amir Khan has dropped his appeal with the International Boxing Federation (IBF) as the Briton seeks an immediate rematch to avenge his controversial defeat to Lamont Peterson in Washington last month, his U.S.
(Reuters) – Pakistan built on a strong start from openers Mohammad Hafeez and Taufeeq Umar to take a 96-run first innings lead with three wickets in hand after the second day of the opening test against England yesterday.
By Colin Benjamin in Barbados
An unbroken 91-run third-wicket partnership from left-handed duo Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Narsingh Deonarine propelled the “Amazon Conquerors” to an eight-wicket win over tournament whipping boys Canada, in the latest Group B encounter of the 2012 Caribbean Twenty20 tournament at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados last evening.
GT&T’s third 10/10 Softball Cricket Tournament is expected to be significantly larger than the previous two years, with the addition of an international component and a plan to double the number of teams that participated previously.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A tidy all-round performance from Shane Shillingford helped Windward Islands virtually sew up a semi-final place in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament with a 22-run victory over Leeward Islands yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – A rusty and agitated Serena Williams grimaced her way through an attack of swooping bugs to resume her domination at Melbourne Park with a scratchy 6-3 6-2 win over Austria’s Tamira Paszek on Tuesday.
BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – Sydney Thunder failed to ease concerns about their batting after Chris Gayle again failed and they crashed to a 91-run defeat at the hands of the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League Twenty20 yesterday.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – Top West Indies Women’s player Stafanie Taylor had mixed results last weekend, as the national One-day and Twenty20 competitions came to a close last weekend.
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – A half-century from Faf du Plessis led South Africa to a series-clinching victory in the third one-dayer against Sri Lanka yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Champion Kim Clijsters flirted with dishing out the fifth Australian Open ‘double bagel’ of her career on Wednesday as she steamrolled her way past France’s Stephanie Foretz Gacon 6-0 6-1 and into the third round.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Dwayne Smith said he felt his career, particularly in the Twenty20 format, was moving in the right direction following his outstanding form for Barbados in recent matches.
(Reuters) – Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal flummoxed England’s batsmen with his off-spin for a career best haul of seven for 55 to dismiss the visitors for 192 on the first day of the opening test in Dubai yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Brazilian Bruno Senna will race for Williams this season, following in the footsteps of his late uncle and triple world champion Ayrton who died in one of the Formula One team’s cars at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Derek Fisher’s game-winning three-pointer put a pretty ribbon on a workmanlike 73-70 victory for the Los Angeles Lakers over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks Monday.