Representatives of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the Guyana government, yesterday reached a consensus concerning the roles to be played by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in the administration of cricket locally.
By Emmerson Campbell
President of the Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) and the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC), Peter Abdool recently attended the historic 49th Annual Convention of the World Boxing Council (WBC) in Las Vegas, USA where it was disclosed that the WBC will launch a tournament to mark its 50th anniversary.
South American junior bronze medalist Stephan James is feeling confident going into the 2012 season as he plans to represent Guyana at every international junior competition there is this year.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Chris Gayle was dismissed cheaply in controversial fashion, as Sydney Thunder slumped to their fourth straight defeat in the Big Bash League Twenty20, when Perth Scorchers crushed them by nine wickets on Tuesday.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Johnson Charles hit a flambuoyant, unbeaten 61 to lead Windward Islands to their second victory in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament with a nine-wicket victory in a low-scoring affair against Canada yesterday.
(Reuters) – Senior batsman Rahul Dravid has batted down suggestions of a rift in India’s struggling test team and said he was working hard to correct flaws in his defence which has been repeatedly breached in the series against Australia.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Marlon Samuels drew on all of his experience, smashing an unbeaten 66 that trumped the same score from compatriot Chadwick Walton to usher Jamaica to a thrilling, two-victory over the Combined Campuses & Colleges in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki faced a battle to be fit for the Australian Open after being reduced to tears during a dramatic defeat by Agnieszka Radwanska at the Sydney International yesterday.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Marlon Samuels said he hopes to inspire Jamaica to victory in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament this year with another strong batting performance.
(Reuters) – At the ninth time of asking, the Washington Wizards finally earned their first victory of the season with a surprisingly comfortable 93-78 home triumph over the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday.
PAARL, South Africa, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka collapsed to their lowest one-day score of 43 yesterday when they lost by 258 runs to South Africa in the first one-day international at Boland Park.
OSLO, Norway, CMC – Organisers announced on Wednesday that sprint megastar Usain Bolt will contest the 100 metres at the Bislett Games on June 7 in the city.
By Emmerson Campbell
Guyana’s welterweight champion Iwan ‘Pure Gold’ Azore and Simeon ‘Candy Man’ Hardy proved yesterday at their contract signing at the Abdool and Abdool building that there is indeed have bad blood between them.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) dynamic sprint duo of Rupert Perry and Quinse Clark, is looking forward to making their Olympics debut when the 2012 London Olympics runs off from July 27 to August 12.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – For different reasons, Leon Johnson and Darren Sammy, the star performers on the opening day of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament, said they were glad to play a part in their sides securing victory.
SYDNEY, Australia, CMC – Chris Gayle deflected comments that the Sydney Thunder was a one-man show following his outstanding form in the Big Bash Twenty20 League for the franchise.
(Reuters) – Carmelo Anthony swooped in to score eight of his 22 points in the last three minutes and deliver the New York Knicks a 91-87 home victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Sussex Sharks overcame feeble batting, undermined by a career-best spell from Tim van der Gugten, to fashion a 34-run victory over the Netherlands in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has chosen national amateur flyweight champion and road to London pugilist, Imran ‘Magic’ Khan as their boxer of the year 2011.