By Emmerson Campbell Robin Persaud reclaimed the National Park circuit 35-lap record yesterday when he powered to victory in the 35-lap Schoolboys and Novices category at the 14th annual Troy Humphrey Memorial cycle meet yesterday.
Guyana’s track and field athletes failed to advance past the first round when competition at the XVI Pan American games continued in Guadalajara, Mexico on Monday.
By Iva Wharton For Lennox `Cappel’ Daniels one thing is certain come Saturday night and it is that his fighter Clive `Wonder Kid’ Atwell will win his bout against Orlan ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers on the Thirst Park Explosion card.
The Guyana swim team returned from the recently concluded Inter-Guiana Games that was held in Paramaribo, Suriname over the last weekend with a total of 17 medals.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan spinners got in on the act after pace duo Umar Gul and Junaid Khan ripped through the Sri Lankan top order to bundle out the tourists for 239 in their first innings on day one of the second test yesterday.
By Iva Wharton Two of the four women who competed in this year’s Guyana Golf Open say though they played to win, they did not expect much of a challenge from the listing and are disappointed at the small number of women players.
DURBAN, (Reuters) – Australia will approach the third and deciding one-day international against South Africa as a “grand final”, experienced batsman Mike Hussey said yesterday.
Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago captains Assad Fudadin and Darren Ganga yesterday exuded confidence ahead of today’s first day/night semi-final match of the Super50 tournament scheduled for the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Not renowned around the world for his diplomacy, Chris Gayle asked the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday why he should apologise, challenging the body to make its position clear on what they want from him.
Currently ignored senior West Indies fast-bowler Jerome Taylor, suggested he has an 80 % chance of appearing in Jamaica’s semi-final encounter versus Sagicor High Performance Center (HPC) tomorrow, at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence Taylor, as most cricket fans may be aware, has not donned the West Indies colours since June 2010.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United beat League Two Aldershot Town 3-0 in the League Cup fourth round yesterday to begin the road to recovery after their humiliating 6-1 defeat by Manchester City on Sunday.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – A sporting declaration by Bangladesh was not enough to engineer a result in the opening Test here yesterday, and West Indies experienced little horrors in holding on for a predictable draw on the final day.
ISTANBUL, (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki gave another gritty demonstration of why she has enjoyed a virtual year-long stranglehold on the world number one ranking with a 5-7 6-2 6-4 defeat of Agnieszka Radwanska in her opening match at the WTA Championships yesterday.
Guyana’s senior national football team the “Golden Jaguars” yesterday received further support from the business community, ahead of the team’s two crucial home and away CONCACAF 2014 World Cup qualifiers, against Trinidad and Tobago on November 11 and 15
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Despite boasting two of the most sought after players in world Twenty20 cricket, there was not one West Indian in the top 10 of the inaugural ICC Twenty20 International rankings released on Monday.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Ravindra Jadeja and his spin colleagues bowled India to a 95-run victory over England in the fifth and final one-day international to complete a series sweep yesterday.
Guyana will be hosting Group D of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Under-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying competition kicking off on November 2 at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground, Bourda.
By Iva Wharton Nine-time Guyana Golf Open champion Nazeem ‘Papo’ Haniff says though play has improved on the local golf scene there is need for a coach to hone the talent of budding players.
Sandeep Chand and Andre Lopes fought their way past Jeremy Miller and Jason Glasgow to deliver the match of the day when play in the annual Trophy Stall Doubles Tennis Tournament commenced Sunday with matches at the Non-Pareil and Pegasus courts.
There is expected to be a mixture of local and foreign players for the second Citizens Bank Players golf championship billed for today (Diwali) at the Lusignan Golf Club.
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