DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Kyle Corbin hit a stroke-filled 53, after an incisive spell from leg-spinner Nkrumah Bonner, propelling the West Indies High Performance Centre to a nine-wicket victory over the United Arab Emirates in a Twenty20 match that brought the curtain down on their participation in the Carib-Asian Series yesterday.
The Guyana Defence Force drew first blood when the 2011 Inter Services Championships ran off with a 10 kilometres road relay yesterday morning.
By Emmerson Campbell The motto of the Pocket Rocket Boxing Gym in Berbice is “Winners never quit; quitters never win.”
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Guyanese opener Rajendra Chrandrika hit a compact century and leg-spinners Shamarh Brooks and Kerron Cottoy claimed four wickets apiece, to propel the West Indies’ High Performance Centre to a handsome 86-run win over Afghanistan here yesterday.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Devon Thomas stroked a sparkling half-century but narrowly missed out on a century while captain Darren Sammy, Marlon Samuels and Chris Barnwell also flourished with the bat, as West Indies crushed United Arab Emirates by 245 runs in their Carib-Asian one-day match here yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell John ‘Big John’ Edwards lifted his way to a bronze medal winning performance yesterday at the 28th World Masters Power lifting Championships in St Catherine, Canada.
From London to Dubai to Hyderabad and Bangaluru, every characteristic of West Indies cricket was crammed into the past 10 days.
Caribbean cricket has been cruelly stripped of all of its pride and its prowess and has been turned into fodder for the contemporary giants of the game who now regard an encounter with the West Indies as a welcome break from tougher challenges.
Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executives Friday evening launched the campaign of the national cricket team ahead of the Regional Super50 Championship which will be held in Guyana from October 18-29 in a small ceremony at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Pavilion, Bourda.
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) closed the opening day of the Carib Beer first-division two-day encounter against Guyana National Industrial Co-Operation (GNIC) with a commanding 176-run lead on first innings, at the DCC Ground, Queenstown, yesterday.
-says Christopher Matthias Former president of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Christopher Matthias said he would consider contesting the post of president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) if and when elections are held.
By Iva Wharton The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has increased its pool of certified coaches.
The annual ‘Big Ride’ cycling event will pedal off this afternoon from 4pm.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies have been forced to put up with sweltering temperatures here as they prepare for their Bangladesh tour but batting consultant Desmond Haynes believes the weather is the ideal preparation for the touring side.
The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) yesterday launched the Inaugural Guyana Cup Masters and Open Twenty20 Cup, at the boardroom of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Main and Quamina Streets.
A traditional rivalry between two local powerhouses in athletics is set to flare up again when the Guyana Police Force meets the Guyana Defence Force at the 2011 Joint Services Athletics Championships scheduled to start tomorrow.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC-IANS – A 12-day sporting event, US $6 billion expenditure, 100 times cost escalation, 15 cases registered, 200 people questioned, 25 arrests, including of the top man.
THE TRINIDAD and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) has disassociated itself from recent statements made by national team captain Daren Ganga which suggests that Trinidad and Tobago should break away from the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and go it alone in international cricket.
DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – Selectors have recalled seamer Shahadat Hossain, called up uncapped all-rounder Elias Sunny but axed attractive batsman Junaid Siddique for the limited overs series against West Indies starting here next week.
CHENNAI, India, CMC-IANS – On the ropes in the ongoing Champions League Twenty20 tournament, Trinidad and Tobago are gearing up for a final push to stay in the hunt beginning with their
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