Sports

The Bakewell Male Open 15/15, Female Open 10/10 and Male over 40 yrs 25/25 countrywide Softball tournament continued last Sunday at various venues.

By Iva Wharton When it comes to the development of sports in Guyana it would seem that the private sector is doing much more than it should or too much is expected of them.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia have dumped Mitchell Johnson from their Twenty20 side for their upcoming South Africa tour after the paceman endured a poor tour in Sri Lanka.

CHENNAI, India, CMC-IANS – Trinidad & Tobago once again sacrificed victory on the altar of defeat in another heart-breaking finish, after thoughtless bowling from Ravi Rampaul and questionable tactics from Daren Ganga condemned them to lose in a one-over eliminator following a tie against New South Wales of Australia in the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday.

CHENNAI, India, CMC-IANS – A timely cameo from all-rounder Dwayne Bravo powered the Chennai Super Kings to a four-wicket win, their first in the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday, as Jean-Paul Duminy’s spell of four for 20 went waste for the Cape Cobras.

National junior 400 metres athlete Stephan James has  again etched his name in the annals of sports in his homeland when he competed at the recently-concluded South American Junior Championships in Colombia.

This is the season that we loosely describe as school sports.

The Guyana Draughts Association (GDA) is sending a seven-man contingent to Suriname tomorrow to participate in its first international Draught Tournament over the weekend.

Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets and Port Mourant Karibee Rice teams have reached the final of this year’s Busta Champion of Champions tournament in Berbice.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Marlon Samuels has been cleared to bowl again in international matches more than three years after he was banned for an illegal bowling action.

LONDON, CMC – Carlos Edwards said he would probably face an extension of his one-year driving ban, rather than face jail following his after he was allegedly caught driving while disqualified and driving without insurance.

CHENNAI, India, CMC – Daren Ganga said Trinidad & Tobago’s second heart-crushing loss in three days was difficult to swallow.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England will play three-test series against West Indies and South Africa next year separated by a five-match one-day series against Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Pakistan have been affected by the sudden resignation of coach Waqar Younis ahead of series against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and England, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said yesterday.

A two-day workshop for curators organised by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) ended yesterday at the conference center of the Guyana National Stadium.

Vivian Harris has experienced every dip and climb in  the roller-coaster life of pugilists  in the world of professional boxing.

The national selectors have announced a provisional squad of 29  players to represent Guyana in the Regional Super-50 Tournament scheduled to be held here from October 18–29.

VISAKHAPATNAM, India, CMC – A solid all-round performance from Justin Greaves failed to spark the West Indies Under-19s, and Sri Lanka Under-19s clinched a tense, two-wicket victory in the Quadrangular Youth One-day International Series on yesterday.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC-IANS – Kolkata Knight Riders remained at the bottom of Group-B, as they lost by 19 runs to South Australia Redbacks for their second consecutive defeat in the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England have recalled batsman Kevin Pietersen and rested their senior fast bowler James Anderson for a four-week tour of India next month including five one-day internationals and a Twenty20 international.