CHENNAI, India, CMC – Big-hitting West Indies batsman Kieron Pollard played a minor role as his Mumbai Indians scored a thrilling three-wicket win over fellow Trinidadian Dwayne Bravo’s Chennai Super Kings in the Champions League Twenty20 here yesterday.
Robin Persaud carted off the 35-lap Schoolboys and Novices race yesterday when National cycling Coach Hassan Mohammed and the Unitech Awning ran off a successful 11 race cycling meet at the National Park circuit, Thomas Lands.
The suspension of Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Colin Klass by FIFA, the world body governing football should pave the way for reforms within the GFF and football officials must come together to foster the development of the sport locally.
Colin Klass’ 26- month ban “from taking part in any football-related activity (administrative, sports or any other)” is probably the best outcome that he could have hoped for.
The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) injunction remains in place but Judge James Bovell-Drakes on Friday ordered that lawyers for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) prepare an affidavit in answer.
After more than six weeks of competition, the curtains will come down this evening on the Milo Under-23 tournament with the third place and final matches from 18:00 and 20:00 hours respectively at the Tucville Playfield.
There was the good and the bad during the week for West Indies cricket desperate to show that its present, and future, is not as bleak as it seems.
Mix Up Dominoes Club enhanced its growing reputation as the country’s number one dominoes team when they ran out winners of the Wild Bunch 27-team competition.
LONDON, England, CMC – A novice West Indies team were no match for World champions England and slumped to a 10-wicket defeat at the Oval, in the first Twenty20 International of the two-match series here yesterday.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Guyana FA president Colin Klass became the second high-ranking official, and the fourth in all, to be banned for their part in a bribery scandal when world soccer’s ruling body FIFA suspended him yesterday for 26 months.
Football officials in Guyana yesterday gave varying reactions to the news that former president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass had been banned for 26 months by FIFA for his role in the votes-for-cash scandal.
Look out Couva, cycling is coming to Central Trinidad. Minister of Sport Anil Roberts made the announcement on Thursday during the official opening ceremony of the newly-paved road circuit at Samaan Park, Chaguaramas.
The Coca Cola sponsored East Bank Football League will kick off tomorrow with two matches at the Diamond Community Centre ground as eight teams battle for supremacy and prizes totaling over $700,000 dollars.
BANGALORE, India, CMC – Discarded West Indies opener Chris Gayle sparkled but only briefly as his Royal Challengers Bangalore started their Champions League Twenty20 campaign with a three-wicket loss to Warriors here yesterday.
New Delhi (dpa) – The cricketing fraternity and Indian leaders yesterday paid glowing tributes to cricket legend Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who has died aged 70 following a respiratory illness.
‘Controversially Yours’. There couldn’t have been a more apt title to the autobiography of Shoaib Akhtar, arguably the most controversial cricketer of modern times.
Manager of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) Basketball team and president of the Youth Basketball (YBG) Organisation, Chris Bowman, yesterday expressed confidence in the national squad that will represent Guyana at the IGG games which is scheduled to take place from September 20 – 23 in Suriname.
For those who are cynical, including this card-carrying member, Ron Artest’s recent name change to Metta World Peace was an eye roll.
By Iva Wharton Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) president Phillip Fernandes said the sport ministry will only make available a plot of land to build an artificial hockey pitch when the Board has secured the $20M needed to build it.
Eight schools will be grappling for top honours when the Neal & Massy Group of Companies Schools Rugby Tournament start today at the National Park Rugby Ground.
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