—foreign chess players arrive for battle with locals By Donald Duff Over the next couple of days the National Stadium at Providence will be the venue for a battle of the minds between the top chess players of Guyana and the rest of the Caribbean.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Former Australia Prime Minister John Howard has failed in his bid to become the next vice-president of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
By Tamica Garnett The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) is hoping that it can hold trials later this month at the Castellani Swimming Pool to select swimmers for the 16th annual Goodwill Games from August 13 – 15 in Suriname.
With over 70 horses registered for eight races and over three million dollars in prizes to be won, Sunday’s Ryan Crawford memorial Turf Club Meet promises to be all excitement.
By Floyd Christie The Marian Academy under-18 squad remained undefeated in the National Schools Basketball Festival after recording three wins in three days.
By Tamica Garnett Category winners of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Open Tennis Tournament were on Monday night presented with their prizes in a closing ceremony held at the tournament venue – GBTI Recreational Centre, Bel Air Park.
The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) will be introducing an under-23 category with an inaugural tournament scheduled to begin tomorrow at the National Gymnasium from 5pm.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidadian Lendl Simmons, repeatedly overlooked by West Indies selectors in recent months, warmed up for the regional Twenty20 tournament with a cameo in trials on Tuesday.
ABUJA, (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has suspended the national soccer team from international competition for two years following their poor performance in the World Cup, his office said yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A sense of stunned disbelief descended over south west London at 3.46pm yesterday when the unthinkable happened — Roger Federer’s remarkable reign as Wimbledon champion was finally over.
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Richard Chin and Charlie Sonson remained on a collision course as they both secured uncomplicated victories on the second night of competition in the 17th St Lucia Squash Open to remain unbeaten.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke, Ricky Ponting and Ryan Harris led Australia to a comfortable 78-run victory over England in the fourth one-day international at the Oval yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Despite West Indies’ series loss to South Africa in the three-Test series, rookie bowlers Sulieman Benn and Kemar Roach have made strides in the International Cricket Council bowlers rankings.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle has made light of the on-field spats which marred the third and final Test at Kensington Oval this week.
BRIDGETOWN, Bridgetown, CMC – West Indies’ wretched batting continues to be source of irritation for skipper Chris Gayle.
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Bridgetown, Barbados – It was not a casual trot, but South Africa eventually closed the Third Digicel Test with a seven wicket victory against West Indies and earned themselves a day and two full sessions rest as they ended their four month Caribbean trip with a 2-0 Digicel Series triumph.
By Marlon Munroe The executives of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) at a recent emergency meeting decided to withdraw the Lady Jaguars team from the July 22-31 Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, mainly because of financial constraints.
NORTHAMPTON, England, CMC – A magnificent century from batsman Kirk Edwards was not enough, as West Indies slipped to a five-wicket defeat to England Lions in their second match of the Tri-Nations Limited Overs series yesterday.
By Floyd Christie The out-of-towners highlighted day two of the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) when they went head-to-head on Monday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in a match-up that saw Kwakwani Secondary outshining New Silver City 29-27.
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