Delhi’s Axar tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of IPL
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals spinner Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the start of their Indian Premier League campaign next week, the team said yesterday.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Delhi Capitals spinner Axar Patel has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the start of their Indian Premier League campaign next week, the team said yesterday.
President of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG), Aubrey Hutson has quashed recent reports of the boiling ‘concerns of the association’, labelling the allegations as “totally inaccurate and false”.
Former Golden Jaguars captain Christopher Nurse has questioned the narrative of a transition policy within the senior men’s football program, following the lack of opportunity for local players during the recently concluded matches in 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – West Indies were left needing ten wickets today to win the second Test and clinch the two-match series after captain Kraigg Brathwaite, his predecessor Jason Holder and rookie Kyle Mayers all lashed half-centuries to spearhead a clinical victory bid yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Incumbent Cricket West Indies president, Ricky Skerritt, appears set to be returned unopposed at elections later this month after the under-fire pair of Anand Sanasie, and running mate Calvin Hope, announced yesterday they were withdrawing their challenge.
(Reuters) – New Zealand opener Finn Allen smashed 71 off 29 deliveries to help the hosts thrash Bangladesh by 65 runs in the rain-shortened third Twenty20 international yesterday to complete a 3-0 sweep of the series.
(Reuters) – Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood has decided to opt out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and rest up for a crowded schedule of international cricket culminating with the Ashes at the end of the year.
(Reuters) – Roberto Bautista Agut maintained his spotless record against Daniil Medvedev with a 6-4 6-2 quarter-final victory over the world number two at the Miami Open, ensuring there will be a new ATP Masters 1000 winner on Sunday.
(Reuters) – South Africa’s new limited overs skipper Temba Bavuma must be given time to find his feet but coach Mark Boucher believes his appointment as the country’s first black captain represents “exciting times”.
(Reuters) – Cricket’s world governing body has held encouraging talks with India’s cricket board (BCCI) over visa and tax arrangements as the country prepares to host the Twenty20 World Cup in October, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.
(Reuters) – The governor of Japan’s Osaka prefecture has called for the cancellation of the Olympic torch relay in its largest city amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, presenting an early test to organisers as they plan for the Games during the pandemic.
(Reuters) – Pakistan’s men’s and women’s national team players fear their careers could be jeopardised with the country’s soccer federation (PFF) staring at a FIFA ban after a forced takeover of its national headquarters in Lahore.
NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Rain wrecked the final two sessions on the third day of the second Test here yesterday, allowing only 1-¾ hours play and stalling West Indies’ push for a victory in the decisive affair at the Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium.
Last Saturday was another good day of competitive golf at the Lusignan Golf Club.
The international trio of Anthony Moe and siblings Gordon and Delroy James, arrived on local shores yesterday to feature as part of Guyana’s training programme for the impending FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Pre-Qualifiers.
Following their convincing 4-0 win over the lowly The Bahamas in their second FIFA World Cup Qualifier on Tuesday, Golden Jaguars head-coach Marcio Maximo has declared that the men’s senior team can still advance to the competition’s second round.
New York Tri-State Under-15s won their first match of their tour of Guyana beating Everest Cricket Club Under-15s by 79 runs yesterday on Everest’s home turf, Carifesta Avenue and Camp Road.
While many sports disciplines around the world have returned to competitive play a year into the pandemic, some sports associations/federations here are yet to be given the green light or even receive timely responses for the hosting of their events.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board chief, Azim Bassarath believes both the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) and Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), had more than enough time to peruse the audited financial statements sent by Cricket West Indies (CWI), leaving them with no excuse not to attend last Sunday’s Annual General Meeting.
Maritime Administration walked away with the ‘Lucky 7 Super 4-over knockout Inter-Ministries tapeball cricket competition’ when they defeated the Guyana Prison Service by two runs in the final Sunday at the Durban Park Tarmac.
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