(Trinidad Express) With emotions still running high following Trinbago Knight Riders’ (TKR) loss in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League Eliminator on Tuesday night, Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe-Lewis reminded fans that the outcome was part and parcel of the “unpredictable nature of sport.”
(Reuters) – Tristan Stubbs scored an unbeaten career-best 112 from 81 balls as South Africa thumped Ireland by 174 runs to clinch their three-game One Day International series with a game to spare in a hot and humid Abu Dhabi yesterday.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Understrength West Indies T20I and One Day International (ODI) squads were yesterday announced by Cricket West Indies (CWI) for their tour of Sri Lanka later this month.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews believes the Caribbean side failed to properly adapt to the conditions in Dubai during their 10-wicket loss to South Africa in their opening match of the Women’s T20 World Cup here yesterday.
(Reuters) – Kenyan cross country runner Emmaculate Anyango Achol has been provisionally suspended after failing a doping test for the banned drug testosterone and blood-boosting hormone EPO, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said yesterday.
(ESPN) New Zealand opened their women’s T20 World Cup with a resounding 58-run win over pre-tournament favourites India and ended their ten-match losing streak in T20Is in the process.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Some of FIFA’s rules on player transfers go against European Union laws and free movement principles, the EU’s top court said yesterday, in a ruling that could open the door for players to find a new club more easily after their contract is terminated.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – West Indies Women endured the worst possible start to their T20 World Cup campaign when they were handed a demoralising 10-wicket lashing by South Africa Women here yesterday.
In what is a virtual semifinal encounter, hosts, the Guyana Amazon Warriors, will face off against the Barbados Royals this evening in the second qualifier of the Caribbean Premier League with a place in the final on the line at the National Stadium in Providence.
GH Renovations T20 Cricket
McGill Superstars, Belle Vue, and Windsor Forest Centre clinched comfortable wins victories when the West Demerara Cricket Association sanctioned GH Renovations T20 Championship continued.
St. John the Baptist and Batavia recorded impressive victories when the inaugural edition of the Bartica Inter-Primary League continued on Wednesday at the Community Centre ground.
Campbellville Street-ball Championship
North East La Penitence and Z-Tekk Family will contest the final in the inaugural edition of the Campbellville Village Cup Street-ball Championship tonight at the community centre tarmac.
Defending champion Albion dismantled Bush Lot United by 158 runs to progress to the semifinal round of the Berbice Cricket Board U-17 50-Overs Championship at the Jai Hind Cricket Ground.
The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) has expressed condolences at the sudden passing of Guyana Boxing Association Technical Director Terrence Poole.
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been banned from all forms of cricket for one year, with the last six months suspended, for breaching the sport’s anti-corruption code, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.
(Reuters) – Harry Maguire’s stoppage-time header earned Manchester United a dramatic 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League group stage yesterday as Tottenham Hotspur won 2-1 at Ferencvaros.
(Reuters) – A sombre leadership handover decided half a world from home marked Tom Latham’s rise to the New Zealand captaincy and provided a stark reminder of the funk the team finds itself in ahead of a daunting assignment in India.