Sports

Arguably the most renowned coach Guyana currently has, Coach Lyndon Wilson of the Police Athletics Sports Club had an eye opener on his Olympic debut as coach for Guyana’s athletics team in London.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A clinical all-round performance by Windward Islands condemned Barbados to their second successive defeat and put them out of the running for the Regional Under-19 one-day trophy which they won last year in Guyana.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – A stalwart of the team that soared to number one in the rankings, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s chances of a return to the test arena are looking remote with Ravichandran Ashwin’s emergence as India’s new slow-bowling spearhead.

(BBC) Defending US Open champion Sam Stosur powered past Croatia’s Petra Martic in the first round at Flushing Meadows yesterday.

(BBC) An official at an athletics event in the German city of Dusseldorf has died after being speared in the throat with a javelin.

Barbadian Urlet Bullock is the new individual Caribbean scrabble champion following the conclusion of the individual competition on Sunday at the   Bank of Guyana building.

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Japan’s Olympic boxing gold medallist Ryota Murata is considering a future away from the sport after rejecting a lucrative offer to turn professional.

MADRID,  (Reuters) – Real Madrid have completed the signing of Croatia playmaker Luka Modric from Tottenham Hotspur as the stuttering Spanish champions seek an injection of guile and creativity to get their troubled season back on track.

FOURSQUARE, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica remained in the hunt for the Regional Under-19 one-day title when they easily defeated ICC Americas by seven wickets in the penultimate round of matches here yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Foot-ball Federation president, Captain Horace Burrell, believes the Reggae Boyz are poised to break their losing streak against powerhouses United States when the two sides square off in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifier next month.

CAIRO, (Reuters) – Tunisia’s Etoile Sahel were kicked out of the African Champions League yesterday after rioting fans caused the abandonment of a group-stage match against compatriots Esperance this month.

(Reuters) – Samuel Eto’o has rejected the chance to make a comeback for Cameroon, saying the team environment is still plagued by “amateurism and bad management”.

By Emmerson Campbell Elle’s Vision sent horse racing fans at the packed Port Mourant Turf Club into a frenzy yesterday as the four-year-old filly galloped to claim victory in the sixth annual Guyana Cup feature `B’ and Lower 1400m (seven furlongs) event.

It may not be at New York ’s famed marathon or the celebrated Millrose Games, but Guyanese star runner Alika Morgan stamped her mark and name at distance running in her first sojourn to the Big Apple.

Guyana gained silver and two more bronze medals as the 54th Senior Caribbean table tennis championships ended in the Dominican Republic yesterday.

(Indian Express) India Under-19 skipper Unmukt Chand hit an unbeaten 111 in seamer-friendly conditions to lead India to a six-wicket win over Australia in the final of the World Cup at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, Queensland, yesterday.

(Reuters) – Sleep-deprived double Olympic champion Mo Farah was almost caught napping during the two-mile race at a Diamond League meeting in Birmingham, England  yesterday before easing to victory to the delight of a sellout crowd.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up a career-best 12 wickets as India crushed New Zealand by an innings and 115 runs within four days in the opening test yesterday.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Jamaicans Nickel Ashmeade, Rosemarie Whyte and Kaliese Spencer took victories but compatriot Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce played second fiddle again to American Carmelita Jeter at the Birmingham Grand Prix here  yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Roger Federer is feeling the magic once again and that can only spell trouble for his opponents in the U.S.