ZURICH, (Reuters) – Soccer’s rulemakers and its governing body FIFA bowed to pressure yesterday when they finally approved the use of goal-line technology and agreed to allow Muslim women players to wear a headscarf.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A dream semi-final pitching two of the game’s greatest ever players against each other is likely to be a tasty warm-up act for many of the fans in Centre Court today as home favourite Andy Murray bids to reach a maiden Wimbledon final.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Former England batsman Mark Ramprakash, widely regarded as one of the most gifted stroke players of his generation, has retired from all forms of cricket.
(Reuters) – England off-spinner Graeme Swann will miss the remaining two games in the one-day series against Australia in order to rest an elbow injury.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan will host Australia in three one-day cricket matches and three Twenty20 games in its “home” series in the United Arab Emirates from Aug.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams produced another staggering display of serving to reach her seventh Wimbledon singles final with a 6-3 7-6 victory over Victoria Azarenka yesterday.
ST QUENTIN, France, (Reuters) – Andre Greipel silenced the doubters with his second back-to-back bunch sprint victory in the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race yesterday.
(Reuters) – American great Michael Johnson believes Usain Bolt can lower his 100 metres world record from 9.58 to 9.4 seconds and has also suggested two years is not a long enough ban for drug cheats.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Following a series of up-and-down performances in recent months, captain Darren Sammy found himself yesterday repeating the mantra that has now become his rallying cry.
By Iva Wharton Talks of another protest in the Digicel School’s football tournament currently underway countrywide was abandoned after Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) team was knocked out of the competition by the New Campbellville Secondary yesterday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground, Bourda.
Plaisance Academy made a case for being considered one of the most dangerous teams in the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) when the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) organized programme continued last Tuesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).
Come Sunday all roads will lead to the South Dakota Circuit as the Guyana Motor racing and Sports Club stages its Race of Champions meet.
Allan Downes managed to pull off a stunning win against Caribbean Under-13 champion Benjamin Meckdeci on the opening night of the Digicel National Senior Squash Championship at the Georgetown Club Squash Courts last night.
The local hockey fraternity is in a state of mourning following the passing of its long serving Secretary Elton Gregory Sills yesterday after a prolonged illness.
It was name and nature for Dennis DeRoop of the Simply Royal Stables whose bay mare Who So Ever was simply royal in winning the feature event at the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facility in association with Banks DIH Limited CARICOM Day Horse Race meet on Monday.
EUGENE, Oregon, (Reuters) – Soft-spoken and humble, American Tyson Gay seems so different from most modern-day sprinters.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Back-to-back defeats for Usain Bolt has left tongues wagging about a changing of the guard at the upcoming London Olympics but the sprint double World record holder hardly seems worried by the chatter.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies vice-captain Dwayne Bravo says the regional side needs to break its worrying trend of slow starts to series if it is to beat New Zealand in the upcoming five One-Day Internationals.
ROUEN, France, (Reuters) – German Andre Greipel won the fourth stage of the Tour de France yesterday after world champion Mark Cavendish crashed close to the finish and was unable to contest the final sprint.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Opening batsman Virender Sehwag and pace spearhead Zaheer Khan returned to India’s limited overs squad for the Sri Lanka tour but Sachin Tendulkar made himself unavailable, the country’s cricket board said yesterday.
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