Sports

The National School’s Basketball Festival (NSBF) got off to an exciting start last Sunday evening as Queen’s College notched their first win over the Government Technical Institute (GTI) at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Yohan Blake shocked Usain Bolt for the second time in three days, producing another sizzling run to whip the World and Olympic champion in the 200 metres final in a world-leading time here Sunday night.

By Iva Wharton Bush Lot Secondary School yesterday edged out Mahaicony Technical Institute by a 2-1 margin to win the Region Five final of the Digicel Schools nationwide football competition at the Mahaicony Communty Centre ground.

The Guyana National team will be seeking revenge tonight when they come up against the Washington DC Jammers basketball team one last time in a rematch which is expected to be very competitive as the National Community Basketball League (NCBL) International All-Star weekend comes to its climax at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida,  CMC – Exciting off-spinner Sunil Narine says he has banished the demons of the England tour and is happy to be back in form for the West Indies side.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates,  CMC – Big-hitting opener Chris Gayle has vaulted 12 spots into the top of five of the ICC Twenty20 International batting rankings, less than two weeks after returning to the West Indies colours following a two-year exile.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – Dominica Football Association president, Patrick John has been suspended for the remainder of his term after an overwhelmingly vote by clubs at the Annual General Conference here Saturday.

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago,  CMC – Heavy early morning rain prevented any play in the opening round of the West Indies Cricket Board Under-17 limited overs championship here Sunday.

TOURNAI, Belgium,  (Reuters) – A leaner Mark Cavendish showed he was still too talented for the rest of the Tour de France bunch, outpacing his rivals for victory in the 207.5-km second stage in Tournai  yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova has had better days, Roger Federer more mobile ones and local sun-hat sellers more profitable ones as Wimbledon’s manic yesterday turned into a bit of a damp squib after several days of nerve-shredding drama.

So close but yet so far was the unfortunate result for the Guyana national basketball team which lost to the Washington DC Jammers in a nail-biting encounter at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) Saturday evening when the National Community Basketball League (NCBL) tipped off its first International All-Star Weekend.

By Emmerson Campbell London Olympic hopeful Geron Williams yesterday outsprinted the field to capture this year’s Dr.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua,  CMC – West Indies selectors have called up fast bowler Tino Best and all-rounder Andre Russell to the 13-man squad for the first two One-Day Internationals against New Zealand starting next week in Jamaica.

 (Reuters) – West Indies claimed a 2-0 Twenty20 series win over an injury-hit New Zealand side after a comprehensive 61-run win  yesterday in Lauderhill, Florida.

By Iva Wharton Tutorial High School yesterday inflicted an 8-0 drubbing on Tagore Secondary to reach the Region 6 final of the Digicel Schools football tournament at the All Saints Ground, New Amsterdam.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Opener Mohammad Hafeez missed out on a maiden double century as Pakistan’s march towards a mammoth first innings total against Sri Lanka was halted by rain on the second day of the second test yesterday.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – England eased to a second successive victory in their five-match one-day series against Australia at the Oval  yesterday to record their eighth consecutive ODI win.

SERAING, Belgium,  (Reuters) – One of the most precocious talents in cycling, Peter Sagan came of age when he won the first stage of his first Tour de France yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell Seventy-four kilogramme Masters Two World deadlift record holder Winston Stoby warmed up impressively for the World Masters Championships by besting his own deadlift record yesterday at the St Stanislaus College forum when the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) staged its 2012 Intermediate and Masters Championships.

KIEV,  (Reuters) – Majestic Spain took their place among the game’s greats by thrashing Italy 4-0 to retain their European title  yesterday, the biggest victory margin in a World Cup or Euro final – and all without a recognised striker.