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LONDON, England,  CMC – West Indies look set to have a fully fit seam attack for the opening Test at Lord’s starting here tomorrow.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Five uncapped Indian cricketers have been provisionally suspended following allegations of corruption in the lucrative Indian Premier League, the country’s cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.

After three games of the current World title clash between World Chess Champion Viswanthan Anand of India and challenger Boris Gelfand of Israel, the two players are locked on one and a half points each following three straight draws, FIDE website reported.

(Cricinfo) Mahela Jayawardene’s half-century may have been the slowest for Delhi Daredevils this season but it was compiled under trying circumstances and helped his team become the first side to qualify for the playoffs.

World renowned track star and Linden’s own Marian Burnett arrived in Guyana  Monday night to fulfill her promise of participating in the third edition of the President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic scheduled for May 20th at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden.

With only three days to the President’s/Jefford Track and Field Classic  the burning question is which club will run way with the $500,000 first place prize.

By Emmerson Campbell The three-man boxing team of Imran ‘Magic’ Khan, Stefan Gouveia and Bert Braithwaite which failed in their respective bids to clinch Olympic berths at the recently-concluded Olympic box off in Rio de Janiero, Brazil returned to Guyana yesterday.

The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association has donated the sum of $100,000 to the Demerara Cricket Club which is this year celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Grenadian Kenisha Pascal is set to spearhead the three-member contingent for the upcoming third edition of the President’s/Jefford Track Classic this Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground in Linden.

Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) welterweight champion Simeon `Candy Man’ Hardy yesterday received a cash donation to assist with his

One of Test cricket’s oldest prizes will be up for grabs once more tomorrow, when England and West Indies meet at Lord’s to contest the Wisden Trophy, now in its 49th year.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Wicketkeeper Matt Prior has warned England against complacency as they prepare to face embattled West Indies in the opening Test at Lord’s starting tomorrow.

The Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association is inviting all persons interested in being trained as umpires.

Nikkoloi Smith threw down two thunderous dunks on his way to a triple-double as he led Plaisance Academy to a routing of St.

National chess champion Taffin Khan last Saturday snatched the lead from his father David with a convincing victory as the Caribbean Container Incorporated FIDE rating tournament continued at the Ocean Spray Hotel.

By Iva Wharton Wolf Warriors and 4R Lioness were bitten in the finals of the third annual Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited nationwide 10/10 softball cricket tournament which climaxed Saturday night at the Providence National Stadium losing to Regal and Trophy Stall Angels respectively Wolf Warriors went into Saturday night’s final as the defending champions having won the tournament last year,

By Neil Barry The New Building Society’s (NBS) latest venue on  Avenue of the Republic penciled in a bit of history  yesterday when it hosted the launching of the company’s first partnership with the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA).

By Iva Wharton Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited Yog Mahadeo Saturday night said that the staging of this year’s nationwide softball tournament had contributed to the development of female cricket in Guyana.

Exactly four years ago, in the final strides of her winning run at Rio’s Grand Prix 2008, Marian Joan Burnett pointed to the white block letter on her red singlet.

LONDON, England,  CMC – Fitness concerns hover over the fast bowling pair of Kemar Roach and Ravi Rampaul, ahead of Thursday’s start of the first Test against England at Lord’s.