(Reuters) – Batters around the world heaved a sigh of relief yesterday as Ravichandran Ashwin brought down the curtain on an international career that saw the India spinner take more than 500 test wickets with an arsenal that included the dreaded ‘carrom ball’.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Caribbean CAGE have inked a long-term strategic partnership geared towards creating revenue for the development of the sport in the region.
– Root back on top of Test charts
(ESPN Cricinfo) – Akeal Hosein has gone on top of the ICC T20I rankings for bowlers after claiming two wickets in the opening game against Bangladesh.
– DeNobrega cops silver in Boy’s U14 segment
Andre Erskine won the Men’s Division B crown in the TPA Classified Tennis Championship, which was recently staged in Trinidad and Tobago.
‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash
Jason-Ray Khalil, Alex Arjoon, and Samuel Ince-Carvahal recorded impressive wins in the men’s division when the ‘One Guyana’ President’s Cup Squash Championship continued last evening at the National Racquet on Woolford Avenue.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – Bangladesh defended their modest score of 129 to clinch the T20I series with a 2-0 lead, beating West Indies by 27 runs in the second game at the Arnos Vale Ground in St.
KFC International Football Series
– Chase Academy hits DC Caesar Fox for 6
By Michelangelo Jacobus
Matchday two in the KFC International Goodwill Football series produced even more fireworks and goals with four more thrilling encounters, albeit heavily one-sided in some cases, as defending champion Clarendon College of Jamaica and Chase Academy Foundation stormed to comfortable wins.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – West Indies levelled the T20I series in style, with captain Hayley Matthews at the forefront of a robust batting performance in a nine-wicket thrashing.
(Reuters) – Pakistan’s exciting opener Saim Ayub gave a vivid display of his prodigious talent with a classy century yesterday to lead his team to a closely fought three-wicket win over South Africa in the first of their three One Day Internationals.
Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit Chicago Fire has signed Golden Jaguars forward Omari Glasgow to a first-team contract yesterday, following his exploits with the team’s reserve squad.
Kashif & Shanghai Futsal Championship
Road Warriors, Agricola, California Square, and YMCA secured berths to the next round following contrasting wins when the Kashif and Shanghai National Futsal Championship continued on Monday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
(ESPN Cricinfo) – India took a massive step towards leaving Brisbane with the Border-Gavaskar Trophy still level, as their last-wicket pair put on a rousing, unbroken 39 to steer their team past the follow-on mark.
The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has remained silent as to reasons for the deferment of their Terrence Ali National Open Championship, which was scheduled to commence on December 13th at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis gym in Albouystown.
The Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Year-End Futsal competition began in spectacular fashion on Sunday night at the Retrieve Hardcourt in Linden, setting the stage for an electrifying tournament.
-says `West Indies cricket has always held a special place in my heart’
(SportsMax) SportsMax founder Chris Dehring has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cricket West Indies (CWI), CWI announced yesterday.
(Reuters) – New Zealand crushed England by 423 runs on the fourth day of the third test in Hamilton yesterday to claim a consolation victory and send Tim Southee out a winner in his final match.
Already in charge of the white-ball teams, he will also
take charge of the Test side replacing Andre Coley
(ESPN) Daren Sammy has been named head coach of the West Indies men’s team across all formats.
The One Guyana Premier Basketball League continued on Sunday night with a gritty, low-scoring clash as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) defeated the Panthers 43-31 at the outdoor basketball court of the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.
The 13th edition of the Titan Bowl, organized by Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG), concluded on Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue with thrilling finals across multiple categories, showcasing the nation’s top young basketball talents.
(Reuters) – Steve Smith redeemed himself with a stunning catch to deny KL Rahul a rousing century and give Australia a vital breakthrough before lunch on day four of the third test in Brisbane today.