KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former captain Shoaib Malik was dropped from the limited overs squad for the series against England only to be drafted back into the setup hours later after a request from captain Misbah-ul-Haq yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell Executive members of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) yesterday launched the GABA Basketball League for 2012 and also presented trophies to the top three teams in the Banks DIH Limited 2011 tournament.
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has donated half a million dollars to veteran cricket journalist and international cricket commentator Sean Devers to assist him to undergo an operation overseas.
By Iva Wharton Despite losing to junior player Roberto Neto National senior chess champion Taffin Khan was still able to triumph in the senior category of the annual Trophy Stall sponsored tournament which ended on Monday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Batsman Danza Hyatt and left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cotterell have been called up to Jamaica’s squad for their second round clash with Barbados starting this weekend at Sabina Park.
The West Indies Players Association (WIPA) said yesterday it welcomed many crucial aspects of the ICC Independent Governance Review Report conducted by former Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Woolf.
The Bayridge Taxi Service will sponsors the most outstanding goalkeeper prize when the NAMILCO Football Festival which organised by the Fruta Conquerors Football Club takes place.
By Emmerson Campbell The tournament might be of a much higher standard than those often played in the Caribbean but skipper Ryan Gonsalves says that the National Sevens Rugby team was looking forward to the challenge.
By Iva Wharton Ahead of the most testing period in this nation’s football history, the Golden Jaguars as the national soccer team is known, is not so much under the weather but at the mercies of it.
INDIANAPOLIS, (Reuters) – Eli Manning may have been voted most valuable player of the Super Bowl but it was a relentless New York Giants defense that earned much of the credit for a heart-stopping 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL championship game on Sunday.
(Reuters) – LeBron James put his fourth-quarter uncertainties behind him with critical late plays that helped the Miami Heat survive a late scare from Toronto in a nervous 95-89 home win over the Raptors on Sunday.
(BBC) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has banned Alberto Contador for two years for doping.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Kevon Cooper says he will not be overawed when he campaigns in the Bangladesh Premier League later this month.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh’s cancer is curable and the hard-hitting Indian batsman is likely to be back in training in May, a New Delhi oncologist said yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Outspoken Minister of Sport Anil Roberts and two senior officials in his ministry are under investigation by the country’s integrity commission.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the points standings after the first round of the Regional 4-Day Tournament on Sunday.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Saeed Ajmal and Umar Gul were the chief destroyers as Pakistan won the third and final test by 71 runs on the fourth day yesterday, recording their first clean sweep in a series against England.
(Reuters) – Rob Nicol stroked his second one-day international century in anchoring New Zealand to a series-winning 141-run victory over Zimbabwe at Cobham Oval in Whangarei yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell There was no `Magic’ involved and the outcome was not a knockout or a point’s decision but a tie.
By Emmerson Campbell Warren ‘40’ McKay turned the tables on Olympic hopeful Alonzo Greaves yesterday outsprinting him to capture the winning monetary prize of the National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored Mashramani 40-mile cycle road race.
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