ZURICH, Switzerland, CMC – FIFA have debunked claims that the award of lucrative World Cup TV rights to former vice president Austin “Jack” Warner for as low as US $1 had nothing to do with his support for current president Sepp Blatter.
BERNE, (Reuters) – FIFA has refuted allegations by former vice-president Jack Warner that implied a decision to sell him World Cup television rights was a reward for supporting Sepp Blatter’s presidential campaigns.
-gov’t hints at legal action The national cricket team is out and the West Indies ‘B’ team is in after the government and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) failed to see eye to eye resulting in the regional entity moving ahead last evening with arrangements to replace Guyana’s Amazon Conquerors in the regional T20 competition.
-says govt offered to pay all costs Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) for cricket, Clive Lloyd has rejected claims that the formation of the IMC has scuttled the national team’s participation in next week’s Caribbean Twenty20 tournament and has urged the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to let the players go.
Disgraceful is putting it mildly, rather the circumstances surrounding Guyana’s shock withdrawal from the West Indies T20 Championship is an abominable dereliction of national duty.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Michael Clarke hit a majestic unbeaten 329 before declaring Australia’s first innings at 659 for four with a lead of 468 on the third day of the second test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.
Sprinter Winston George aims to put Guyana on the world map at this year’s London Olympics where he is set to run the 400m at the London Olympics in August.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – South Africa need only six more wickets to clinch their three-test series against Sri Lanka after forcing the visitors to follow on the third day of the third test at Newlands yesterday.
President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Kit Nascimento says he plans to seek corporate sponsors and again appeal to government for support for the men’s national Sevens team to help them prepare for the Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens tournament in March.
(Reuters) – LeBron James carried the extra load without Dwyane Wade as the Miami Heat recovered from their first loss of the season to crush the Indiana Pacers 118-83 on Wednesday.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – List of leading individual scores in test cricket after Australia’s Michael Clarke scored 329 not out against India in the second test on Thursday: 400* Brian Lara (West Indies) v England (St John’s 2003-04) 380 Matthew Hayden (Australia) v Zimbabwe (Perth 2003-04 ) 375 Lara v England (St John’s 1993-94) 374 Mahela Jayawardene (S.Lanka)
(Reuters) – Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness wants Sepp Blatter to be deposed if the FIFA president fails to clean up soccer’s governing body in the next year.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar was dismissed for 80 after lunch on the fourth day of the second test between India and Australia last night, coming up short once again in his quest for a 100th international century.
Beaten without a ball being bowled. That is the downfall of the Guyana National T20 cricket team known as the Amazon Conquerors.
President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Colin Boyce has deemed last year a successful year and is optimistic about the future of athletics in Guyana especially for this year.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Champions Manchester United suffered a second straight Premier League defeat yesterday, losing 3-0 to Newcastle United to leave Manchester City three points clear at the top of the table.
DOHA, (Reuters) – Roger Federer extended his winning run to 19 matches with an easy victory at the Qatar Open yesterday while longtime rival Rafael Nadal was equally impressive in reaching the quarter-finals.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis completed his second test double century and AB de Villiers scored an unbeaten 160 to put South Africa in control of the third and deciding test against Sri Lanka yesterday.
St John’s, Antigua – The third application period for the West Indies Cricket Board Digicel Grassroots Grant Programme is now open to all clubs and cricket clusters across the Caribbean.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Kirani James is expected to be a shoo-in for the Grenada Sports Personality-of-the-Year award for the second straight year.
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