Sports

Devendra Bishoo and Subrina Munroe copped the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) male and female Cricketer-of-the-Year awards respectively when the Board held its 15th annual awards ceremony at the Umana Yana, Kingston, Wednesday evening.

Action in the 22nd annual Kashif and Shanghai tournament continues this evening with a double-header at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground from 18:30hrs.

The 2011 Guinness-in-the-Streets final which kicked off on November 5 at the Albouystown basketball court with 32 teams divided into eight groups of four will  conclude  this evening with Back Circle and West Front Road facing off in the finals at the National Park Tarmac The two finalists for the 2011 Guinness Greatest-in-Da-Street Football came from Group G, which also included East LaPenitence and Plaisance.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Graeme Smith  scored a half-century but fell late on as South Africa made a  confident reply after dismissing Sri Lanka for 180 on the  opening day of the first test yesterday.

LONDON, CMC – In his typically witty style, Tony Cozier had just one wish after he was made an Honorary Life Member of the Marylebone Cricket Club.

LONDON, CMC – Usain Bolt and training partner, compatriot Yohan Blake have been nominated for two the Laureus World Sports Awards.

CANBERRA, (Reuters) – India’s bowlers took a hammering and paceman Ishant Sharma failed to complete six overs as a Chairman’s XI rattled up 398 for six declared on the first day of the tourists’ opening match in Australia yesterday.

West Front Road and Back Circle will clash in the final of the 2011 Guinness-in-the-Streets tournament tomorrow, after both sides recorded similar 1-0 semi-final victories in their respective matches at the National Park Tarmac on Tuesday evening.

By Iva Wharton Winston George is the first track and field athlete locally to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia will hold a training camp for their struggling batsmen before naming the side for the opening test against India on Dec.

By Emmerson Campbell The resurfacing of the National Park circuit which is a major locality for cycle races as well as the groundbreaking success of the Guyanese team at the Inter-Guiana Games in Suriname in winning the cycle road race are among the highlights this year, says  national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed.

BOLTON, England,  (Reuters) – The bruises were still visible on Amir Khan’s face  yesterday when he said he was confident of agreeing a rematch with Lamont Peterson after controversially losing his WBA super-lightweight and IBF light-welterweight titles to the American last week.

The Guyana Pharmaceutical Corporation (GPC) and Bakewell became the latest corporate entities to donate to the Kashif and Shanghai organization for their ongoing 22nd annual tournament.

By Iva Wharton The Georgetown Football Referee Association was officially launched on Sunday at the Georgetown Football Club Ground (GFC) and President Otis James said that the body’s focus is on the continued development of the sport.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – South Africa are looking to rediscover their ruthless streak in the home test series against Sri Lanka, captain Graeme Smith said  yesterday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board President Azim Bassarath said that he was opposed to the West Indies Cricket Board’s decision to play Regional first-class matches at only international venues.

YOKOHAMA, Japan,  (Reuters) – Barcelona are still buzzing from their clasico victory over Real Madrid as they bid to complete a perfect year by winning the Club World Cup, midfielder Andres Iniesta said  yesterday.

SYDNEY,  (Reuters) – Australia’s number one tennis player Bernard Tomic says he is being harassed by a policeman after being stopped for dangerous driving, or “hooning” in local parlance, in Queensland at the weekend.

BERLIN,  (Reuters) – WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will fight Britain’s Dereck Chisora on Feb.

(Reuters) – The Denver Nuggets have re-signed free agent center Nene, a model of consistency since overcoming injury and cancer, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said  yesterday.