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Ramnaresh Sarwan
Ramnaresh Sarwan

Sarwan in hot water with GCB

Former Guyana captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has found himself in hot water with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) following a dispute over his non selection on the Guyana national Twenty20 team named for next year’s regional Twenty20 tournament.

Alfred King, second from left, presents the sponsorship cheque to Sonia Stanislaus.
Alfred King, second from left, presents the sponsorship cheque to Sonia Stanislaus.

Star Party Rentals and Global Connection support K&S Tournament

Star Party Rentals and Global Connection have become the latest entities to throw support behind the Kashif and Shanghai football tournament, which commences on Saturday with a double-header at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins

Waugh warns Cummins after fresh injury blow

MELBOURNE,  (Reuters) – Former Australia captain Steve Waugh has warned paceman Pat Cummins about his Indian Premier League ambitions after it emerged the talented teenager’s heel injury would see him sidelined for most of the Australian cricket summer.

Bangladesh to probe stoning incident

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh,  (Reuters) – The Bangladesh Cricket Board are to carry out an investigation after the car carrying match officials following Tuesday’s defeat by Pakistan was alleged to have been stoned.

 Alex Ferguson

Manchester misery as Basel and Napoli advance

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Manchester United and Manchester City will begin 2012 scrapping with the also-rans of European football after ignominious Champions League exits as Basel, Olympique Lyon, Napoli and CASK Moscow grabbed the last four knockout round spots yesterday.

Guyana’s cruiserweight and heavyweight champion Kurt Bess throws a left jab at local lightheavyweight champion Kwesi `Lightning Struck’ Jones during a sparring session yesterday at the Andrew `Sixhead’ Lewis Gym yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Sledgehammer’ versus ‘Sniper’ bout should be a knockout

Says Emmerson Campbell Guyana’s cruiserweight and heavyweight champion, Kurt ‘The Sledgehammer’ Bess will look to destroy the bodywork and break through the defenses of World Boxing Council (WBC) CABOFE cruiserweight champion Barbadian Shawn ‘The Sniper’ Cox when the two pugilists match gloves for the latter’s title in the headline bout of the 19th edition of the Pro Am Guyana Fight Night card on December 17.

NEW KID ON THE BLOCK! Sunil Narine sends down a delivery in the nets yesterday ahead of today’s crucial fourth one-day international against India.(WindiesCricket.com)  

Windies face another crucial test in fourth ODI

INDORE, India,  CMC – For the second time in four days, West Indies face a crucial test of their mettle as they seek to win the fourth One-Day International against India here today and stay alive in the five-match series.

QPCC: WICB decision to shift cricket came as a surprise

The Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) has stated that its is extremely disappointed to learn of the decision of the WICB to relocate the preliminary round of the regional T20 tournament from the Queen’s Park Oval to the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds in Antigua.

Nanan says Narine the right fit for regional side

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies off-spinner Rangy Nanan has praised the selection of fellow Trinidadian Sunil Narine for the third One-Day International against India, and says playing leg-spinner Anthony Martin in the first match of the series was a mistake.

Harris scores second straight brace as Strikers win

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Guyanese Cary Harris struck his second straight brace to fire Harlem Strikers to a convincing 3-1 win over Couva Sports in the Central Football Association Premier Division “Big-Six” competition last Sunday.

Ramnaresh Sarwan said he feels that there are moves afoot to stifle his career for Guyana.

Fit to be tied

Sidelined first by the West Indies selectors and now by the Guyana Cricket Board’s (GCB) selection panel, middle order batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan said yesterday he believes that there is an orchestrated move by the local selectors to stifle his career.

Joao Havelange

IOC shelves Havelange probe after resignation – Rogge

LAUSANNE, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee has shelved an investigation into former FIFA head Joao Havelange after he resigned as an IOC member just days before an ethics hearing into his conduct, IOC President Jacques Rogge told Reuters on yesterday.

Regional Under-17 tournament postponed

The second annual West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Under-17 tournament that was scheduled to bowl of in Trinidad from December 10-20 has been postponed due heavy rainy conditions in Trinidad.

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