LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Sports Minister Hugh Robertson and Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of England’s Professional Footballers Association, were among those calling for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign yesterday following his comments on racism.
North Georgetown athlete Jevina Sampson rewrote the history books when the 51st edition of the National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships continued yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board Selection Committee has named Trinidadian duo of Jason Mohammed and Sunil Narine on the West Indies 15 man squad to face India in five One Day Internationals starting on November 30th.
KOLKATA, India, IANS/CMC – A meek first innings surrender left West Indies needing a miracle to save the second Test as India closed in on a massive win on the third day at Eden Gardens here yesterday.
The final bell tolled for former Commonwealth and FECABOX featherweight champion, Patrick Forde, as he was laid to rest yesterday in New York after he succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday.
By Emmerson CampbellThirteen-year-old Regina John from District Nine (Rupununi) has been the talking point of this year’s 51st annual National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track & Field Championships ever since she won the gold medal on Tuesday in the girls open 10km road race.
After 51 years of hosting the National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships through the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union, a number of glitches still seem to prevail.
By Iva Wharton The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) will be moving to form teams at the school level after the completion of its open league tournament currently being played, according to GNA president Kim Kyte-John.
Seventeen-year-old Paul De Nobrega is this year’s winner of the Carlton Wheeler Track Meet.
KOLKATA, India, IANS/CMC – West Indies manager Richie Richardson has thrown his support behind the use of lights in Test cricket after over an hour of playing time was lost on the second day of the Eden Gardens Test between India and West Indies.
By Emmerson Campbell Nathaniel Giddings and Regina John stormed to victories in the boys and girls open 10km road races yesterday on the first day of competition of the 51st annual National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships.
By Emmerson campbell District 11’s (North Georgetown) Ronaldo Rodrigues and Brittany Van Lange dominated the boys and girls under- 21 feature events yesterday, winning four gold medals each at the 51st National Schools Swimming Championships held at the brand new National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.
Goals from Captain Kenwyne Jones and Slovakia-based wing/forward Lester Peltier in the 59th and 65th minute respectively, propelled Trinidad & Tobago to a consolation 2-0 over Guyana, in the final Group B 2014 World Cup Qualifier, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, last evening.
Skeldon Community Centre registered their first victory in seven matches when they upset pre-tournament favourites Albion Community Centre in the latest round of the 2011 Tenelec Inc First Division 50-Over Cricket Competition in Berbice over the weekend.
(Reuters) – U.S. basketball players filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the National Basketball Association (NBA) yesterday alleging antitrust violations, casting further doubt over the fate of the entire 2011-12 season.
KOLKATA, India, IANS/CMC – West Indies were left battling to save the second Test yesterday after VVS Laxman and skipper MS Dhoni plundered centuries on the second day to put India in command.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – A nervy 17-run, last wicket stand between Sunil Narine and Nelon Pascal steered West Indies A to a tense win over Bangladesh A on the final day of the second and final four-day “Test” yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell “Smokin’ Joe” Frazier, heavyweight boxing gold medallist at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and world heavyweight boxing champion from 1970 to 1973 lost his battle with liver cancer last Monday, but his legacy will forever be in the hearts of boxing buffs.
North Essequibo Warriors and Hotel Tower West Demerara Cavaliers secured wins in the opening round of the Essequibo Zone in the nationwide 11-team Carib/Pepsi Twenty20 Big Smash competition at the Anna Regina Community Center Ground on Sunday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – If Trinidad and Tobago Sports Minister Anil Roberts had his way, national football coach Otto Pfister would be out of his US$50 000 per-month job.
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