(Reuters) – Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was voted WTA’s Player of the Year on Monday following a season in which she claimed her debut grand slam title, steered the Czech Republic to Fed Cup glory and shot up 32 places in the world rankings.
Gavin Lewis, Jeremy Miller and Andre Lopes hardly broke a sweat to defeat their opponents on Monday night when play continued in the Pegasus Open tennis tournament.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – The interim committee running Sri Lankan cricket was dissolved by Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage yesterday with elections likely next month.
By Emmerson Campbell Guyana men’s rugby team captured their sixth consecutive North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens title after they demolished the Cayman Islands 27 to nil in the finals on Sunday at the Garrison Savannah in Barbados.
District Nine (Lethem) will be at a heavy disadvantage in this year’s edition of the National Schools Championships when the event runs off today because they may be suffering travel fatigue after a 500-mile overland journey just hours before competition time.
KOLKATA, India, IANS/CMC – Maestro Rahul Dravid’s 36th Test century put India in early control of the second Test yesterday, as West Indies’ bowlers struggled to contain the hosts’ batting juggernaut.
By Treiston Joseph The 51st edition of the National Schools Athletics, Swimming and Cycling Championships which will get underway today at the Guyana National Stadium will showcase the country’s talent pool in the heat of several rivalries.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Exciting all-rounder Andre Russell’s five-wicket haul coupled with a crucial half-century stand between opener Danza Hyatt and Jonathan Carter, put West Indies A in sight of victory on the third day of the second four-day “Test” against Bangladesh A, yesterday.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka doused some late Shahid Afridi fireworks to produce an electrifying 25-run victory over Pakistan in the second one-day international at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium yesterday.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) rejected the owners’ latest proposal for a new labor agreement and will file an antitrust lawsuit against the league, union chief Billy Hunter said yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell The Guyana Power Lifting Federation (GAPF) will be looking to improve the sport and awareness of it while reintroducing new tournaments in the year ahead.
Table tennis player Andrew Daly, who returned to the national scene with a bang, capping off a first place finish in the singles category of the just-concluded Inter-Organization Tournament, said his future in competitive table tennis depends on the outcome of the national championships.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Cricket’s world test championship will not begin until 2017, International Cricket Council chief executive Haroon Lorgat announced yesterday.
Drama unfolded at the South Dakota racing circuit yesterday as the 2011 GT&T/Seaboard Marine Caribbean Race of Championships ended with spills, thrills and an unlikely winner in Barbadian Roger Mayers.
Pacesetters ‘A’ were crowned the inaugural champions of the Mackeson smooth moves 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall tarmac.
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Bangladesh A secured a slim first innings lead but rain wrecked the second day of the second four-day “Test” against West Indies A at the Beausejour Cricket Ground here yesterday.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – Ishant Sharma is relishing the task of leading India’s pace attack against West Indies in the absence of the injured Zaheer Khan, the 23-year-old paceman said yesterday.
Kolkata, India — West Indies captain Darren Sammy offered condolences to the families and loved ones of those who died in the tragic accident in his native St Lucia last Thursday.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) secured an outright victory over Malteenoes, while the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) drew with the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC), in the latest round of the Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket/Heroes Cup, two-day first division competition, which was played over the weekend.
In front of a reasonable-sized crowd at Burnham Court on Saturday night, all teams made strong cases for the top prize in the Guinness Greatest of the Street football competition with eight exciting match-ups.
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