LONDON, (Reuters) – Jamaicans Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake and Kenyan David Rudisha have been shortlisted for the men’s World Athlete of the Year award, while Valerie Adams of New Zealand, Kenyan Vivian Cheruiyot and Australia’s Sally Pearson are up for the women’s prize.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Shane Warne is set to return to cricket in Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash competition less than six months after announcing his retirement, local media reported yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were jailed yesterday for their roles in a spot-fixing scandal which the judge said had damaged the integrity of a game renowned for its fairness.
NEW DELHI, India, CMC/IANS – West Indies arrived yesterday for their series of three Tests and five One-day Internationals against India.
Banks DIH launched the third ‘Greatest of the Streets’ football championships yesterday in the company’s conference room and already the defending champions captain Jimmy Gravesande has indicated that Broad Street will retain the title.
Rupert Perry who is currently Guyana’s fastest man believes that he can become a world class athlete but an athletics scholarship is the only ticket to his dream.
The 7th Diamond Mineral Water International Hockey Festival returns to Guyana from December 8-11 but there are still concerns over the unevenness of the floor at the country’s premier indoor sporting facility, Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s former World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan has called for a radical overhaul of the country’s cricket infrastructure to try to avoid more corruption.
Georgetown’s Pacesetters will take on Linden’s Victory Valley Royals in the finals of the third Brusche Basketball Classic tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – A-Team coach Hendy Springer railed against conventional wisdom that the current stock of West Indies batsmen lacked competence to play spin bowling.
Alpha United President Odinga Lumumba says that his club, Alpha United, will participate in the ongoing Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/Banks DIH President Super League tournament.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Efforts are being made to convene an Extraordinary Congress of the Caribbean Football Union later this month in Jamaica.
The finals for the East Coast Carib Beer Twenty20 cricket competition will be played tomorrow at the Enterprise Community Centre Ground between Lions 11 and Plaisance.
The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) has already submitted its proposals for the use of the Liliendaal 50m Olympic-size swimming pool, ahead of the official opening ceremony scheduled for today.
SHARJAH, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara’s 27th test century helped Sri Lanka reach 245 for two and into a strong position at stumps on the first day of their must-win third and final test against Pakistan in neutral Sharjah yesterday.
(Reuters) – Left-arm quick Mitchell Johnson shone with nine wickets in the match as Australia warmed up for the first test against South Africa in Cape Town next week with a comfortable seven-wicket win over South Africa A yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Injured South Africa batsman AB de Villiers’ chances of facing Australia in the first test of the two-match series received a boost on Thursday when he received the all-clear to resume playing.
MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – Devendra Bishoo exploited favourable conditions to finish with career-best figures and bowl West Indies to a 229-run victory in the second Test against Bangladesh yesterday.
The Under-20 Lady Jaguars romped to a convincing 7-0 victory over Antigua and Barbuda in the opening Group D qualifying round at Uitvlugt Community Centre Ground yesterday for the 2012 Under-20 World Cup next year in Uzbekistan.
MIRPUR, Bangladesh, CMC – Devendra Bishoo continued the impressive start to his international career, when he finished with career-best bowling, leading West Indies to a 229-run victory in the second Test against Bangladesh yesterday.
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