HYDERABAD, India, CMC-IANS – Trinidad & Tobago captain Daren Ganga yesterday praised his spinners for the victory against Ruhuna in the opening game of the qualifying round of Champions League T20, and said the win will improve confidence of the team in the games ahead.
HYDERABAD, India, CMC – Sherwin Ganga blasted 39 not out from 15 balls, firing Caribbean champions Trinidad & Tobago to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka’s Ruhuna in the Champions League Twenty20 qualifying competition yesterday.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Australia opener Phil Hughes scored his first test hundred in 2-1/2 years yesterday as Sri Lanka pressed for a series levelling victory in the third and final test.
Demerara and the President’s XI hardly broke a sweat, as they both recorded clinical victories over opponents Berbice and Essequibo, in the latest round of the 2011 El Dorado Senior Inter-County limited overs competition, at the Everest Cricket Club and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) grounds respectively, yesterday.
PHOENIX, Arizona, CMC – Caribbean champion Nicolette Fernandes failed in her bid for a second WISPA Tour title on Saturday, when top-seed Latasha Khan of the United States beat 3-1 in the Final of the Southwest Open.
Distance queen Alika Morgan was handed her first 10 kilometres defeat for the year on local soil when she competed at the 2011 Courts revival 10k road race yesterday.
By Emmerson Campbell
The second night of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Intermediate Championships Saturday last at the National Gymnasium saw almost half of the fights ending prematurely.
Guyana’s most productive junior athlete this year, Stephan James, will return to the international circuit this weekend when he makes his debut at the South American Junior Championships in Guarne, Colombia.
In a small ceremony at the Georgetown Club Cricket (GCC) pavilion Saturday afternoon during the Demerara and Essequibo clash, Uiniversal Sports Club donated cricket equipment and items to National Under-19 cricketers Ronsford Beaton, Amir Khan and Chanderpaul Hemraj.
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather Jr took the WBC welterweight title from Victor Ortiz with a controversial fourth-round knockout on Saturday that prompted an angry response from the crowd and raised questions about his conduct in the ring.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Angelo Mathews moved to within 15 runs of a maiden test century as Sri Lanka steadily extended their first innings lead against Australia in the third and final test yesterday.
By Donald Duff and Marlon Munroe
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) says it is seeking legal advice in relation to a proposal from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to resolve their ongoing dispute.
By Emmerson Campbell
The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) National Intermediate Championships boxed off Friday night at the National Gymnasium.
Demerara completed a polished 58-run victory over Essequibo in their replayed opening fixture of the 2011 El Dorado Senior Inter-County limited overs competition, at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), Ground, Bourda, yesterday.
HAMILLTON, Bermuda, CMC – St David’s Cricket Club president Aaron Lugo says players caught smoking marijuana in the club’s changing room during a match last month have been “identified and dealt with”.
Asks Donald Duff
Given all that transpired in the administration of cricket in Guyana over the past year one might have been tempted to view the intervention of the His Excellency, President Bharrat Jagdeo, as a blessing in disguise.