The novel idea of Fastball from Guyana Telephone & Telegraph (GT&T) has turned into a beautiful product, according to organiser Kashif Mohammad, and excitement is building for the round of 32 which is slated to begin July 24.
CORDOBA, Argentina, (Reuters) – Holders Brazil and their Group B rivals breathed life into the Copa America in two six-goal thrillers as they qualified for the quarter-finals with Venezuela and Paraguay on Wednesday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Patrick Vieira, who announced his retirement as a player on Bastille Day yesterday, provided what can best be described as muscular elegance for France and Arsenal during his heyday as one of the world’s most effective midfielders.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England batsman Jonathan Trott, currently fourth in the world test rankings, has said a drink problem once threatened his career.
LAUDERHILL, Florida, CMC – Hundreds from John Campbell and Kyle Mayers set the West Indies up for a 221-run victory over the United States in their Under-19 One-day series on Tuesday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – A memorable spell of bowling from Chad Williams still failed to carry Barbados to first innings points over front-runners Jamaica in the WICB Regional Under-15 Championship yesterday.
SANDWICH, England, (Reuters) – Unknown amateur Tom Lewis, who dreams of winning more majors than fellow Englishman Nick Faldo, stole the show at the 140th British Open on Thursday by claiming a shock share of the first-round lead with Danish veteran Thomas Bjorn.
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – A judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the perjury trial of baseball great Roger Clemens, because prosecutors violated an order that barred certain information from being introduced to the jury.
By Treiston JosephGuyana will feature in both the male and female finals of the team competition after outclassing their opponents yesterday in the Digicel Caribbean Areas Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships at the Georgetown Club Courts.
A Jermaine Junior double strike and a Tyson McNaugton hat-trick enabled Government Technical Institute (GTI) and Waramadong Secondary to win their respective quarter-finals matches 4-2 and 5-1 respectively yesterday vs Bygeval Secondary and Charity Secondary in the inaugural 2011 Digicel Schools football championships.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies captain Darren Sammy says he deserves his place in the current side based on the strength of his bowling, and is eyeing a world top five spot for his side in four years time.
Manager/Trainer of Barbadian boxer Miguel ‘Hands of Steel’ Antoine, Sam Layne said yesterday that his fighter is like fine wine as he gets better with each fight and as his fight date with Guyanese Cassius Matthews nears patrons can expect an improved Antoine.
The Berbice Cricket Board last Thursday announced that it would be hosting the 2nd Annual Senior Elite Training Programme for 37 senior cricketers in the ancient county.
By Treiston Joseph Guyana, one of the dominant countries in the Caribbean Areas Squash Association (CASA) junior championships over the past ten years, has won the last six overall titles at the prestigious event.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Guyana will play hosts to the first ever women’s day/night match in the Caribbean outside of an International Cricket Council tournament, when West Indies face the touring Pakistanis in a Twenty20 doubleheader in September.
Trinidad Guardian) Drug cheats can expect to face the full penalty when the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) starts regular testing of players involved in regional cricket next season.
The new executive of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) named their committees on Monday evening at their first meeting and President Ramsey Ali and Secretary Anand Sanasie have been named West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) representatives.
Local table tennis player Nigel Bryan recently received sponsorship from FAB-STAR Pre-FAB Steel Buildings on Regent and Cummings streets to aid in his success at the upcoming games of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) from July 17-30 in Venezuela.
A five-wicket haul from left-arm wrist spinner Totaram Bishun and a half century from Guyana player Leon Johnson were the highlights of a quiet third and final day of the practice match involving the Guyana Under- 19 team at Everest Cricket Club (ECC Ground) yesterday.
Word coming out of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday said that it is looking forward to working with the new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) that was elected last Sunday.
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