Tricky ties
There are as many permutations to settle the qualifiers for next week’s knockout, quarter-finals stage of the World Cup as to baffle a football pools addict but the West Indies know just what they must do to claim their place.
There are as many permutations to settle the qualifiers for next week’s knockout, quarter-finals stage of the World Cup as to baffle a football pools addict but the West Indies know just what they must do to claim their place.
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) had to be postponed Sunday last but a new date has not yet been scheduled.
The sixth Annual Victory Valley Royals Schools Basketball Championship is set to be officially launched on Friday in Linden at the LEND Building (formally LEAP).
Physically challenged cyclist Ian Jackson pedalled his way to victory in the second leg of the third annual Dr.
The West Indies selectors made a bold move to draft in Devendra Bishoo.
Milerock suffered a heart shattering defeat at the hands of Suriname’s Inter Moengotapoe when they clashed in their first round Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championships at the Mackenzie Sports Complex Ground on Sunday.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Bangladesh made short work of their Dutch opponents in a Group B match to keep their World Cup quarter-final hopes very much alive yesterday but England will not be amused.
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – England can still win the World Cup and there is no need to dwell on the upsets against Ireland and Bangladesh, spinner Graeme Swann said yesterday.
KANDY, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Asad Shafiq shone on his World Cup debut with a cultured unbeaten 78 yesterday as Pakistan stormed into the quarter-finals with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory against Zimbabwe in a rain-truncated match.
PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC – Johnny Bairstow made the most of a small window of opportunity to usher England Lions to first innings points over Guyana in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Leeward Islands needed just an hour and 20 minutes to snatch the last four Trinidad and Tobago wickets and secure a thrilling 29-run victory in their fifth round Regional First Class Championship match here yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies middle order batsman Runako Morton remains in police custody despite having bail set at TT$100 000 (US$16 600) after he appeared in a magistrate’s court here yesterday on drug related charges.
SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Half-centuries from Wavell Hinds and Chadwick Walton were not enough as Combined Campuses and Colleges grabbed first innings points over Jamaica on the final day of their fifth round match in the Regional First Class Championship here yesterday.
Linden Technical Institute clinched the under-19 championship title of the Youth BasketBall Guyana (YBG) Challenge Series with a riveting 48-44 win in overtime over the University of Guyana on the final day of the Series yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
By Treiston Joseph Chavez Ageday and Stefon James put on a sensational run in the boys’ under 20 200 metres when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held its National Youth and Junior Championships yesterday at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.
Chartered accountant and lawyer, Christopher Ram, was last Friday reelected president of the Guyana Tennis Association, formerly known as the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association, when the body held its annual general meeting.
Ground conditions at the Guyana National Service ground on Carifesta Avenue yesterday forced several matches of the lucrative Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GT&T) 10/10 softball tournament to be postponed to today.
PROVIDENCE, Guyana, CMC – Assad Fudadin helped Guyana make a little hay while the sun shone, but England Lions were within reach of first innings points in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Leeward Islands leg-spinner Anthony Martin struck three lethal blows late in the day yesterday to leave Trinidad and Tobago tottering and set up an enthralling finish today’s final day of their fifth round Regional First Class Championship encounter.
SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Former Young West Indies all-rounder Kkrumah Bonner missed out on a century as Combined Campuses and Colleges carried the fight to Jamaica on the penultimate day of their fifth round encounter of the Regional First Class Championship here yesterday.
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