MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Former Australia captains Allan Border, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh will join a review panel charged with finding ways to make the national team more competitive following their humbling Ashes defeat to bitter rivals England.
MEMPHIS, (Reuters) – Carmelo Anthony redeemed himself for a needless foul by sinking the winning basket with under a second to play as the New York Knicks grabbed a 110-108 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday.
(Reuters) – Cricket World Cup Group A standings on Thursday. P W L T Nr NET PR PTS Sri Lanka* 5 3 1 0 1 2.705 7 New Zealand 4 3 1 0 0 1.848 6 Pakistan 4 3 1 0 0 0.760 6 Australia 3 2 0 0 1 1.813 5 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Zimbabwe 4 1 3 0 0 -0.690 2 Canada 4 1 3 0 0 -2.083 2 Kenya 4 0 4 0 0 -3.403 0 * Denotes qualified for the quarter-finals (top four qualify for the quarter-finals) Next fixtures: March 13 – Canada v New Zealand, Mumbai Australia v Kenya, Bangalore March 14 – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Kandy March 16 – Australia v Canada, Bangalore – – – –
The 2011 rugby season will kick off this Sunday at the National Park Rugby Ground when the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) stages its traditional Banks DIH Sevens Tournament commencing with an opening ceremony at 10:30 hrs.
The GT&T 10/10 Softball Cricket competition continued last weekend at various venues around the country with two brilliant performances in the Georgetown and West Coast Demerara zones.
A packed day of schools’ basketball is scheduled for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall today as eight tournament games and free throw shootout competitions get the ball rolling on the inaugural YBG Challenge Series from 13:00 hours.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – FIFA is investigating six match officials over possible match-fixing in two friendly internationals in Turkey that produced a total of seven penalties last month.
By Tony Cozier At the ICC World Cup In CHANDIGARH THE West Indies have gone into their three previous World Cup matches with Kemar Roach as their solitary fast bowler.
By Treiston Joseph Trinidad-based Guyanese and former 400 metres Schools National Champion Phillip Drayton will be looking to make good his debut at the Southern Games trials in Trinidad and Tobago on the March 13 at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella from 10:00 hrs.
The initial approach of the England Lions team will be to exploit the Guyanese batting weaknesses and put them under pressure, according to their head coach Mick Newell.
DELHI, India, CMC – World Cup favourites India survived a brief scare before rolling over minnows Netherlands by five wickets to remain unbeaten and on top of Group B yesterday.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Miami’s recent cold streak continued on Tuesday as a 105-96 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers sent the Heat to their season-worst fifth loss in a row.
KOLKATA, (Reuters) – JP Duminy agonisingly missed out on his first World Cup hundred by a run but his sparkling effort propelled South Africa into the quarter-finals with a crushing 131-run win over Ireland yesterday.
The steering committee of the Berbice Table Tennis Sub-Association continues its efforts to promote table tennis in the area with a two-day tournament for school children and those attending tertiary institutions in Berbice.
Newcomer ian Meckdeci gave Patrick Fraser a scare Tuesday night as the Toucan Industries Skill Level squash tournament commenced at the Georgetown Club.
CHITTAGONG, (Reuters) – Fast bowler Chris Tremlett replaced the injured Stuart Broad in England’s World Cup squad yesterday for the remainder of the tournament.
SEATTLE, (Reuters) – The Portland Trail Blazers are hoping a two-year contract extension for coach Nate McMillan will be a key piece in the rebuilding of the West Coast team.
Defending Edward ‘Screw’ Richmond Memorial Foundation Annual Secondary Schools Football champions Wisburg Secondary suffered a humiliating 0-3 defeat to New Silver City while Christianburg/Wismar hammered Marcia Craig’s Educational Institute 6-0, at the Bayroc Community Centre ground in Linden when the competition got underway on Tuesday.
ATLANTA, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant became the sixth-highest point scorer in the NBA as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-87 on Tuesday and recorded their eighth successive win.
The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections of office bearers on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) and current president, Abdullah ‘Zico’ Hamid is reportedly not seeking re-election.
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