DETROIT, (Reuters) – The San Antonio Spurs are riding high on their grueling “Rodeo Road Trip” after a 100-89 triumph over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday gave the NBA’s top team their third consecutive win.
President of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB), Bissoondyal Singh says that he, along with six other Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) executives have recognised the new office bearers of the DCB headed by him as the legitimate set.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Daren Ganga will return to lead Trinidad & Tobago in their second round match of the WICB Regional first-class championship against the Combined Campuses & Colleges, starting on Friday at the UWI Sports & Physical Education Complex.
DUBAI, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods will discover just how far his game has slipped when he joins Lee Westwood and Martin Kaymer in a mouth-watering matching of golf’s top-ranked three players in the Dubai Desert Classic starting tomorrow.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Cricket Australia (CA) will launch a review of the team’s performance and the governance of the sport later this month after the 3-1 Ashes loss to England.
DALLAS, (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers hit rock bottom by losing an NBA-record 25th straight game in a 99-96 defeat to the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, topping the previous mark they set over two seasons in 1982.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Chris Gayle heads into the World Cup with a reputation as one of the world’s most fearsome strokeplayers but also as a player who needs consistent big-tournament success to match his undoubted talent.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Sachin Tendulkar, possessor of every one-day batting record worth holding, carries an unparalleled weight of expectation over the course of the next two months.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Flawless hand-eye coordination and a simple batting philosophy where half-measures have no place allow Virender Sehwag to compensate for other shortcomings and make himself invaluable to India.
The Fyrish Fire Hawks and the Smythfield Rockerz were the first two teams to go head-to-head in the Mashramani basketball tournament launched Monday at the New Amsterdam basketball court.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s World Cup hopes suffered a severe setback yesterday when their leading one-day batsman Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the tournament with a broken finger that requires surgery.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Mike Hussey and spinner Nathan Hauritz have been ruled out of the World Cup through injury and will be replaced by Callum Ferguson and Jason Krejza, Cricket Australia said yesterday.
MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India paceman Praveen Kumar has been ruled out of the World Cup due to an elbow injury and will be replaced by Shanthakumaran Sreesanth, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said yesterday.
Farfan and Mendes Ltd has again sponsored another year of cricket for the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club under-15 team for the 15th successive year.
NAIN, Jamaica, CMC – A penetrative spell from Odean Brown helped holders Jamaica take the first step towards retaining the WICB Regional first-class championship title, with a 165-run victory over Guyana yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Points standings after the first round of matches in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday:
Combined Campuses & Colleges 12 points