Sports

Ganga back in T&T squad

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.

Tiger faces Westwood/Kaymer showdown in the desert

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.

Australia to review Ashes performance

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.

Cavs set all-time record losing streak

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.

Fire Hawks trounce Rockerz 65-45

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.

Eoin Morgan

Morgan out of World Cup with broken finger

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.

Australia’s Hussey, Hauritz out of World Cup

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.

Praveen Kumar

Injured Kumar out of Indian World Cup squad

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.

Odean Brown

Brown wrecks Guyana

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.

First round of matches

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Points standings after the first round of matches in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday: Combined Campuses & Colleges 12 points

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