BANGALORE, India, CMC – Former West Indies captain Brian Lara believes that the senior players in the Caribbean side will have to play crucial roles if the team is to do well at the World Cup starting next month in Asia.
President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Lennox Shuffler stated yesterday that he is willing to remain at the helm of the GVF if a suitable presidential candidate is not forthcoming at its upcoming Annual General Meeting and Elections.
ADELAIDE, Australia, CMC – West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was perhaps due a failure and finally got one but his South Australia Redbacks survived this to score a 10-run win over Queensland in the Twenty20 Big Bash yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies team for the 2011 World Cup, starting on February 19 in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
The West Indies selectors are happy with the fitness of Guyanese strokemaker Ramnaresh Sarwan and that is why they have included him in the West Indies World Cup squad announced yesterday.
By Marlon Munroe
Outgoing president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh hopes that the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) executive resolves its issues before elections on Saturday.
Reigning Caribbean and South American Masters Champion, Norman Madhoo suffered mixed fortunes, in the latest Darts Tournament which was contested last Sunday at the Malteenoes Sports Club, Thomas Lands.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer summoned up his very best tennis to see off inspired Frenchman Gilles Simon over five sets yesterday and reach the third round of the Australian Open on a day of scares at Melbourne Park.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks handed the ailing Miami Heat a season-high fourth straight loss with a 93-89 overtime victory on Tuesday that spoiled the return of LeBron James to the lineup.
In an effort to improve interest in sports by students and keep young developed minds from engaging in negative activities, South Star Association will stage an Inter-School Futsal Competition.
RAJKOT, India, CMC – A resolute 63 from Shanel Daley failed to ignite West Indies Women, and India Women crushed them by 57 runs in the fifth and final One-day International yesterday.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A match which promised much ended in a no result, after rain wiped-out a crucial Caribbean Twenty20 contest between Trinidad & Tobago and Hampshire yesterday.
The Emanie Netball Club upheld its reputation as Guyana’s leading netball club with an unbeaten performance on their way to winning the two-day Sherwin McKenzie mixed teams competition held last weekend at the National Gymnasium.
The Afterschool Basketball Programme organised by the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) has seen a drastic increase in the number of participants attending the programme.
Dwayne Bravo and Keiron Pollard have opted to miss the current regional T20 cricket series but T&T Cricket Board (TTCB) boss Azim Bassarath says they will be eligible to play, if T&T reaches the Champions League in October.
Canadian High Commissioner Francois Montour started the 2011 golf season on a high note when he came out victorious in last weekend’s Medal Play tournament organised by the Lusignan Golf Club.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Former captain Mashrafe Mortaza will not take part in next month’s World Cup after the injured fast bowler was left out of Bangladesh’s 15-man squad named yesterday.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Guyanese batsman Ramnaresh Sarwan has been recalled to the West Indies squad for the World Cup starting on the Indian sub-continent next month, the West Indies Cricket Board said today.
President of the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association (EBDCA) and co-opted member of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB), Rohan Sarjoo yesterday denied that he was involved in the acid attack on treasurer of the DCB Pretipaul Jaigobin last year.
The two factions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) once again clashed yesterday in deciding on the location for Saturday’s Annual General Meeting and over the allocated delegates for the member associations.