Sports

The Belle twins yesterday dominated the Open Under-21 category of the Vita Malt national table tennis championships with Brad winning the category and Brandon being the runner up.

Guyana’s football neighbouring powerhouse Brazil will once again be in the spotlight when the 21st edition of the annual Kashif and Shanghai Christmas Football Festival kicks off this evening at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.

The West Indies captaincy has proved a traumatic experience for several of the many who have held it in the decades of decline.

On the eve of the opening of the Kashif and Shanghai football extravaganza top city club Sunburst Camptown received a vote of confidence from the Continental Group of Companies.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Shock call-up Michael Beer is   simply unqualified to play for Australia in the third Ashes  test this week, according to former test spinner Stuart MacGill.

LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Amir Khan has credited trainer  Freddie Roach for the turnaround in his career as he prepares to  defend his WBA light welterweight title yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Ricky Ponting may be just one   test defeat away from becoming the first Australian captain in  120 years to lose three Ashes series but he is not entertaining any retirement thoughts.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Legendary West Indies captain Sir Viv Richards believes the regional side will need a major catalyst if they are to be contenders at next year’s Cricket World Cup in Asia.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson has praised the emergence of stylish stroke-maker Darren Bravo who made a huge impression in recent three-Test series against Sri Lanka.

Cellink Berbice concluded another year as the number one County in Guyana when they comfortably retained their Pepsi/Carib T20 title against the Rest Team by nine wickets at the Guyana National Stadium last night.

Demerara and Essequibo ended their miserable campaign in the Carib/Pepsi T20 tournament as joint third place finishers after the umpires called off the game last evening at the Guyana National Stadium because of rain.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – West Indies all-rounders Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard will miss Trinidad and Tobago’s campaign in next month’s Caribbean Twenty20 Championship, after opting to play in Australia’s Big Bash T20 tournament.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago head coach Russell Latapy’s fate will be determined today when the top brass of the country’s Football Federation sit down to mull over his failed campaign with the national side in the Digicel Caribbean Cup.

Overseas-based racquet wielder Trenace Lowe was in sight of her first women’s single title as the Vita Malt National Open table tennis championships continued last night at the Cliff Anderson  Sports Hall.

Local golfers continue to defy the prevailing rainy weather and will be in action again today in the Oasis Café sponsored two-man team tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Guyana’s Under-17 footballers suffered a humiliating 7-0 defeat at the hands of regional powerhouse Haiti yesterday in their second round Caribbean Football Union (CFU) World Cup preliminary match played in the Dominican Republic.

National midfielder Shawn `Bubbly’  Beveney was on  target for his club when the Trinidad an Tobago  Digicel Pro League resumed Tuesday night after a two-week break for the Digicel Caribbean Cup Finals which ended in Martinique on Sunday.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – England have named uncapped  Warwickshire paceman Chris Woakes to replace the injured  Stuart Broad in their Twenty20 and one-day squad for their   Australian tour in January.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Thrust under an unexpected  Ashes spotlight, rookie Australian spinner Michael Beer is  stumped by his shock selection for the third Ashes test against  England starting in Perth next Thursday.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – India completed a 5-0 whitewash  over New Zealand in their one-day series yesterday when they won  the final match by eight wickets after bundling the Kiwis out  for 103.