Sports

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will be holding an Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) today at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) clubhouse on Woolford Avenue from 18:00 hours.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Kirk Edwards’ brilliant unbeaten 89 almost took West Indies A over the line but it was Ravi Rampaul’s last ball heroics that earned them a thrilling tie with Pakistan A in the opening game of the three-match one-day series yesterday.

Deoram Dinanauth turned back a strong field to win the R.

KARACHI,  (Reuters) – Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain  Haider quit international cricket yesterday saying he feared for his safety after being ordered to cooperate with  match-fixers during the recent one-day series with South Africa.

Arch rivals Albion Community Centre and Rose Hall Town Gizmos and Gadgets cricket clubs will clash in the final of the 2010 Berbice Cricket Board/Tenelec Inc.,

– MoE retracts QC teachers’ sanctions Following the withdrawal of sanctions dealt to three Queens College teachers, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) yesterday declared that they will participate fully in today’s National Schools’ track and field, cycling and swimming championships.

AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Harbhajan Singh emerged  as India’s unlikely batting hero when he scored his maiden  hundred to bail the hosts out of a tight situation for a draw in  the first test against New Zealand yesterday.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka,  CMC – West Indies were set to undergo a second full training session today, as they continued to build up to the start of their three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting next week.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – England will come up against the  best of Australia’s young cricketing talent in their final  Ashes warm-up match against Australia A in Tasmania next week.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis turned in a fine  all-round performance to lead South Africa to a 57-run win over  Pakistan yesterday and a 3-2 victory in the one-day  international series.

OKLAHOMA CITY, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics brushed  aside Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder 92-83 on  Sunday to claim their fifth straight win.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain  Haider has arrived in England after mysteriously disappearing  hours before the fifth and final one-day international against  South Africa in Dubai.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods will have no special  protection from heckling fans when he defends his title at the Australian Masters in Melbourne this week.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Haile Gebrselassie was hailed as a  sporting hero and genius by IAAF president Lamine Diack yesterday following the Ethiopian’s retirement from athletics.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies tumbled to their first loss of the CLOBI Cup Masters Twenty20 Championship when they went under to Sri Lanka by two runs in their final preliminary game here Sunday night.

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – All eyes will be on discarded Test batsman Denesh Ramdin as West Indies A will look to sustain their winning form when they face Pakistan A in the first of three one-day matches here today.

Quarterfinal action in the fourth annual Fruta Conquerors organized Namilco Football Festival unveils tonight at the Tucville Playfield with what is expected to be an intriguing night of competition.

Krystal Sukra won the girls 18-years-and-under title  after she defeated Nicola Ramdyhan 6 – 2, 6 – 3 on Sunday in the final of the Pegasus Open lawn tennis tournament at the Hotel courts.

BIRMINGHAM, England, CMC – Jamaican sprint marvel Usain Bolt has captured one of the top honours at the 29th annual Commonwealth Sports Awards, despite not participating at the Games last month in Delhi.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Audley Harrison’s chequered career  will fade into obscurity if he loses to David Haye in Saturday’s  WBA heavyweight duel in Manchester, according to the man  responsible for steering him to Olympic and Commonwealth gold.