Sports

Barbados overcome stumble to make winning start

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados stumbled and stuttered before a disciplined half-century from Kirk Edwards guided them to a comfortable four-wicket win over the Leeward Islands in their opening game of the WICB Regional one-day championship yesterday.

Thanks a million! Promoter and boxer Leon “Hurry-Up” Moore, right, receives the cheque from proprietor Christopher Cadogan, while Shondell “Mystery Lady” Alfred, center, and the organiser tasked with administrative work for the card, Kirk Clarke look on.
Thanks a million! Promoter and boxer Leon “Hurry-Up” Moore, right, receives the cheque from proprietor Christopher Cadogan, while Shondell “Mystery Lady” Alfred, center, and the organiser tasked with administrative work for the card, Kirk Clarke look on.

Cody’s Place to supplement Caribbean Fury 2

Cody’s Place: Restaurant and Bar has joined forces with the promoters of the Caribbean Fury 2 boxing card to provide supplements during breakfast and lunch until the big day on November 6 at  Princess Hotel.

Warne offers to lend embattled Hauritz a hand

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – After using his famed digits  to publicly criticise captain Ricky Ponting on Twitter during  Australia’s test loss to India on Wednesday, Shane Warne has  proffered them to help embattled spinner Nathan Hauritz get his  groove back.

Ron Motilall takes the lead

Ron Motilall is the new leader of the Guyana Chess Federation Closed junior national chess championships following fifth round action on Wednesday at the Keishar’s Sports Club.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Darren Bravo drives through the off-side during his undefeated 104 that propelled Trinidad & Tobago to an eight-wicket victory over Combined Campuses & Colleges in the WICB Regional One-day competition on Thursday at Kensington Park. (windiescricket photo)

Young Bravo scores big to lead T&T to victory

FALMOUTH, Jamaica, CMC – Darren Bravo struck the first hundred of this year’s WICB Regional One-day competition to trump a resolute innings from Floyd Reifer, and lead reigning champions Trinidad & Tobago to an eight-wicket victory yesterday.

Fruta Conquerors committee member Margaret Schultz receives the Namilco Football Festival sponsorship cheque from Managing Director of Namilco Bert Sukhai while members of the company and the club share the moment. (Orlando Charles photo)

Namilco Football Festival launched

The fourth edition of the annual Fruta Conquerors organized Namilco Knockout Football Festival was officially launched in the boardroom of the National Milling Company and kicks off on Saturday, October 23 at the Tucville Playfield.

Nationals athlete Carl Lewis leads  a thrilling finish in the boys under-20 100m heats yesterday. (Photo by Orlando Charles)

Local Carl Lewis takes 200m finals in dazzling style

Heats for the 100m and 200m races were a major part of day one at the East Georgetown District Champion of Champions inter-school meet yesterday at the GCC ground, Bourda, but the announcement of the boys under-20 200m as a finals sent the day’s excitement to a dazzling peak.

Weather aids Windwards in upset win over hosts

FALMOUTH, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica’s recent fickle weather upstaged a half-century from national captain Chris Gayle and steady spin bowling from Nikita Miller and Odean Brown to hand Windward Islands a five-wicket, upset victory when this year’s WICB Regional One-day competition opened yesterday.

Wildfire launches All-Star weekend

The eighth edition of the annual All-Star Weekend was launched yesterday by the events promotion group Wildfire Entertainment (WE) at the home of WE’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jonathan Beepat in Bel Air Springs.

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