Sports

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Royal Challengers Bangalore roared into the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday, beating Highveld Lions by six wickets with an over to spare at New Wanderers Stadium.

The inner circuit of the National Park will become a  cycling speedway where some of Guyana’s top cyclists will keep spectators engrossed as  Laparkan Holdings Limited holds their annual 11-race cycle programme on Saturday.

KARACHI: Pakistan’s one-day captain Shahid Afridi said yesterday his team could have filed a police complaint against England batsman Jonathan Trott over an altercation with fast bowler Wahab Riaz.

Alpha United Football Club is sitting pretty in the Guyana Football Federation National Super League tournament.

National coach Wayne ‘Wiggy’ Dover yesterday stated that he was confident of a Golden Jaguars victory this Sunday against Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors in the Kashif and Shanghai inaugural President’s Cup International Friendly encounter at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – Guyana will hope for a consolation win to cap off a wretched Champions League Twenty20 debut campaign when they face the unbeaten South Australia Redbacks today.

CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Victoria Bushrangers maintained their hopes of reaching the Champions League Twenty20 semi-finals when they beat hapless Wayamba of Sri Lanka by eight wickets yesterday.

West Indies under-19 pacer Keon Joseph conjured up a remarkable feat when he captured five wickets in five balls as the 2010 Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/Tenelec Inc. 

Yap Drepaul guided Night Crescendo to a narrow win over Message to take the feature B and lower class race when the Rising Sun Turf Club and True Friendship Committee staged their grand horse race meet at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice, on Sunday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan recovered from a  terrible start to their day to complete a spirited victory in  the fourth one-day international against England at Lord’s yesterday. 

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s chaotic tour of  England degenerated into near anarchy on the morning of the  fourth one-day international at Lord’s yesterday, a match the  visitors went on to win by 38 runs. 

– tie break system fails to separate Taffin Khan and Omar Shariff in senior category Despite suffering two losses Sham Khan was able to capture the Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) Topco Juices junior qualifying championships which ended on Sunday at the Keishar’s Sports Club.

Alonso Greaves was the winner of the Open 15-lap event of the Guyana Cycling Federation’s inaugural Cecil Anderson Memorial Cycle road race held Sunday morning around the outer circuit of the National Park.

(BBC) Batsman Yuvraj Singh has been dropped from India’s Test squad for their home series against Australia in October.

Young Achievers and Castrol Strikers volleyball teams eliminated their competition to book their spots in the final of the True Champions Volleyball Tournament (TCVT) when they won their respective semi-final matches Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

After a gripping game one which Linden won 69-68, the overseas-based Guyanese players in New York once again clashed in their friendly series.

LOME, (Reuters) – An assistant coach of Togo’s  soccer team has been suspended for three years after he took a  group of imposters masquerading as the national side to play a  match in Bahrain, the country’s football federation said.  

The Lions Club of Bel Air will be hosting a fundraiser on Sunday  at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sep 20, CMC – Out-of-favour West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons kept up his superb form with a stroke-filled century when national trials for next month’s regional limited overs championship continued on Saturday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Regional track and field chief Teddy McCook yesterday allayed fears that the CARIFTA Games could be cancelled for the first time in its near 40-year history.