Sports

– Sport Minister The East Coast Cricket Board wrapped up its ninth annual cricket academy at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence, La Bonne Intention (LBI), yesterday with Sport Minister Dr.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) yesterday named  five powerlifters to represent Guyana at two  international championships that will be held in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico from August 4-7.

After several demands from the participants and their parents, the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) P&P Insurance Tennis Summer Camp, which is being held at the tennis courts of the Pegasus Hotel, has been extended for another week.

– Say leading sports consultants NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The NBA could be in danger of  losing its competitive balance if outstanding players such as LeBron James continue to join forces to form super teams,  according to some leading experts in sports management.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A typically enterprising half-century from Xavier Marshall followed-up by a decisive spell of left-arm fast bowling from Krishmar Santokie carried Jamaica to a comfortable nine-wicket victory over Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Twenty20 Championship on Thursday.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Opener Imran Farhat’s 67  in 95 balls put Pakistan on course for a comfortable win over Australia on the third day of the second test at Headingley yesterday.

MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, CMC – Jamaica’s see-sawed run in the women’s basketball campaign at the Central American and Caribbean Games continued on Thursday evening when they were whipped by hosts Puerto Rico.

BORDEAUX, France, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish showed  he needed no help in sprint finishes when he won the 198-km 18th  stage of the Tour de France in commanding fashion yesterday.

Squash queen Nicolette Fernandes won Guyana’s first medal of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Bogota, Colombia yesterday.

The two athletes who  were scheduled to travel to Mexico City to attend the Journey of the Youth Olympic Flame (JYOF) torch relay celebrations  will be absent from the electrifying festivities since they were denied the U.S.

By Marlon Munroe Masters footballer and manager of the Rastafari Patriarchs, Allan La Rose believes that former West Indies batsman Basil Butcher’s comments regarding the merger of GCC and GFC were somewhat selfish and out of context.

-finds he was not registered By Tamika Garnett Guyana’s athlete at the International Athletics Association Federation (IAAF) World Junior Championships, Chavez Ageday yesterday found out that he could not compete in the 200m race as he was not registered.

The Central American and Caribbean (CAC) rugby sevens games will be contested tomorrow and Sunday at the National Stadium, Providence.

MONCTON, Canada, CMC- Grenadian Kirani James produced a sensational run to win the men’s 400 meters at the World Junior Championships last night.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – Captain Ricky Ponting  led a gritty Australian fightback on the second day of the  second test against Pakistan yesterday.

GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Muttiah Muralitharan  captured his record 800th test wicket with the final ball of his  career yesterday as Sri Lanka cruised to a 10-wicket victory  after finally breaking India’s stubborn resistance.

(Reuters) – List of leading test wicket  takers after Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan took his 800th  test wicket during the first test against India on Thursday.   

BRO, Sweden, (Reuters) – British Open champion Louis  Oosthuizen continued his sublime form to share the lead in the  Scandinavian Masters first round yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – U.S. Open champion Juan Martin  Del Potro could defend his title next month after making a  quicker than expected recovery from injury.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Opener Atticus Browne hit his maiden TCL West Indies Under-19 century to guide the Windward Islands to first innings points against defending champions Jamaica and fire them to the top of the points standings after the end of the fourth round yesterday.