By Kizan Brumell The ‘Black Caps’ comfortably defeated Zimbabwe by seven runs on the Duckworth/Lewis Method at the Guyana National Stadium yesterday and as a result officially secured their place in the Super Eight round of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship.
The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Doubles Tournament will discover the last of its winners when the match-up unfolds on the lawns of the Pegasus Hotel to conclude the final three matches today.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – West Indies skipper Chris Gayle has called on his players to be more consistent in every aspect of the game after they progressed to the Super-Eight, second round of the World Twenty20 Championship.
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The Boston Celtics gatecrashed LeBron James’s celebration party by tying up the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semi-finals series against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a resounding 104-86 road victory on Monday.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Golf fans are spoilt for choice with a plethora of mouthwatering storylines for this week’s Players Championship where Phil Mickelson has a chance to replace Tiger Woods as world number one.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Manchester United, left clutching at straws in this year’s Premier League title race, must inject new blood into their ageing squad during the close season to re-establish their grip on England’s most cherished trophy.
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Indian batsman Suresh Raina says his aim is for consistency, following his whirlwind century against South Africa in the World Twenty20 Championship on Sunday.
By Marlon Munroe The West Indies cricket team strolled to its second win in the ICC World T20 World Championships defeating England by eight wickets yesterday at the Guyana National Stadium after rain forced the game to be decided on the Duckworth/Lewis system.
By Floyd Christie After flexing his way through seven compulsory poses and clashing with Guyana’s best bodybuilders in the overall pose down, Royston Booker was adjudged winner of the second Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Body Building and Fitness Championship held Sunday night at the National Cultural Centre.
– D/L gives Sri Lanka 14-run win By Kizan Brumell Mahela Jayawardene scored the second century of the ICC World Twenty20 Championship in classical fashion and in the process helped Sri Lanka to record their first victory at the Guyana National Stadium, yesterday.
The remaining quarter-final matches of the annual Mayor’s Cup Knockout Football Tournament will kick off tomorrow at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground from 6pm.
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Title-holders England finished their warm-up phase for the Women’s World Twenty20 Championship unbeaten by completing a convincing 79-run win over Sri Lanka yesterday.
CAYON, St Kitts, CMC – West Indies women won their final warm-up game ahead of their campaign in the World Twenty20 Championship when they beat New Zealand by three wickets off the last ball yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – English soccer must clean up its financial mess or face government intervention to save the national game’s reputation, the UK opposition Conservative Party’s spokesman for sport said.
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – LeBron James celebrated his second consecutive MVP award with a 35 point haul to fire the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 101-93 victory over the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semi-final series opener on Saturday.
MILAN, (Reuters) – The International Cycling Union has requested disciplinary proceedings against last year’s Giro runner-up Franco Pellizotti of Italy after finding suspicious data in his biological passport, the UCI said yesterday.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Rory McIlroy shot a course record 10-under-par 62 on Sunday to win the Quail Hollow championship by four strokes and enhance his reputation as one of the brightest emerging talents in professional golf.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Record wicket taker Muttiah Muralitharan will miss the rest of the Twenty20 World Cup after the off-spinner injured his groin in Sri Lanka’s loss to New Zealand.
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Floyd Mayweather was reluctant to commit to a mega-fight with Filipino Manny Pacquiao after embellishing his unbeaten record by outclassing fellow American Shane Mosley in a welterweight bout on Saturday.
LOUISVILLE, (Reuters) – Super Saver trainer Todd Pletcher had a spring in his step Sunday as he prepared to send Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver to Baltimore for the Preakness Stakes.
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