GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Title-holders Pakistan were handed a slight scare before smothering Bangladesh by 21 runs and making a successful start to their defence of the World Twenty20 Championship yesterday.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Exciting middle-order batsman Eion Morgan said yesterday that England were raring to go in their first assignment of the World Twenty20 Championship against West Indies tomorrow.
NEW YORK, United States, CMC – Powerhouses Jamaica fell one place but remained in control of the latest Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings released this week.
GROS ISLET, Saint Lucia, CMC – An aggressive innings by debutant opener Murali Vijay and an incisive opening burst from left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra propelled India to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Afghanistan in their opening game of the World Twenty20 Championship here yesterday.
CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – Winning the NBA’s Most Valuable Player trophy for the second year in a row had been a humbling experience, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James said yesterday.
By Marlon Munroe There were a few tense moments when the Caribbean side batted but in the end hosts West Indies romped to an easy 70-run victory over Ireland last evening in their first Group-D match of the ICC World Twenty20 Championships at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – It is a boxer’s natural instinct to enter the ring with the hope of knocking down their opponent, but top fighters know they have to have a strategic plan.
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – In more ways than one, flamboyant showman Floyd Mayweather Jr.
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Six-times world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will put his unbeaten record on the line when he faces fellow American Shane Mosley in a non-title welterweight fight today.
By Floyd Christie The Albouystown-Charles-town basketball team advanced to the final of the Mackeson National Super Ward Basketball Champion-ship Thursday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall after defeating Christianburg 74-70.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, (Reuters) – Another side of Tiger Woods was unveiled to the golfing world yesterday.
By Marlon Munroe Journeyman Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes will clash with Theophilus King in the main event of the third Guyana Boxing Board of Control/Guyana Amateur Boxing Association ProAm card which begins at 8pm tonight at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
PARIS, (Reuters) – French soccer star Franck Ribery, who is at the centre of a sex scandal, will not face the investigators before the South African World Cup finals, a source close to the case said yesterday.
MIAMI, (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s journey from dusty borderland refugee camps to cricket’s global elite will be completed today when they face the game’s millionaires, India, in the Twenty20 World Cup.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies legend Sir Vivian Richards is delighted that the stadium carrying his name has returned to the International Cricket Council’s schedule.
ROME, (Reuters) – Rafael Nadal showed his ruthless streak to overcome an early test from Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka in a 6-4 6-1 win yesterday and helped Spain to secure three of the four semi-final spots at the Rome Masters.
An ear-shattering scream echoed around the Providence National Stadium when man-of-the-match, Nathan McCullum hoisted a Lasith Malinga delivery over long off for the maximum to give New Zealand victory in the opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 Tournament yesterday.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago have named a weakened 18-man squad for next Wednesday’s friendly international against Chile.
West Indies begin their campaign in the ICC Twenty20 World Champion-ships tonight against the Irish team at the Providence Stadium, and the home fans will be hoping that the local boys can get their campaign off to a winning start.
By Marlon Munroe West Indies Captain Chris Gaylesaid his players should be going into today’s opening match of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament against Ireland with the knowledge that each player has his own role to play at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
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