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WBC President Jose Sulaimán (left) making a presentation to Roy Van Putten (right) during the WBC World Convention last year in South Korea.
WBC President Jose Sulaimán (left) making a presentation to Roy Van Putten (right) during the WBC World Convention last year in South Korea.

Boxing mourns passing of WBC Vice-President Roy Van Putten

– It’s a heavy loss to boxing – Peter AbdoolVice-President of the World Boxing Council (WBC) Roy Van Putten passed away Wednesday at his Aruba home and the entire boxing world has hailed his death as a major blow for the sport.

Windies sink to 4-0 series loss

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies spilled a flurry of catches and batted poorly as rampant Australia marched to a 4-0 series triumph after a massive 125-run victory in the fifth and final One-day International (ODI) yesterday.

Williams labels Windies display as “terrible”

MELBOURNE, Australia,  CMC – West Indies coach David Williams has slammed the West Indies for their pathetic showing against Australia in the final One-Day International yesterday but says his side needs to dust themselves off quickly and prepare to fight again.

Lowe, Griffith for Super Bowl

National racquet wielders Trenace Lowe and Hewley Griffith departed Guyana yesterday for the twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago to participate in this week-end’s Super Bowl Tournament.

Lewis gives Windwards the edge against T&T

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad,  CMC – Rawl Lewis brought delight to the Windward Islands with his steady leg-spin that undermined Trinidad & Tobago’s batting in the WICB regional first-class championship on Friday.

Digicel congratulates, Taylor and gayle

Kingston, Jamaica – Digicel would like to congratulate West Indies captain, Chris Gayle, and fast bowler, Jerome Taylor, for their ESPNCricinfo awards which were recently announced in India.

Contrite Woods keeps return to competition on hold

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., (Reuters) – Superstar  golfer Tiger Woods set no date for his return to competition yesterday, keeping sponsors and fans in a waiting game as he  apologized to his family and fans for cheating on his wife and  said he was continuing to get treatment.

Bring it Guyana! Minister of Sport Frank Anthony and GCB President Chetram Singh and members of the LOC for the ICC World T20 unveil the massive bat yesterday. (Orlando Charles photo)

ICC begins Twenty20 promotional campaign

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup yesterday unveiled a massive 20×4 bat with the logo ‘Bring it Guyana’ as part of its countrywide promotional campaign for the event which bowls off at the Guyana National Stadium on April 30.

 Faces of Success! Athletes of the Queen’s College team pose after winning three medals at the Barbados Relay Fair.

QC wins three medals in Barbados

Despite the school’s initial challenges, Queen’s College returned to Guyana with a gold, silver and bronze medals from the renowned Barbados Relay Fair held at the Barbados National Stadium last week.

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