Head Coach of the West Indies Rugby team, Joe Whipple, arrives in Guyana today to resume training for the weekend as the Technical Director of the Guyana Men’s team that will be participating in the IRB USA International Sevens World Series.
LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – England secured a quarter-final clash with West Indies in the ICC Under-19 World Cup when they whipped defending champions India by 31 runs in the last Group A preliminary yesterday.
MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Distraught Haitian world boxing champion Andre Berto has pulled out of his scheduled month-end title defence against American Shane Mosley following the catastrophic earthquake in his Caribbean country.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Rajindra Chandrika stroked a half-century to lift Guyana to a four-wicket victory over Trinidad and Tobago, in the Haiti relief Twenty20 match here Wednesday night.
DETROIT, (Reuters) – The Detroit Pistons dominated the fourth quarter to upset the Boston Celtics 92-86 on Wednesday, Rodney Stuckey leading the assault with 27 points and 11 rebounds.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Roger Federer and Serena Williams were given the royal seal of approval after dazzling performances at the Australian Open yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s best player and could take Argentina to the final of the World Cup, coach Diego Maradona said yesterday.
LISBON, (Reuters) – Sporting soccer director Ricardo Sa Pinto resigned yesterday after he was involved in a fight with striker Liedson in the locker room following a Portuguese Cup tie.
LUBANGO, Angola, (Reuters) – Substitute Achille Webo set up two goals as Cameroon snatched a 2-2 draw against Tunisia to scrape into the African Nations Cup quarter-finals yesterday.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Leg-spinner Amit Mishra grabbed four second session wickets as India completed a 113-run victory over hosts Bangladesh in the first test yesterday.
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – No international cricket will be staged at New Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla stadium for one year after a one-day international was abandoned in the Indian capital last month due to a dangerous pitch.
With 100 days left to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) World Cup Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies, ICC pitch and field consultant Andy Atkinson arrived in Guyana yesterday afternoon to work with the ground staff today at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Reigning Guyana Open golf champion teenager Avinash Persaud is heading to Trinidad and Tobago to campaign on the twin-island republic golfing circuit.
Attorney-at-law Gordon Gilhuys will be heading the Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to run the affairs of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) after a meeting held Tuesday last at the federation’s headquarters.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – World welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao believes a showdown against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
– says Brian Joseph -feels Linden is neglected and rejected Lack of commitment from some executives coupled with poor club structure and inadequate sponsorship were the demerits of football in Linden for 2009, says President of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Brian Joseph.
Most of the executive members are likely to be returned to office when the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) holds its annual general meeting (AGM) this evening at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion.
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Busta Big Bash second division 20/20 competition concludes Saturday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground with the semi-finals and final.
Gizmos and Gadgets will be the name associated with the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club (RHTY&SC) first division team this year after the presentation of a $250,000 cheque last Tuesday at the company’s recently opened Superstore on Wellington Street and North Road.
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir became the fourth batsman to hit centuries in five tests in a row to put India firmly in control of the opening test against Bangladesh on the fourth day yesterday.
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