DHAKA, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s young players have performed well enough in the tri-series in Bangladesh to convince skipper Kumar Sangakkara that they are ready to challenge the senior players for full-time places in the squad.
CABINDA, Angola, (Reuters) – Ivory Coast, held 0-0 by Burkina Faso on Monday, face the prospect of early elimination from the African Nations Cup with one of the tournament favourites having only one game left in Group B against Ghana.
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, CMC – Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican produced a spectacular three-wicket burst and lifted West Indies Under-19s to a four-run victory over Ireland in their ICC Under-19 World Cup warm-up match yesterday.
– as national cricket team departs today for WICB four-day c/ships in Antigua with high hopes By Marlon Munroe A partly depleted national team departs Guyana today for Antigua for their first match of the second round of the WICB Regional Four-Day Championships.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Number three Viral Kohli stroked his second one-day century yesterday to take India to a six-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their tri-series one-day match.
Top cyclist Junior Niles carted off the Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice, third annual Franco Crawford 46-mile cycle road race on January 3.
-says coach Laurie Adonis By Donald Duff Selecting the 12 players for next month’s International Rugby Board Sevens tournament in Las Vegas, United States of America (USA) is turning out to be a headache for the selection panel of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU).
The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHT&SC) on Thursday launched its Cricket Development Programme for 2010 with a donation of hygiene kits, educational packages and Polo tee shirts for umpires to the Essequibo Cricket Umpires Association (ECUA).
Secretary of the Guyana National Rifle Association Ryan Sampson said the association’s recent fund-raising raffle had raised over one million dollars.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, CMC – Kavesh Kantasingh spun the Combined Campuses & Colleges to a stunning, upset, 151-run victory in the WICB regional first-class competition yesterday, when he bamboozled Trinidad & Tobago’s batsmen for a second time.
INNSWOOD, Jamaica, CMC – Brendan Nash stroked 44 not out to lead hosts Jamaica to a predictable six-wicket victory over the Windward Islands in the WICB regional first-class competition yesterday.
LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Talented 17-year-old Yannic Cariah stroked an attacking half century but West Indies Under-19s suffered a 41-run loss to Australia U19s in a rain-affected ICC Under-19 World Cup warm-up match yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Leeward Islands had to settle for a draw in the WICB regional first-class competition against Barbados, after bad light brought an early close yesterday.
CABINDA, Angola, (Reuters) – Angola said yesterday it had arrested two people suspected of taking part in an attack on a bus carrying the Togo national soccer team to the African Nations Cup in which two delegation members were killed.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – Former South Africa coach Eric Simons will work as a bowling consultant for India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said yesterday.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony says football can benefit immensely from a bilateral sport agreement between Guyana and Brazil.
– GCB officials By Marlon Munroe Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) officials yesterday lamented the absence of national caption Ramnaresh Sarwan from Guyana’s opening game of the 2010 regional four-day competition.
By Marlon Munroe Guyana Defence Force’s middle order batsmen Marcus Watkins and Terry Fraser began the fourth round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day first division tournament with sparkling centuries yesterday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda.
Esau Shamshudin and Mark Lashley won their respective flights while Christine Sukhram recorded the best net among the female players when the Dask Enterprise 15th anniversary Medal Play golf tournament was contested Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course.
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC– Ernest Hilaire has explained the West Indies Cricket Board’s decision to strenuously resist the staging of a mega-concert at the Queen’s Park Oval next month.
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