MUMBAI, India, CMC – Rising West Indies fast bowling star Kemar Roach is among eight players from the Caribbean who will find out today if they have been successful in securing berths in the Indian Premier League auction later this month.
– claims Jamaican journalist The selection of the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team for the forthcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) first-class tournament has been challenged in a Jamaican newspaper.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Without a four-day title in three years, regional one-day kings Trinidad & Tobago will seek to rectify their recent lack of success when they leave for Jamaica today to face Combined Campuses and Colleges in the opening round of WICB first class matches starting Friday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Leeds United were handed a tough FA Cup fourth round tie away to Tottenham Hotspur after Sunday’s momentous victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
SINGAPORE, (Reuters) – Iran can book their place at the 2011 Asian Cup finals, ease the pressure on coach Afshin Ghotbi and give Bryan Robson’s Thailand a boost with a win over Singapore tomorrow.
DOHA, (Reuters) – Roger Federer was proud to regain his world number one status last year and wants to stay top of the rankings for as long as he can, he said on Monday.
JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South Africa’s World Cup stadiums could change the image of Africa forever, or stand as spectacular monuments to extravagance and waste in a country still struggling to spread the fruits of majority rule.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (Reuters) – Ronald Murray landed a three-pointer with 56 seconds remaining as the Charlotte Bobcats snapped the Cleveland Cavaliers’ seven-game winning streak with a 91-88 victory on Sunday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Jockeys and trainers will be offered training in dealing with the media and paid appearance money as part of a campaign by British horse racing to widen the appeal of the sport.
CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Seamers Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn took three England wickets each to lift South Africa on the second day of the third test yesterday.
DHAKA, (Reuters) – Tillakaratne Dilshan smashed his sixth one-day century to inspire Sri Lanka to a comfortable seven-wicket win over hosts Bangladesh in the first match of the Tri-Series yesterday.
(BBC) Australia’s bowlers salvaged some pride with seven late wickets on day two but Pakistan still looked strong in the second Test with a lead of 204 runs.
KAPALUA, Hawaii, (Reuters) – For the second year in a row, Tiger Woods will be a notable absentee from the early part of the PGA Tour schedule but this time it is entirely due to self-inflicted wounds by the world number one.
CHAGUANAS, Trinidad, CMC – Top Trinidad and Tobago flyweight boxer Ria Ramnarine battled to a unanimous points decision over young Colombian Paulina Cardosa in their non-title bout on Saturday night.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Men’s and women’s world singles champions Wang Hao and Zhang Yining have both been knocked off the top of the world table tennis rankings by younger Chinese compatriots.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has given the West Indies Under-19 cricketers a major pep talk before their ICC U19 World Cup campaign.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – Western Australia were left sweating on the fitness of West Indies captain Chris Gayle ahead of their must-win clash with New South Wales Blues, after the Jamaican superstar was forced to abort training yesterday because of a sore side.
By Marlon Munroe While on paper Guyana has arguably one of the most solid teams going into the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-Day tournament scheduled to begin January 8 in Jamaica, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) is ensuring that its 14-man team goes into the tournament well prepared for the challenges.
-Gold Target Export, Mark Interior Communications deliver as promised BK International Western Tigers Football Club on Friday received the promised sum of three million dollars for their penalty shootout semi-final win over last year’s Kashif and Shanghai football champions Pele.
As Guyana prepares for the staging of the fourth annual Caribbean Bench Press and Powerlifting championships later this year the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has shortlisted 17 lifters to prepare for the event.
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