PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC- Several cricket administrators in the Twin Island Republic said their main New Year wish is to see the continued resurgence of the West Indies team and the decline in the conflict between the region’s major stakeholders.
CHENNAI, (Reuters) – India’s master batsman Sachin Tendulkar has opted out of next month’s triangular one-day series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to save himself for the upcoming test series against Bangladesh.
MANILA, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao plans to sue Floyd Mayweather, the American’s father and Golden Boy Promotions in the next few days following a row over doping procedures, the Filipino world champion said in a statement on Friday.
LONDON, England, CMC- Trinidadian international Rickey Shakes scored the winner for Ebbsfleet United in a close encounter but there was no such glory for Jamaican striker Deon Burton who was sent off as nine-man Charlton snatched a late draw on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Los Angeles Lakers 102-87 in Friday’s Christmas Day showdown between two of the NBA’s top teams.
-Kashif and Shanghai Christmas Day treat for football lovers Many football pundits believes that the winners of tonight’s clash could easily go on to take the title of this year’s Kashif and Shanghai Football tournament when action resumes with a Christmas Day treat at the Guyana National Stadium.
Like a modern day Santa Claus Roger Alphonso visited New Amsterdam earlier this year with gifts of hope for a better township, to resuscitate primary and secondary school football and to reward a championship-winning football team.
Sixteen year old cyclist Neil Reece, the country’s tope juvenile cyclist, has been rewarded for his outstanding performances at this year’s national five stage cycling event held last month.
Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and BK International Western Tigers were the final two teams to make it through to the quarterfinal round of the 20th Anniversary Kashif and Shanghai Football Tournament when they defeated their opponents on Wednesday night at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground.
By Marlon Munroe A few of Guyana’s most talented cricketers who have been overlooked by the national selectors have revealed to Stabroek Sport their desire and their recipe for regaining their places on the national team for the new year.
The Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Agriculture Machinery establishment will stage a grand one day sprint classic horse race meeting on January 3 at the Rising Club Turf Club West Coast Berbice.
LONDON, (Reuters Life!) – Amid the soaring triumphs and tawdry scandals underscoring the first decade of the new millennium, Usain Bolt reminded the world why sport captivates and exalts so many people.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaican Andre Creary has been appointed captain of a 15-man West Indies squad announced yesterday to do battle in next year’s ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Dashing teenaged West Indies opener Adrian Barath will undergo an MRI scan next week to determine the exact location of a hamstring injury that sidelined him from the final Test against Australia last week.
– Alpha United and Conquerors to clash at GFC ground Boxing Day The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday ruled in favour of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation over the Alpha United Football Club as it relates to their game on Boxing Day (December 26) at the Georgetown Football Club.
-sponsors, journalist receive awards for contributions to the sport The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) honoured two of its major sponsors during the presentation of prizes to the outstanding players of the just-concluded Tropical Mist Banks Masters Invitational Tournament Tuesday evening at the Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel.
The Chambers English Dictionary describes the word ‘Alpha’ as “The Beginning” so, one can safely say that today marks the beginning of a long controversy between the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation and Guyana’s top football club, Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United.
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominica’s former West Indies fast bowler Grayson Shillingford died early yesterday at age 65.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and shook off a knee scare to help the Los Angeles Lakers survive a nail-biting finish and defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-108 on Tuesday.
-Pacquiao rejects blood test demands NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The WBO welterweight title bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao next March will not go ahead due to the American’s demands for Olympic-style dope testing procedures, promoter Bob Arum said yesterday.
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