LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Manny Pacquiao enhanced his status as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world with a commanding win over holder Miguel Cotto to claim the WBO welterweight title on Saturday.
Cecil Cox won the vacant national junior title as the Guyana Chess Federation’s (GCF) Closed double round robin tournament ended on Saturday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club.
-says vice-captain Denish Ramdin The West Indies players had their first training session on the tour of Australia yesterday at the Allan Border Ground in Brisbane and Vice Captain Denesh Ramdin said everyone was pleased with the day in the field.
… New Line Cavaliers scent victory over DCC By Marlon Munroe Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC), Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) recorded easy wins yesterday in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) three-day, first-division competition.
Of chaos and sabotage! Recently whilst in conversation with a friend of ours he pointed out that sports in Guyana had deteriorated greatly from when he was an aspiring national athlete.
Andrew Forde netted a hat-trick of goals to pilot Sales Department to a 4-0 win over Soft Drink Plant in the Banks DIH nine-a-side Inter-Department football final played Friday evening at Thirst Park ground.
– Decision to be made by WednesdayOn Friday evening at the Albion Community Center in Corentyne Berbice, District 10, Upper Demerara/ Kwakwani was adjudged winners of the National Schools Swimming, Track and Field, Cycling and Teachers championships.
PARIS, (Reuters) – Serbia’s Novak Djokovic shrugged off a brave challenge from crowd favourite Gael Monfils to claim the Paris Masters title with a 6-2 5-7 7-6 win yesterday.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, (Reuters) – LeBron James helped Cleveland resist a late surge from the Utah Jazz by scoring the Cavaliers’ final eight points in a 107-103 victory on Saturday.
LAS VEGAS, (Reuters) – Five-times world champion Shane Mosley will return to the ring after an absence of almost a year when he takes on fellow American Andre Berto in a non-title welterweight bout in January.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods celebrated his first visit Down Under in 11 years with a win at the Australian Masters yesterday, the world number one banishing his swing demons in time to hold off a dogged local field by two strokes.
-Defeat Western Tigers 5 – 3 on penalties By Kizan Brumell The Sunburst Camptown team was crowned champions of the Fruta Conquerors-organized, third annual NAMILCO Football Festival after defeating BK International Western Tigers on penalty kicks Friday night at the Tucville Playfield.
Brian Hackett took an early lead on the opening day of the Digicel two-day Golf Classic at the Lusignan Golf Club yesterday.
By Marlon Munroe Georgetown Cricket Club’s (GCC) Vishal Singh, Malteenoes Sports Club’s (MSC) Deon Ferrier and Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) David Dick recorded the first centuries in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) first division three-day competition yesterday.
– Pele to open title defence against Santos By Rawle Toney Defending Kashif and Shanghai champions Pele Football Club will begin its title defence against Santos when the 20th edition if the competition kicks off on December 13 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Kuru Kuru Lions and Timehri Panthers will collide with Grove Hi Tec and Mocha Champs today when the Stag Beer division-one league on the East Bank of Demerara continues at the Grove Playfield with double header action from 13:00hrs.
AHMEDABAD, India, (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will have to curb an inspired Sachin Tendulkar, on the threshold of another landmark, as they attempt to win a Test series in India for the first time.
By Tony Cozier While most of the attention was focussed on the fractured men’s game, the largely neglected women were doing West Indies cricket proud in St.
Dismissed head coach John Dyson has joined former captain Brian Lara is predicting a hiding for the West Indies in their forthcoming three Tests series in Australia.
Brisbane, Australia: The captain of a team is a natural target for opposition bowlers.
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