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The West Indies Rising Stars U19 team following their heavy defeat of Indonesia yesterday. (Photo courtesy ICC)
The West Indies Rising Stars U19 team following their heavy defeat of Indonesia yesterday. (Photo courtesy ICC)

James stars again as Rising Stars crush Indonesia

POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa, CMC – Player-of-the-Match Zaida James pummeled a second successive half-century to help West Indies Women crush Indonesia Women by 77 runs and log their second win of the ICC Under-19 Women’s Twenty20 World Cup.

NSC lauds 2023 budget

The National Sports Commission (NSC) yesterday praised glowingly, the allocation for the sport sector in this year’s budget adding that under the Honourable Minister of Sports Charles Ramson Jnr.,

Gudakesh Motie

Motie recalled for Zimbabwe Test series

Left-arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie, has been recalled to the West Indies Test squad, joining countryman, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, as the two Guyanese named to face Zimbabwe in the two-Test series.

Djokovic back in old routine

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic returned to the Australian Open nearly 700 days since winning the title for a ninth time and continued exactly where he left off at the Grand Slam he has dominated with a commanding first-round win yesterday.

Former member of the Guyana Cricket Board, Roger Harper in a press conference held yesterday at the Muslim Youth Organisation revealed that the current Guyana Cricket Board executives have extended their term from two years to four years and in his opinion, against the Cricket Administration Act. “The Guyana Cricket Act does state GCB should hold election every two years but I am surprised that most of the public may not be aware that contrary to the Cricket Act that the Guyana Cricket Board executives saw the opportunity to extend, without having one election since the installation of the Board under the new cricket act to extend the term from two years to four years,” Harper explained. Schedule 1 10 (a) of the Guyana Cricket Administration Act Chapter 21:03 10 speaks to elections and states, “Elections shall be held biennially for two trustees and the following positions on the Executive Committee of the Guyana Cricket Board, this is to say the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasure, Chairperson of the Marketing Committee, Public Relations Officer, Chairperson of the Competitions Committee.” Harper noted, “So in my opinion, it seems as though the work of Parliament is a joke, because so much time, money and energy was put into coming up with a Cricket act, which was said at the time was said to guide and run all cricket event, all that was sought of conflicts we had and then the body elected under the act changes the term from two to four years.” Harper reiterated that the then President of Guyana consented to the act back in 2014 but is unclear about Parliament’s knowledge on what cricket administration is facing. “These things are done in a very underhand and sneaky manner, again contrary to the Cricket Act was the fact that Hilbert Foster who was elected as vice-president of the Guyana Cricket Board with responsibility for Cricket Development was also chosen as a Director of Cricket West Indies,” he said. He recalled that Foster was removed as a representative on the West Indies Cricket Board and replaced by the then, newly elected President of Essequibo Cricket Board. “Parliament is not asking any questions, we are trampling on the act,” he reasoned.

Harper reveals GCB extended term from two to four years

Former member of the Guyana Cricket Board, Roger Harper in a press conference held yesterday at the Muslim Youth Organisation revealed that the current Guyana Cricket Board executives have extended their term from two years to four years and in his opinion, against the Cricket Administration Act.

Ronaldo-Messi rivalry set for new chapter in Riyadh

(Reuters) – A new chapter in the celebrated rivalry between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will unfurl tomorrow when they meet in an exhibition match as the Portugal forward gears up for his first game in Saudi Arabia since joining Al Nassr.

Romario Shepherd

Shepherd, Joseph foil Capitals 

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, CMC – West Indies fast bowlers Romario Shepherd and Alzarri Joseph each grabbed a brace of wickets as Joburg Super Kings brilliantly defended 168 to hand Pretoria Capitals their first defeat of the SA20 here yesterday.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo to make Saudi debut in friendly against PSG

(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo is set to play in Saudi Arabia for the first time since joining Al Nassr after he was named as captain of Riyadh ST XI for an exhibition match against Lionel Messi’s Paris St Germain, officials announced yesterday.

Rovman Powell misses a heave and is bowled yesterday.

Powell’s knock in vain as Capitals lose first game

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Rovman Powell again weighed in with the bat but his knock proved in vain this time as Dubai Capitals plunged to a six-wicket defeat to Shimron Hetmyer’s Gulf Giants in the International League T20.

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