Cozier on Sunday
To be in the company of Lance Gibbs, Ian Bishop and Jeffrey Dujon this past week has been to empathise with heart-broken men waiting for the inevitable demise of a close, revered but seriously ill relative, once strong and vigorous but in progressively deteriorating health over the past decade.
Dhoni delighted over playing tournament in CaribbeanCaptain of the Indian cricket team Mahendra Singh Dhoni believes that when the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Twenty20 World Cup comes to the West Indies next year, it would be nothing short of fantastic because the type of game fits perfectly with the West Indian culture.
Guinness Futsal Competition…
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Pele, Sunburst Camptown and Flamingo Football Clubs moved on to the next knockout stage of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCY&S)/Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Guinness Futsal Competition after sending their opponents packing on Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
LONDON, (Reuters) – England sensed history in the making yesterday when they took an overall lead of 521 over Australia with two days’ play left in the second Ashes test at Lord’s.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Paul Thomas hit a maiden hundred of 126 and led a powerful batting performance to hand hosts Jamaica a first innings lead of 127 over Leeward Islands in the TCL Group West Indies Under-19 Challenge yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Skipper Dalton Polius grabbed a four-wicket haul with his off-spin to propel Windward Islands to a 73-run first innings lead over Guyana in their third round, TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup match yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Barbados were left with a tall order to avoid losing their second straight TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup match after a superb century by Evin Lewis put Trinidad & Tobago firmly in charge on the second day yesterday.
TURNBERRY, Scotland, (Reuters) – Ross Fisher may be well-placed to end a 10-year wait for a native winner of the British Open but he is expecting most of the crowd to be backing 59-year-old Tom Watson in today’s final round.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Kemar Roach bowled with hostility and purpose to help West Indies secure a narrow first innings lead and hold a slight advantage in the second and final Test against Bangladesh yesterday.
BESANCON, France, (Reuters) – The Tour de France was marred by the death of a spectator yesterday as Russian Serguei Ivanov won the 14th stage, a 199-km ride from Colmar.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Veteran batsman Travis Dowlin narrowly missed out on a maiden Test century as West Indies struggled against Bangladesh’s spinners on the opening day of the crucial second Test yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 17, CMC – Left-arm spinner Totaram Bishun grabbed a seven-wicket haul to undermine the Windward Islands as Guyana eyed first innings points on the opening day of their TCL Group West Indies three-day Cup match at Sabina Park on Friday.
Guyanas girls team sent out a stern warning to their opponents when they completely demolished Bermuda 5-0 in the team semifinal of the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) junior championships in Barbados.
– “The best is yet to come”
Guyana’s Leon ‘Hurry up’ Moore has moved three places up the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) world rankings to number seven and the fighter believes that the best is yet to come.
The Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) will continue its workshop this Saturday at the Carifesta Sports Club, following its launch last weekend.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board has maintained its tough stance against striking players, warning them Tuesday they had breached their agreements while moving to suspend payment to those on retainer contracts.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Akeem Saunders and Hayden Walsh stroked half-centuries to bolster the Leeward Islands’ batting against Jamaica on the opening day of their third-round TCL Group West Indies Under-19 match yesterday.
COLMAR, France, (Reuters) – Tour de France riders Oscar Freire of Spain and New Zealand’s Julian Dean were shot at with air guns during yesterday’s 13th stage from Vittel to Colmar, their teams said.
LONDON, (Reuters) – James Anderson, whose abundant natural talent has been sometimes undermined by a fragile temperament, gave England a glimpse yesterday of a first victory over Australia at Lord’s since 1934.
GSL donates softball equipment to Berbice
Berbice received a quantity of wickets, bats and balls from Mike’s Pharmacy to assist them in their preparation for the Guyana Softball League (GSL) Kiddy Care Softball Tournament geared to attract the under-15 level of cricketers.