GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Left-arm pace bowler Mohammad Aamer claimed three wickets in an outstanding post-lunch spell to leave Pakistan chasing just 168 for victory in the opening test against Sri Lanka yesterday.
By Rawle Toney in Trinidad and Tobago Walter Moore has now joined the list of national players who have openly called upon the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) to step up their game in the interest of this country’s football.
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – India named Rahul Dravid in the preliminary squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa in September, raising hopes of the senior batsman’s return to the one-day format.
MADRID, July 6 (Reuters) – Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo, the record 80 million-pound ($130 million) signing the club hope will help restore them to former glories, was welcomed by 80,000 jubilant fans at the Bernabeu on Monday.
– Ask the players, I don’t know says Dyson By Rawle Toney in Gros-Islet, St Lucia It was the much publicized launch of the International Cricket Council’s Twenty20 World Cup scheduled for the Caribbean next year but the members of Team West Indies seemed to have forgotten about Saturday night’s occasion.
By Rawle Toney in St LuciaThe National Stadium at Providence has been chosen to stage the opening ceremony of next year’s International Cricket Council’s Twenty20 World Cup competition.
LONDON, (Reuters) – In the end Andy Roddick, like the rest of Wimbledon, had no choice but to embrace the greatness of Roger Federer.
BRIGNOLES, France, (Reuters) – Mark Cavendish made it clear he is probably untouchable in mass finishes on the Tour de France this year when he stunned the rest of the field to win the second stage yesterday.
GROS ISLET, St.Lucia, (Reuters) – India won the one-day series against West Indies 2-1 after yesterday’s fourth and final match was abandoned due to heavy rain.
By Tiadi Blair Kristian Jeffrey and Nicolette Fernandes repeated their performance of yesteryear by defending their respective male and female national Open singles titles in this year’s Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) sponsored championships on Saturday evening at the Georgetown Club’s squash courts.
(BBC) World number two Serena Williams questioned the ranking system after winning Wimbledon to hold three of the four Grand Slam titles.
GALLE, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Mohammad Yousuf celebrated his return to international cricket with a century yesterday to give Pakistan a 50-run lead on the second day of a delicately balanced first test against Sri Lanka.
Steve Harmison has failed to make the 13-man England squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia, which starts in Cardiff on Wednesday.
Below are the fixtures for the TCL Group-sponsored West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 Challenge to be played in Jamaica: TCL Group Three-day Cup Tournament Round 1 – July 9 to 11 Barbados vs Windward Islands at Chedwin Park Guyana vs Leeward Islands at Up Park Camp Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica at Kensington Round 2 – July 13 to 15 Guyana vs Jamaica at Sabina Park Barbados vs Leeward Islands at Eleston Road Windward Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago at Jamaica Broilers Grounds Round 3 – July 17 to 19 Leeward Islands vs Jamaica at Melbourne Trinidad and Tobago vs Barbados at Up Park Camp Guyana vs Windward Islands at Chedwin Park Round 4 – July 21 to 23 Jamaica vs Windward Islands at Jamaica Broilers Ground Trinidad and Tobago vs Leeward Islands at Sabina Park Guyana vs Barbados at Jamalco Round 5 – July 25 to 27 Jamaica vs Barbados at Kensington Trinidad and Tobago vs Guyana at Eleston Road Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands at Melbourne TCL Group One-Day Trophy Round 1 – July 30 Windward Islands vs Barbados at Kensington Leeward Islands vs Guyana at Chedwin Park Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago at Up Park Camp Round 2 – August 1 Jamaica vs Leeward Islands at Jamalco Barbados vs Trinidad and Tobago at Mekbourne Windward Islands vs Guyana at Eleston Road Round 3 – August 2 Windward Islands vs Jamaica at Up Park Camp Leeward Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago at Kensington Barbados vs Guyana at Chedwin Park Round 4 – August 4 Jamaica vs Guyana at Melbourne Leeward Islands vs Barbados at Jamaica Broilers Ground Trinidad and Tobago vs Windward Islands at Sabina Park Round 5 – August 5 Barbados vs Jamaica at Sabina Park Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago at Eleston Road Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands at Up Park Camp
LONDON, (Reuters) – A jetlagged Pete Sampras paid a surprise first visit to Wimbledon for seven years yesterday to watch Roger Federer overtake his record for grand slam wins, and then hailed the Swiss as the game’s best-ever player.
SOFIA, (Reuters) – The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have ordered Bulgarian champions Lukoil Academic to pay two former players nearly $285,000 in unpaid salaries and lawsuit expenses, the club said.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Serena Williams can stomach her sister’s name emblazoned on the singles trophy, she even accepted the smaller room in their rented house, but she put her foot down to snatch back the Wimbledon title yesterday.
-Says West Indies captain Chris Gayle By Rawle Toney in Gros-Islet, St Lucia West Indies captain Chris Gayle believes the dodgy-type of weather in which the third Digicel one-day international against India was played on Friday at the Beausejour Stadium in St.
In another `battle of the juices’ clash this time in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Cellink Plus Premier League competition Sunburst Camptown outdid Fruta Conquerors at the Tucville Playfield yesterday.
Cozier on Sunday FOR Chris Gayle to have been retained as West Indies captain for the forthcoming two Tests against Bangladesh, as he has been, the selectors and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) needed to be convinced of his commitment to the role for at least another year.
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