Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB)and Young Warriors Cricket Clubs will tomorrow clash in the finals of the first ever ABS 40 Overs First Division Tournament organised by the Berbice Cricket Board.
After granting tournament sponsorship to sports clubs in Georgetown and Berbice, the Guyana Beverage Company (GBC) through its Busta brand of soft drinks is extending its arm to Bartica with the sponsorship of a 40 overs-a-side competition in the community.
HOUSTON, (Reuters) – The under-strength Houston Rockets upset the Los Angeles Lakers 95-80 yesterday to force a deciding game in the best-of-seven Western Conference playoff series.
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, (Reuters) – The Kings XI Punjab caused an upset by beating Indian Premier League (IPL) leaders the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets yesterday.
(Reuters) – Indian Premier League result and standings yesterday.
Kings XI Punjab beat the Delhi Daredevils by six wickets
Standings P W L T NR PTS
Delhi Daredevils 11 8 3 0 0 16
Chennai Super Kings 11 6 4 0 1 13
Rajasthan Royals 12 6 5 0 1 13
Deccan Chargers 11 6 5 0 0 12
Bangalore Royal Challengers 12 6 6 0 0 12
Kings XI Punjab 12 6 6 0 0 12
Mumbai Indians 12 5 6 0 1 11
Kolkata Knight Riders 11 1 9 0 1 3
* T denotes tied, NR no result
Playing today
Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, Port Elizabeth (1030)
Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, Johannesburg (1430)
A vintage batting display from 18-year-old Jonathan Foo brightened up the final day of the lone Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 trial match at the Police Sports Club (PSC) Ground yesterday.
The curtains will come down on the Mr Toppers Six-a-side Indoor Hockey tournament this evening with the finals of the men’s first division, men’s second division and ladies competition at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall starting at 18:00 hours.
By Tony Cozier
In CHESTER-LE-STREET
It might be the Test match ground nearer to the north pole than any other, with the corresponding chill in the air, but the opening day of the latest Test between the teams at the Riverside ground was the Antigua Recreation Ground, Kensington and Queen’s Park all revisited.
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – An Australian government inquiry called after major news organisations boycotted international sports events in an access and rights row with sporting bodies has backed unfettered media freedom.
MIAMI, Florida, CMC – Retired Trinidad and Tobago sprinter Ato Boldon says he is happy that Usain Bolt was not around during his track and field career.
DURBAN, (Reuters) – The Rajasthan Royals and the Bangalore Royal Challengers secured thrilling last over victories in their Indian Premier League (IPL) matches yesterday.
(Reuters) – Indian Premier League results and standings yesterday.
Rajasthan Royals beat Mumbai Indians by two runs
Bangalore Royal Challengers beat Chennai Super Kings by two wickets
Standings P W L T NR PTS
Delhi Daredevils 10 8 2 0 0 16
Chennai Super Kings 11 6 4 0 1 13
Rajasthan Royals 12 6 5 0 1 13
Deccan Chargers 11 6 5 0 0 12
Bangalore Royal Challengers 12 6 6 0 0 12
Mumbai Indians 12 5 6 0 1 11
Kings XI Punjab 11 5 6 0 0 10
Kolkata Knight Riders 11 1 9 0 1 3
* T denotes tied, NR no result
Playing today
Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab, Bloemfontein (1430 GMT)
CHENNAI, India, (Reuters) – India has increased its life insurance cover on its men and women’s cricketers on overseas trips following the attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team bus in Pakistan in March, Indian media reported yesterday.
DENVER, (Reuters) – Chauncey Billups guided the resurgent Denver Nuggets to a first Western Conference finals since 1985 on Wednesday with a 124-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
KAMPALA, Uganda, CMC – Organisers have unveiled a busy schedule for West Indies batting legend Brian Lara when he visits the country from June 6 to 13.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan’s legal challenge against the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) decision to move the 2011 World Cup matches out of the country due to security reasons was rejected by the governing body yesterday.