Gayle plays down story about quitting
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle yesterday played down media reports that he was about to quit Test cricket and captaincy of the Caribbean side.
CHESTER-LE-STREET, England, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle yesterday played down media reports that he was about to quit Test cricket and captaincy of the Caribbean side.
The West Indies full-bore championship currently in progress in Trinidad and Tobago has hit a snag as organizers grapple with the shortage of ammunition, according to officials of the Guyana delegation in the Twin Island Republic.
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) suffered their first loss of the 2009 West Indies Players Association (WIPA) T20 club championship when they went under to Trinidad and Tobago’s Preysal Cricket Club by four wickets at the Guaracara Park ground yesterday.
Charlestown/Albouystown and Plaisance advance Charlestown/Albouystown brushed aside Supply/ Soesdyke 70-41 while Plaisance shook off East/West Ruimveldt 84-61, as action in the Hits and Jams Television (HJTV) tournament continued on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
…as Alkins XI make strong reply A patient and maiden ton from Essequibo’s Herrell Greene enabled Alkins XI to reach 327-7 at the end of the penultimate day in the Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground yesterday.
Long-awaited LABA AGM set for Sunday Known around the basketball arena as ‘Zico’, Abdullah Hamid will be running for President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) when it holds its Annual General Meeting at the McKenzie Sports Club on Sunday.
By Tony Cozier In CHESTER-LE-STREET Until Chris Gayle expanded yesterday on his previous day’s provocative comments on his future and that of the game itself, it seemed as if the West Indies would enter today’s crucial second Test under a captain who didn’t want to be captain in a form of the game that no longer interested him.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Andrew Flintoff has no regrets about playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite suffering a knee injury that ruled him out of the first part of England’s busy summer.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was named England’s Footballer of the Year on Wednesday by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA).
DURBAN, (Reuters) – Medium pacer Rajat Bhatia sparked a collapse by capturing four wickets as Indian Premier League leaders Delhi Daredevils beat the Deccan Chargers by 12 runs yesterday.
MILAN, (Reuters) – Ferrari will race in other series if they quit Formula One at the end of the year and the fans will follow them, president Luca di Montezemolo said yesterday.
(Reuters) – Indian Premier League result and standings yesterday. Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs Standings P W L T NR PTS Delhi Daredevils 10 8 2 0 0 16 Chennai Super Kings 10 6 3 0 1 13 Deccan Chargers 11 6 5 0 0 12 Mumbai Indians 11 5 5 0 1 11 Rajasthan Royals 11 5 5 0 1 11 Bangalore Royal Challengers 11 5 6 0 0 10 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 Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, Durban, (1030 GMT) Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, Durban, (1430)
CHESTER LE STREET, England, (Reuters) – Rival captains Andrew Strauss and Chris Gayle played down reports of friction between them before the second test between England and West Indies starting today.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 26 points as the Los Angeles Lakers crushed the Houston Rockets 118-78 Tuesday to grab a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semi-final series.
KARACHI, (Reuters) – The 2011 World Cup should be switched to Australia and New Zealand because of the security situation and political instability in the Asian sub-continent, former ICC president Ehsan Mani said yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Michael Carrick’s late strike earned Manchester United a 2-1 victory at Wigan Athletic yesterday to move within one point of a third consecutive Premier League title.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James continued to pile up NBA awards, adding a first team all-star selection yesterday to the most valuable player honours he claimed last week.
U-19 trial match National Under-19 players in all rounder Jonathan Foo and fast bowlers Keon Joseph and Keyron Fraser stole the spotlight at the end of the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary yesterday.
LONDON, CMC – Chris Gayle has again threatened to step down from the post of West Indies captain.
By Tony Cozier In LONDON Julian Hunte said last night he was taken aback by Chris Gayle’s stunning interview in the Guardian newspaper here yesterday in which, two days before the decisive second Test against England, the West Indies captain indicated that he did not enjoy Test cricket and would soon quit the post.
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