BEIJING, (Reuters) – China’s domination at the world table tennis championships was detrimental to the development of the sport and it must do more to help rivals become more competitive, the country’s deputy sports minister said.
Foo shines with bat and ball GTM Under-19 Led by a solid all round performance from national Under-19 all rounder Jonathan Foo (5-93 and 50 not out), Berbice found themselves locked in a tight battle yesterday for first innings points against Demerara in their final preliminary round match of this year’s Under-19 Inter-county series at the Providence stadium.
By Tony Cozier In LONDON Entering the two Tests of the return contest that starts at Lord’s this morning, West Indies head coach John Dyson is realistic enough not to expect England to be again, in his words, “caught on the hop” as they recently were in the Caribbean.
GCC ‘B’ upset Old Fort Hikers hammered the national men’s squad, Old Fort ‘A’ suffered an early upset loss and the national females were also defeated on the opening night of the Mr.
LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – The Houston Rockets stunned the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers 100-92 on Monday to get their Western Conference semi-final series off to a surprising start.
Kumar says team had to be hurriedly picked The disappointing performance of Guyana’s female football team at the just-concluded Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) caused dismay to football enthusiasts and raised questions about why footballers from the Rupununi were not included.
ROME, (Reuters) – Serena Williams’ bid for the Italian Open was squashed in her first match yesterday when the American second seed lost 6-2 2-6 6-1 to Swiss Patty Schnyder.
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods said he had not yet fully regained his renowned length off the tee and with his irons after being sidelined for eight months following reconstructive knee surgery.
DURBAN, (Reuters) – The Delhi Daredevils went top of the Indian Premier League (IPL) table after crushing the Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Holders Manchester United gave Arsenal a European masterclass with a ruthless 3-1 victory in their Champions League semi-final second leg yesterday.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Pace bowler Brett Lee and all rounder Shane Watson have been included in Australia’s squad for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup in England, despite not having bowled at international level since last year.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Denver Nuggets coach George Karl has labelled as “crazy” the $25,000 fine imposed by the NBA on forward Kenyon Martin for a flagrant foul in the opening game of the playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks.
LONDON, (Reuters) – West Indies and England have played three particularly memorable tests at Lord’s.
HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – National team fast bowler George O’Brien has been charged in court with attacking a love rival with a prohibited Taser stun-gun, causing burns to his body.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A global economic crisis, militant attacks in Mumbai, a Texan billionaire under investigation for an alleged $8 billion fraud and a Twenty20 cricket competition sanctioned but not controlled by the game’s authorities.
A curious fair-sized crowd gathered at the Christianburg Community Centre ground in Linden on Saturday last for the inaugural game of beach soccer when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) launched the sport in Guyana.
Demerara find themselves in a must-win situation going into their final preliminary round match in this year’s Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM-sponsored Under-19 three-day Inter-county tournament when they face defending champions Berbice over the next three days at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
Defending Champs Guyana looking sharp for this weekend Guyana’s riflemen warmed up for next week’s West Indies Full-bore championships with a challenging total in last weekend’s Crown Mining sponsored Postal Shoot team competition held Sunday at the Timehri rifle ranges.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Fast bowler Ravi Rampaul, gearing up for the One-Day International (ODI) series against England later this month, grabbed four wickets on Sunday for PowerGen in their drawn Trinidad and Tobago Premier League sixth-round match.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) yesterday, accepting the honour in the high school gym that was the launch pad for his career.
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