Guyana is set to become the first country in the English-speaking Caribbean to financially compensate its elite amateur pugilists when the Terrence Ali National Open Championship boxes off from December 15 at the National Gymnasium.
Add more international records and gold medals to the resume’ of Carlos Petterson-Grifith.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – Unflappable captain Kraigg Brathwaite surpassed 5 000 Test runs with an 11th hundred in demanding circumstances, but West Indies were still facing a monumental challenge to save the opening Test, heading into today’s final day at Perth Stadium.
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, (Reuters) – Lionel Messi scored his first goal in a World Cup knockout round in his 1,000th match to beat Diego Maradona’s tournament tally, as Argentina beat off a frenzied Australia fightback to win 2-1 yesterday and reach the quarter-finals.
Siblings Jason Ray Khalil and Ashley Khalil won the men and women’s titles respectively when the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) National Championships concluded Friday evening at the Georgetown Club Facility, Camp Street.
West Indies Test skipper, Kraigg Brathwaite, yesterday surpassed the legendary George Headley on the list of centuries by West Indians in the red-ball format.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – Jamaican speedster Marquino Mindley will join the West Indies squad here next week ahead of the second Test in Adelaide after being called up as injury cover.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – All-rounder Andre Russell finally came good with a whirlwind half-century as Deccan Gladiators defeated Shimron Hetmyer’s Samp Army by eight wickets to surge into today’s final of the Abu Dhabi T10.
Carlos Petterson-Grifith took his otherworldly strength talent to Auckland, New Zealand and smashed the Commonwealth Powerlifting Championships deadlift record yesterday en route to topping the 93kg (equipped) class.
Upper Demerara/Kwakwani (District 10) better known simply as ‘Linden’ once again came, saw and conquered.
Berths to the prestigious final in the MVP Sports Futsal Championship will be decided this evening when Bent Street engages Gold is Money and Stabroek Ballers oppose Future Stars in the semi-final section at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and Saints recorded contrasting wins in the men’s division when the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival commenced on Thursday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.
Grove/Samatta Point/Diamond and Beterverwagting (BV)/Buxton recorded hard-fought wins when the Region #4 zone in the One Guyana President’s Cup continued Thursday evening at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.
PERTH, Australia, CMC – Captain Kraigg Brathwaite struck a gritty half-century while his debutant partner Tagenarine Chanderpaul completed his maiden one but West Indies suffered a swift lower order collapse to give Australia total control of the opening Test here yesterday.
Some 33 of the 991 players registering for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction are from the West Indies.
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – West Indies stalwart Kieron Pollard will lead MI Emirates and Afghan all-rounder Rashid Khan will captain MI Cape Town in the two new T20 leagues beginning next month, the owners of the franchises said yesterday.
ABI DHABI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Shimron Hetmyer produced a match-winning knock as Samp Army chased down a tricky total to beat Rovman Powell’s Northern Warriors by five wickets and secure their spot in the playoffs of the Abu Dhabi T10.
LUSAIL, Qatar, (Reuters) – A late goal by skipper Vincent Aboubakar ended Cameroon’s 20-year wait for a win at the World Cup as the Indomitable Lions bowed out in style by beating a much-changed Brazil 1-0 at the Lusail Stadium yesterday.
DOHA, (Reuters) – Switzerland reached the World Cup knockout phase for the third straight time after prevailing 3-2 over Serbia yesterday to finish runners-up in Group G and set up a last 16 showdown with Portugal.
AL WAKRAH, Qatar, (Reuters) – Giorgian de Arrascaeta netted twice in six minutes as a resurgent Uruguay beat Ghana 2-0 yesterday in a battle for their World Cup survival, only to crash out agonisingly on goals scored after South Korea’s shock win over Portugal.
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