BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Selection chief, the Most Honourable Desmond Haynes, said previously estanged opener Evin Lewis had pledged his commitment to West Indies cricket, leading to his inclusion in the T20 World Cup squad.
It might be a cliché to say that everything national squash coach Carl Ince touches turns to gold.
If you are a fan of the ‘Sport of Kings’, then the place to be tomorrow is the Rising Sun Turf Club to witness this year’s edition of the President’s Cup, one of the nation’s biggest horse race meets.
When conversations come up about Guyanese footballers that have had the distinct honor of representing the Caribbean – the West Indies football team, the names often mentioned are Hubert (Senor) Braithwaite, George Greene deceased, Compton Julian deceased and Monty Hope deceased.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) chief selector Desmond Haynes has stoutly defended the squad choices for the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia as he was grilled about the surprise inclusion of the uncapped Yannic Cariah, who he deemed a potential wildcard, and opener Johnson Charles who has not played for the regional side in six years.
Trinidad and Tobago all-rounder Yannic Cariah is keen on representing the West Indies in all three international cricket formats.
(Reuters) – Neymar and other leading Brazilian players leapt to the defence of their compatriot Vinicius Jr.,
(CPL) – The Jamaica Tallawahs consolidated second place in the league table with a six run (DLS) victory over Barbados Royals, inflicting their first loss of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season.
(Reuters) – Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new levels during a career spanning more than two decades, will retire after next week’s Laver Cup in London.
(CPL) – Trinbago Knight Riders ended their three-game losing streak and reignited their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with an exciting win against the Guyana Amazon Warriors on Wednesday evening.
After a hiatus of some two decades, amateur boxing is set to make its return to Rose Hall, Corentyne, tomorrow evening.
As part of efforts to aid schools in their preparation for the 3rd edition of the GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary Schools Football League, tournament coordinators, the Petra Organization, donated four balls to each of the eight participating schools yesterday during the official team briefing.
(Reuters) – Former world number one Simona Halep will not play against this season after having surgery on her nose.
(Reuters) – Batsman Craig Ervine has recovered from a hamstring injury to captain Zimbabwe at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia next month, one of a number of players who have regained fitness in time for the tournament.
(Reuters) – Russian athletes who have not been welcome at international events due to the country’s war with Ukraine could soon be allowed back in competition, said the head of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee yesterday.
(CMC) – Tropical Storm Fiona has forced Cricket West Indies to postpone today’s opening One-Day International here between West Indies Women and New Zealand Women.
(Reuters) – Roger Federer, regarded by many as the greatest male player to wield a tennis racket and who took the sport to new levels during a career spanning more than two decades, has announced he will retire after next week’s Laver Cup in London.
(CPL) Trinbago Knight Riders ended their three-game losing streak and reignited their Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign with an exciting win against the Guyana Amazon Warriors The Amazon Warriors won the toss and opted to field first and they produced a disciplined performance with the ball that kept the Knight Riders in check throughout.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies T20 star Andre Russell has been overlooked for selection for the ICC T20 World Cup starting next month, while left-hand opening batter Evin Lewis has been recalled after nearly a year of not representing the regional side.
(Reuters) – Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined superbly as Paris St Germain’s near-perfect start to the season continued with a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League yesterday.
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