NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Rajasthan Royals opener Jos Buttler is backing himself to regain his form heading into the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoff against table toppers Gujarat Titans, the Englishman said on Monday.
It was the fitting end to an underdog story, as Back Circle clinched the Magnum Independence Cup, overcoming football powerhouse and former champion Sparta Boss 6-5 on Saturday at the National Park tarmac, Thomas Lands.
It was déjà vu all over again in Essequibo yesterday as Team Foundation riders, Akil Campbell and Jamual John once again occupied the top two podium spots.
Guyana Harpy Eagles captain, Leon Johnson has showered his bowlers and the century makers following their third-round win over the top-of-the-table Barbados Pride in the ongoing West Indies Championship.
Airy Hall defeated Ann’s Grove 2-1 when the East Demerara Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the Buxton Community Centre ground on Saturday.
The Georgetown Masters Association will host a three-day event, titled the Caricom Football Championship, in July at the Georgetown Football Club.
(Reuters) – Twice French Open finalist Dominic Thiem crashed out of the tournament in the first round yesterday, losing in straight sets to Bolivian world number 87 Hugo Dellien.
(Reuters) – Formula One world champion Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two yesterday to take over at the top from Ferrari’s luckless Charles Leclerc, who retired with an engine failure while leading.
(Reuters) – Batsman Cheteshwar Pujara’s red-hot form for Sussex earned him a place in the India squad yesterday for the one-off test against England in July.
Bam Adebayo was missing in action in the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals.
(Reuters) – Former champion Garbine Muguruza suffered a second consecutive first-round exit at the French Open, biting the red dirt in a 2-6 6-3 6-4 loss to Estonian Kaia Kanepi yesterday as she continued on her downward trend.
(Reuters) – Manchester City won the Premier League title by a point from rivals Liverpool on a thrilling final day of the campaign after Pep Guardiola’s side survived a huge scare yesterday.
A shaky chase of 68 saw Guyana Harpy Eagles losing five wickets but, in the end, managing to secure a five-wicket win over Barbados Pride as the West Indies Championship third round concluded yesterday.
Timehri Panthers and Agricola Red Triangle romped to lopsided wins yesterday when the East Bank Football Association Senior Men’s League continued at the National Training Centre, Providence.
A four-wicket haul from out-of-favour West Indies Women all-rounder, Tremayne Smartt, sealed a 10-wicket win for Berbice Women over Select XI in the Guyana Cricket Board senior female 50-over inter-county tournament yesterday.
(CMC) – Assistant coach Roddy Estwick has cautioned West Indies against expecting an easy run on the tour of Netherlands, stressing the unfamiliar European conditions could be a factor in the three-match One-Day International series.
Capital FC, and Topp XX fashioned victories when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior Men’s League continued on Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.
May 21 (Reuters) – Early Voting overcame sweltering heat to win the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday, in a muted Triple Crown race that went off without Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike.
(Reuters) – Unheralded Mito Pereira became the first Chilean to lead a major by surging to the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard midway through yesterday’s third round, as miserable conditions brought many of the world’s best golfers to their knees.
Former Guyana youth all-rounder, Richie Looknauth, is all set tomake his mark in North America as he gears up for the New York National Cricket League.
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