Sports

Former Barbados and West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes.
Former Barbados and West Indies all-rounder Vasbert Drakes.

Collective more important than stars, says Drakes

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Head coach Vasbert Drakes has downplayed the presence of eight West Indies Test players in his Barbados Pride squad, and has underscored the importance of playing as a unit in the second phase of the Regional First Class Championship.

The principals and the top prize winners of the 39th edition of the Independence Three-Stage road race pose for a photo following the award ceremony yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The principals and the top prize winners of the 39th edition of the Independence Three-Stage road race pose for a photo following the award ceremony yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

T/dad’s Campbell wins NSC three-stage cycle road race

Team Foundation’s duo of Akil Campbell and Jamual John stood on the top two podium steps when the curtains came down on the Independence three-stage cycle  road race yesterday.

Celtics clobber Bucks to reach Eastern Conference finals

Grant Williams exploded for a career-high 27 points and led a defensive charge on Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo as the host Boston Celtics advanced to the NBA’s final four with a 109-81 romp over the defending-champion Bucks in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series yesterday afternoon.

Jamual John took the gruelling 60-mile second stage ahead of Curtis Dey (partially hidden) yesterday on CARIFESTA Avenue. (Emmerson Campbell photo)

Campbell, John win first two stages

Riders from Team Foundation will roll into the hills of Linden this morning with the aim of a podium sweep following their heroics on day one of the 39th Independence Three-Stage road race which pedaled off yesterday in Berbice.

Kumarie Persaud top scored for Essequibo with 43 
(Romario Samaroo photo)

Berbice women defeat Demerara women by eight wickets

Defending champions Berbice women moved one step closer to retaining their title in the Guyana Cricket Board Senior Female Inter-County T20 tournament after beating Demerara women by eight wickets yesterday at Everest Cricket Club while Essequibo women chalked up their first win in the second round.

Gavin Singh

GMMAF gearing up for Pan Am c/ships

Following their historic participation in the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championships in UAE in January, Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) President Gavin Singh recently sat down with Stabroek Sport to discuss the nation’s upcoming debut at the Pan American Championship.

GFF provides equipment to Rupununi Football Association

In an effort to accelerate the long-term development of both the male and female football in the hinterland area, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has furnished the Rupununi Football Association (RFA) with equipment to aid the start of league football.

Andre Russell celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers skipper Kane Williamson. (Photo courtesy IPL)

Sensational Russell keeps KKR in playoff hunt

PUNE, India, CMC – Andre Russell produced another sensational performance yesterday to surpass 300 runs and move within touching distance of 20 wickets, as Kolkata Knight Riders brushed aside Sunrisers Hyderabad by 54 runs to keep alive their hopes of a spot in the Indian Premier League playoffs.

Stafanie Taylor. (file photo)

Taylor fails but turns tables on Dottin, Campbelle

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Stafanie Taylor suffered a failure but her Tornadoes still did enough to beat Barmy Army by four wickets, dealing her West Indies teammates Deandra Dottin and Shemaine Campbelle heartbreak in the second semi-final of the FairBreak Invitational Tournament.

Warriors pull away late, close out Grizzlies in Game 6

Andrew Wiggins gave Golden State the lead for good on a 3-pointer with 6:29 to go and the Warriors earned a sixth trip to the Western Conference finals in the past eight years with a 110-96 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Friday night in Game 6 of their first-round series in San Francisco.

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