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Mitchell Santner (centre) had earlier posted
career-best figures of 7-53 as spin bowlers continued to excel
Mitchell Santner (centre) had earlier posted career-best figures of 7-53 as spin bowlers continued to excel

Santner sparkles with seven wickets as NZ skittle India for 156

(Reuters) – A spectacular seven-wicket haul by Mitchell Santner helped New Zealand dismiss India for 156 before the tourists reached 198-5 at stumps on day two of the second test in Pune yesterday to tighten their grip on the three-match series.

 A day of cheers and celebration at Thursday’s National Youth Rally in Antigua. We’re just days away from The Rivalry Experience at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium! (Windies Cricket photo)
A day of cheers and celebration at Thursday’s National Youth Rally in Antigua. We’re just days away from The Rivalry Experience at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium! (Windies Cricket photo)

Cricket is in the air:

EXPERT OPINIONS: From left, First Citizens Sports Foundation’s Mark Mungal;
Director of Sport and Physical Education, Ministry of Sport and Community Development Gabre-Jesu McTair; moderator Gyasi Merrique; RYU Dojo Foundation’s Shihan
Marv Logan John; and Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee’s Anthony Marcano,
during a panel discussion at the Sport For All Forum at the Hyatt Regency hotel,
Port of Spain, last Saturday. --Photo ISHMAEL SALANDY
EXPERT OPINIONS: From left, First Citizens Sports Foundation’s Mark Mungal; Director of Sport and Physical Education, Ministry of Sport and Community Development Gabre-Jesu McTair; moderator Gyasi Merrique; RYU Dojo Foundation’s Shihan Marv Logan John; and Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee’s Anthony Marcano, during a panel discussion at the Sport For All Forum at the Hyatt Regency hotel, Port of Spain, last Saturday. –Photo ISHMAEL SALANDY

Make athletes, not players – T&T Olympic Committee high-performance coordinator

By Roger Seepersad (Trinidad Express) “We try to make players and that is not what this is about at the younger ages, it is about making an athlete.”

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel
celebrates after reaching his
century REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

Ton-up Saud and spinners put Pakistan in charge

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, (Reuters) – Saud Shakeel’s crafty 134 fetched Pakistan a handy first-innings lead before their spinners blew away England’s top order to boost their hopes of a memorable series victory on day two of the deciding third test in Rawalpindi yesterday.

Jamaal Shabazz, who is in
his fourth stint with the Golden
Jaguars programme, has been
asked to tender his resignation
from the team by the GFF.

Shabazz asked to resign by GFF – source

– Dover slated for caretaker role Golden Jaguars head-coach and Trinidad and Tobago native Jamaal Shabazz has been asked to tender his resignation from the programme by the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Executive Committee.

Members of the Guyana swim team, including the gold medal-winning Guyana 4x50m medley relay team of Vladimir Woodroffe (2nd from left), siblings Paul (3rd from left), and Patrice Mahaica (2nd from right), and Zara Crane display their spoils in the company of Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle (left) and NSC Vice Chairwoman Cristy Campbell (right).

Guyana registers mixed results on opening day

IGG French Guiana  Guyana recorded mixed results on the opening day of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) in Cayenne, French Guiana, following wins in swimming and table tennis but incurring defeats in basketball and Futsal.

Some of the participating schools were on hand to collect their footballs to be used for training. Also in the photo are (sitting from left) Allied Arts Unit Head Nicholas Fraser, Republic Bank Internal Audit Manager Oral Rose, Republic Bank Marketing Manager Jonnel Dummett, Petra Organisation Co-Director Troy Mendonca, Assistant Director of Sport Franklin Wilson, and Petra Organisation representative Troy Peters. 

Republic Bank Schools Football League kicks off Sunday

– eight schools from three regions to feature Staying true to their theme of ‘Power to make a difference’, Republic Bank Limited Guyana (RBL) has thrown their support behind the fifth edition of the Petra Organisation’s U-18 Secondary Schools Football League, coming on board as the title sponsor of the event.

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