(Reuters) – Pakistan threatened to take charge of the second test after dismissing Australia for 318 and were making a good start to their reply yesterday but were reduced to 194 for six at stumps after the intervention of home skipper Pat Cummins.
(Reuters) – An unbeaten century from veteran Dean Elgar and fifty on debut from David Bedingham allowed South Africa to take an 11-run lead with five wickets in hand over India when bad light ended play on the second day of the first test at Centurion yesterday.
LA Ballers, Pro Ballers, and Presidential punched their tickets to the quarterfinal section when the ‘One Guyana’ King and Queen Beach Football Championship continued on Monday night at the PPP compound in Mackenzie, Linden.
Sparta Boss, Bent Street, Soesdyke Warriors, and Touches earned berths to the quarterfinal round when the inaugural ‘Million Dollar Baby’ street-ball championship continued on Monday evening at the Soesdyke Junction Tarmac.
Beacons of Georgetown defeated Tabatinga of Region #9 to qualify for the knockout segment when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Playoff continued last night at the Eve Leary ground.
(Reuters) – Australia made a solid start to the Boxing Day test against Pakistan yesterday but rain washed out a chunk of play and tight bowling restricted them to 187 for three at the end of the opening day.
(CMC) – Cricket West Indies vice-president, Azim Bassarath, believes the formation of a second regional Twenty20 tournament will only come about through ongoing collaboration between the regional governing body and the Caribbean Premier League.
Following his remarkable exploits at the recently concluded 61st edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming, and Track and Field Championships, national U-8 dual champion Jadon Bristol was honoured by the community of Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, on Sunday, December 17th.
(Reuters) – South African seamer Kagiso Rabada took five wickets before India’s KL Rahul dug in as bad light and a thunderstorm brought play to a premature close with the touring side on 208-8 on the opening day of the first test at Centurion yesterday.
Rivers View defeated Lazio 6-3 when the Bartica Football Association Yearend Knockout Championship commenced on Monday evening at the Community Centre ground.
The team of Romel Bhagwandin and Robin Tiwari won the inaugural Panko Steel Fabrication and Construction Open Golf Championship yesterday at the Lusignan Club
Bhagwandin and Tiwari secured the top spot ahead of the combination of Maurice Solomon and Rabindranath Persaud, while the team of Rakesh Harry and Ravindra Harry finished in third place.
Stabroek Ballers, Sparta Boss, Seaside A, and Bent Street recorded comfortable wins when the inaugural ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Street-ball Championship continued last evening at the Soesdyke Junction Tarmac.
With its student-athletes continuing to enjoy unparalleled success in and out of the classroom, Chase’s Academy has firmly established its status as a breeding ground for excellence in academics and multiple sporting disciplines.
By Michelangelo Jacobus
As one of two Guyanese cricketers selected to represent the West Indies at the upcoming U-19 World Cup (January) in South Africa, batsman Mavindra Dindyal told Stabroek Sports, “It’s an honour to represent the West Indies at any level, and it was one of my goals to play at an U-19 world cup.”
(Reuters) – England have appointed former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 World Cup next year, the country’s cricket board (ECB) announced yesterday.
Candidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan (2005) emerged champion of the Senior National Chess Championship after defeating Loris Nathoo (1703) in a closely fought playoff encounter at the Ocean Spray Hotel in Kitty, Georgetown.
Winners Connection, Milerock, Topp XX, and Silver Shattas sealed quarterfinal berths when the maiden edition of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) futsal championship continued on Friday evening at the Retrieve Tarmac, Linden.
Slingerz FC defeated Winners Connection of Linden when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Playoff continued last night at the Eve Leary Ground, Kingston.