By News Source Guyana on March 29, 2016
Sports
Captain of the West Indies T20 World Cup squad Darren Sammy is keen to move on from the upset loss against Afghanistan on Sunday when the ICC T20 World Cup continued in India. West Indies who went into the match winning all three of their previous games fell to the lowly Afghan team by six […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2016
Sports
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Test spinners Veerasammy Permaul and Devendra Bishoo bowled Guyana Jaguars to an emphatic innings and 54-run win over Jamaica Scorpions and to their second Headley/Weekes Trophy in as many seasons here Sunday. Starting the penultimate day well poised for victory with Scorpions on 171 for five in their first innings, Jaguars […]
By News Source Guyana on March 21, 2016
Sports
(BBC) West Indies took a big step towards the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 with a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka. Darren Sammy’s men produced a superb performance with the ball to restrict Sri Lanka to 122-9, with Samuel Badree taking 3-12 and Dwayne Bravo 2-20. Only Thisara Perera, who hit 40 off 29 balls, […]
By News Source Guyana on March 5, 2016
Sports
Lance Corporal Desmond Cort Amsterdam, is one of two Guyanese boxers who has been selected to participate in the 2016 AMBC Olympic Qualifiers, slated for March 9-20 in Argentina. Amsterdam, a Light Heavyweight contender, along with Middleweight Dennis Thomas of the Guyana Police Force, are due to wing out on Tuesday, March 8. Amsterdam has […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2016
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(CBC Sports) Alison Heydorn scored the go-ahead goal in the 76th minute and Guyana defeated Guatemala 2-1 on Sunday in a group stage match in the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. Mariam El-Masri tied the score about five minutes before Heydorn’s goal, and Guyana won its first-ever match at the senior level in a CONCACAF tournament. […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2016
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KINGSTON, (Reuters) – The threat of West Indies being forced to field a second string side at the World Twenty20 was averted on Sunday when 12 of 13 players in the original squad signed the contracts which had caused a standoff with the board. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) had given the players a deadline […]
By News Source Guyana on February 14, 2016
Sports
(ICC) Only time will tell how West Indies Under-19 lifting the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2016 trophy will impact the health of the game, especially in their islands. But 11 young boys led by Shimron Hetmyer were hardly thinking about the ramifications of their performance on the big picture as they scripted a tense five-wicket […]
By News Source Guyana on February 3, 2016
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A plan by a Guyana born, Canadian Hall of Fame soccer star to build and establish a multi million dollar sports complex in Guyana could receive support from the Government of Guyana. The facility is sprawling and will incorporate a stadium and fields for different sporting disciplines. Guyanese born soccer star, Alex Bunbury, is the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2016
Sports
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force regained the Clive Lloyd Trophy, after they followed up strong batting led by Darren Bravo with steady bowling to dominate a star-studded Barbados Pride by 72 runs in a lopsided Grand Final of the NAGICO Super50 Tournament today here. Bravo, the West Indies left-handed batting star, fell for 97, as […]
By News Source Guyana on January 24, 2016
Sports
Regional players union WIPA has hailed Shiv Chanderpaul as a “consummate professional” who made a “priceless” contribution to the sport. The West Indies Cricket Board announced Friday that the 41-year-old Chanderpaul had called time on his 22-year international career, after he wrote to indicate he would no longer be available for selection. WIPA president and […]