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Series jinx continues as West Indies crumble at Sabina

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Irrepressible left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed a 10-wicket match haul as West Indies failed to break their 21-year-long jinx of having not beaten Pakistan in a series, by slumping to a 109-run defeat in the second Test here yesterday. Entering the final day at Sabina Park requiring a further 280 […]

New-look St Lucia Kings vie to complete the job without Sammy

Sports Jelani Beckles 2 Hrs Ago In this Sep 10, 2020 file photo, Mark Deyal (right) of St Lucia Zouks (Kings) hits a six as Trinbago Knight Riders’ Tim Seifert (centre) and Dwayne Bravo watch during the teams’ Hero Caribbean Premier League final, at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. (Photo by CPL T20 […]

Griffith romps to victory in inaugural David Persaud Memorial cycle road race

Christopher Griffith Sunday romped to victory in the  inaugural David Persaud Memorial cycle road race held in memory of the late businessman and sports stalwart. Griffith was followed by Andrew Green and Kemal Moses who were second and third respectively in the senior division. In the junior category, Mario Washington won ahead of Sherwin Sampson […]

Tokyo weighs use of Olympic venues as temporary medical facilities -paper

TOKYO, (Reuters) – Authorities in the Japanese capital are considering plans to convert some of the city’s Olympics and Paralympics venues into temporary medical facilities as they combat soaring COVID-19 infections that have piled pressure on the healthcare system. Japan’s fifth wave of infections, which is being driven by the highly infectious Delta variant, has […]

Trinidad and Tobago drawn in Group F in Concacaf Women prelims

Sports Newsday Reporter 19 Hrs Ago TRINIDAD AND Tobago were drawn with Guyana, Nicaragua, Dominica and Turks and Caicos Islands, in Group F, in the qualifying competition for the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Championship, which will be held in November 2021 and April 2022. Thirty teams were drawn into six groups of five, and will play […]

Exemplary Roach rattles Pakistan but Babar, Fawad fifties steady visitors

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Kemar Roach conjured up an exemplary three-wicket haul to inch within four wickets of drawing level with the legendary Sir Garry Sobers on the all-time West Indies list, but half-centuries from Fawad Alam and captain Babar Azam inspired a strong Pakistan response, on yesterday’s opening day of the second Test at […]

Monster test for Solo at NLCB Great Race

Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 21 Minutes Ago Monster – Ronald Daniel THREE NEW category champions will be crowned when the 2021 National Lotteries Control Board Great Race speeds off on Saturday from 7.15 am. Last year’s winners Fire Chief (70 miles-per-hour), Energiza (95mph) and Big Thunder (130mph) will not feature at the 53rd edition of the […]

CAC team finishes with two medals

Amid many questionable decisions, Guyana’s six-member CAC bodybuilding team finished with two medals at the event which was staged in El Salvador over the weekend.  Men’s Physique standout, Emmerson Campbell finished with another silver (first one in 2016)  in a head scratching decision to the eventual overall winner, while Rosanna Fung snared bronze in the […]

Teniel Campbell grabs silver at Pan Am Road Cycling Champs

Sports Jelani Beckles An Hour Ago In this July 25 file photo, TT’s Teniel Campbell (L), Britain’s Anna Shackley (C) and Japan’s Hiromi Kaneko ride during the women’s cycling road race of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games finishing at the Fuji International Speedway in Oyama, Japan. On Saturday, Campbell placed second, at the Pan Am […]