Category: Sports

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – World Under-19 champions West Indies returned to the Caribbean on Tuesday afternoon to a heroes’ welcome, following their triumph last Sunday at the ICC Youth World Cup in Bangladesh. They were greeted at the Grantley Adams International Airport here by Barbados Cricket Association president and West Indies Cricket Board director, Joel Garner, along with WICB chief executive Michael Murihead. Legendary West Indies opener Desmond Haynes, Barbados Sports Minister Stephen Lashley and Tourism Minister Richard Sealy also attended the welcome ceremony. An elated captain Shimron Hetmyer said his…

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St. John’s, ANTIGUA – The Caribbean will have an additional set of activities within the next year from cricket as the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) gets set to host a number of regional and international tours. These tours will include the visits of South Africa and Australia for a One-Day International Tri-Nation series; Caribbean Premier League and the Indian tour in July; England early next year; and Pakistan thereafter; the cricket calendar is set to be active. The last economic impact survey done from a tour of the region…

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By Avenash Ramzan United States of America-based Guyanese, Elton “Coolie Bully” Dharry last fought in Guyana back in April 2013 when he decimated Orland “Pocket Rocket” Rogers in round three of a scheduled 12-round contest for the vacant bantamweight title of Guyana. The “Coolie Bully” is set to make a grand return to his homeland next week to appear as one half of the feature event on the Guyana Boxing Board of Control/Giftland Mall’s “Hostile Territory” boxing card, and his opponent, Venezuela’s Felix “El Macho” Machado, could be in a…

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The Lady Jags’ journey to the Olympics came to a screeching halt on Tuesday evening after Trinidad and Tobago emerged with a 5-1 win in the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifier in Houston, Texas. Kennya Cordner sent the twin-islanders into the lead as early as the seventh minute, and that goal opened the floodgates as T&T slammed in another three goals by the 25th minute. Mariah Shade, Jenelle Cunningham and Ahkella Mollon were the other first half scorers for T&T, while debutant Bria Williams pulled one back for the Lady Jags just…

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By Akeem Greene Guyana Jaguars continued their phenomenal run in the WICB/Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-day competition, as they defeated the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force by 105 runs on the final day at the National Stadium, Providence, to extend their unbeaten run to 13 matches. Set 303 for victory, Red Force folded for 197 with West Indies left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul snaring 4-45 to end with a match haul of 9-110. The Guyana Jaguars ended day three on 244-4 with captain Leon Johnson on 111 not out and Anthony…

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The West Indies Under-19 squad received Samsung Galaxy Note devices from telecommunication giants Digicel for their brilliant World Cup performance that saw the regional side lifting their maiden title in the tournament. The squad received the tokens at a special reception held at the Accra Beach Hotel in Barbados on Tuesday. CEO for Digicel Barbados, Conor Looney, congratulated the West Indies cricket U-19 team on their championship in the 2016 ICC U-19 World Cup at a reception, “Today is a historic day for you, for the sport of cricket, the…

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– Shah Rukh Khan excited to be part of ‘rich cricketing tradition’ of Trinidad & Tobago The Trinidad & Tobago franchise in the HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) campaign has been rebranded as the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) from the previous name of Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel. As the reigning champions of the Twenty20 competition, the re-name reflects the vision of the franchise’s dynamic ownership for Trinidad & Tobago which is headed by world-renowned Bollywood superstar Mr. Shah Rukh Khan. Mr. Shah Rukh Khan, co-owner of Trinbago Knight Riders,…

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By Akeem Greene The Guyana Jaguars pair of Devendra Bishoo and Rajendra Chandrika have their eyes set on a rewarding season in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Professional Cricket League (PCL) Four-day tournament. When Guyana Times Sport spoke to Bishoo on Wednesday after practice at the National Stadium, the West Indies leg-spinner expressed joy at being back in training with his fellow teammates. The leg-spinner said, “It’s been a couple weeks out, but I’m happy to be back, training with the guys; I’m comfortable around the guys, it’s…

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