Month: January 2012

Lamont Peterson has lodged an appeal against the WBA’s decision to order a rematch against Amir Khan. The governing body last week sanctioned a repeat of the light- welterweight bout after Peterson won in controversial circumstances on December 10. But the American, who will keep the IBF version of the title after Khan withdrew an appeal over the result, is contesting the judgment. “We are confident the WBA will overturn its decision,” Peterson’s camp said. In a written appeal they also asked the WBA to “recognise Lamont Peterson as the…

– Under-20 Lady Jags skipper Ashley Savona on the CONCACAF Championship in Cuba By Melinda Bishundyal Guyana’s Lady Jags Under-20 captain, Ashley Savona, has described the experience of being the recently concluded second half CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s championship, as one that would help her team to grow. Savona made the comment during an exclusive interview with this publication, after the team suffered two defeats as against one win during the games in Cuba. “I do believe those defeats affected our team but in both a positive and negative way. As…

By David Bond It is now more than 30 years since Muhammad Ali retired from boxing. For much of that time he has been battling Parkinson’s disease, his public appearances becoming rarer and rarer as his physical condition has been worsening. But for those who question whether he still resonates with the sport, I would suggest a trip to the Lynn Boxing Club in Peckham, South London. I spent a couple of hours there on Monday evening, filming a special report on his 70th birthday for BBC News. Despite the…

Reigning national welterweight champion, Iwan Azore, who is set to take on Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy in the feature fight of the 20th edition of the Friday Night Fights slated for January 27 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, said he’s comfortable with his training so far and is confident he would lift the CABOFE title. Azore said he has no complaints about a severe training regime being employed by Coach Carl Franklyn. He has been in training for three to four hours per day for the past six weeks. Coach…

Somerset have signed former West Indies captain Chris Gayle for this year’s Friends Life T20 campaign. Gayle had been in talks with Middlesex but the county decided to pursue their interest in an overseas fast bowler instead. Gayle, 32, has an exceptional T20 record. Not only has he made the highest score in international T20 cricket, 117 against South Africa in September 2007, but he is also the only man to have made five T20 centuries. He also shares the record for the quickest international T20 hundred with Brendon McCullum.…

A tidy all-round performance from Shane Shillingford helped Windward Islands virtually sew up a semi-final place in the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament with a 22-run victory over Leeward Islands on Tuesday evening. Shillingford scored 21 from 10 balls in a late charge, as the Windwards, choosing to bat, were dismissed for 157 in 19.5 overs in their Group ‘A’ match at Kensington Oval. He then captured four wickets for 29 runs from his allotted four overs with his off-spin to earn the Star-of-the-Match award, helping Windwards successfully defend their total and…