Month: September 2013

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Chris Gayle, arguably the world’s leading T20 batsman, has described countryman Usain Bolt as Jamaica’s biggest ambassador on the global stage. “Words cannot explain what he (Bolt) has done for Jamaica and the world,” said Gayle during an interview with Gulfnews.com on Wednesday. “He has rewritten history”. The fastest man on the planet has established himself as legend by becoming the first male sprinter to retain the Olympic 100 and 200- metre gold, achieved in London last year. Bolt also boasts the highest tally of…

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Mohammad Hafeez is quite likely to be axed from Pakistan’s Test squad given his poor showing in the format this year but, Hafeez said, he could not complain if that happened and it would be part and parcel of the game. A lack of first-class game time, he said, has contributed to his woes, but he still believes he is “one big innings” away from establishing himself in Test cricket. “It’s not a bad patch, it’s not form too,” Hafeez said in Lahore. “It happens in cricket, you try your…

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MYSORE, India – Fast bowler Fidel Edwards will replace injured left-arm seamer Sheldon Cotterell in the West Indies A team for their current series against India A. Cotterell was forced to pull out of the tour after suffering from pain in his left knee. “It was a devastating blow when we found out that Sheldon was injured and could not play. He is one of the most promising quick bowlers we have in the West Indies,” team manager Lockhart Sebastien said. “We were looking forward to seeing him perform well…

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The long wait for World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion Jamaican Nicholas ‘The Axeman’ Walters has ended. After months waiting for a promoter to sign him to an agreement to make his first title defence, he has now inked a deal with world-famous promoter Bob Arum and his Top Rank organisation to fight an opponent to be named shortly, on November 9 in Corpus Christi, Texas. This will be on a card featuring two other world title fights. Jacques Deschamps, who manages Walters, told Jamaican media Tuesday that the contract…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth   Two contrasting halfcenturies from captain Christopher Barnwell and Rajendra Chandrika guided Demerara to a nervy three-wicket win over Berbice in the second round Pepsi Inter-County 50-over competition on Tuesday at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda. The duo’s whirlwind partnership of 117 set the stage for the chase, one which was eventually achieved after several heart-stopping moments. Demerara finished on 252 for 7 with an over to spare, chasing the 250. Barnwell and Chandrika came together after Demerara were reduced to 49 for 3, and managed…

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The Guyana ladies endured a tough debut match at their first ever Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) Cup being staged in Mendoza, Argentina, going down to Canada 0-8. On a freezing cold evening, with temperatures hovering around 0oc and strong gusts of winds, the Guyanese ladies braved the unfamiliar conditions to face the tough opposition of Canada at the newly opened Mendocino hockey stadium in Mendoza. The Canadians, ranked 23rd in the world, would have been confident in knowing that in a recent warmup tour to Canada, the 58th ranked…

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Twenty-Six community grounds in Region Six will be upgraded under the Sport Ministry’s initiative to further the development of sport from the grassroots. The region will be receiving a large chunk of the Gy$ 300 million allocation for the development of sport from this year’s budget, according the Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony last Friday when he visited that Region. He revealed that 160 project proposals have reached his ministry and 155 were approved. “Region Six will be given a larger chunk of the money. This is because of the…

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