Corporate entities Exxon Mobil and Tiger Rentals lent their support to the Kashif and Shanghai ‘Bounce Back’ football tournament which ended on New Year’s Day. Communications Manager of Exxon Mobil, Nicholas Yearwood and General Manger of Tiger Rentals, Shane Singh, last week presented sponsorship cheques to President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde. […]
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Sports Jelani Beckles Tuesday 29 December 2020 Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave – THE West Indies squad for the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh is expected to be named on Tuesday. The squad was supposed to be announced last week for the tour, in which the teams will play three One-Day Internationals and two Tests […]
Former West Indies wicketkeeper, Jackie Hendricks, has thrown his support behind head coach Phil Simmons, despite the Caribbean side’s recent whitewash on the tour of New Zealand. West Indies were thrashed by an innings in both Tests in Hamilton and Wellington, with both matches finishing before lunch on the respective fourth days. The preceding three-match […]
The GT All Stars team edged the Linden All Stars 1-0 in a thrilling end-to-end encounter in the final of the ‘Bounce Back’ tournament on New Year’s Day at the National Stadium. Winger, Kelsey Benjamin’s strike in the 69th minute proved to be the game-winner in the first organized football event staged here amid the […]
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 2 Hrs Ago Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke (left) and legendary Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson. – HAVING SUCCESSFULLY completed the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ‘B’ and ‘A’ coaching licences, former TT football team captain Dwight Yorke is now in pursuit of the highest coaching certification available – […]
Defending men’s champion Kaipo Marshall recovered from a stumble in the first set to win his opening match of the Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 tournament which served off on Sunday at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey. Resuming Monday morning after rain interrupted play yesterday during the first round encounter, Marshall emerged victorious after […]
President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Levi Nedd, has been placed on a special committee of the South American Volleyball Confederation (CSV), which was set up to identify development initiatives in the region. The Guyanese was named to the committee following his participation in the CSV first virtual Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly during […]
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh Tuesday 29 December 2020 Jyd Goolie keeps his eyes on the ball before executing a shot during a TT Red Force practice session at the National Cricket Centre, Couva on Monday. PHOTO BY MARVIN HAMILTON. – Marvin Hamilton TT RED Force skipper Kieron Pollard and fellow all-rounder Dwayne Bravo joined several seasoned […]
Barbados and West Indies superstar, Deandra Dottin, has been named as one of the best Twenty20 International players of the last decade. In the International Cricket Council awards announced on Monday, Dottin was among the sport’s governing body T20 International Team-of-the-Decade, alongside West Indies teammate and captain Stafanie Taylor. The team was headed by Australian […]
In an effort to deal with the mental toll of the new norms associated with international cricket, West Indies will travel to Bangladesh with a sports psychologist. This is according to Cricket West Indies (CWI) Director of Cricket, Jimmy Adams during a Zoom conference on Tuesday. Adams indicated that information relating to effects of these […]