London, United Kingdom (AFP) — England Captain Joe Root says any of the players on the forthcoming tour of Sri Lanka who feel they are not in the right place mentally are free to return home. The touring party, including for the first time a psychologist, leave for Sri Lanka today and due to the […]
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Bradley Beal scored 31 points to lift the Washington Wizards to their first win of the season, 130-109 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday in Minneapolis. Beal became the first player in franchise history to start a season with at least 25 points in the team’s first six games. Washington’s Thomas Bryant finished with 18 […]
Sports Newsday Tuesday 29 December 2020 By BRYAN DAVIS – AS WEST Indies (WI) rose to the pinnacle of world cricket they went through some perilous times. From 1928, when first accepted as a Test-playing region, the united small islands of British colonies approached the game very seriously. The inhabitants of these islands in the […]
Cricket Australia remains determined to see out the remainder of the Test summer as per its initial schedule, and is working with the Queensland government to secure the necessary exemptions for players to travel from Sydney to Brisbane for the final Test. CA chief executive Nick Hockley on Thursday said it was “all systems go” […]
Two newly renovated tennis courts were officially opened at the Liguanea Club on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Courts C and D were improved by General Accident Insurance (Jamaica) Limited (GenAc) at a cost of $5 million. Avid tennis player and managing director of GenAc Sharon Donaldson said the courts are a medium for players of […]
By Dr Rudi Webster Much has been written about the Frank Worrell and Clive Lloyd teams, particularly their domination of world cricket. Most analysts have attributed those teams’ success to an abundance of physical talent while a few from academia, have highlighted powerful political, social and economic forces. Those factors contributed to the teams’ success […]
Sports Jelani Beckles Tuesday 29 December 2020 TTCB president Azim Bassarath – PRESIDENT of the TT Cricket Board (TTCB) Azim Bassarath is making a final plea to the Ministry of Health to allow the local cricket board to host a zonal 50-over tournament in January. Bassarath said the tournament would aid the TT Red Force’s […]
Adam King has earned his stripes to play among the big boys after advancing to the main draw of the 2020 Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 competition, scheduled to commence December 27 at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey. During last night’s semi-final, the top two qualifiers advanced. King defeated one of his toughest rivals […]
DR Carl Bruce, chairman of the Medical and Anti-doping Committee of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), has warned that no favours can be given or corners cut if the sport of track and field is to resume under COVID-19 protocols after the Christmas break. At last week’s calendar conference, which was held virtually, Dr […]
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. […]