Sourav Ganguly appointed Delhi Capitals head coach
SOURAV Ganguly has been appointed the new head coach of Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2027. The former India captain replaces Hemang Badani, who held the position for the last two seasons. Ganguly has been associated with the Delhi Capitals franchise since 2019, when he joined as an advisor. Following his tenure as BCCI […]
Guardiola set to attend Man City v PSG next week
PEP Guardiola is expected to attend Manchester City’s Champions League tie against Paris St-Germain next week – the club’s first home match since they were found guilty of the majority of the 115 charges brought against them by the Premier League. It will mark the first time the Spaniard has returned to Etihad Stadium […]
MSC, DCC to ‘Revive The Rivalry’ in Andrew Lyght Unity Cup
By Frederick Halley OVER the years, more so in the 1980s-1990s, two of Guyana’s top cricket clubs, Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), produced rivalries that were perhaps second to none on the local scene. Despite those rivalries, players from both clubs also became acquaintances while on and off the field of […]
Smriti Mandhana named India’s new captain
SMRITI Mandhana has been appointed as the new captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, the BCCI announced on Tuesday (October 6), hours after Harmanpreet Kaur stepped down from the role earlier in the day. Mandhana, who has been part of the Indian team since 2013, has previously led India in 22 white-ball matches. […]
Matthews reaches career-best ODI batting, all-rounder rankings
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, ( CMC) – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews has achieved career-best rankings in the ICC’s Women’s ODI batting and all-rounder rankings following her impressive performance in the just concluded series against Zimbabwe Women. Matthews scored an incredible 326 runs in the three-match series – inclusive of two centuries – at […]
`Grateful, proud and at peace’-emotional Messi plays final Argentina game
LIONEL Messi says he is “grateful, proud and at peace” after his glittering Argentina career ended with a goal against Benin on an emotional night in Buenos Aires. The 39-year-old, playing his 208th and final international game, converted a second-half penalty and registered two assists in a comfortable 3-0 friendly win. Messi, who announced […]
Neville Sarjoo Memorial T20 tourney set to bowl off Saturday
Six teams will vie for the inaugural Neville Sarjoo Memorial T20 tourney with matches scheduled for the Everest ground in the Georgetown and the Joe Jagmohan ground- Hampton Court on the Essequibo Coast. The late Sarjoo was a former national cricket Selector, President of the East Bank Demerara Cricket Association while in the 1980s he […]
Taylor’s all-round effort helps Windies sweep Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, (CMC) — West Indies veteran Stafanie Taylor etched her name into the history books on Wednesday, becoming only the fourth woman to complete the double of 3,000 T20I runs and 100 wickets, as the regional women crushed Zimbabwe by eight wickets to complete a clean 3-0 series sweep here on Wednesday. Taylor’s historic […]
Pieters challenges Mohamed to publish evidence to support ‘Team Mohamed’ page deactivation claims
–rejects allegations Attorney-at-law Selwyn Pieters has denied any part in the deactivation of the “Team Mohamed” Facebook page, challenging Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed to publish whatever evidence he relies on to say otherwise. In a statement issued Tuesday, Pieters said he had no role, “directly or indirectly,” in the page’s deactivation. He called any claim […]
More than 100 witnesses to appear before MV Barima CoI
-formal hearing begins October 14 MORE than 100 witnesses, including a survivor, relatives of victims, first responders and officials, are expected to appear before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the MV Barima tragedy. Secretary to the commission, attorney-at-law Javed Shadick made the disclosure on Tuesday at a press conference ahead of the formal hearings […]
