Arsenal handed first loss by brilliant Brighton
ARSENAL suffered their first defeat of the season as they were stunned by Brighton, who put three past the champions at Amex Stadium. On the back of fine wins over Coventry City and Manchester United, the Seagulls started the match in confident style. The Gunners struggled to deal with the intensity shown by the hosts […]
England crush Sri Lanka to top T20 world rankings
England steamrollered Sri Lanka in the third T20 to complete a 3-0 series clean sweep and return to number one in the world rankings. Watched by new Test coach Stephen Fleming, England once again outclassed the tourists to conclude a one-sided series played on the fringe of autumn. England’s pace bowlers were outstanding in dismissing […]
Joseph, Dottin absent from West Indies Women’s tour of Zimbabwe
ST JOHN’S, Antigua,(CMC) – REGULARS Deandra Dottin and Qiana Joseph have not been included in a West Indies Women’s 15-member squad to tour Zimbabwe for One Day International and T20I series starting next week. The team, which will play a three-match ODI and T20I series between September 24 and October 7, was announced by […]
Kamil Pooran, Sampson earn T20I callups for India tour
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – FOLLOWING an impressive showing in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Kamil Pooran has earned a maiden callup to the West Indies T20I squad to face India in their upcoming white-ball tour of the subcontinent. The 30-year-old opening batsman was named in the West Indies’ 15-man squad, which was revealed […]
Ramdin backs West Indies experience ahead of IMC Over-40s World Cup
CAPTAIN of West Indies Over- 40 team, Denesh Ramdin, is confident the international players will do well at the forthcoming International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over-40s World Cup, which gets underway next month in Guyana. After the team was announced one week ago, Ramdin, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Jason Mohammed, Devindra Bishoo, Sewnarine Chattergoon and Rayad Emrit are […]
Swansea top of championship after win at Lincoln
SWANSEA City returned to the top of the Championship as they came from behind to claim a hard-fought 2-1 win at Lincoln City. Reeco Hackett’s emphatic penalty put Lincoln in front at the break after Josh Tymon tangled with Freddie Draper. But Swansea raised the tempo in the second half and turned the contest around […]
Fourth-year UG Biology student Madramootoo is WCPL winner
TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD University of Guyana (UG) fourth-year Biology student Tilleya Madramootoo, has proved that education can go hand-in-hand with sport when she returned home as one of seven Guyanese ladies who were a part the Women Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) Champions, Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAWs), which won its first-ever WCPL title. Tilleya, who plays for Malteenoes, […]
History on the line as Falcons, Kingsmen battle for CPL title
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – When the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons and the Jamaica Kingsmen clash in the final of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League at Kensington Oval today, history will be made regardless of the outcome. The Moeen Ali-led Falcons will be seeking their first-ever CPL title, while the Jamaican franchise will be […]
Glamorgan beat Surrey to seal Divison-One status
GLAMORGAN’S bowlers overcame Surrey resistance to claim a first red-ball victory at The Oval since 2014 and rubber-stamp their place in County Championship Division One next season. Timm van der Gugten, Ray Toole, Zain ul Hassan and Mason Crane all collected two wickets apiece to dismiss the home side for 427 in their second […]
Carse assault investigation dropped by police
ENGLAND fast bowler Brydon Carse will face no further action from the police after an investigation into an alleged assault in Derby last month was dropped. Footage of Carse appeared on social media, showing him in handcuffs and surrounded by police on Sunday, 23 August. The footage was captured in the early hours of that […]
