India pick Kohli, Rohit for West Indies ODIs; Nigam joins Asian Games squad
STALWARTS Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma headline India’s One-Day International squad for their upcoming home series against the West Indies, while Vipraj Nigam has replaced injured spinner Varun Chakaravarthy in the Asian Games squad. Top-order batter Shubman Gill will captain India in the three-match ODI series, with wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul named vice-captain, while batting all-rounder […]
IPL 2027 Auction to be held in India
THE BCCI has decided to hold the IPL 2027 auction in India, bucking the recent trend of staging the event overseas. The decision was among the key takeaways from the IPL Governing Council meeting held on Tuesday. After the 2023 auction in Kochi, the event has been staged overseas in recent years, with Dubai, […]
Nairobi to host 2029 World Athletics Championships in African first
NAIROBI has been selected to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, with the Kenyan capital becoming the first African city to stage the event. World Athletics announced the decision on Tuesday after its council meeting in Budapest, while also awarding the 2031 edition to Munich. Nairobi had previously failed in its bid to host […]
BCB/Cardiology Services Inc U-21 Tournament…Port Mourant hold their nerve to edge RH Canje to clinch title
PORT Mourant Cricket Club held their nerve on Sunday last to defeat arch-rivals Rose Hall Community Centre Cricket Club by two wickets to emerge as the champions of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) U-21 tournament. Playing in front of a sizeable crowd at the Port Mourant ground, the home team required 13 runs with only […]
Seven former Australia captains raise Imran Khan welfare concerns
SEVEN former Australia captains have written to Foreign Minister Penny Wong urging the Australian Government to raise concerns with Pakistan over the welfare and treatment of former Pakistan Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan. Allan Border, Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Belinda Clark, Kim Hughes, Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh said they were writing […]
‘I don’t even know if I’ll be there at Ashes 2027’ – Steve Smith
STEVE Smith has made no commitment to the next Ashes campaign, with the veteran batter continuing to assess his Test future one series at a time. Smith, 37, is yet to decide whether he will be part of Australia’s tour of England next summer, despite the prospect of chasing a first Ashes series win in […]
Sophie Cunningham, Adam Silver discuss next WNBA commissioner
INDIANA Fever guard Sophie Cunningham has talked with NBA commissioner Adam Silver about the traits she would like to see in the next WNBA commissioner. She told reporters after the Fever’s practice on Monday that Silver reached out to her for her thoughts, though the NBA declined to state just what Cunningham and Silver […]
Stage set for high-stakes Georgetown/East Coast showdown in Lotto/Let’s Bet T10
THE stage is set for two pulsating weekends of tapeball action as the biggest zone in the Lotto/Let’s Bet One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast takes centre stage from September 26. Round-of-32 action bowls off across four grounds on September 26, with Malteenoes Sports Club, Ogle Community Centre Ground, Better Hope Community Centre Ground, and […]
The Sports Network to provide radio commentary at upcoming IMC Over-40s World Cup in Guyana
THE Sports Network is set to provide radio coverage at the upcoming International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over-40s World Cup which bowls off October 17-31 in Guyana. Managing Director of The Sports Network Wadekar Anthony Khemraj expressed great delight to partner with IMC and Cricket West Indies Masters Association. A total of 16 teams will be […]
Trophy Stall on board ninth edition of PM T20 Softball Cup
TWO-time Corporate Sponsor of the Year (Small), Ramesh Sunich, proprietor of Trophy Stall, is once more displaying his undoubted generosity by donating all the trophies for this year’s ninth edition of the Prime Minister T20 Softball Cup. The affable Sunich, who captured the Corporate Sponsor of the Year award in successive years at the Ministry […]
