Antonelli becomes youngest world champion in Formula 1 history as Verstappen wins in Mexico
KIMI Antonelli clinched his first world title and became the youngest champion in Formula 1 history by finishing third at the Mexico City Grand Prix. Antonelli – 20 years and 68 days old – finished the race in third, behind Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. His moment of glory came on a […]
Arsenal edge Liverpool to go three clear at top
ARSENAL took advantage of Manchester City’s defeat by Brighton as they edged a thrilling encounter at Liverpool to move three points clear at the top of the Premier League. Back-to-back losses for City handed the Gunners the opportunity to seize control of the title race, but they faced a difficult task against a rapidly improving […]
‘Canelo’ reclaims title with vintage win over Mbilli
SAUL ‘Canelo’ Alvarez reclaimed the WBC super-middleweight title with a vintage performance against Christian Mbilli in Riyadh. Just over one year since losing his belts to Terance Crawford, Mexican pound-for-pound great Alvarez returned to action with a confident victory by unanimous decision. The 36-year-old, in his 69th professional fight, showed trademark slick defence and counter […]
Cummins concerns and weaknesses to target – takeaways from SA-Australia series
IF England fans were in any doubt over the difficulty of this winter’s trip to South Africa, they should be no more. The superb Proteas completed victory on the final day of their enthralling series against Australia to reaffirm their status as the best side in the world. The contest was packed with subplots, many […]
England Lions demolish West Indies ‘A’ to take first T20
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, (CMC) – Naavya Sharma snared four wickets, and skipper Thomas Rew blasted an unbeaten half century to lead England Lions to a lopsided eight-wicket win over West Indies ‘A’ in the opening T20 here on Sunday. None of the home side’s batters managed to negotiate the pace of Sharma and Scott Currie, […]
Impressive Falkirk earn first win over hapless Celtic in 19 years
FALKIRK earned a stunning first victory over Celtic in 19 years as they took advantage of an abject display by the visitors to move up to fourth place in the Scottish Premiership. Ethan Ross’ early goal was added to by Scott Tanser’s excellent run and finish before the break as John McGlynn’s side ruthlessly exposed […]
Friendship Allstars crowned EBFA U-17 Youth Ensemble Champions
..Regional champions and runners-up advance to national playoffs FRIENDSHIP Allstars have been crowned champions of the East Bank Football Association’s (EBFA’s) U-17 Youth Ensemble competition, following a six- week tournament which brought together seven clubs and more than 120 young footballers from across the region. The competition, which ran from September 18 to October 24, […]
Tribe unable to join England Lions over virus worry
GLAMORGAN batter Asa Tribe has been barred from joining the England Lions squad in the West Indies because of a recent trip to Kenya. Tribe played three one-day matches for Jersey in Nairobi in late October, lining up against Kuwait and Papua New Guinea, as well as against the hosts. He was then due […]
Vice-President’s T20 Softball Cup Namebrand/Corriverton cart off women’s category
NAMEBRAND/CORRIVERTON, led by a brilliant 90 not out from Nickasie Osbourne and an unbeaten 56 from her opening partner Rea Harris, cantered to an easy10-wicket victory over Invaders to earn top honours in the women’s category when the third edition of the Vice-president’s T20 Softball Cup, climaxed at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, […]
Namibia overpower Ireland in series decider
IRELAND fell to a five-wicket defeat in the fifth and final one-day international as Namibia claimed a 3-2 series win in Windhoek. The visitors were all-out for 129 after 33.1 overs with Namibia surpassing that target in 21.2 overs. With next year’s Cricket World Cup qualifier taking place in the southern Africa nation in […]
