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Guyana deflate U17 holders T&T

SCARBOROUGH, Tobago – Their batting, led by half-centuries from Sherfane Rutherford and Adrian Sukwah, set things up and their bowling formalised a 62-run victory for Guyana which condemned host and holders Trinidad& Tobago to their…

World Cup final: Germany defeats Argentina in extra time

(CNN) -- Never bet against Germany. In a world where so much can change so quickly, perhaps it is reassuring that there is one constant which remains. The nation which had ripped Brazil's dreams to shreds in the semifinals, won its fourth…

Thynel Martin opening ceremony

(Sports Page)— The 4th edition of the Sports Museum week climaxed on Friday 11th July. On that day, former top athlete on Nevis, Thynel Martin was honoured posthumously. Pictures and trophies of the former athlete were donated to the…

Shelly second in Glasgow Diamond League 100m

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Double Olympic gold medallist Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce was beaten into second by Michelle-Lee Ahye of Trinidad in the Glasgow Diamond League 100 metres Saturday. Ahye clocked seconds 11.01 to Fraser Pryce’s season’s…

Brazil, Netherlands in uncomfortable third place match

BRASÍLIA, (AFP) - The Brazilians and Dutch will be the uncomfortable warm-up act for Sunday's grand finale between Germany and Argentina at Rio de Janeiro's historic Maracana Stadium. Saturday's match will be the end of a campaign that…

CPL T20: Guyana Amazon Warriors defeat Antigua Hawksbills

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CMC) — Guyana Amazon Warriors defeated Antigua Hawksbills by two wickets, in the opening game of the Caribbean Premier League at the National Stadium on Friday. Scores: ANTIGUA HAWKSBILLS — 136 for eight off 20 overs…

EPPS students meet Sporting Heroes

Sports Page-- As the Sports Museum week 2014 edition continued, the students from the Elizabeth Pemberton Primary School were the privileged ones to meet with some of this year’s honourees. The two outstanding sporting figures present at…

Jamaica, Windwards claim victory

SCARBOROUGH, Trinidad – Title-holders Trinidad & Tobago produced a limp batting performance and suffered their second straight defeat, when Jamaica topped them by seven wickets in the second round of the Regional Under-17 Tournament on…

Last-wicket heroes lift India

Sports Page-- India were in danger of surrendering the advantage they had built so carefully over four sessions as they lost four wickets for four runs immediately after lunch on the second day. But Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami…

FIFA bans Nigeria from international football

(CNN) -- FIFA has suspended Nigeria from international football citing government interference in the running of its national federation. The emergency committee of the world governing body said the blanket ban would come into to place…

World Cup: Argentina defeats Netherlands to reach final

(CNN) -- Brazil thought its nightmare was over -- but perhaps it's only just beginning. After the humiliation of being obliterated by Germany, those who had dreamed of a Brazilian World Cup triumph might have thought they would be left…