Falmouth (Jamaica), May 30 (IANS/CMC) New Zealand have clawed their way back after they were forced to struggle by Jamaica XI on the first day of the two-day tour match here at the Trelawny Multiplex. New Zealand, who were struggling at 42 for the loss of four wickets, limped to 112 for six. Debutant Mark Craig […]
Bridgetown (Barbados), May 29 (IANS/CMC) West Indies cricket team’s head coach Ottis Gibson says the presence of legends Sir Garfield Sobers and Sir Curtly Ambrose will be an asset to the team’s preparation ahead of the upcoming Test series against New Zealand. Sobers, arguably the greatest all-rounder in the game’s history will work with the West […]
Lucas Street (Barbados), May 29 (IANS/CMC) Captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s sixth first class hundred and fast bowler Miguel Cummins’s four-wicket haul, helped West Indies High Performance Centre (HPC) crush Bangladesh A by 351 runs under three days, in their opening four-day “Test” here. The right-handed Brathwaite made 164 (15X4, 1X6) to propel his side to 351 for […]
Rio de Janeiro, May 29 (IANS) The head coach of Brazil’s national football team has voiced praise for star striker Neymar who according to him has emerged a stronger and more mature player after his first season at Barcelona. “Neymar is better now than during last year’s Confederations Cup, when he led Brazil to victory by […]
Washington, May 29 (IANS) Golf star Tiger Woods announced Wednesday that he would miss his second straight Major Championship, the US Open, due to back injury. “Unfortunately, I won’t be there because I’m not yet physically able to play competitive golf,” Xinhua quoted Woods as saying. Woods had surgery on his back in late March, which […]
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab captain George Bailey won the toss and elected to field against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Eden Gardens here Wednesday. The game was pushed to Wednesday after heavy downpour lashed the ground Tuesday. While the Punjab outfit fielded an […]
Madrid, May 28 (IANS) Despite reigning world champions Spain being one of the hot favourites, the 2014 World Cup will perhaps be a tournament too far for them. The Spanish national side, nicknamed La Rojas, has enjoyed an incredible six years since it finally cast off its habitual inferiority complex by winning the 2008 European Championship, […]
Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) It was not the first time that Trinidad and Tobago medium-pacer Kevon Cooper found himself in trouble over his bowling action when the umpires in the Indian Premier League (IPL) reported him for illegal delivery action. Three years ago, he was sent to the University of Western Australia in Perth to undergo […]
Minister for Sport and Recreation Stuart Ayres says he’s looking forward to joining Australians experiencing sleep deprivation in June as our Socceroos take on the football might of Europe and South America in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Mr Ayres has given his personal message of support to the Socceroos following last night’s home friendly […]
Paris, May 27 (IANS) Newly-crowned Australian champion Stan Wawrinka was bundled out of the French Open after he lost to Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of Spain 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 in the first round Monday. The third-seeded Swiss led 3-1 in the first set before losing it on the Spaniard’s first set point by hitting long. He pulled […]