Shiv may miss second one-dayer
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand(CMC): A decision on whether top West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul will suit up for Saturday's second one-day international (ODI) against New Zealand will be made on match day.The plucky left-hander, who missed...
Uncapped trio in 13-man T&T squad
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):Three newcomers have been included in a 13-man Trinidad & Tobago squad for the opening match of the regional four-day tournament against Barbados, starting next week in Bridgetown....
Bolt tops another world-class field
Triple Olympic Games gold-medallist, Usain Bolt, has been voted Male Athlete of 2008 by sport journalists.Bolt, along with Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva, both International Association of Athletics Federations' (IAAF) Athletes of the Year...
Murray on a cruise
ABU DHABI (AP):Andy Murray cruised past James Blake 6-2, 6-2 yesterday to set up a semi-final meeting with Roger Federer at the inaugural Capitala World Tennis Championship.In the other first-round match, Nikolay Davydenko ousted Andy Roddick 6-4, 6-4...
Benitez may rest Gerrard
LONDON (AP): Steven Gerrard's top-quality performances have pushed Liverpool within sight of a first English league title since 1990. However, now that his star player faces criminal charges stemming from a brawl at a nightclub, manager Rafa Benitez...
Magic cruise past Bulls
CHICAGO (AP): The Orlando Magic quickly bounced back to their best with a 113-94 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday, posting their eighth win in nine NBA games.Having seen their seven-game winning streak end at Detroit on Monday, the Magic...
Runaway win for Regal Selection
THE GUARDIAN outbattled FLAGAMAN to win the 1300-metre New Year's Day Trophy and REGAL SELECTION confirmed he was ready for open allowance by romping home unchallenged in the 2200-metre CTL Fan Appreciation Day Trophy as a new season of racing kicked off ...
Dehring new head of RJR Foundation
Christopher Dehring, for-mer chief executive officer of Cricket World Cup 2007, is the new chairman of the RJR Sports Foundation.The appointment of Dehring to replace former chairman Michael Hall was announced on Wednesday by managing director of the RJR Communications...
Sprinter escapes serious injury in crash
PORT-OF-SPAIN (CMC):Double Olympic silver medallist Richard Thompson was recuperating in hospital after escaping serious injury in a vehicular accident early yesterday.The 23-year-old sprinter, recently named as T&T's Sportsman of the Year for...