AZEEM Rafiq fears speaking out about racism has made him “unemployable” within the sport. The former Yorkshire player told MPs last year that English cricket was “institutionally” racist. Rafiq, 31, would like to work as a cricket coach or in the media but said he feared it might not be possible. “I feel like people…
By Vishani Ragobeer Vishani@newsroom.gy There has been an intensified discussion on dated hair rules in schools over the past few days and while several stakeholders agree that change is needed, Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says that widespread consultations will inform the much-needed change. “Presently, we are enforcing subjective rules on what we believe neat…
THE match referee who put the MCG on notice for an unacceptable pitch four years ago will have the final say on whether a “dead” Rawalpindi deck that has produced just 11 wickets in four days will receive a similar sanction. Steve Smith lamented the lifeless surface produced for the highly-anticipated Benaud-Qadir series opener, which…
After being lost and walking in the Bissaruni forest area in Kwakwani, Linden for six days, two forest officers were found alive and well. Twenty-three-year-old Tofawa Thomas, a chockerman, and 43-year-old Garfield Cummings, a sawman, were missing since March 1; the News Room understands that they were found at around 20:30hrs on Monday but this…
(REUTERS) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and a Russian businessman have been removed from all positions in the International Judo Federation (IJF), the sport’s governing body said, in the latest sporting rebuke following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision, announced in a brief statement, comes after Putin, a black belt who has co-authored the book…
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has invested in a Scoring App through CricClubs and among the main objectives is to increase its capacity for efficient scoring and most importantly, improve record-keeping. Most of the records and statistics regarding cricket in the city or domestic cricket countrywide are not a click away and it is the…
… Pakistan rack up astounding 728 for 4 as Test ends 21 overs early PAKISTAN openers Abdullah Shafique and Imam-ul-Haq hit centuries on a tedious fifth day to again grind Australia’s attack into the ground on a benign Rawalpindi pitch, as the first Test petered out to a stale draw. Dominating a mostly dull final…
By Akeem Greene akeem@newsroom.gy National Table Tennis player, Shemar Britton, was the lone Guyanese player to reach the quarter-final stage of the individual category at the senior Caribbean Championship in Cuba. Impressed by his performance, the 23-year-old reflected that despite lacking the needed high-performance training, he is proud he can still match skills with such…
President Irfaan Ali has commended women for their contributions to society in his message on International Women’s Day. The President in a short message said the contributions of women are invaluable and they continue to pave the way in building the country. “And I do want to salute all women, in Guyana, the region and…
ROBERT Lewandowski scored a hat-trick inside the opening 23 minutes as Bayern Munich thrashed Bull Red Salzburg to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. The Poland captain, on his 100th start in the competition, confidently stroked home two penalties inside 21 minutes, after twice being recklessly brought down by Salzburg defender Maximilian Wober, the second confirmed…
