FORMER England and Yorkshire captain Ray Illingworth has died, aged 89. The all-rounder, who led England to an away Test series victory over Australia in 1970-71, had been undergoing radiotherapy for esophageal cancer. Illingworth played 61 Tests for England between 1958-1973, scoring 1,836 Test runs at an average of 23.24 and claimed 122 wickets at…
BARBADOS and West Indies wicketkeeper-batsman Shane Dowrich has retained an attorney as he seeks redress over the process used by Cricket West Indies to deny him a renewal of his contract. The matter came to light earlier this week when Barbados Cricket Association President Conde Riley revealed that he had received a letter from the…
SEPHEN Curry hailed the Golden State Warriors’ win against the Phoenix Suns on Christmas Day as “huge” given the number of players missing. Against a comparatively healthy Suns squad, the Warriors were without Andrew Wiggins, Jordan Poole, Damion Lee and Moses Moody (health and safety protocols), along with several assistant coaches, and Andre Iguodala (knee),…
…wants CWI to look to governance reports FORMER West Indies wicketkeeper, Deryck Murray, believes drastic structural changes must be implemented in order for the team to have any hope of regaining its place among the elites of international cricket. Earlier last s week regional cricket governing body Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the decision to…
The FIFA-appointed normalisation committee has been granted a one-year extension by FIFA to complete its mandate. The Robert Hadad-led administration now remains at the helm of Trinidad and Tobago football until March 31, 2023. This was confirmed by the governing body’s general secretary Fatma Samoura on Friday. Initially, the normalisation committee’s tenure was scheduled to…
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent, (CMC) – A late order collapse sent West Indies Under-19s to a disappointing 18-run defeat to South Africa Under-19s, in the opening Youth One-Day International here Sunday. In pursuit of a modest 147 for victory at Cumberland Playing Field, the hosts were coasting at 121 for three in the 31st over before…
Four persons are homeless after a Christmas night fire destroyed their house at Company Road, Friendship on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD). According to a report from the Guyana Fire Service, at around 21:32 hrs on Saturday night, two fire tenders from the Melanie and Campbellville Fire Stations responded to the scene at a…
A family of four is now homeless after a fire destroyed their Rose Street, West Ruimveldt Georgetown house on Christmas morning. The Guyana Fire Service reported that three fire tenders from the Central and West Ruimveldt Fire Stations responded at around 08:50 hrs. The building on fire was a flat wooden and concrete building; it…
A massive Christmas Day fire at Ankerville, Port Mourant in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) has left a family of five homeless. The two-storey wooden building was occupied by Ravi Rashaney and his family of four; the building and all of its contents were destroyed. The Guyana Fire Service reported that one fire tender from…
Three more unvaccinated women have died after they were infected with the novel coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Health. The latest deaths are: An 84-year-old woman from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica) who died on December 24 A 76-year-old woman from Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) who died on December 25 A 69-year-old woman, also…
