CRICKET Australia (CA) has confirmed the appointment of Andrew McDonald as the full-time, all-format head coach of the Australian men’s cricket team. The former Victorian all-rounder had been serving in an interim role following Justin Langer’s resignation in early February. Following a successful tour of Pakistan in which McDonald oversaw victories in Tests and T20Is,…
Manchester City produced a disciplined performance to secure a fractious 0-0 draw at Atletico Madrid on Wednesday and reach the Champions League semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate. Tensions boiled over in the closing stages and Atletico defender Felipe was sent off after receiving a second yellow card before the teams played out 12 minutes of added…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
LIVERPOOL remain on course for a historic quadruple after a thrilling draw with Benfica secured a two-leg Champions League semi-final against Villarreal. Having established a 3-1 lead in Lisbon, Liverpool extended their advantage with Ibrahima Konate’s powerful 21st-minute header from a Kostas Tsimikas corner. Benfica equalised through Goncalo Ramos’ excellent turn and finish, before Roberto…
Nineteen-year-old Shenese Walks, a teacher who was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, was left locked inside his Craig, East Bank Demerara house with a knife stuck in her neck. The 21-year-old boyfriend has reportedly confessed to the crime and claims that he tried to take the knife away from Walks during an argument but…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
PROMISING Guyanese left-arm spinner Ashmead Nedd was selected by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to be one of their net bowlers in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). The News Room reported that the 21-year-old deemed the selection as “life-changing” given the quality of international players and support staff present in the league. The opportunity came…
A 90-year-old unvaccinated woman from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death. The Ministry of Health reported that the woman died on Wednesday. This latest death takes the total death toll since March 2020 to 1, 227 and is the first reported death in weeks. Meanwhile, nine new cases were recorded from 1, 280…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice, Justice Adrian Sauders is not giving an appeal to the notion in Guyana and some other jurisdictions that the Court is biased. The Caribbean Court of Justice was thrown into the local spotlight following the no-confidence motion against the APNU+AFC government in 2018 and the aftermath of the…
,,,, Clubs, schools to benefit soon DOZENS of young and promising youth cricketers in the Ancient County of Berbice last weekend benefitted from donation of cricket gear from the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)-organised Cricket Kindness project. The youths were drawn from across the county and were selected by their respective clubs based on their discipline,…
