FC Edmonton midfielder tempers his aggression (Guyanese Descendant)
EDMONTON - This Nurse isn’t mistaken as a caregiver — at least, not on the soccer pitch.
FC Edmonton midfielder Chris Nurse — all six-foot-one, 181 pounds of him — is known for his aggressive style of play. The 29-year-old veteran has never been one to shy away from a challenge and is often a collector of yellow cards.
In training, he plays just as hard as he does in games, which doesn’t always please his coaches or fellow teammates.
But head coach Colin Miller said he has seen an improvement in Nurse’s discipline on the field, especially after he sat down with the player and had a one-on-one chat several weeks ago.
Washington Midtown Lions Club 3rd Annual Cricket Match, honoring the late Guyanese, Leslie Grant
The Washington Midtown Lions Club invites you to their 3rd Annual Cricket Match honoring the late Lion Leslie Grant.
Date: Saturday September 14, 2013
Time: 11:00 am
Address:19700 Golden Valley Lane, Brookeville, MD 20833, USA
Things looking up for Guyana's Fernandes
KUALA LUMPUR: Having four brothers who play squash naturally set Nicolette Fernandes down the path of being a professional squash player.
The 30-year-old Toronto-born player from Guyana nearly had her career cut short in 2007 when she suffered a serious knee injury that laid her off for 23 months.
Malinga joins Guyana in CPL
Lasith Malinga has joined the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the last stage of the Caribbean Premier League. Malinga will replace Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez, who will leave after the league stages to play for Pakistan on their Zimbabwe tour, which starts on August 23.
Barnwell bowls Guyana to narrow win
Guyana Amazon Warriors defended a middling total of 140, taking four wickets in the last three overs, to set up a five-run win against Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League. The win has pushed Guyana's points tally to eight, although they still trail the Barbados Tridents on run rate.
CPL names six franchise teams
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The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) authorities have announced the name of its six franchise teams and unveiled the team logos after weeks of speculations and hundreds of suggestions via social media, reports UNB.
The names of six CPL franchise teams: Antigua Hawksbills, Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Lucia Zouks, and Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul scores 69-ball Test century
On April 10, 2003 Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored the fourth-fastest hundred of all time at Bourda. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at the day when the all-conquering Australians were bludgeoned by the person they had least expected to.
Roger Harper: one of the greatest fielders of all time
Roger Harper, arguably the best fielder of his era, was born on March 17, 1963. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a fine all-rounder who would have had a longer career, had his career not coincided with the West Indies at their peak.
The run out
Colin Croft: The meanest of the West Indian fast bowling terrors
There was Andy Roberts, shrewd, aggressive and vicious. There was Michael Holding, lithe, lethal and express. There was Joel Garner, accurate, miserly and destructive. And above everyone, there was Malcolm Marshall, the complete package, and arguably the greatest fast bowler of all time. But the meanest of the pack? That had to be Colin Croft.
Guyana government blasts WICB
Georgetown (Guyana): The Guyana government has condemned the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) for sending two directors to witness recent general elections of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB).