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Siwi emphasises on fresh new approach

IABA chair Ciaran Kirwan addressed the association’s ongoing governance issues in front of a joint Oireachtas committee today.

Kellie Harrington’s Olympic gold medal might be the Georgian’s crowning moment.

The launching of Bangladesh Tigers, a newly introduced programme by Bangladesh Cricket Board designed to develop a shadow national team, is stalled due to lack of facilities. BCB officials insist that they are expecting to make headway to come up with a plan of action regarding starting the

The Finnish Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday that racing sailor Janne Järvinen, who has been sentenced to prison, will not represent Finland at this summers Tokyo Olympics. However, it did not directly cite his conviction as the reason for dropping him for the team. In late March, Järvinen and his sailing partner Sinem Kurtbay secured a berth for Finland in the Nacra 17 class for the Tokyo Games. The committee has instead decided that Kurtbay will compete at the Games with a former ...

TT beach volleyball teams named for Olympic qualifiers in June 4 Hrs Ago Team TTOs Mens Beach Volleyball teams Daynte Stewart (L) and Daneil Williams (R) have been named on TTOs mens team for the upcoming Olympic qualification semi-finals and finals in Mexico. - Allan V. Crane THE TT Volleyball Federation (TTVF) has named its mens and womens squads for the forthcoming Olympic qualification semi-finals and finals, which will be staged in Mexico in June. Daneil Williams, Daynte Stewart, Marlon Ph...

7 April, 2021, 5:15 am Batsman Shailen Sudhok of the Nadi cricket team bats against Cicia during the Cricket Fiji Easter competition at Albert Park in Suva yesterday. Picture: RAMA Cricket Fiji has set its focus on more development programs to enhance and promote the sport. Cricket Fiji tournament director Sitiveni Rokoro said there was a lot of emphasis done on developing the sport on outer islands and rural areas. He made the comment yesterday during the Easter Championship in Suva. “Thi...

Tanvir relishes new art for success Sports Correspondent 1st March, 2021 11:36:49 Bangladesh Emerging team’s left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam on Monday admitted that his focus on varying the line and length proved worthy for him against Ireland Wolves in the lone four-day match. “I was focused on varying the line and length and it proved to be beneficial for me,” Tanvir told The Daily Sun. “There was grass in the wicket and our head coach Champaka Ramanayake asked me to bowl in the right l...

Tommy McCarthy is living proof that persistence pays off in the end, writes Paul Wheeler BEFORE he was the European cruiserweight champion, Tommy McCarthy was a wide-eyed 11-year-old putting on boxing gloves for the first time under the tutelage of Patsy McAllister at Oliver Plunkett ABC in West Belfast. Born to a mother in London and a father in Belfast, McCarthy was back and forth between the two cities from the age of about six weeks. After his mother sadly passed away when he was seven year...