Sports
Khan, Daniels and Stoll bowl Demerara to victory
By Staff | Monday, September 8, 2008 | 0 CommentsGuyana and West Indies right arm-leg spinner Amir Khan with 3-4 along with fast bowlers Seon Daniels and Andre Stoll each with 2-18, bowled Demerara to a comfortable 10-wicket victory over Essequibo in their first round encounter of the Guyana Cricket... Read more »
WICB moving to professionalise WI cricket
By Tony Cozier | Monday, September 8, 2008 | 1 CommentAfter the unedifying distractions of who stumped up the cash to spruce up the president’s office and the latest, inevitably costly row over sponsorship, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) shocked us all last week with a lengthy statement that, for... Read more »
Beacon United retains Chubby under-14 title
By Kizan Brumell | Monday, September 8, 2008 | 0 CommentsA quite enlivening final match was won by Beacon United who retained the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Chubby under-14 championships at the Tucville Playfield yesterday. Champions Again!!! The Beacon United Football Club poses with itsprizes... Read more »
Moseley to conduct fast bowling clinic here
By Staff | Monday, September 8, 2008 | 0 CommentsFormer Barbados and West Indies right arm fast medium bowler Ezra Moseley is due in Guyana later this month to conduct a fast bowling clinic organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) in conjunction with the Reds Perreira Sports Foundation (RPSF). Ezra... Read more »
Mike Mangal wins Sunburst Orange Juice Medal Play Golf tourney
By Staff | Monday, September 8, 2008 | 0 CommentsMike Mangal playing off an eight handicap recorded a gross 75 to end with a net 67 to win last Saturday’s Sunburst Orange Juice Medal Play Golf tournament sponsored by Continental Group of Companies and played at the Lusignan Golf Course. From left... Read more »
GOA defends Beijing 2008 Olympic team
By Ravendra Kishore | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 2 Comments- Pompey comes in for praise The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) has commended the team that went to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and came back medal-less. Chef-de-mission Noel Adonis said that while Guyana failed to win any medals the team performed creditably. According... Read more »
Allicock, Rocke, Alexander and Gouveia to represent Guyana at Commonwealth Games boxing
By Ravendra Kishore | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 0 Comments- US in transit visas to be secured President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Affeeze Khan yesterday announced the names of the four boxers who will represent Guyana at the Commonwealth Games in India this October. Speaking to the media... Read more »
Greene, Adams and Devers shine as Essequibo takes charge
By Calvin Roberts | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 0 CommentsA defiant 71 from Essequibo’s Herrell Greene followed by the first tournament hat trick from his teammate Anthony Adams (3-16) enabled the Cinderella County team to take control after the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico sponsored Un-der-17... Read more »
Who will they be?
By Calvin Roberts | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 0 CommentsThe stage has been set and it is now up to the casting crew, in this case Alpha United, Santos, Pele and Fruta Conquerors Football Clubs to put on the show as semi final action in the G$2.2m Alpha United Carifesta football fiesta kicks off at the Georgetown... Read more »
NBS 2008 second division competition launched
By Calvin Roberts | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 0 CommentsThe 2008 New Building Society Limited (NBS) sponsored Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) second division limited overs cricket competition was launched at the Berbice branch of the sponsor Friday afternoon. Operations manager of New Building... Read more »
Wales carts off Cecil Persaud U-15 title
By Staff | Sunday, September 7, 2008 | 0 CommentsWales carted off the 2007 Cecil Persaud Under-15 limited overs cricket competition when they defeated Utivlugt last Sunday at the Canal Number Two Sports Club ground. Batting first, Wales were dismissed for 110 in 32 overs with Chandrika Persaud, 36... Read more »
Chattergoon and De Jonge slam more half centuries Port Mourant win by 10 wickets
By Calvin Roberts | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsGuyana and West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon and Bermine opener Maxie De Jonge slammed consecutive half centuries to steer their respective teams to victories in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Neal and Massy countrywide limited... Read more »
Ansa McAl to spend over $800,000 on ECD Football Premiere League
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 Comments- takes over from Bakewell One lucky team will walk away with more than $250,000 in prize money and uniforms when the newly-sponsored East Coast Demerara Football Assoc-iation Premiere League competition comes to a close. Local Manager of Ansa McAL... Read more »
Albion Community Centre and Young Warriors to clash in Berbice tomorrow
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsAfter being postponed owing to the inclement weather the two finalists to contest the Upper Corentyne Business Community/Berbice Cricket Board of Control (UPBC/BCBC) First Division 50 overs, Albion Community Centre and Young Warriors will clash at the... Read more »
Beacons to clash with Fruta Conquerors today for Chubby under-14 title
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsThe Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Chubby under-14 championship will conclude today with the final match of the tournament between Beacons and Fruta Conquerors at the Tucville Playfield commencing at 10:30hrs. Before that, however, Thomas... Read more »
Flying Ace/Diamond
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsMineral Water-sponsored 50 mile race tomorrow The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice will run off its annual Diamond Mineral Water-sponsored 50-mile cycle road race tomorrow. Above, Coach Randolph Roberts receives the sponsorship cheque from DDL’s Marketing... Read more »
Maltay fires Chattergoon’s XI to victory
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsA fiery spell of fast bowling by former Guyana U-19 speedster Kwesi Maltay and a well compiled half century by former national player Homchand Pooran enabled Sewnarine Chattergoon’s XI to score an easy victory over Narsingh Deonarine’s XI when the... Read more »
Third annual Noble House hockey to bully-off Monday
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsSix matches will kick off the third annual Noble House sponsored Goals Galore Indoor Hockey tournament organised by the Guyana Hockey Board on Monday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Defending men’s champions Georgetown Cricket Club ‘B’... Read more »
DeSinco 9th annual cycle race to herald five weekends of racing
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsThe DeSinco Group of Companies which has been associated with sponsoring an annual cycle race since 1999 handed over a $74,000 cheque to National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohammed for the ninth edition of the race which will wheel-off on Saturday, September... Read more »
Hurricanes Gustav, Hannah, wreaking havoc with WICB One-Day tourney plans
By Tony Cozier | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 1 CommentThe 2008 West Indies one-day cricket tournament is unlikely to take place in Florida as originally planned. The effects of hurricane related weather have severely hampered preparations at the purpose-built stadium in Broward County, where the matches... Read more »
Neal and Massy tapeball quarter-final matches on today
By Staff | Saturday, September 6, 2008 | 0 CommentsThe final two quarter-final matches in the rain-interrupted Neal and Massy Inter-Company 25-overs-a-side tapeball cricket competition will be played off today at the Guyana Softball Cricket Association ground on Carifesta Avenue. In the first match, surprise... Read more »
Cricket continues from today
By Calvin Roberts | Friday, September 5, 2008 | 1 CommentAction in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organized first and second division competitions will continue over the weekend. Lennox Cush But, in a match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) today, unbeaten Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) will be looking... Read more »
Dowlin’s XI wins second trial match
By Calvin Roberts | Friday, September 5, 2008 | 0 CommentsTravis Dowlin’s XI defeated Krishna Arjune’s XI by 36 runs to win the second trial match organized by the senior selection panel of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB). The match is being used as a yard stick to select the Demerara team that will contest... Read more »
Barbados takes second round of 2008 Caribbean Motor Racing Championship
By Ravendra Kishore | Friday, September 5, 2008 | 1 CommentThe Guyana Motor Racing team led by speed aces, Andrew King, Kevin Jeffrey and Canadian-based Shawn King suffered mixed fortunes in the recently held second leg of the 2008 Caribbean Championships. Stuart Williams being pursued by Guyana’s racing driver... Read more »
