Calvin Roberts

The Guyana Sports Development Foundation, Incorporated, (GSDF) a non-profit organization based in Florida, United States of America has appointed Lawrence ‘Sparrow’ Griffith as the GSDF Representative in Guyana.

-Christina Sukhram An emotional Christina Sukhram, the national ladies golf champion, told Stabroek Sports yesterday that her late father Basil Sukhram was somebody who wanted the best for her, whilst being more than a father to her.

– national male and female youth teams to play overseas President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh on Friday night told those gathered at the Waterchris Hotel and Bar for the farewell dinner held in honour of the national female under-19 and male under-15 teams that a unique achievement will be recorded on their departure.

With the Guyana under-15 team set to depart these shores shortly for neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago where they will compete in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Clico-sponsored Regional under-15 tournament, Stabroek Sport brings you a Who’s who of the team.

Seventeen-year-old Vijay Rahim of Hardcore Gym lifted his way to three national records and the best lifter title when the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) held its 2009 National Novices Competition at  Club Blue Note last Sunday.

Following a three-and-a-half-hour practice session at the Everest Cricket Club (ECC)  ground yesterday, the junior selection panel of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has short-listed a 34- man squad for two 40 overs-a-side trial matches.

Delmur Gold, La Bayomosa and Miss Republic each carted off one of the three feature races when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf and Sports Club held its first horse racing event of the year at their Alness  Village, Corentyne track last Sunday.

In their first match after being selected for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Clico sponsored Under-15 limited overs tournament the national Under-15 team defeated St.

Over 70 horses are down to compete in today’s horse racing meet at the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club at the Alness Village, Corentyne, Berbice track.

“As far as I am concerned he is still the Territorial Development Officer (TDO) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB),” says president of the GCB Chetram Singh.

Former Guyana and West Indies fast bowler Colin Stuart resigned as the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Technical Development Officer (TDO) with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) last month but was asked to rescind his decision by GCB’s vice-president Bissoondial Singh.

Vice-president and president of the Guyana and Demerara Cricket Boards respectively Bissoondial Singh was re-elected to the stewardship of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) following its Annual General Meeting (AGM) late last month.

According to race organizer Colin Elcock, all systems are in place for Sunday’s Banks DIH Limited sponsored race meet at the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club where over $2M in prizes will be up for grabs.

An unbeaten century from Shivnarine Chanderpaul and yet another half century from the consistent Ramnaresh Sarwan helped the West Indies square the five-match Digicel limited overs series 1-1 with a 21-run win in the second ODI at the National Stadium at Providence yesterday.

Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was yesterday the recipient of a plaque and a house lot from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and Fazil Ramzan of Umana Developments Limited respectively.

Mistake gifts England first one-dayer England chalked up its first victory in the Digicel 2009 series against  West Indies when they won yesterday’s opening encounter  by one run on the Duckworth/Lewis system at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Inspired by their victory in the Test series and the lone 20/20 encounter, West Indies captain Christopher Gayle told a press gathering yesterday that his team will be ready for whatever the visiting England squad throws, at them today.

Amidst all the hype taking place over the players for the first two One Day Internationals (ODI) between the West Indies and England at the Guyana National Stadium this weekend, Stabroek Sport paid a visit to the venue where the man in charge stated that all systems are ready.

President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh yesterday offered his congratulations to Guyana, West Indies and Durham middle order batsman Shivnarine ‘Tiger’ Chanderpaul, who has received the Cacique Crown of Honour (CCH), the third highest national award, from President Bharrat Jagdeo.

The semi-finals of the Memorex Enterprises Limited countrywide 15 overs-a-side softball tournament was completed last  Sunday at the picturesque Guyana National Service (GNS) ground, with Regal XI and Wolf Warriors setting up a match in the finals.