Emmerson Campbell

If there were any doubts about road race supremacy, Cleveland Forde put those to rest yesterday when he emphatically won Guyana’s leg of the 11th South American 10 km Road Classic.

Banks DIH Limited, Red Earth Promotions and the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) launched the Champions of Champions Novices event Saturday in Bartica.

Yesterday, the national rider beat the heat and a star-studded field of wheelsmen at the National Park speeding off with the top honours in the feature 35-lap event of the second annual Payless Variety Store 11-race programme.

Guyana, the six-time NACRA men’s Sevens champions were booted out of this year’s championships slated for the Cayman Islands next month without playing a game following late registration by five hours.

From Emmerson Campbell  in Suriname Hosts Suriname sent Guyana home with a treasure chest full of silver when the second and final leg of this year’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG) concluded last night at the Ismay van Wilden Sporthal.

From Emmerson Campbell in Suriname  The gusts whipping through the Andre Kamperveen Stadium here in Suriname yesterday was Guyana’s biggest competition as the visitors dominated the host on day one of the Track and Field segment of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG).

From Emmerson Campbell in Suriname Suriname’s male volleyball team rallied for a thrilling come-from-behind 3-2 victory over Guyana while their female compatriots grounded the visiting Guyana female team in straight sets when action in the second leg of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) served off here in Paramaribo, Suriname last night.

Guyana, the six-time North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens men’s champions may not have a chance to play a game, much more regain their crown at this year’s championships in November after the host Cayman Islands contends that the bookings were five hours late.

A five-man team of national riders spearheaded by this season’s most successful wheelsman, Alanzo Greaves and National Road Race Champion, Raynauth Jeffrey will depart for Curacao tomorrow to compete in the annual Caribbean Cycling Championships.

Like its oft advertised logo, the second annual Cancer Awareness Cycle Road race just got bigger and better….and

Multiple title holder, Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell (12(7)-0-1) has once again proved to the public that he is capable of living up to the hype in the fistic sport.

After two weeks of high intensity training, two of Guyana’s top amateur boxers, Imran Khan and Dennis Thomas will begin their quests for medals at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Thursday.

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ran away with yesterday’s Banks Sevens Club Championship beating the University of Guyana (UG) ruggers 19 to 12 in the final at the National Park.

Junior Sportsman of the Year, Paul DeNobrega has a knack for winning big money races.

After weighing in at 134 pounds each, Jamaican, Glenroy ‘Bumpy’ Beckford and multiple division title holder, Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell stood with their faces inches apart, their mouths moving at a rapid-fire pace as they shouted at one another.

Construction of the 25-metre warm up pool at the National Aquatic Centre has started and is scheduled to conclude in March next year.

A subcommittee within the National Sports Commission is currently working on a policy on how to reward athletes for their outstanding achievements.

Boxing superstars are not born into the role, they earn that title by paying their dues usually in the amateur ranks then onwards and upwards to the pay-per view arenas that holds the sport’s true riches.

The Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Organization is prepared to fight a legal battle with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)if this year’s 24th edition of the K&S tournament has to be played parallel to the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) competition.

An appreciation ceremony was hosted by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) for the athletes and officials that participated in the inaugural South American Youth Games (SAYG) in Peru and the Islamic Solidarity Games in Indonesia last month.