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On Sunday, August 23 from 5 pm, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will stage a massive cycling event from the University of Guyana entrance at Liliendaal to the Carifesta Sports Complex dubbed ‘The Big Ride’, under the theme ‘Ride On, Live Long’.

– To play semi-finals tonight Last year’s finalist Milerock United eliminated the only Georgetown side in this year’s Linden Invitational Football Tournament, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 2-1 while Winners Connection rocked Netrockers by a similar goal line to round off the semi-finals tonight at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground (MSC).

The hosting of an event  billed as the Guyana Wrestle Mania is just over a week away and all that is known is that the National Park has been booked for August 15.

Defending champions Bakewell Topp XX and Amelia’s Ward United became the first two teams to advance to the semi-finals of this year’s Linden Invitational Football tournament after contrasting victories on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

Former President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF),  Colonel (ret’d) Godwin McPherson was laid to rest yesterday at Litchfield Village, West Coast Berbice following a church service at the Church of the Transfiguration in Georgetown.

World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) champion Leon ‘Hurry-Up’ Moore and WIBA Iberian-American bantamweight champion Shondel ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred have both inked their respective contracts for the September 26 title fights which will be staged at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

– Moore down for NABA title clash The latest boxing news to hit the streets is that national female bantamweight champion Shondel ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred will fight for her first world title when she faces Canadian Corinne Van Ryck De Groot for the vacant Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) bantamweight title.

Local lifters ‘Big John’ Edwards, Mervin ‘Spongy’ Moses and Randolph Morgan have begun their preparation for the 7th NAPF North American Regional Powerlifting Championships and the 12th NAPF/FESUPO Pan-American Regional Championships which will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Hotel in Miami, Florida from August 4-8.

Expressions of sympathy to the family of the late Godwin McPherson came yesterday from Minister of Sport Dr.

– Named USL-1 Player of the WeekGuyana’s star striker Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson says that he’s having the time of his life playing with the Carolina RailHawks in the first division of the United Soccer League.

It was not as spectacular as the first staging of the National Race of Champions in May this year, but the sequel marked a positive return for Andrew King as he once again showed why he was once  Caribbean Champion driver.

The second Kashif and Shanghai/Roraima Bikers cycling meet which is set for Amelia’s Ward, Linden on Sunday, August 9, has received a big boost from Bill Express; a subsidiary of Grace Kennedy Guyana Limited, when the company yesterday handed over a substantial amount of money to the organizers.

It was considered  a lifeline thrown to  the sport of power lifting locally when the Guyana Power Lifting Federation (GPLF) yesterday received a large quantity of weights from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport.

Team Rahaman expects to win despite starting at back of grid The  Rahaman motor racing dynasty in Guyana and the Caribbean has been thrilling crowds over the years in their customary Ford line of cars and come Sunday at the Guyana Motor racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) National Race of Champions Round Two, the father and son duo of Jad and Ryan will be aiming to keep up that tradition.

Director of Sports Neil Kumar yesterday stated that chess was added to the list of events which will be contested in the second stage of the 2009 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) which will get underway  in Suriname in October.

King aiming to rule supremeHis name is synonymous with motor racing in the Caribbean and after a dismal performance in round one of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Race of Champions in May, Andrew King says he is aiming to make up for lost ground when round two gets revving on Sunday at the South Dakota Circuit.

Former national point guard and captain Lugard Mohan and Aubrey Younge have been successful at their Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) Officials Certification Course, which was held in Denver, Colorado, USA  from June 19-22, boosting  Guyana’s pool of certified referees to three.

-Sir Shridath to take up role After two weeks of conflict which saw a second-string team being pressed into action against Bangladesh, the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) have agreed to mediation following a meeting with CARICOM Chairman, President Bharrat Jagdeo.

Paul Vieira hoping for good competitionSunday’s GMR&SC National Race of Champions, Round Two will see some 22 events with Guyana’s top drivers expecting to bring out their machines for a day of quality racing, according to newly-elected President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Aaron Bethune.

New Line Cavaliers, McGill Super Stars and West Demerara Mavericks name squadsNew Line Cavaliers, McGill Super Stars and West Demerara Mavericks have named their players for Saturday’s Digicel ‘D’ Bimmer Flex promotion Twenty20 tournament at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.