Royston Alkins

President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), Philip Fernandes has described 2020 as a horror year for the sport but said that the board is eager to leave the nightmare of 2020 in its rearview as it aims to progress in 2021. 

President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA), David Fernandes, has disclosed that the nullification of the 2020 season has been a huge disappointment, especially for the nation’s junior squash players. 

Former Caribbean Table Tennis champion, Chelsea Edghill is still contemplating the level of her participation in upcoming international events in 2021 due to the continued threats of COVID-19. 

National swimmer, Leon Seaton Jr., is one of Guyana’s brightest prospects to qualify for the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. 

The Guyana Squash Association (GSA), like many of its sister sports associations, was hamstrung by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, which limited on-court action. 

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB), at the weekend, began the distribution of cricket gear donated by former West Indies cricketer, Clayton Lambert. 

Davion Mars, on Sunday last, won the 2020 national Rapid chess championships which was contested at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, East Bank Demerara. 

The beginning of the new year is set to be a decisive juncture for the administration of cricket in Guyana as the Court of Appeal is set to pronounce on a portion of the Cricket Administration Act, which prevents the staging of the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) elections. 

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., has committed to expanding the physical infrastructure of lawn tennis by transforming the tarmac outside of the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, into a tennis facility which will be open to youths in the neighbouring communities. 

President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Levi Nedd, is hopeful for the return of some semblance of normalcy to volleyball activity in Guyana in the new year, once permission is granted by the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Task Force.

West Indies last played a One-Day International (ODI) almost a year ago – February, 2020 to be precise – against Sri Lanka.

The West Indies men’s team, after their horror run in New Zealand where they were badly beaten 2-0 in the recent test series, is  set to tour Bangladesh in January. 

By the time this article is published, the first day of the opening match of the test series between West Indies and New Zealand should have been  completed and day one proceedings may or may not provide some sort of indication of how the series is likely to pan out. 

For anyone who has been following badminton in Guyana, the Ramdhani siblings, Priyanna and Narayan, in the recent past, have been the dominant figures in the sport and their exploits oftentimes overshadow some of the other local talents.

Territorial Development Officer (TDO) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Colin Stuart, says that the board is set to stage an Under – 19 Inter-County tournament in mid – January 2021 to allow players, who missed the 2020 edition of the tournament due to the ongoing pandemic, the opportunity to showcase their talent. 

The deck is stacked heavily against the West Indies who are set to kick start their tour of New Zealand tomorrow.

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has received a proposed 2021 – 2022 Pan Am hockey calendar following a number of interruptions in 2020 by the global COVID – 19 pandemic which forced the cancellation of a number of tournaments. 

Guyana’s Sherfane Rutherford who became the first son-of-the-soil to lift an Indian Premier League (IPL) title, is quite humbled by the achievement after his Mumbai Indians side captured the 2020 edition of the tournament in Dubai on Tuesday last. 

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Charles Ramson Jr., is keen on making the development of lawn tennis a major priority for his ministry during his tenure. 

The Devon Ramnauth Region Two Development Youth Cricket League which is set to bowl off at the weekend, if the weather permits, is not just an ordinary cricket league.