Royston Alkins

Junior national squash champion Shomari Wiltshire began the 2019 Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash tournament with an overpowering win over Gianni Carpenter last evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Court. 

The national Select Under – 17 side, ended day one of their second-round Hand-in-Hand sponsored Inter-County Under-19 three-day match against Demerara on 28-1 after 11 overs, trailing by 168 runs at stumps at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, yesterday.

Demerara were  on brink of completing a resounding first-round win over Essequibo in the Hand-in-Hand sponsored Inter-County Under – 19 three-day tournament after the latter squandered a promising position to end day two on 155-9, with a lead of 23 runs heading into the final day at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, yesterday. 

A 27-member contingent departed Guyana Tuesday via Moleson Creek en route to French Guiana to attend the 2019 Inter-Guianas volleyball tournament scheduled to spike off tomorrow. 

The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has revealed the names of five talented young men who have been shortlisted to attend the 2019 Nike/FIBA under-17 development camp in Puerto Rico in July.

Demerara secured first innings points over Essequibo and ended day one of the Hand-in-Hand sponsored, Inter-County Under – 19 three-day tournament on 162-5, earning a lead of 87 runs at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground. 

Former NBA player Jermaine Taylor, who recently wore his coaching and mentorship cap at the youth hoops basketball clinics in Georgetown and Linden, says he is impressed with the local talent showcased.

A small Easter Sunday crowd, yesterday witnessed two quality innings from the Demerara Cricket Club’s Alphius Bookie and Sanjay Stanley of the US-based Tri-State Club in the final round of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition. 

Guyana’s swimming contingent on Friday last departed these shores for Barbados to participate in the 2019 Carifta Aquatic Championships which started yesterday and ends Tuesday.

An enterprising century from Garfield Benjamin followed by a masterful spell of off-spin bowling from Dwain Dick, lifted host GNIC to an emphatic 184-run win over Better Hope GYCEA in the penultimate round of the GCA/American Youth Premier Cricket League Under-19 Cricket Competition, yesterday. 

First-class player Trevon Griffith nabbed a career-best match haul of 15-87 while recording twin half-centuries to spur defending champions – the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) – to a commanding outright eight-wicket win over host, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the latest round of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), GISE, Star Party Rental, Trophy Stall first-division, two-day competition, yesterday. 

For fans and followers of national youth squash player Shomari Wiltshire, the genius tag to describe his sprawling efforts on the squash court will amount to little or no debate.

Decorated Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson and his countryman Christopher Barnwell were among the batsmen to churn out runs in the ongoing Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) National League two-day competition at the weekend in the Twin Island Republic. 

A brilliant spell of left-arm spin bowling by West Indies youth player Ashmead Nedd spearheaded a thrilling 22-run win for the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) over host and archrival, the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the final of the Noble House Seafoods Under – 19 Generation Next Cricket competition yesterday.   Nedd ended with figures of 5-13 from 10 overs which included six maidens to headline his side’s efforts to dismiss GCC for 125 in 43.3 overs, chasing 148 for victory.   The hosts were well placed to clinch the title,  cruising along at 60 without loss in the 15th over  after openers Thaddeus Lovell and Andsuegga Rodriguez stitched together a useful opening stand. 

Half-centuries from Winston Forester and Timothy McAlmont followed by searing spells from Bernard Bailey and Ronaldo Ali-Mohamed, spurred the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to a commanding 162 run win over the Everest Cricket Club at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) last evening under lights in the final of the New Building Society second division forty overs tournament.   Everest chasing 261 to lift the cup, folded for 98-9 inside 28 overs.   They were rocked early on by Bailey whose opening spell produced figures of 3-31 which reduced Everest to 27-3 early in their chase.

Guyana women’s table tennis team, last evening, secured a silver medal finish in the 2019 Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation (CRTTF) senior championship at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).   The local ladies comprising Trenace Low, Natalie Cummings, Chelsea Edghill and Jody Ann-Blake were unlucky in their bid to get pass their adversaries from the Dominica Republic and lost 1-3 in their final round robin match, to settle for a gutsy second-place finish.   Both teams went into the match undefeated but it was Guyana who were first to establish their will to take the title when Edghill and Low continued their success over Yasiris Ortiz and Esmerlyn Castro in the doubles match-up by taking it 6-11, 11-9, 7-11, 13-11, 12-10.

A match-defining half-century from Reniece Boyce propelled Trinidad and Tobago to a 69-run win over host Guyana in the opening round of the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Colonial Medical Insurance Women’s Super50 Cup at the Providence Stadium, yesterday. 

Businessman Samuel Barakat was on Thursday evening re-elected as President of the Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) at the body’s Annual General meeting and election of office bearers at the National Racquet Centre. 

Guyana’s beach volleyball pair of Juan Velazquez and Vance Harding were unsuccessful in the opening rounds of the ongoing South American Beach Games in Rosario, Argentina. 

Ashley Khalil is already quite a decorated female athlete. One would simply marvel at her career, which includes a number of junior and senior accolades at the local, regional and international levels.