Royston Alkins

Junior national table tennis player Jamal Nicholas is one of those extraordinary players who could frustrate you as one of his fans and a fan of the sport. 

It’s inevitable in sports that not everyone who plays at the junior level will automatically go on to gain a place in the senior set up. 

National hockey midfielder Gabriella Xavier is certainly one of Guyana’s most decorated female hockey players. 

Attorney-at-law Arudranauth Gossai, who has been at the forefront of trying to resolve Guyana’s administrative cricket deadlock has commended the subtle approaches taken by President of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Ricky Skerritt to resolve the matter here. 

Not too many athletes make the successful transition from one sport to another, but, for Nicholas Verwey, the move from the football pitch to the squash court has seen him establish himself as one of Guyana’s premier junior squash players. 

The name Cherry-Ann Fraser oftentimes flies under the radar or gets lost in Guyana’s most recent sporting catalog, but she is easily one of the leading women in sports locally. 

Isaiah Layne has a very relaxed and unassuming demeanor but the southpaw talent certainly doesn’t lack ambition. 

The interest and revere for lawn tennis has forged a strong bond between the Resaul brothers, Heimraj and Vadeanand.

Basketball sensation and national player Stanton Rose Jr., will take his talents to San Antonio, Texas to suit up for the University of St Mary’s in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division. 

West Indies under – 19 all-rounder Bhaskar Yadram is slowly coming to grips with life after his junior cricketing days as he reflects on his first away stint as a professional cricketer. 

Following the acquisition of land on Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown, to construct what is anticipated to be the long-awaited home of hockey, President Philip Fernandes says the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is putting steps in place to make the undertaking a reality.

Chairman of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Competition’s Committee Shaun Massiah says they do not intend to prematurely cancel and announce winners of a number of tournaments which have been stalled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Volleyball in the Guyanese context is one of the lesser-known sports; it has a tiny following.

Nearly one year after he secured a scholarship at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, United States, junior lawn tennis champ Heimraj Resaul is enjoying his first full stint abroad although in unfamiliar territory. 

When Ronaldo AliMohamed wasn’t initially named in the 2018 West Indies Under – 19 World Cup squad many were surprised since he had produced quite a number of match-winning all-round performances to lead Guyana to championship honours. 

Junior National Table Tennis Coach Dwain Dick is calling on the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) and other related sports bodies to provide virtual psychosocial support for athletes who may be physiologically affected by the impact of the Coronavirus. 

First-vice president of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA), Cristy Campbell, isn’t at all worried about the short-term impact of the ongoing global pandemic on the sport locally. 

The plan by Rickey Skerritt, President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), to involve regional governments in the grassroots development of cricket has received approval from a CWI affiliate.

Much has been raved about Guyana’s recent success during the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Professional Cricket League Regional Four-Day Tournament after the South Americans won the title for five consecutive years up until they were dethroned by Barbados in this year’s  season shortened by two rounds because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Lance Gibbs, from the little that was told to me, was a fierce competitor on the field.