Sports

West Demerara names U15 squad

The West Demerara Cricket Association has named its squad for the upcoming Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 competition which commences on March 14.

Bolt, Ennis win top Laureus awards

RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards  yesterday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Sunday’s NBA results

(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) OKLAHOMA CITY 91 Boston 79; LA LAKERS 90 Chicago 81; TORONTO 100 Cleveland 96; ORLANDO 99 Philadelphia 91; MIAMI 105 Indiana 91; NEW ORLEANS 98 Portland 96; Dallas 100 MINNESOTA 77; Milwaukee 115 SACRAMENTO 113 ; LA CLIPPERS 129 Detroit 97.

J/ silence Windwards with all-round display

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Title-holders Jamaica conjured up a strong all-round effort to easily trounce Windward Islands by 78 runs and extend their unbeaten start to the Super50 Championship here  yesterday.

CCC stumble but still get past Leewards

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Resurgent Combined Campuses and Colleges kept Leeward Islands in the doldrums with a three wicket win in their fourth round, day/night Super50 Champ-ionship match here  yesterday.

Robin Persaud edges Orville Hinds to take yesterday’s annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial Krishna Ramlall Sawmills sponsored 50-mile road race. (Orlando Charles photo)

Persaud tastes first victory of season

After placing fourth in the first leg of the annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race last week in Berbice, last year’s most successful cyclist Robin Persaud found favour yesterday on the West Demerara and sprinted to his first victory of the season.

Seated l-r Troy Peters, Alfred King, Natasha Lewis and Dion Inniss. Standing l-r Stanley Lancaster, Carlos Bernard, Sherwin Moore, Dwayne Lovell and Ingram Johnson.  (See story on page 26)

Alfred King returned as head of Referees Council

Two new officers were elected to the Executive Committee as incumbent President Alfred King was returned unopposed following elections of the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) at its Annual General Meeting Saturday at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

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