Sports

By Neil Barry Malteenoes Sports Club continued their imperious, unbeaten form heading into tomorrow’s semi finals when the latest round of matches of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) David Persaud Investments Cup one day tournament was contested yesterday.

Former Caribbean shooting champion Ransford Goodluck fired his way to victory in the second recorded shoot as the National rifle shooting squad continued preparation for the regional championship in October last Sunday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-Outside favorites Jamaica and Windward Islands are expected to come out blasting from all cylinders if they are to upstage front runners Guyana as the final round of the WICB Under-19 one-day Championship bowls off in Barbados today.

National table tennis players Trenace Lowe, Nigel Bryan and Joel Alleyne along with Edinho Lewis, Denzel Hopkinson and junior Caribbean cadet silver medalist Priscilla Greaves recently completed an intensive training programme at the Lily Yip Table Tennis Training Centre in Dunellen, New Jersey.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC-The ICC is reporting progress in the production of a device to be worn by cricketers to detect illegal bowling actions.

Seventy-six karatekas graduated recently when the Guyana Karate Collage (GKC) held its annual mid-year grading examination at the Malteenoes Sports Club dojo in Thomas Lands.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC-West Indies under 19 cricket captain Kraigg Braithwaite says his team performed well despite its failure to capture the ICC under 19 world cup.

NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – American  Andy Roddick led a cavalcade of seeded players into the second round of the U.S.

(Reuters) – South Africa made light work of England in the second one-day international in Southampton yesterday, defeating the hosts by 80 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after being set up by Hashim Amla’s 150.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Venus Williams clocked the fastest women’s serve of the U.S.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – A swashbuckling West Indies and a talented Pakistan will pose the biggest threats to India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s dream of lifting his second Twenty20 World Cup title, according to former skipper Sourav Ganguly.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Europe captain Jose Maria Olazabal was right to ignore triple major winner Padraig Harrington’s claims for a wildcard pick and his 12-man team is just about perfect, said former skipper Bernard Gallacher.

(Trinidad Express) Tamper-proof driver’s licences are coming. This was announced on Monday by Transport Commissioner Reuben Cato who said that the first phase of the Motor Vehicle Authority had been completed.

ATHENS,  (Reuters) – The trophy won by the marathon winner at the 1896 Olympics has gone on display for the first time in Greece, and the new owners and prime minister said they hoped it would help inspire Greeks to overcome economic crisis.

(Reuters) – Former NBA all-star Yao Ming has called for China’s school system to invest more in sport at the grassroots level, claiming much was needed to be done in his homeland to prevent further stagnation.

(Reuters) – New Zealand’s bowling coach Damien Wright will step down after the World Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka next month after just a year in the job, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said yesterday.

WILDEY, Barbados, CMC – Leaders Guyana registered an easy five-wicket victory over Leeward Islands here yesterday to inch even closer to the capture of the Regional Under-19 one-day Championship.

By Neil Barry Malteenoes Sports Club scored a seven wicket win over St.

By Emmerson Campbell After six years of ruling the NACRA Sevens rugby kingdom, Guyana, the regional kings of rugby have been dethroned by Mexico which placed third overall behind Canada and USA in the recently concluded NACRA World Cup Qualifiers in Ottawa, Canada.

By Iva Wharton Guyana’s female rugby team has lost its third place ranking in the North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) for non-participation in the just-concluded NACRA championships held in Canada.