Sports

Yesterday’s annual Guyoil sponsored Father’s Day race. Was won by Orville Hinds after Alonzo Greaves was disqualified.

 LONDON,  (Reuters) – Argentina’s David Nalbandian was defaulted from his Queen’s Club final against Croatia’s Marin Cilic  yesterday for kicking out and injuring a linesman.

McDoom/Diamond handed Nigel Hinds and Associates North Ruimveldt their first loss of the National Community Basketball League (NCBL) last Saturday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

National junior sprinter Elton Bollers is making headway with his rising career as he clocked 10.88s to with the boy’s under-20 100 metres yesterday at the Mustang Games in Trinidad which was held at the Hasley Crawford Stadium.

The Little Rascals convincingly defeated the Black Panthers on Saturday evening to cart off this year’s Farfan and Mendes Junior Team Tournament at the Georgetown Club courts.

Lodge Secondary and North Georgetown won the boys’ and girls’ titles respectively at Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools football finals played Saturday at Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

LONDON, England, CMC – West Indies are sweating on the fitness of batsman Darren Bravo and all-rounder Andre Russell but have been boosted by the news that talismanic opener Chris Gayle will be available for  tomorrow’s second One-Day International against England.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – The Pakistan C ricket Board ( PCB) h as hired sports psychologist Magbool Babri to counsel problem players including banned pace bowler Mohammad Amir.

SOUTHAMPTON, England, CMC – West Indies’ highly touted batting line-up flattered to deceive, suffering a now familiar collapse to send the Caribbean side tumbling to a heavy 114-run defeat in the opening One-Day International against England here yesterday.

Junior 200 metres champion Elton Bollers is truly blossoming this year as one of Guyana’s top junior sprinters when he won the Under-20 metres at the Mustangs Games in Trinidad yesterday which was held at the Hasley Crawford Stadium.

On the face of it, the West Indies’ latest Test series was very much like most of those that have gone before.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Out-of-favour senior team leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo made a welcome return to form as West Indies A had the better of the exchanges on the opening day of the decisive third unofficial “Test” against India A here  yesterday.

Promoting duo Fox and Gittens will today stage a special one-day 18-team Father’s Day dominoes tournament at Strikers Sports Club, Meadowbrook Gardens.

Guyana will be represented by at least five athletes for this year’s London Olympics which begins from July 27.

By Emmerson Campbell Jude Bentley’s last name is synonymous with a luxurious automobile so it was only fitting for the 2006 Commonwealth Games cyclist to ride in vintage style.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League championship sponsored by FIFA under the Win in CONCACAF with CONCACAF Initiative is likely to attract a number of players who were on duty with the Golden Jaguars team in today’s matches.

All the other teams in the Farfan and Mendes Junior Team Tournament 2012 have so far experienced the unsavory taste of defeat except one team; the Little Rascals.

Overseas-based distance athlete Lionel D’Andrade yesterday returned a time of 35:38s to run away with the Heart of Barbados 10-kilometre event yesterday morning.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte has hailed outstanding former Windies fast bowler Wes Hall as an “unwavering servant of cricket” after the Barbadian was  yesterday knighted as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

WARSAW, (Reuters) – Greece gave their troubled country a lift it desperately needed by stunning Russia 1-0 against the odds to reach the Euro 2012 quarter-finals yesterday and send their opponents out of the tournament.