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Elton `Coole Bully’ Dharry shows off his WBC CABOFE bantamweight title belt which he retained Saturday night with a  first round knockout of Barbadian Selwyn Lett. (Orlando Charles photo)
Elton `Coole Bully’ Dharry shows off his WBC CABOFE bantamweight title belt which he retained Saturday night with a first round knockout of Barbadian Selwyn Lett. (Orlando Charles photo)

Shot Down!

By Emmerson Campbell Barbadian Shawn ‘The Sniper’ Cox scored a sensational first round knockout of Guyana’s former World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight champion Wayne ‘Big Truck’ Braithwaite Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall  in the headline bout of the card dubbed the ’WBC Cup of Caribbean Champions.’

Players from the national men’s Sevens rugby team going through their paces yesterday at the Providence National Stadium.(Orlando Charles photo)
Players from the national men’s Sevens rugby team going through their paces yesterday at the Providence National Stadium.(Orlando Charles photo)

Rugby Sevens team focusing on defence, fitness

By Emmerson Campbell The national men’s Sevens rugby team, fresh off being declared joint Bowl winners at the recently concluded Las Vegas Invitational Sevens tournament, is now preparing for the HSBC Sevens World Series in Hong Kong from March 23 to 25.

Assad Fudadin
Assad Fudadin

J/ca make strong reply against Guyana

An unbeaten century from discarded West Indies middle order batsman Brendan Nash paced defending champions Jamaica to 339 for the loss of five wickets at press time replying to Guyana’s first innings score of 294.

TAKING NOTES!! Mexican and Costa Rica scouts observed taking notes of the Golden Jaguars team’s performance during their match in Tobago a few weeks ago.

Mexico, Costa Rica scouts spotted at Golden Jaguars’ games

If there were any lingering doubts about the seriousness of the Golden Jaguars’ upcoming third round 2014 World Cup qualifiers against  Mexico, Costa Rica and El Salvador, events during the just concluded four-game Caribbean tour, should firmly put those doubts to rest in the mind of the Guyanese public.

Robin Persaud easily crosses the finish line ahead Walter Grant-Stewart yesterday to take the R&R International sponsored 40-mile road race. (Orlando Charles photo)

Persaud takes his talents to the road

By Emmerson Campbell One day after winning the feature 35-mile Invitational race of the 21st R&R International sponsored ‘Teach Them Young’ Programme on the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday, Robin Persaud took his talents to the open road yesterday to capture the R&R International sponsored 40-mile road race.

Robin Persaud flexes his muscles in celebration while crossing the finish line ahead of Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams. (Orlando Charles photo)

Robin Persaud wins R&R Int’l 35-lap race again

By Emmerson Campbell Robin Persaud yesterday sped off with the feature 35-lap Invitational race when national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed and R&R International staged an 11-race cycling meet at the National Park circuit, Thomas Lands.

International Friendly action at Providence

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars football team, ranked 91st in World in the FIFA rankings, will take on Guatemala, one of the best football teams in Central America ranked 84th in the World, at the Guyana National Stadium on Wednesday from 8.00pm.

Sulieman Benn

Benn, Roach lift B/dos

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Resolute batting from Sulieman Benn and Kemar Roach lifted Barbados out of the depths of trouble against Combined Campuses & Colleges in the Regional 4-Day Tournament on Friday night.

 Portia Simpson-Miller

Political cricket

There was likely to have been as much steam and pungent hot air during the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) directors meeting in Castries, over the last two days, as from the nearby Soufriere sulphur springs.

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