Sports

Aliann Pompey clocked 52.02s to place fourth in the women’s 400 metres final at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Championships yesterday in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.

Essequibo ladies suffered their second embarrassing defeat in two days, as their counterparts from the Ancient County toppled them by a mammoth 250 runs, in the 2nd match of the 2011 Inter County Women’s 50 over competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Ground, yesterday.

Elishaba Johnson and Paul Meusa yesterday received $20,000 each as donations towards acquiring table tennis equipment from FAB-STAR Pre-FAB Steel Buildings on Regent and Cummings streets.

Rose Hall Town, Youth and Sports Club (RHTY&SC) received a boost on Tuesday from Food for the Poor (FFTP) Guyana for the launch of its 2011 Cricket Academy and annual Tribute to Retired Teachers programme.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association’s (GASA) Goodwill Games time trials will take place today from 09:30hrs at Castellani Swimming Pool.

Attorney Sanjeev Datadin, Returning Officer at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) elections last Sunday, said yesterday the polls were legally held and followed due process.

LIÈGE, Belgium, CMC – Nickiesha Wilson got an early birthday gift, when she was the only English-speaking Caribbean competitor to win at the Province of Liège international meet on Wednesday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Retired Australian umpire Daryl Harper has accused cricket authorities of being too lenient on  India’s player and claimed their captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni  had put undue pressure on him in last month’s Jamaica test,  local media reported yesterday.

(Trinidad Express) Cricket legend Brian Lara on Thursday expressed concern that his family name was at stake, given the controversies surrounding two troubled institutions named after him— the Cancer Treatment Centre at St Clair and the cricket stadium at Tarouba.

COLOMBO,  (Reuters) – Former pace bowler Rumesh  Ratnayake has been appointed Sri Lanka’s coach for the tour of  Australia beginning next month, the head of the country’s  newly-appointed interim cricket committee said yesterday.

LOURDES, France, (Reuters) – World champion Thor  Hushovd claimed the 13th stage of the Tour de France after  defeating two Frenchmen in a nail-biting finale yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Andrew Strauss’ guest appearance  for Somerset against tourists India yesterday paid dividends as  the England captain hit a quickfire half century in the  three-day match.

(Barbados Nation) Signing to play in the Australian Big Bash Twenty League shouldn’t affect my Test career.

SANDWICH, England,  (Reuters) – World number one Luke  Donald and second-ranked Lee Westwood were among a host of  big-name players to miss the cut at the British Open yesterday.

TOKYO,  (Reuters) – International Olympic Committee  president Jacques Rogge has promised to strengthen the fight  against doping cheats, calling it the IOC’s top priority.

By Treiston Joseph Guyana stayed on top of regional squash by claiming another overall title in the Digicel Caribbean Areas Squash Association (CASA) Junior Championships yesterday at the Georgetown Club Courts.

A hat-trick from Keon Locke (blue ball assisted) and two double strikes from Karambo Holder and Ricford Morrison, led Melanie and Golden Stars (B) to convincing 4-2 and 4-1 victories over Plaisance Panthers and Victoria Kings respectively yesterday, in the latest round of the inaugural 2011 GT&T Fastball knock-out competition.

Demerara ladies defeated their Essequibo counterparts by a massive 283 runs in a one-sided encounter to kick start the 2011 Inter County Women’s 50-over competition at the GCC Ground, Bourda, yesterday.

National table tennis player Nigel Bryan has been winning a number of regional and local individual titles with his most recent being the men’s singles 2011 Independence Crown on July 4, and now he is eyeing attaining a world ranking.

The Guyana Karate College hosted a ceremony at the Malteenoes Dojo on Tuesday evening to honour students who had successfully completed their exams and promote them to higher Kyu rankings.