Sports

The forms are in, the grouping stage has begun and all that remains is for the teams to play for the glory.

By Treiston Joseph Tutorial Academy walked away with every possible award after they defeated New Amsterdam Multilateral Secondary School yesterday in the final of the National Schools Basketball Festival, Berbice Conference.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Darren Sammy started to sound like a stuck record following West Indies’ 63-run defeat in the first Test against India yesterday at Sabina Park.

Phillip Squires was Tuesday evening ousted from the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry Open men’s singles competition when he was toppled 6-3 3-6 6-3 by Anthony Downes at the tennis courts of the GBTI Recreational Facility, Bel Air Park.

The Black Stallion Sports Committee will stage a three team domino competition today in memory of the late Garfield Wills.

A seven round rapid Chess tournament sponsored by the Trophy Stall gets underway tomorrow at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club on Hadfield Street.

ATHENS, (Reuters) – Two Super League club presidents  were among 15 people identified by the Athens prosecutor yesterday for alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal the  government described as the “darkest page in the history of  Greek football”.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Li Na’s hopes of a French  Open-Wimbledon double vanished yesterday as the Chinese was  beaten by wildcard Sabine Lisicki but Serena Williams, the last  player to achieve the feat, continued her comeback in ominous  fashion.

By Treiston Joseph President of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA), KA Juman Yassin last Monday expressed his views on the current state of West Indies cricket along with his thoughts on the power struggles within the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) at a GOA press conference.

Test rugby giants Bermuda ended their championship drought when they rallied to an 11- 0 victory against Guyana in the final of the 2011 NACRA Rugby 15s championship at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last night.

Public Relations Officer of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster has explained that the resignation letter he submitted to the Berbice Cricket Board was rejected.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Football Union vice-president Colin Klass says the regional governing body for the sport is resilient and will survive the recent turmoil springing from the cash-for-vote scandal.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy has held out hope of West Indies winning the first Test against India today but says building partnerships will be crucial if this is to happen.

By Colin Benjamin Demerara closed yesterday’s penultimate day of the final round in the 2011 Guyana and Trinidad Mutual (GTM) Under-19 Inter-County three-day competition at Police Sports Club Ground on 12 for 1, needing just 38 more runs to dethrone Cellink Berbice as Inter County three-day champions.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – West Indies produced a valiant effort on Wednesday but were left facing a Herculean task to win the opening Test after Rahul Dravid’s 32nd Test century put India in control at Sabina Park.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA’s ethics committee found  “comprehensive, convincing and overwhelming” evidence that  Mohamed bin Hammam and Jack Warner were involved in attempted  bribery, according to the preliminary report that led to the  suspension of the two officials.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Embattled ex-football executive Jack Warner has hit back at international media reports which claimed yesterday that FIFA’s ethics committee had found compelling evidence against him following an investigation into bribery allegations.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Ottis Gibson said it’s time for critics to leave Darren Sammy alone.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – It was Venus’s turn to write the  Williams plot line at Wimbledon yesterday as she survived a  gripping three-set battle with 40-year-old Japanese Kimiko  Date-Krumm.

The Blue Birds Domino Club will host a team domino competition on July 2 and 3 at the Guyana Girl Guides on Brickdam from 14:00hrs and a $200,000 prize is up for grabs by the winners.