Sports

The top brass of the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) recently presented a cheque worth $3M to the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) to help offset its expenses for the upcoming CARIFTA Games in the Bahamas.

Following an overwhelming response of in excess of 2000 applicants, the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC), will officially launch its annual Easter Vacation Swimming Programme tomorrow at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal with a grand opening ceremony from 10am.

The Trinidad and Tobago two-member contingent of Prince Charles, and Shania Nunez will add international substance to the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA)’s U16 Championship, which is penciled to commence this evening at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Defending champion Wismar/Christianburg, East Ruimveldt, 8 of May and Bartica recorded victories when the 9th Milo Secondary Schools U18 Football Championship resumed yesterday at the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) grounds respectively on Carifesta Avenue.

The first golf course in Region Three opened to the public yesterday and dozens of players, special invitees and officials were in attendance for a first look at the innovative design by Aleem Hussain. 

Everest Cricket Club’s Ushardeva Balgobin yesterday notched up his maiden first-division century in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s GISE/Star Rentals/Trophy Stall two-day tournament continued.

Briton John once again finished on the podium following stage two of the Jamaican Cycling Classic Montego Bay race yesterday.

Kwakwani, Lower Corentyne, Vryman’s Erven and New Amsterdam Multilateral recorded victories when the Regional Conference in the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Secondary School Championship continued.

Jalen Brunson scored a career-high 48 points and outdueled Donovan Mitchell in a potential postseason preview Friday night, when the visiting New York Knicks pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 130-116 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki are among 12 inductees in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2023.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – Fortune favoured West Indies all-rounder Kyle Mayers, and he played a starring role with the bat on his debut in the Indian Premier League yesterday and set up a 50-run win for Lucknow Super Giants against Delhi Capitals.

West Indies U-19 player Releanna Grimmond scored a half century as Berbice defeated Demerara by 82 runs in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Women’s Inter-County T20 tournament played at the  Georgetown Cricket Club ground,  Bourda.

Guyana’s Jonathan Van Lange got his revenge on Ramon Vila of the Dominican Republic  via a four game straight whipping to move into the quarterfinals of the boys U19 singles event of the Caribbean Regional Table Tennis Federation’s U19 and U15 events.

TAROUBA, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago Red Force clinched their only victory of the West Indies Championship when they whipped bottom-of-the-table Jamaica Scorpions by nine wickets inside three days here yesterday.

Port Mourant defeated Rose Hall Town by 104 runs at the Port Mourant Community Development Centre Ground yesterday as the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Government of Guyana (GOG) Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS), Under-19 Boys Inter-Club Super-50 tournament got underway.

Georgetown defeated East Coast to book their place in the final of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-19 Inter-Association tournament while East Bank Demerara got the better of West Demerara in another fixture.

 Despite half centuries from Kemol Savory and Veerasammy Permaul, Leeward Islands Hurricanes moved within grasp of victory at the end of day three against Guyana Harpy Eagles.

Local star cyclist, Briton John finished on the podium in the initial stage of the Jamaican Cycling Classic Montego Bay race yesterday.

Fruta Conquerors and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will contest the final of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Women’s Developmental League Championship tomorrow following contrasting semi-final wins on Thursday evening at the Eve Leary ground.

In preparation for the Bartica Easter Regatta 2023 “We Outside”, Regional Chairman of Region Number Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni), Kenneth Williams, who also Chairs the Organising Committee for the Easter Regatta met with representatives of the Maritime Administration (MARAD), the Director of Maritime Safety, Captain Courtney McDonald, competitors of the Regatta, representatives of Farm Supplies Ltd.,