Sports

The last 16 teams of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) 10/10 softball cricket tournament are still making their presence known at various venues around the country as the fourth week of the softball competition ended last weekend.

Trinidad and Tobago will host the upcoming regional Under-15 cricket series. This was revealed by administrative manager of the T&T Cricket Board, Manohar Ramsaran.

Some are forgotten, some have passed on and many are still active on the field of play  and as administrators.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union has been forced to further postpone the opening of the Banks DIH Sevens Rugby Season and the School’s League.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Kyle Corbin narrowly missed his second century of the Regional First Class Championship as he led a spirited fightback for Combined Campuses and Colleges against Guyana here yesterday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – A century stand between Jahmar Hamilton and Sherwin Peters thwarted a rampant Barbados, as they hauled Leeward Islands back into contention on the opening day of their sixth round clash of the Regional First Class Championship yesterday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Veteran left-hander Wavell Hinds stroked a superb, unbeaten century to rescue leaders Jamaica and put them in control against Trinidad and Tobago on the opening day of their sixth round, Regional First Class Championship match here yesterday.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – England Lions secured first innings points over Windward Islands on the second day of their Regional First Class Championship clash here yesterday, but the hosts hit back late to keep themselves in contention in the sixth round fixture.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – England could not overcome  their taste for cliffhangers but at least they survived another  one against West Indies yesterday to give themselves a chance  of making it to the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

President of the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation  Peter Green made another appeal for financial help yesterday while highlighting the outstanding success of local powerlifters  in the Caribbean and further afield.

Following their Wednesday  2 – 1 win against the US Virgin Islands, Guyana’s boys under-14 team of Daniel Lopes and Judah Stephney yesterday lost 3 – 0 to Aruba in the North/Central America & Caribbean Pre-Qualifying (WJT) when the fourth day of  competition continued in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

More teams continue to chalk up wins in the University of Guyana (UG) Inter-Faculty Basketball Tournament, which continued yesterday with a game that saw the Faculty of Technology defeating UG’s staff team 56-53.

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – James Hildreth led an England Lions recovery with his second hundred of the season against Windward Islands in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Combined Campuses & Colleges will look to cement their place in the semi-finals, when they face Guyana in the sixth round of the WICB Regional first-class championship, starting today at the Three Ws Oval.CCC

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Two regional players accused of marijuana possession entered not-guilty pleas when they appeared in the Port-of-Spain 10th Court yesterday.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Seven-time grand slam winner  Venus Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Sony Ericsson  Open in Miami with an abdominal injury, tournament organisers  said yesterday.

CHENNAI, (Reuters) – Australia’s bid to prolong  their unbeaten World Cup run and Pakistan’s ambitions to top  Group A will ensure no punches are pulled in Colombo tomorrow  even though both sides have booked quarter-final places.

COLOMBO, (Reuters) – Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib  Akhtar will retire from international cricket after the World  Cup, closing one of the most colourful careers in the sport.

(Reuters) – Pakistan pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar will  retire from international cricket after the World Cup, closing  one of the most colourful careers in the sport.