Sports

The ball got rolling on day one of the Youth Basketball Guyana Challenge Series yesterday afternoon at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall with a series of one sided matchups when some of Guyana’s best high school teams took centre court.

Guyana will have a chance to defend its men’s team title in the Cayman Islands for the fifth International Powerlifting Federation (IPF)/North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF)/ Caribbean Powerlifting Champion-ships if the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) can solve its cash flow problems.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, (Reuters) – Bangladesh  tail-enders Shafiul Islam and Mahmudullah became the toast of  the nation yesterday after steering their team to a stunning  two-wicket World Cup win over England.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Leeward Islands bowlers hit back late in the day to restrict Trinidad and Tobago after a late innings rally saved them from a complete batting collapse on the opening day of their fifth round, Regional First Class Championship clash here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Liam Sebastien marked his return from injury with tidy off-spin bowling that gave Windward Islands a slight edge over Barbados in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday.

SPANISH TOWN, Jamaica, CMC – Opener Omar Phillips stroked an enterprising half-century to brighten an otherwise dour outing, as weather ruined the opening day of the fifth round Regional First Class Championship match between Jamaica and Combined Campuses and Colleges here yesterday.

The inaugural Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 League for city teams which was set to kick off today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground was postponed due to the consistent rainfall which put the venue under water.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – Chris Bosh stepped up to help  the star-studded Miami Heat snap a five-game losing streak with  a 94-88 win over the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles  Lakers on Thursday.

There was disappointment for both the Guyana and English Lions cricket teams as the first day of their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-Day match was washed out due to the consistent overnight rainfall and early morning showers at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.

Deje Dias got the better of Steven Xavier on Wednesday night when the Kool-Aid Junior Skill Level Tournament continued at the Georgetown Club.

With the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Under 16 Jean Pierre Championships less than a month away, the Guyana Netball Association (GNA) has already begun to contemplate the tedious task of gathering funds to facilitate a team to attend the event which is scheduled to be held in St Kitts.

North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) cross country representatives Doretta Wilson and Hezron Pedro will miss the National Youth and Junior Championships scheduled for today and tomorrow at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary.

Inclement weather yesterday caused the postponement of the official handing over by GT&T of four permanent mounted chess sets to the Guyana Chess Association.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) with sponsorship from the National Communications Network Inc.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) along with Peter Lewis of Associated Construction Service launched an Under-23 male cricket tournament and  a female limited-overs tournament last Saturday at State House, New Amsterdam.

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is promoting social interaction through sports with a series of activities this year, commencing  with an Inter-Ministry Domino competition to be held today at the Carifesta Sports Complex (CSC).

HAMILTON, Bermuda, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force were forced to come from behind to force a 1-1 draw with Bermuda’s Dandy Town in the first leg of their Caribbean Football Union Club Championships at BAA Field on Thursday night.

Persistent overnight rain fall and early morning showers forced the Mayor’s Cup Knockout Tournament double header which was scheduled for the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) Ground last night to be rescheduled to a later date.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda will soon be transformed into private booths for various ventures from prospective tenants, according to president of the organization, Lionel Jaikaran.

MOHALI, India, CMC – With a quarter-final berth in sight, resurgent West Indies will be anxious to quell any resistance from giant-killers Ireland when they clash in their Group B, World Cup clash here today.