Sports

The second annual Berbice Cricket Board (BCB)/ National Communication Network (NCN) Under-15 Inter-zone limited overs tournament will bowl off tomorrow with two matches at venues in Berbice.

The Plaisance/ Sparendaam/ Goedverwagting Sports Association in conjunction with the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday commenced a four- day training programme for schoolchildren and individuals within the community.

Lusignan are all set to defend their East Coast Carib Twenty/20 cricket  title after an eight-wicket victory over Plaisance in a quarterfinal match at the Lusignan Community Centre Ground last weekend.

The New York Chapter of the Pele Football Club will stage an eight team under-17 knockout football tournament,  coach Gordon Braithwaite said yesterday.

BOSTON, (Reuters) – Kenya’s Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon yesterday in  two hours three minutes and two seconds, the fastest time ever recorded over the gruelling  distance.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – A century by stand-in captain Mohammad Hafeez and a four-wicket haul by Abdur Rehman steered Pakistan to a comfortable 68-run victory over the UWI Vice Chancellor’s XI, as the tourists made a winning start to their tour here yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Dwight Howard was named the NBA’s defensive player of the  yesterday, making the dominant Orlando Magic center the first player to win the award in  three consecutive seasons.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Discarded Trinidad and Tobago batsman Runako Morton put his legal woes behind him to strike a century and fire Queen’s Park to a 71-run victory over Wanderers in the sixth round of matches in the Premiership Division here Sunday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Portland Trail Blazers coach  Nate McMillan was fined $35,000 for criticising the officiating  after his team lost to the Dallas Mavericks in the opening game  of their playoff series, the NBA said yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The Oklahoma City Thunder’s  go-ahead basket late in their playoff victory over the Denver  Nuggets was offensive basket interference and should not have  counted, the NBA said yesterday.

Flamingo Football Club on Saturday sealed a spot in the semi-final of the Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Under-15 league when the defeated Renaissance 5-0 at the Georgetown Football Club ground.

Guyanese Deon Ferrier and Kellon Carmichael continue to make headlines in Trinidad & Tobago for Aranguez against Defence Force in the national two-day championship league.

-‘The Hammer’  humbles River Plate to progress to next round of CFU club c/ships Alpha `The Hammer’ United claimed its first victory in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) club championships when they defeated River Plate FC in a thrilling encounter at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground, Bourda yesterday.

By Treiston Joseph Police Progressive Youth Club (PPYC) walked away with their second straight victory at the Under-23 Games hosted by the Athletics Association of Guyana at the Eve Leary Sports Club Ground yesterday.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Pakistan open their tour of the Caribbean today, when they face a University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s XI at Mindoo Phillip Park.

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) has identified 32 players for preparation for the 2011 cricket season.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan wicketkeeper Zulqarnain Haider will return home from London and withdraw his application seeking asylum status from the British Home Office following his allegations of death threats from a match fixer.

Mumbai, (Reuters) – Yuvraj Singh’s all-round  brilliance was not enough in the end as Delhi Daredevils humbled  Pune Warriors by three wickets for their maiden win in the  Indian Premier League yesterday.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) and the Guyana Basketball Officials Council (GBOC), four-day International Basketball Federation (FIBA), pre-certification clinic concluded yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Central Executive Officer of Caribbean Cargo Shipping, Franklin ‘Bobby’ Vieira has donated two trophies towards the ongoing Len’s Craft Optical/Sunburst Orange Juice Under-15 football tournament being played in Georgetown.