Sports

ORLANDO, (Reuters) – The Atlanta Hawks exploded  offensively in the middle two quarters to beat the Orlando Magic  103-93 in their NBA playoff series opener on Saturday.

Brian Hackett, Scotia Bank Branch Manager is the new  president of the Lusignan Golf Club following elections held Saturday at the Clubhouse at Lusignan  Village, East Coast Demerara.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The West Indies Players  Association (WIPA) has questioned the omission of batting stars Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shiv Chanderpaul for the limited overs series against Pakistan and has cautioned the West Indies Cricket Board over its youth selection policy.

Gros Islet, St Lucia – Pakistan Team Manager Intikhab Alam believes that Umar Akmal, the dashing right handed middle order batsman can become a darling of the West Indian public.

The Pepsi Hornets rugby team continued its unbeaten run in the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Men’s 15’s tournament when they crushed the Guyana Defence Force rugby team 66-10 in the second round of the tournament yesterday at the National Park rugby field.

Enzo Matthews was a step above the rest of the cycling field yesterday when he carted off the top prize in the feature event of the Universal Auto and General Supplies (UA&GS) 11-race cycle programme at the National Park circuit.

Short of proclaiming it in flashing neon lights at the top of Main Street, the intention was clear.

They played to a 0-0 draw in their opening encounter of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) club championship on Friday at the Guyana National Stadium, but one thing is certain Alpha United will be looking for that elsusive win when the two sides meet again today.

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – An untried but confident Pakistan arrived here Friday afternoon for the first leg of their Caribbean tour promising an exciting brand of cricket in the Twenty20 International and five One Day Internationals against hosts West Indies.

In a sport dominated by men in Guyana, Dawn Mc Cammon-Barker has set out to prove that she can powerlift just the same, setting a standard that has never been achieved by any other woman in Guyana in the sport.

The Brainstreet Group joined the growing list of sponsors of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) with the launching of an Under-15 One-Day tournament that commences on Tuesday with five matches at various grounds in the city.

The first day of the semi-finals of the Noble House Seafoods ended yesterday with the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in varying positions of strength.

The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) has donated G$100,000  to Naomi Singh, the only female among four cyclists who will represent Guyana at the International  Easter Fest cycling championship next weekend in Trinidad.

The Stag Beer & El Dorado Rum Male and Female Softball tournament continues today throughout the country.

MIAMI, (Reuters) – The Miami Heat came back from a  14 point deficit and survived a late rally to beat the  Philadelphia 76ers 97-89 in their opening Eastern Conference  playoff game yesterday.

HYDERABAD, India, (Reuters) – Paul Valthaty  continued his dream run in the Indian Premier League as he shone  with both bat and ball as Kings XI Punjab thumped Deccan  Chargers by eight wickets yesterday.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) will meet with all captains and coaches from the clubs scheduled to participate in the upcoming.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Jamaican wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh has been called up to the West Indies one-day squad to face Pakistan after Devon Thomas was forced out with illness.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) first Level One course wrapped up yesterday with the distribution of certificates to the successful particiants at the National Gymnasium.

Sustained pressure from the Georgetown Football Association and Guyana Football Referee Council has resulted in the postponement of the GFF elections and Congress that were scheduled for today.