Colombo, Sri Lanka – Dwayne Bravo has been appointed Vice Captain of the West Indies team for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup and the world-rated all rounder is looking to make a significant contribution to the side’s success.
Plaisance Secondary School and Marian Academy Secondary School were the first two teams in winners’ row on the opening day of the United Insurance Inter-School Mashramani Basketball Competition.
The court matter between the two feuding factions of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) will be further prolonged after an adjournment in the High Court yesterday until February 28.
Colombo, Sri Lanka – West Indies fast bowler Andre Russell enjoyed his first day in the maroon West Indies shirt as he took four wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup warm-up match against Kenya at the R Premadasa Stadium.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados suffered another setback in the WICB Regional first-class championship yesterday, when James Taylor stroked his seventh first-class hundred to lead England Lions to first innings points in their drawn match.
Despite the harsh treatment meted out to Commonwealth Games 400 metres Silver medalist Aliann Pompey, she remains a remarkable ambassador for her country and it is only fair that she is given more credence for what she has achieved not only for herself but for the land of her birth – Guyana.
Community Pharmacist Practitioner Cecil `Cary’ Jacques was returned unopposed as president of Pele Football club when the club held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday at the Water Chris Hotel, Waterloo Street.
The Dorado Speed Swim Club collected a healthy 158 points to rule the roost at the year’s first local swim meet when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) Inter-Club Endurance Meet came to a close on Sunday at the Castellani Pool,
By Treiston Joseph
Guyana will send an eight-member team including two females to the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) cross country run in Trinidad and
Scotia Bank and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) have collaborated as major sponsors for the School Football Academy, launched yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Madhia Goodwill Football tournament concluded with Georgetown All Stars copping the $200,000 first prize and MACORP trophy recently at the mining community’s playfield.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana and Leeward Islands had to settle for a no-result, when rain and a soaked outfield forced play to be abandoned without a ball being bowled for the fourth straight day in their second round match of the WICB
The New Amsterdam Warriors convincingly defeated long time rivals, Rose Hall Panthers 77-35 as the Mashramani basketball tournament continued at the New Amsterdam basketball court on Saturday.
By Treiston Joseph
Cleveland Forde and Natasha Alder were voted male and female athletes of the year at the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) annual awards ceremony Saturday night at the Young Men’s Christian Association building on Thomas Lands.
By Treiston Joseph
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony has challenged the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) to institute a long term development plan to aid the country’s athletes in achieving their true potential.
National table tennis player and Olympic Solidarity coach Andrew Daly said yesterday that Saturday’s Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) training programme at the New Amsterdam
“I thought the programme was well attended,” said Daly adding, “ there were at least 35 persons between the ages of 10-50 years and drawn from various sections of the society that attended the course.”