Sports

It was the shortest fight since the concept of the Friday Night Fights (FNF) Pro-Am card was birthed in February this year.

Like he did last year Guyana’s Cleveland Forde yesterday won the second leg of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) South American Athletics Confederation 10 km Road Race Classic in Paramaribo, Suriname.

Thrill seekers will converge on the Rising Sun, Arima Park West Coast Berbice for the staging of the Rising Sun Rodeo Committee (RSRC) annual Rodeo beginning at 11:00 hours today.

Marlon “Fishy” Williams yesterday won the 35 laps schoolboys’ invitational cycle race of the Powerade and Sprite Cycling programme held at the National Park.

Alex Graham was yesterday elected president of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) when the association held its Annual General and Biennial Meetings at the Olympic House, High Street.

HAVANA, (Reuters) – Olympic 110 metres hurdles champion Dayron Robles has recovered from the injuries that cut short his season and is back in training for next year, the Cuban said yesterday.

Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Carib Beer/Friends of Cricket First Division two-day tournament got off to an interesting start at the Eve Leary ground yesterday with a low scoring affair.

(Cricinfo) Andrew Strauss has warned that England “can’t afford any passengers” as they aim for a successful defence of the Ashes and their first series win on Australian soil for more than 20 years.

AFTER their recent rejection of annual retainer contracts, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo would have carefully studied the schedule for the coming year issued by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) last week.

Host of the Namilco Football Festival, Fruta Conquerors Friday night defeated Seawall United on penalty kicks to advance to the quarterfinal round  of the tournament.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in collaboration with Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) will open a Youth Football Coaching Course at the Carifesta Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue, tomorrow at 09:00 hours.

The Power Darts Club of 141 Second Street, Grove Housing Scheme, East Bank Demerara (School Street Entrance) will stage a darts tournament today at their new venue.

DOHA, (Reuters) – Kim Clijsters took time to settle after a “scary” car crash on the way to her WTA Championships semi-final against Sam Stosur yesterday, but there was no stopping the Belgian once she clicked into top gear.

DUBAI, (Reuters) – Pakistan players Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt must wait to learn if their suspensions over spot-fixing allegations will be lifted after an International Cricket Council (ICC) hearing was extended yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Chelsea and Arsenal eked out gritty victories and Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur as usual with the help of a controversial goal in the Premier League yesterday.

New York (SMS) — Golden Guyana’s football (soccer) is set to score another major goal when it national senior men’s team play an international friendly on American soil for the first time.

Organisers of the upcoming Caribbean Fury 2 fight card set for November 6 at the Princess International Hotel received further support yesterday in the form of an undisclosed sum of cash from International Pharmaceutical Agency (IPA).

– sidelined by leg injury By Marlon Munroe Two-time Caribbean best lifter in the 82.5kg weight class Randolph Morgan due to a minor injury in his leg will not be competing in the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation’s (GAPF) Banks Power Stout National Powerlifting Championships at the Critchlow Labour College (CLC) tomorrow from 10:00 hours.

Sanford House yesterday ran out comfortable winners of the athletics championships of the Government Technical Institute (GTI), at the Ministry of Education Sports Complex, Carifesta Avenue.

Local boxing promoter Carwyn Holland was yesterday the recipient of an award from the community of Linden for his sterling contribution to sports in Guyana.