With an expected completion deadline of October 15, the $20.35 million squash courts will be the third component of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Racquet Centre currently under construction at its Camp Street and Thomas Lands location, with the bleachers and practice courts being the first two components that were completed.
NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Rafa Nadal sealed his place among the tennis greats yesterday, beating Novak Djokovic to win the U.S.
The trio from Guyana who were selected by the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation to attend the Children of the World Camp in Istanbul, Turkey have recently returned from their nine-day excursion.
With six wins and four runner-up positions the Guyana Defence Force Boxing Gym garnered 16 points to emerge the winning gym of the Michael Parris National Open Boxing Championships which concluded Sunday night at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.
The Nets basketball team ended their stint in the Open Division of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Division Three and Open leagues on a high note with a 68-64 win against the Bounty Colts Sunday night at the Burnham Court.
Shivani Persaud continued to shine as she again registered an unblemished day to take the title of the 12 and under novices’ category of the Popeye’s Novice/Intermediate Tennis Tournament held on Sunday at the National Park.
The Melanie Patriots did what all the previous challengers of the Beepat Scorpions Division Three team could not do.
‘My main focus right now is Victor Ortiz. He is in my way.
CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – Guyana failed to ease concerns about their all-round depth in their opening match of the Champions League Twenty20 yesterday, and Royal Challengers Bangalore outclassed them by nine wickets, following a fine all-round performance from Jacques Kallis.
-Says Wayne `Wiggy’ Dover It has been over 10 years since Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors footballers visited these shores and their clash against Guyana’s Golden Jaguars on September 26 should provide much excitement as both teams prepare for international engagements.
LEMONT, Illinois, (Reuters) – There is still plenty of golf ahead for Tiger Woods this year but his PGA Tour season came to an early end at the BMW Championship yesterday after he failed to earn a spot in the Tour Championship.
MONZA, Italy, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton suffered another Monza nightmare yesterday when he went out of the Italian Grand Prix without completing a lap and lost his championship lead.
MISSISSAUGUA, Ontario, CMC – Guyanese batsman Rajendra Chandrika stroked an unbeaten half-century to fire West Indies HPC to a convincing eight-wicket win over Bermuda in their opening Twenty20 game of the Cricket Canada Summer Festival on Saturday.
FRANKFURT, (Reuters) – Vladimir Klitschko retained his WBO, IBO and IBF world heavyweight championship titles when he knocked out Samuel Peter of Nigeria on Saturday.
CENTURION, South Africa, CMC – A boundary-studded half-century from Michael Klinger set them up, and Shaun Tait and Daniel Christian shared five wickets to lead South Australia Redbacks to a tense 11-run victory over Highveld Lions in the Champions League Twenty20 Championship yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Andrew Strauss delivered the perfect riposte to those questioning his place in England’s one-day team with a polished 126 to help his side to a four-wicket win over Pakistan in Leeds yesterday.
LONDON, (Reuters) – British former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton is “distraught and devastated” after newspaper allegations of cocaine use, his spokesman said yesterday.
By Tamica Garnett Guyana’s Commonwealth Games selectee Clevlon Rock gave a glimpse of what he will unleash at next month’s games in India when he stopped Stephan Gouveia in a lightweight contest on the second night of the Michael Parris National Open Boxing Championships Saturday night at the National Gymnasium.
(Fightnews) World International Boxing Association (WIBA) Women’s International Heavyweight Champion Gwendolyn O’Neil (16-6-1, 7 KOs) successfully defended her title against Crystal Davis (4-3-0, 3 KOs) at the Night of the Champions at the Skatium in Fort Myers, Florida on Saturday.
William Walker walked away with his second win from in two weeks when he secured victory in last Saturday’s Demerara Mutual Fire and Life Insurance Medal Play golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.
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