By Tamica Garnett Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday declared that construction work of the Olympic-size swimming pool at Liliendaal has been “making steady progress.”
– Captain Shemaine Campbelle By Marlon Munroe National women’s cricket captain Shemaine Campbelle is soft spoken but very competitive and as rounded and gifted as most in the sport and she sets a high standard for her other teammates to follow.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Manager Dave Small has hailed the character of the Barbados Under-17 side after they overcame several challenges to advance in the Caribbean Football Union Youth Cup last weekend.
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – For former world and Olympic heptathlon champion Carolina Kluft, scraping into the European championship long jump final as the last qualifier yesterday was a huge achievement.
BUENOS AIRES, (Reuters) – Diego Maradona’s stormy spell as Argentina coach came to an end yesterday when the Argentine Football Association (AFA) voted unanimously not to renew his contract.
BARCELONA, (Reuters) – Three decades after winning the first of nine Olympic medals, the remarkably youthful-looking Merlene Ottey has no intention of discarding her running shoes.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies cricket chief Julian Hunte has lauded the Windward Islands’ historic capture of the regional Under-19 Challenge title on Monday.
BEIJING, (Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is finding it hard to take it easy in the NBA off-season after having arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Adverse weather again threatens the Caribbean Twenty20 Trophy which is scheduled to bowl off here with a blockbuster encounter between pre-tournament favourites Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica today.
vCOLOMBO, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara smashed his seventh test double hundred and Mahela Jayawardene broke Don Bradman’s record for the most test centuries at one venue as a rampant Sri Lanka tormented India in the second test yesterday.
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, (Reuters) – England batsman Paul Collingwood believes the Pakistan bowling attack that helped end Australia’s seven-match winning streak has a lot to do to prove it is the best in the world.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – National Pro League champions Joe Public left here Monday for Costa Rica where they will clash with Brujas in their first leg of the preliminary round of the CONCACAF Champions League tonight.
—boxers Sandiford, Jordan assured of bronze medals Guyana’s Aliann Pompey continued her stellar athletics career by bagging a silver medal at the XXI Central American and Caribbean games currently underway in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.
— but held to scoreless draw against J/ca By Floyd Christie The national women’s rugby Seven’s team began its quest to retain its North American and Caribbean Rugby Associations (NACRA) Championship with a commanding display of rugby yesterday at the National Stadium, Providence.
By Tamica Garnett Telecommunications giant, Digicel, yesterday became the latest sponsor to assist the Guyana Karate College (GKC) to host the 11th International Shotokan Federation (ISKF) Pan American Karate Championships scheduled to be held in Guyana from August 12-15.
By Floyd Christie In the aftermath of their historic gold medal win against Jamaica in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games rugby Sevens tournament, the national men’s rugby team was presented with golden neckwear during an awards dinner at Thirst Park, Sunday evening.
By Tamica Garnett President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Andrew Arjoon says the association hopes to introduce the game to schools on completion of the squash courts at Thomas Lands this year.
Following the successful staging of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) in conjunction with the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Rating Tournament, local chess players will now turn their attention to Rapid Chess (blitz).
The Aziza Akousa Nature resort will host its 15th annual Emancipation Swimming Festival at the Madewini Creek, Linden-Soesdyke Highway from 10am on Sunday.
The African Cultural and Development Association (ACDA) will host two days of sporting events at the National Park on August 1-2.
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