Sports

By Tamica Garnett Number one seed Philip Squires lived up to his billing in his first appearance in the Guyana Bank For Trade and Industry lawn tennis tournament when he handed Gairy Myers a `double bagel’ defeat Tuesday night at the GBTI Sports Club courts, Bel Air Park.

The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has selected two junior players and a coach to attend a one week youth programme in Turkey in September.

Skipper Ricky Deonaraine struck a brilliant, unbeaten 104 to spur Georgetown Floodlights to a comfortable 75-run win over Industry Super Kings XI in the final of the two-best-in-three Andrew Arts 25-over softball match Friday evening at the National Park Tarmac.

Cultural Centre Tarmac XI, winners of the recent Banks Light Beer 10/10 tapeball cricket competition received their prizes at a simple ceremony at Banks DIH head office at Thirst Park yesterday.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board yesterday announced a deal with US-based global sports network ESPN to broadcast the inaugural Caribbean Twenty20 Tournament scheduled to bowl off next month.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Regional football mogul Jack Warner returned from the FIFA World Cup in South Africa on Tuesday, insisting he had broken no law by accepting a ministerial portfolio in the new Trinidad and Tobago government, while still serving as a FIFA vice-president.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – West Indies A will look for an improved performance when they face India A in the second four-day “Test” starting today in England.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Sidelined West Indies opener Adrian Barath is eyeing a comeback in the final match of the three-Test series against South Africa later this month.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Five-times champions  Brazil began their World Cup campaign yesterday with a  surprisingly difficult defeat of North Korea who summoned up  some of the spirt of their astonishing run at England 1966.

Today’s World Cup fixtures Honduras vs. Chile 7.30 Spain vs. Switzerland 10.00am South Africa vs.

Caribbean Under-13 girls singles champion Chelsea Edghill waltzed off with five titles when the Annual National Sports Commission Independence Table Tennis Tournament ended Monday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dale Hing produced a scintillating performance to win last weekend’s Practical Pistol shooting competition ahead of the planned Modern Optical Team competition slated for next month.

The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday commenced its regional recruitment process to fill key positions at the secretariat.

Andrews and McCalman prevail in mixed doubles Jason Andrews and Grace McCalman received fierce competition before prevailing over Nicola Ramdyan and Benedict Sukra in the mixed doubles category of the GBTI Open Tennis Tournament when play continued on Tuesday at the courts of the GBTI Sports Club.

Adam Alves made a welcome return to lawn tennis when he defeated seasoned player Gilbert Barckoy in a veterans match on Saturday in the GBTI Open Tennis Tournament continued at the GBTI Sports Club courts, Bel Air Park.

Father’s Day in the cycling community pedals off with the Castrol-sponsored 11th Annual Father’s Day 50 Miles Cycle Road Race on Sunday.

Canada-based Guyanese Raymond Singh and Taffin Khan emerged joint winners of the Topco Juices Chess tournament which ended Saturday at the Keishar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street.

PEBBLE BEACH, California, (Reuters) – While South  African Ernie Els seeks a third U.S.

DAMBULLA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Pakistan captain  Shahid Afridi narrowly failed to take his team to victory over  Sri Lanka with an heroic century in the opening match of the  Asia Cup.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Bookies’ favourites Spain  finally begin their World Cup campaign with an easy-looking  match against Switzerland today when the vuvuzela decibel  levels will soar again for hosts South Africa’s second game.