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The new executive of the Lusignan Golf Club. From left (standing) Brian Hackett, William Walker, Gavin Todd, Mike Guyadin and Troy Peters. Sitting, from left, Esau Shamshudin, Lester Alvis and Patrick Prashad.
The new executive of the Lusignan Golf Club. From left (standing) Brian Hackett, William Walker, Gavin Todd, Mike Guyadin and Troy Peters. Sitting, from left, Esau Shamshudin, Lester Alvis and Patrick Prashad.

Alvis elected president of Lusignan Golf Club

Courts Guyana Inc. Country Manager Lester Alvis was elected president while five members of the previous executive were returned to office at the Lusignan Golf Club’s annual general meeting Saturday evening at the clubhouse.

National cricketer Leon Johnson (left) is closely guarded by local rapper Gialiani during their Celebrity Charity Game Saturday night (Orlando Charles Photo)
National cricketer Leon Johnson (left) is closely guarded by local rapper Gialiani during their Celebrity Charity Game Saturday night (Orlando Charles Photo)

Celebrities entertain fans at charity game

Local celebrities in the fields of sports and entertainment displayed their ball-handling skills and proved they can also entertain fans on the basketball court Saturday Night when the Fire Basketball Club staged its inaugural Celebrity Charity Game at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Nigel Bryan
Nigel Bryan

Bryan adds Under 21 title to bag

Former Caribbean Under-15 table tennis champion Nigel Bryan yesterday won the Under-21 Open singles title as the National Sports Commission annual Independence anniversary tournament continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Hamilton back on top after Canada win

MONTREAL, (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton drove a superb  tactical race to hold off his McLaren team mate Jenson Button  and win yesterday’s Canadian Grand Prix and jump to the top of the  Formula One drivers’ championship.

Harrinarine Chattergoon

Four players with previous experience on national U-19 team

Batsmen Herrell Greene and Anthony Adams and fast bowlers Andre Stoll and Keon Joseph, all members of last year’s national Under-19 team, were yesterday named by the junior selectors of the Guyana Cricket Board in the 14-man squad for next month’s tournament in St Lucia.

Trio enjoy themselves before Windies-A fall

LEICESTER, England,  CMC – Imran Khan, Gavin Tonge, and Lionel Baker indulged themselves, but they failed to save West Indies-A from defeat, when India-A won the opening four-day “Test” by six wickets yesterday at Grace Road.

Africa celebrates Ghana victory

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – Ghana gave Africa a  much-celebrated first victory in the continent’s inaugural World  Cup though it was a bitter-sweet moment for their Serbian coach  to have masterminded defeat of his homeland yesterday.

Green gaffe

-hands U.S. draw with England RUSTENBURG, (Reuters) – A shocking schoolboy howler from England goalkeeper Robert Green gifted the United States a goal as the two sides tipped to qualify from Group C battled to a 1-1 stalemate at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium yesterday.

The sky is the limit… National Rugby players practice during yesterday’s trials at the National Stadium (Orlando Charles Photo)

First day of GRFU trials successful

– says Kit Nascimento By Floyd Christie Rugby was played at the National Stadium for the first time yesterday as the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) began its  trials for the selection of Guyana’s National Sevens Rugby Team which will participate in the Central American & Caribbean (CAC) Rugby Sevens Games.

Alonzo Greaves celebrates while crossing the finish line first in the P&P Insurance 35 laps event yesterday in the National Park (Orlando Charles Photo)

Greaves rides away with P&P Insurance feature event

By Floyd Christie After riding intensely for 35 laps under the scorching mid-day sun, Alonzo Greaves captured the winning trophy in the feature event of the 10th annual P&P Insurance Brothers, Consultancy and Travel Agency cycling programme held yesterday around the inner circuit of the National Park.

Indomatie Goordial-John

Gordial-John, Atkins in USA women’s squad

Guyanese women cricketers Indomatie Goordial-John and Candacy Atkins were named in the United States team to oppose Canada in the ICC Americas Women’s  World Cup Qualifier tournament billed for next month in Toronto, Canada, the USA Cricket Association announced over the weekend.

Neal and Massy cricketers win

All-rounder Marc Singh slammed a century and captured three wickets in piloting Neal and Massy cricketers to a 94-run victory over Tiger Sports Complex in their feature Twenty20 tapeball cricket match played Wednesday under lights at the National Park tarmac.

Sukra highlight’s opening day’s play

Junior player Krystal Sukra highlighted Friday’s opening day’s play of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) sponsored lawn tennis tournament at the GBTI Sports Club’s courts, Bel Air Park.

Windies capitulate

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad – The West Indies team will be thankful that sports fans in the region are more than likely distracted by the football World Cup.

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