Sports

The Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) will be holding its Easter Special Cycling event today around the outer circuit of the National Park.

The members of the Guyana U-15 and U-18 national table  tennis teams which departed on Good Friday for Puerto Rico for the 15th annual Caribbean junior championships just minutes before leaving the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Ernest Hilaire has been a busy man these past few months.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Barbadian Akela Jones and Jamaican Chad Wright smashed records, while Grenadian sensation Kirani James cruised into the 400 metres final, in a riveting morning session on the opening day of the 39th CARIFTA Games here yesterday.

CLEVELAND, (Reuters) – The NBA-leading Cleveland  Cavaliers downed the Atlanta Hawks 93-88 on Friday to reach the  60-wins mark for the second successive season.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Britain’s David Haye retained  his World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title in style  yesterday with a ninth round stoppage of American John Ruiz  in Manchester.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – A controversial goal from Didier  Drogba helped Chelsea to a 2-1 victory at Manchester United  yesterday as the Londoners leap-frogged the champions at the top  of the Premier League.

PHILADELPHIA, (Reuters) – The Toronto Raptors  rallied for a 128-123 overtime victory over the slumping  Philadelphia 76ers yesterday to maintain their advantage for  the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

SEPANG, Malaysia, CMC – Lewis Hamilton will start a disappointing 20th on the grid for today’s Malaysian Grand Prix after heavy thunderstorms forced McLaren to make costly misjudgements in qualifying on Saturday.

KARACHI, (Reuters) – Pakistan will play three tests  and five one-day internationals against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates later this year.

Mumbai Indians 178 for 5 (Rayudu 55*, Tiwary 44, Ojha 3-26) beat Deccan Chargers 115 (Zaheer 2-10, Harbhajan 2-16, Pollard 2-26, McLaren 2-28) by 63 runs (Cricinfo) Ambati Rayudu and Saurabh Tiwary once again outshone a glittering batting line-up to give Mumbai Indians a big total, which their bowlers defended smartly and comprehensively.

Top Under-13 girls’ player Chelsea Edghill copped a gold medal and Jamaal Duff a silver as the curtain came down on the fifth Caribbean Pre-cadet (under-10 and under-13) table tennis championships in Utuado, Puerto Rico yesterday.

One international career was once more surprisingly revived, a couple of others are ready to reboot after injury and a few more were terminally ended or put on hold as the West Indies yesterday named their squad of 15 for the imminent International Cricket Council (ICC) Twenty20 World championship in the Caribbean.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana remained on a collision in the West Indies Under-15 championship, when they completed comprehensive victories overs Barbados and Leeward Islands respectively in the round of matches yesterday.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies captain Chris Gayle failed but his Kolkata Knight Riders still did enough to beat Deccan Chargers by 24 runs to post their fourth win and second in three outings in the Indian Premier League yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – David Haye has total respect for  challenger John Ruiz ahead of tomorrow’s WBA world heavyweight  clash which explains the absence of feisty exchanges and clever  back-chat but the Briton says he will knock him out.

Amelia’s  Ward Jets and Victory Valley Royals recorded wins in the final preliminary round  games of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association Under 21 tournament on Wednesday at the Mackenzie Sports Club hardcourt.

Immediately following the awards ceremony that took place at the National Gymnasium last Saturday, the Guyana Netball Association kicked off its 16-years -and-Under Inter-Club Tournament.

The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) bounced off its 2010 season with a march past of the affiliated teams and its Annual Awards Ceremony last Saturday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

Deon Sampson won the second Desmond Dorsett fitness walk from No.