Sports

At a special ceremony Sunday night at the La France Restaurant, Charlotte Street, boxer Keevin Allicock was honoured by the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) for being an Olympian.

BULAWAYO, Zimbab-we, CMC – Roston Chase got some of his groove back with a resolute half-century, but an attempt by West Indies to forge ahead against Zimbabwe in the second Test yesterday was again thwarted by their opponents tenacity and fickle weather.

Fitness Express is once again helping to shoulder the load of Guyana’ s Strongest Man, Carlos Petterson-Grifith.

The ninth Milo Secondary Schools U18 football championships were officially launched yesterday at the Massy Distribution Office in Montrose, East Coast Demerara.

West Demerara heavyweight Slingerz FC defeated Monedderlust of Berbice 2-0 in the quarterfinals of the East Coast Mash Cup Football Championships Sunday evening at the Golden Grove ground.

I must extend congratulations to young Matthew Nandu for scoring a century on debut against Barbados at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua in the first round of the Cricket West Indies regional four-day championships.

The Guyana Mixed Martial Arts Federation (GMMAF) will be unable to compete at the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) World Championship in Belgrade, Serbia this month after one of its athletes tested positive for the COVID-19  virusduring the preparatory phase.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – India opener Smriti Mandhana, England all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt and Australia’s Ashleigh Gardner struck it rich in yesterday’s player auction for the inaugural Women’s Premier League (WPL) next month.

The Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) has released the CARIFTA Games qualifying standards ahead of the 2023 iteration of the Games, which will be held in the Bahamas from April 7 to April 10.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union, (GRFU) opened its inter-club season on Sunday with a head-to-head clash between arch rivals Police Falcons and Panthers in the first ever 12s competition.

Adrian Hetmyer continued to show he is a cut above the rest, hitting a double century as Rose Hall Canje Arborsmart defeated Mount Sinai in the Berbice Cricket Board/ RL Construction U-15 tournament over the weekend.

A brutal innings from former Guyana youth all-rounder, Richie Looknauth inspired All Youths to a six-wicket win over Windsor Forest A over the weekend.

An instrumental innings by Kevin Sinclair along with support from last man in Ronsford Beaton ensured the Guyana Harpy Eagles a face-saving draw in their second-round clash against the Windward Islands Volcanoes Saturday. 

GLENDALE, Ariz,(Reuters) – Patrick Mahomes proved why he is the NFL’s Most Valuable Player as he shrugged off an ankle injury to lead the Kansas City Chiefs to a dramatic 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday to claim their second Super Bowl in four years.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Following are the official points standings in the West Indies Championship after the second round of matches ended on Saturday.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – Mitchell Starc is likely to link up with skipper Pat Cummins in Australia’s pace attack for the second test against India, but Scott Boland hopes he has made the selectors’ task difficult with his disciplined display in the opening match in Nagpur.

(Reuters) – England’s 2019 World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket aged 36 yesterday, bringing the curtain down on a career studded with short-form success.

The West Indies tour of Zimbabwe has been successful for Guyanese players after   Gudakesh Motie wrote his name into the record books on the opening day of the second Test.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Careless batting and their opponents doggedness eroded the authority of West Indies after a destructive spell from left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie enabled them to dismiss Zimbabwe cheaply in the first Test yesterday.

Transport Sports Club (TSC), Police Sports Club (PSC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) recorded their first wins of the 2023 season as the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) started the year with the Atlantic Marine Supplies Suzuki motorcycles second division T20 tournament over the  weekend.