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The 2nd Annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial 50 Miles Cycle Road Race organized by National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed is set for Sunday on the West Bank of Demerara.

CHELTENHAM, England,  (Reuters) – Big Buck’s, ridden  by Ruby Walsh for champion trainer Paul Nicholls, retained his  World Hurdle crown with effortless ease at the Cheltenham  Festival yesterday.

By Marlon Munroe After almost a year away from the track, race car driver Mark Vieira has signalled his intentions to return for the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Guyana Race of Champions meet scheduled for March 28 at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri.

Yesterday in the board room of Diamond Fire and General Insurance Company  the second annual Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) organized Inter-Association Under-19 Competition was officially launched A total of $350,000 was pumped into the staging of the tournament which  bowls off in April and which will include teams from West Berbice, New Amsterdam/Canje, Lower Corentyne and Central/Upper Corentyne.

Courts Pacesetters Third Division Team failed to maintain its unbeaten record in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Open and Division Three Leagues when basketball action continued Tuesday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The fourth annual IPF/NAPF Caribbean Islands Bench Press and Powerlifting Championships get underway tomorrow at the Princess Hotel, Providence, East Bank Demerara.

With a mere day to go before the start of the 4th Annual IPF/ NAPF/Caribbean Islands Bench Press & Powerlifting Championships, the host Federation continues to experience a financial boost by various sections of corporate Guyana.

(Cricinfo) Tournament heavyweights Delhi Daredevils yesterday crashed to a 98-run defeat against an inspired Mumbai Indians outfit that seemed determined to set the lopsided head-to-head record straight and, in the process, went to the top of the points table.

Newly-elected president of the Everest Cricket Club (ECC) mark Singh has pledged to upkeep the high standards and tradition of the club.

-no place for Chanderpaul junior The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) junior selection panel yesterday named a 14-man team to represent Guyana at  the Regional limited overs tournament in Trinidad and  Tobago from March 28 to April 5.

The Georgetown Cricket Association will stage its Youth Awards Presentation Function tomorrow at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Queenstown.

The president and executive members of the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) expressed their heartfelt congratulations to the management and members of the Berbice Under-15 team that recently won the National Inter-County Under-15 Championship.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in conjunction with the Guyana Football Referee Council (GRFC) successfully staged an Introductory Referees Course over the weekend at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

The selectors of the Berbice Cricket Board have called up 30 players to prepare for possible selection on the Berbice senior female team for the upcoming Inter County cricket tournament.

The 2010 Berbice Football Association/Coca Cola Senior Football League was launched in New Amsterdam Tuesday with plans to play matches under floodlights to encourage spectators to support the tournament.

The 19th annual R and R International Limited cycle programme organized by national coach Hassan Mohammed will kick off Saturday around the inner circuit of the National Park.

By Marlon Munroe Berbice lifted the Castrol Under-15 Inter-County trophy yesterday after they beat defending champions Demerara by nine runs at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC).

By Marlon Munroe With plans currently afoot for the development of lawn tennis in Guyana, President of the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Christopher Ram hopes that the sport can become a “truly national sport” for recreational and competitive purposes.

INDIAN WELLS, California, (Reuters) – Tiger Woods  will begin trying to restore a reputation battered by marital  infidelities at next month’s U.S

Courts plants $150,000 into NAC Powerlifting Championship Courts Guyana Inc. has donated a cheque for $150,000 to the Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) to aid in its hosting of the North American and Caribbean Power lifting Championship from March 19 – 21 at the Princess Hotel.