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 Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr., (2nd from right) presents the cheque of approximately GYD$32.3M representing prize money and player stipend for the maiden edition of the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship which concluded on January 1st to GFF President Wayne Forde. Also in the photo are GFF Vice-President Deon Inniss (left) and NSC Chairman and Kashif and Shanghai Co-Director Kashif Muhammad, right.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr., (2nd from right) presents the cheque of approximately GYD$32.3M representing prize money and player stipend for the maiden edition of the One Guyana President’s Cup Football Championship which concluded on January 1st to GFF President Wayne Forde. Also in the photo are GFF Vice-President Deon Inniss (left) and NSC Chairman and Kashif and Shanghai Co-Director Kashif Muhammad, right.

GFF receives One Guyana prize money from Ministry of Sport

The Guyana Football Federation has (GFF) received from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, prize money for the year-end football extravanga the One Guyana President’s Cup football competition.

 HOLDING FIRM!West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite (left) and fellow opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul held firm against hosts Zimbabwe
on a rain-shortened first day in the first Test on Saturday at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo. (Agencies)
HOLDING FIRM!West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite (left) and fellow opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul held firm against hosts Zimbabwe on a rain-shortened first day in the first Test on Saturday at the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo. (Agencies)

Stable start

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – Openers Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul adopted a painstaking approach to batting which enabled West Indies to make a stable start in the first Test against hosts Zimbabwe yesterday, before adverse weather ended play early.

Abijhai Mansingh

Mansingh leads defiance against Cornwall in drawn match

COOLIDGE, Antigua, CMC – Abijhai Mansingh hit his second half-century of the match and led a rearguard action in defiance of another destructive spell from Rahkeem Cornwall to earn Jamaica Scorpions a draw with hosts Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the West Indies Championship yesterday.

Hetmyer sets up Giants win

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Embattled West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer had the headline performance among his peers after he set up Gulf Giants for a 25-run win against Desert Vipers in the ILT20 yesterday.

Charles fails, but Victorians win

DHAKA, Bangladesh, CMC – West Indies batsman Johnson Charles failed to catch afire, but Comilla Victorians still beat Chattogram Challengers in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 yesterday.

Simpson defeats Nicolete Fernandes

Alex Arjoon, Kathy Ten-Pow and Shawn Simpson recorded contrasting wins when the BCQS Masters Squash Championship continued on Friday evening at the Georgetown Club Facility on Camp Street.

West Indies will enter the first Test against Zimbabwe as favorites

WI take on returning Zimbabwe in first Test today

By Romario Samaroo West Indies will have a chance to get their 2023 season off to a positive start against a depleted Zimbabwe side  in the first Test today at Queen’s Sports Club, Zimbabwe This is the first Test for the hosts in 18 months and without several key players, it swings the pendulum in favour of the West Indies.

`We want to win this trophy once again’

This column is part of the build-up articles being provided for free editorial use giving credit to the International Cricket Council It’s amazing to be here in South Africa ready to test ourselves in another global tournament.

Jason Mohammed

Mohammed, Webster frustrate Volcanoes victory bid

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Seasoned campaigner Jason Mohammed and the youthful Tion Webster both struck half-centuries to earn Trinidad and Tobago Red Force a draw on the final day of their opening round match against Windward Islands Volcanoes here yesterday.

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