Sports

MONTE CARLO, Monaco, CMC – Lewis Hamilton will start 16th in today’s Monaco Grand Prix after crashing out of qualifying yesterday.

The National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue will come alive this weekend when the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) stages its National Intermediate Championships and Caribbean Games Box-Off.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – The Bangalore Royal  Challengers beat the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets at the  Wanderers yesterday to reach the Indian Premier League (IPL)  final.

– Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust take game one in dramatic fashion Just when basketball fans thought  they had seen it all in this year’s Georgetown Inter-Ward Basketball Championships along came Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust and South Ruimveldt who played their hearts out.

A man-of-the-match performance from skipper Rajendra Nikbarran along with a pugnacious innings from opener Brian Sattaur enabled East Coast to demolish West Demerara in the final of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/ W&H Rambarran/German Restaurant inter-association competition yesterday.

Mekdeci records double Ben Mekdeci recorded two wins whilst Nyron Joseph, Travis Whitehead and Patrick Fraser suffered mixed fortunes on the third night of action in the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Wood-pecker Products-sponsored national junior championships at the Georgetown Club courts Thursday night.

Johnson, Ninvalle and Greaves capture titles Elishaba Johnson, Priscilla Greaves and Khalil Ninvalle came out champions in their respective categories when the National Sports Commission (NSC) sponsored, Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) annual Independence tournament served off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

With their continuing junior drive in progress, president of the Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) Gokarn Ramdhani along with a few executive members were invited by Ms.

G/T Allstars command leader board The Georgetown Allstars (GTA) have taken a firm stand at the top of the leader board in the 2009 Georgetown Masters Football Association (GMFA) tourney after claiming yet another victory on Thursday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

The 2009 Barakat Brothers limited overs cricket competition will commence today with three matches following the official launch of the competition on Wednesday at the home of Feroze Barakat, Meten-Meer-Zorg, West Coast Demerara.

The final of the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA) organized Regency Suites/Buddy’s International Hotel sponsored Under-23 50 overs–a-side competition will bowl off tomorrow between Bush Lot and Achievers Sports Club respectively at the Bush Lot Sports ground.

The Guyana National Dominoes Federation (GNDF) 43rd Independence Anniversary national dominoes tournament which is being sponsored by M.

CENTURION, South Africa, (Reuters) – Australian Adam Gilchrist blasted 85 off 35 balls to lead Deccan Chargers into the Indian Premier League final with a six-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils yesterday.

Lester Alvis and Clifford Reis have emerged as front runners of a star-studded field which is expected to contest today’s Oasis Café sponsored golf tournament.

This year’s French Open lawn tennis tournament which will be held in France (of course) will see DirecTV subscribers receiving expended coverage.

Says Rawle Toney Defending champions North Ruimveldt are in a do-or-die situation in this year’s Georgetown Inter-ward basketball championships.

LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) – Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 34 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Denver Nuggets upset the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers 106-103 on Thursday to level their Western Conference finals series 1-1.

LONDON, England, CMC – England’s Barbadian bowling coach Ottis Gibson has praised his rookie seamers, following their impressive showing against West Indies in the recent Test series.

The National Sports Commission is appealing to all Guyanese to get involved in this year International Challenge Day Activities across the country.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australia batsman Phillip Hughes  arrived home from a successful few weeks in England yesterday  and said he could not wait to get right back on the plane to  Europe for his first Ashes series.