Sports

Rifle tourney hits ammo snag

The West Indies full-bore championship currently in progress in Trinidad and Tobago has hit a snag as organizers grapple with the shortage of ammunition, according to officials of the Guyana delegation in the Twin Island Republic.

Christopher Barnwell
Christopher Barnwell

DCC loses to Preysal

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) suffered their first loss of the 2009 West Indies Players Association (WIPA) T20 club championship when they went under to Trinidad and Tobago’s Preysal Cricket Club by four wickets at the Guaracara Park ground yesterday.

Plaisance point guard Hugh Arthur executes a lay-up during his side’s 84-61 win over East/West Ruimveldt (left) and Vivian Alder (#12) was late in his attempt to stop this Charlestown player from scoring in this composite photo. (Photos by Orlando Charles)

Inter-Ward Basketball Tournament

Charlestown/Albouystown and Plaisance advance Charlestown/Albouystown brushed aside Supply/ Soesdyke 70-41 while Plaisance shook off East/West Ruimveldt 84-61, as action in the Hits and Jams Television (HJTV) tournament continued on Tuesday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Watched by wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble, centurion Herrell Greene gets down on one knee to play a delivery through the leg side during his 145 yesterday. (Orlando Charles photograph)

Greene hits maiden ton

…as Alkins XI make strong reply A patient and maiden ton from Essequibo’s Herrell Greene enabled Alkins XI to reach 327-7 at the end of the penultimate day in the Guyana Cricket Board Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground yesterday.

Abdullah ‘Zico’ Hamid

‘Zico’ aiming to revolutionize basketball in Linden

Long-awaited LABA AGM set for Sunday Known around the basketball arena as ‘Zico’, Abdullah Hamid will be running for President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) when it holds its Annual General Meeting at the McKenzie Sports Club on Sunday.

The captain sets the tone for his team

By Tony Cozier In CHESTER-LE-STREET Until Chris Gayle expanded yesterday on his previous day’s provocative comments on his future and that of the game itself, it seemed as if the West Indies would enter today’s crucial second Test under a captain who didn’t want to be captain in a form of the game that no longer interested him.

Indian Premier League result and standings

(Reuters) – Indian Premier League result and  standings yesterday.  Delhi Daredevils beat Deccan Chargers by 12 runs Standings                                                    P     W    L    T    NR   PTS Delhi Daredevils                                    10      8    2     0     0      16 Chennai Super Kings                            10       6    3     0     1      13 Deccan Chargers                                    11      6     5    0     0       12 Mumbai Indians                                     11      5     5    0     1       11 Rajasthan Royals                                   11     5      5    0     1       11 Bangalore Royal Challengers            11     5      6     0    0       10 Kings XI Punjab                                      11     5      6     0    0       10 Kolkata Knight Riders                          11      1      9     0    1        3 * T denotes tied, NR no result Playing today Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, Durban,  (1030 GMT)     Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, Durban, (1430)

A vintage-looking Keon Joseph plays one of his  drives back down the ground during his belligerent 59 in the first trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday. (Orlando Charles photograph)

Foo, Joseph and Fraser steal first day spotlight

U-19 trial match National Under-19 players in all rounder Jonathan Foo and fast bowlers Keon Joseph and Keyron Fraser stole the spotlight at the end of the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary yesterday.

Julian Hunte

Hunte surprised by Gayle’s comments

By Tony Cozier In LONDON Julian Hunte said last night he was taken aback by Chris Gayle’s stunning interview in the Guardian newspaper here yesterday in which, two days before the decisive second Test against England, the West Indies captain indicated that he did not enjoy Test cricket and would soon quit the post.

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