S and S Promotions Saturday night’s proposed 12-round card between overseas-based Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen and Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes has been sidelined and now Gilkes will face Guyana’s middleweight champion, Howard Eastman over ten rounds at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The West Indies find themselves in an unfamiliar position entering today’s Test at Kensington Oval.
Led by an unbeaten 87 from Man-of-the-Match Veerapen Permaul, coupled with an impressive spell of bowling from Gudakesh Motie (4-15), Corentyne defeated Leguan/Wakenaam Combined by 112 runs, in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Ministry of Education under-15 inter-district competition yesterday.
Guyana will now play their ninth round match in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sponsored regional four-day competition against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) at the famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Bourda ground, instead of the Albion Community Centre ground.
Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) coach Clinton Clarke expects that his three-week stint with the University of Loughborough 2009 BOOST Coach Exchange Programme will result in a boost for Guyana’s rugby team.
Judoka Colin Gomes won the U-154 pounds category when the Guyana Judo Association (GJA) held its Mashramani tournament on Sunday at the Marian Academy School’s Auditorium earning for himself an on-the-spot promotion.
-Michelle John qualifies for National Collegiate Championships National table tennis player Paul David, former Caribbean men’s singles champion Sydney Christophe and Caribbean junior girls champion Michelle John posted important career wins over the weekend in the USA.
By Rawle Toney Some 19 young footballers have been shortlisted for the upcoming Inter-Guiana Games set for April following trials last weekend.
Both the Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and Director of Sport Neil Kumar expressed their satisfaction with the turnout and support given to the just-concluded National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani Inter- secondary School Basketball Tournament, and have promised more basketball among the schools.
Victory Royals and Amelia’s Ward Ballers on top The Victory Valley Royals and Amelia’s Ward Ballers are the latest teams to record victories in the Pioneer Construction-sponsored Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Senior Club Championship when action in the competition continued last weekend at the McKenzie Sports Club Hard Court in Linden.
– Greaves is defending champion With the present form some cyclists such as Christopher Holder, Darren Allen, Warren Mc Kay and to a lesser extent Geron Williams are displaying, defending champion Alonzo Greaves will have his work cut out for him this Sunday from 09:00am in Berbice.
Captain of the Guyana national cricket team Travis Dowlin yesterday expressed his disappointment at not being able to gain first innings points in either of his team’s last two encounters against Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional four-day competition.
Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) have earned the right to meet each other in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Guyana Beverage Company sponsored Busta 2020 second division competition after recording victories over Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Transport Sports Club (TSC)respectively.
By Calvin Roberts Following their Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections held at the Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) this past Sunday, the executives of the Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) voted in favour of Brian Allen continuing at the helm for the next 12 months.
-Courts Pacesetters: “We are coming strong to defend our title”By Rawle Toney In five days time, the Next Level Entertainment (NLE) first division knockout basketball tournament will get underway at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) featuring 16 teams from Linden and Georgetown.
By Rawle Toney The Guyana Badminton Association (GBA) concluded their Mashramani Junior Single’s tournament last Sunday at the Queen’s College Badminton Court with some of Guyana’s top junior players coming out victorious.
An enterprising 83 runs third wicket partnership between Vedish Singh and Suresh Gopal, enabled Rose Hall Canje (RHC) to crush Bermine and virtually book a place in the semifinals of the Gilgeous Pawnshop 10th Anniversary Under-19 20/20 tournament.
The Government Technical Institute (GTI) captured this year’s Ministry of Sport, Inter-school Mashramani basketball title after thrashing President’s College 85-53 in the final on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Led by an unbeaten 55 from Royston Crandon and a pugnacious 41 from Christopher Barnwell, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago played to a draw at the Providence National Stadium yesterday in their seventh round West Indies Cricket Board-sponsored regional four-day encounter.
This is the final instalment of the series on boxers born in Guyana who have fought for the Commonwealth boxing titles.
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