Sports

Jody-Ann Blake
Jody-Ann Blake

Action to heat up this week in Mash TT C/ships

This year’s National Sports Commission (NSC) annual Mashramani Table Tennis tournament is set to heat up this week after some intense battle in the “C” and “B” Class Open and the Men and Women’s doubles on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports hall.

Ramdeen slams 119 in 20/20

Former Guyana and West Indies youth batsman Richard Ramdeen slammed a magnificent 119 in the final round of the Carib Twenty20 Series last Wednesday in Trinidad.

Watched by from left Justin Guillen, Devendra Bishoo and wicketkeeper Gibran Mohammed, Guyana’s Narsingh Deonarine (2nd left) soaks up the applause from his teammates after posting his fifth first class ton yesterday. (An Aubrey Crawford photograph)

Deonarine, Bishoo rally Guyana to highest score this season

Narsingh Deonarine’s fifth first-class century, a half century from opener Christopher Barnwell and useful scores of 40 from Assad Fudadin, 39 from Devendra Bishoo, 35 from Royston Crandon and 33 from Leon Johnson saw Guyana to their highest score this season of 402 all out.

In this Clairmonte Marcus photograph, Darren Allen crosses the finish line unchallenged in the PNCR/NSC-organized Forbes Burnham memorial cycle road race yesterday.

Dominant Allen chalks up first road win in 2009

Captain of the Roraima Bikers Club, Darren Allen, won his first road race this year when he blew away the field to win the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR)/National Sports Commission (NSC) organized Forbes Burnham Memorial 35-mile cycle road race yesterday.

Lennox Allen: Ready to take on all comers.

‘Pretty Boy’ Allen out to destroy Gilkes, Eastman

Lennox `Pretty Boy’ Allen was born on July 1, 1985. His father died tragically when he was only 14 years old leaving him and his three siblings (one boy and two girls) with his mother, Hannah Allen and his foster father Olsen George kept things in place for the children.

GTI and President’s College to clash in final today

By Rawle Toney After two weeks of intense basketball action, it’s all down to the final of the Ministry of Sport Inter-Schools Mashramani Basketball Tournament which will be contested today between President’s College and the Government Technical Institute (GTI).

Mayor’s Cup Action! This Milerock player slides and makes a clean tackle in the game against GDF on Friday at the GFC ground. GDF went on to defeat Milerock 2 – 1 to enter the quarter-finals of the competition. (Aubrey Crawford photo)

GFC and GDF record wins as Linden teams exit tourney

By Kizan BrumellTwo games, two victors, two losers, such was the pattern of the opening night of annual Mayor’s Cup knockout Football Competition as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Georgetown Football Club (GFC) romped to victories in the first double header of the tourney at the GFC Ground, Bourda.

Dexter Garnette, left, makes the presentation on behalf of Hugh Ross to GAPLF president Peter Green.

Hugh Ross supports Power Lifting Federation

– donates 12 pieces of power lifting apparel Former Guyana power lifting champion turned bodybuilder Hugh Arlington Ross has made a timely donation of power lifting apparel to the Guyana Amateur Power Lifting Federation (GAPLF).

TAKING IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL! From left, NLE representatives Jamaal Douglas and Travis Shepherd, GABF president retired Col. Godwin McPherson and GABA secretary Bobby Cadogan addressing the media at the launching of the 2009 NLE Basketball Tournament. (Clairmonte Marcus photo)

Next Level promises to take it to the next level

By Rawle Toney Sixteen  teams, over $700,000 in cash and prizes, plus the return of the Linden versus Georgetown rivalry will be among the highlights of this year’s Next Level Entertainment Basketball Tournament when the event bounces off on March 1 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

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