Sports

Chairman of the Compet-itions Committee of the West Demerara Cricket Association Lalta Digamber says that the New Line Aqua Farm 20/20 competition will be completed soon.

By Rawle Toney Known for his dominance on the football pitch as a midfielder, national player Kayode “Magic Man” McKinnon will attempt the impossible on Saturday when he participates in a run from the Linden/Soesdyke Highway junction to the Minibus Park in Linden, a distance of approximately 40 miles.

West Indies Sevens rugby selectee Claudius Butts has stopped short of predicting upset wins for the team at the International Rugby Board’s (iRB) Sevens tournament in Hong Kong next month but wants the team to play decent rugby and produce some “stunning results.”

The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) has slapped an indefinite suspension on the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) Kings basketball club.

–  victorious on Saturday and SundayDefending champion Christopher Holder Jnr.

It could have been dubbed ‘David versus Goliath 2’, if one took the height and size advantage into consideration.

– West Indians in Jamaica and elsewehere  are rejoicing in a rare result By Tony Cozier in KINGSTON The day after the latest Sabina sensation, euphoria hung as thick in the Kingston air as did depression five years ago when the collapse and the crushing defeat were the other way around.

(This is the second installment in the series of Guyanese boxers who have fought for Commonwealth titles) Reginald Forde Ford was born on June 11, 1953.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) Dr. Frank Anthony is pleased with the turn out of schools participating in the National Sports Commission Mashramani basketball competition.

The Guyana Chess Federation will make the first move towards resuming competitive chess locally when it stages a seven round Swiss system tournament at the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) Thomas Lands venue on Sunday.

by HAYDN GILL in Jamaica YOU had to see it to believe it.

The history of Test cricket at Sabina Park is replete with devastation wreaked by lethal fast bowlers.

Intermittently during the past couple of days at Sabina Park, the public address system has blared out a baffling, if unequivocal message.

A pugnacious 63 balls 103 from Ricky Persaud enabled La Grange All Youths (LGAY) to blast their way past Young Challengers at the Providence ground when action in the Trophy Stall-sponsored 15 overs-a–side countrywide softball competition got underway last Sunday.

The Guyana Netball Association (GNA) is to send a team to the Caribbean Netball Association (CNA) Jean Pierre Youth (Under-16) championships in  Jamaica.

It was all over bar the shouting for Nicolette Fernandes who made a graceful exit after suffering a 15/-13, 15-11 defeat at the hands of her cousin David in their semi-final encounter of the Guyana Squash Racquets Association (GSRA)/Bounty Farm Limited sponsored handicap tournament Friday night.

by Haydn Gill in Jamaica If the entertainment value was minimal, it was surely a day the purists would have enjoyed.

Ramnaresh Sarwan’s diligent 107, his 12th Test hundred, and his partnership of 202 with captain Chris Gayle were critical to the West Indies cause in the first Digicel Test at Sabina Park.

“When he steps into the ring with me on the 28th February, it would be best for him if he walks with a pen and notepad instead of gloves, as he will be getting a boxing lesson from me.”

Following on the heels of the President’s College invitational tournament, the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall will be buzzing with activity from 13:00hrs when the National Sports Commission Inter-secondary School Invitational Mashramani Basketball tournament bounces off today.