Alpha looking to hammer its way to second title – wary of Bakewell Topp XX and Sunburst Camptown By Rawle Toney Known as the ‘Hammer’, defending champions Alpha United are aiming for back-to-back titles when the 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament kicks off this week-end in Linden.
By Eion Jardine Out of London’s drab docklands, emerged a dusky boxer with a Joe Louis punch who was to make British Ring History and embroil the Empire in a bitter controversy over colour.
The jointly sponsored Ministry of Education/National Sports Commission/Guyana Cricket Board/Guyana Teachers’ Union Secondary School Under-15, 40 overs-a-side cricket competition continued recently in Berbice with a massive win for Vryman’s Erven Secondary School.
– Seven-year-old Daniel Benjamin wants to be the next Usain Bolt By Rawle Toney First everyone wanted to be like Mike.
Semi-finalists to be known tomorrow The quarter-final round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Guinness Greatest of de Street competition is set to for tomorrow on the National Culture Centre’s tarmac.
West Coast’s two top teams Rangers Sports Club (RSC) and Wolf Warriors (WW) made their way into the semi-finals of the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise Countrywide 15-overs-a-side softball tournament with victories over United Brothers Sports Club and Die Hard Sports Club respectively.
– Says MSC over moving of K&S finals; club proposes $150M modernization By Rawle Toney The management of the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) in Linden says that they are not annoyed over the decision to move the Kashif and Shanghai finals to the National Stadium at Providence but were somewhat peeved over the reason given by the organizers.
-no room for Pooran, Singh, Garraway and FudadinDemerara and national limited overs all-rounder Christopher Barnwell, along with Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) prolific opener Shemroy Barrington has found favour with the national selectors, having being named in the 14 man squad for Guyana’s first two away games in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 2009 Regional Carib Beer Series.
By Rawle Toney Fifteen-year-old middle distance athlete Janella Jonas returned to Guyana on Wednesday with a bronze medal after competing in this year’s South American Youth Championship in Peru on November 29-30.
All top teams and top individual performers at the recently concluded Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus sponsored Premier League competition, were rewarded on Thursday evening in the conference room of the Water Chris Hotel.
Tony Cozier argues that despite the fact that they are ranked below the West Indies courtesy of a 0-2 test defeat to Australia, New Zealand having won five of the last seven test matches between the two sides, still retains the advantage Cozier on Sunday With the world champions Australia simultaneously opposed by genuine contenders South Africa across the Tasman Sea and terrorism destabilising the game in a region where it is most fervently followed, the contest between the West Indies and New Zealand that starts in Dunedin on Thursday appears of little relevance to world cricket.
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), the body in charge of cricket in the capital city, yesterday made a small financial donation to eight of the 14 cricketers who are members of the Guyana under-17 team.
Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) and defending champions Albion Community Centre (ACC) will meet in the Berbice zone final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoors 20/20 competition today.
– Lawyer’s letter requests coach to apologize for defamation of character By Rawle Toney Husband of Guyana Teacher’s Union (GTU) executive Mayfield Taylor-Trim, John Trim, has sent a lawyer’s letter to coach of the Guyana Road Runners athletics club Diablo Jamaal Shabazz, requesting an apology for recent remarks.
Five cricket teams of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) recently made a donation to the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC).
Ramnaresh Sarwan’s perplexing position in the leadership of the West Indies team took another, probably, final twist yesterday.
The Cougars Football Club and New Amsterdam United last Sunday made their way into the final of the Berbice Football Association (BFA) organized Guyana Beverage Inc.
The Skeldon Community Centre ground, East Berbice will be a buzz of activity tomorrow, when the Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice runs off its second Day of Sports for the year from 11:00hrs.
In the office of the Minister of Sport yesterday, the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) handed over the final payment of the gate receipts of the games contested in Guyana for the Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007.
When referees attached to the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) step onto the field to officiate in matches for this year’s Kashif and Shangai football tournament they will be doing so in new outfits, thanks to Neal and Massy (Guyana) Limited.
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