Demerara will face Berbice
– GCB president
“The final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Pepsi/ Carib Beer sponsored inter-county 20/20 competition will proceed as scheduled from 19:00hrs tonight between defending champions Demerara and their nemesis Berbice at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence,” says president of the GCB Chetram Singh.
Some of Guyana’s finest athletes came together last Saturday to play their part in the Beacon Ministries West Demerara Athletics Club (BMWDAC) organized ‘Track on Fire’ athletics at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground.
The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has issued a response to the allegations levied against it by the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), as regards the Travis Dowlin resigning as captain of the Demerara team and Roderick Lovell being asked to be excused from the selection meeting.
“We have proven our capabilities” – GCB vice-president
Vice-president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Alvin Johnson told Stabroek Sports that Guyana has proven their capabilities to host mega events, following a Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) press release which stated that Guyana, Barbados and St.
Prelims concluded as Round Three, Day Two wraps
up
All matches in the preliminary round of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Guinness Greatest of De Street football tournament were concluded at the East Ruimveldt Basketball Court on Tuesday evening.
National middle order batsman Travis Dowlin warmed up for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 2009 Carib Beer sponsored Regional four day competition, with a pugnacious unbeaten century at the end of the second day of the three day trial match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.
– Andre “Stone” Purlett
By Rawle Toney“It’s been seven years since I last came back home, and now even though I’m not here to stay at the moment, I will be looking to come back next year to claim the heavyweight title, so Guyana look out”
Those were the words of former cruiserweight champion Andre “Stone” Purlett, who in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sport expres-sed his readiness to create waves on the local boxing scene.
Schools to attend Christmas Day Double Header
Schools across the country will now be able to witness what is promised to be two of four exhilarating quarter-final showdowns on Christmas evening at the Providence National Stadium in the 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai Knockout Football Tour-nament.
National Race Walk champion Rudolph Mitchell chalked up his 83rd successive win last Sunday when he captured the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) ‘Walk for Life’, which was organized by the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC).
Caribbean Airlines Limited, the official air carrier of the Caribbean, yesterday made good on a promise to the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), when they presented two rebate tickets to national players Claudius Butts and Albert La Rose.
The annual Boxing Day horse race meeting which is being organized and held at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, will have on board long serving sponsors Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) for this year’s event.
‘C’ Division wins 10-overs tape ball competition
The ‘D’ Division Community Policing Group team emerged the champions of the National Community Policing Inter-Division Dominoes Competition at the Lusignan Community Centre, East Coast Demerara last Sunday.
National opening batsman Krishna Arjune stroked his way to a fashionable 59 and along with Narsingh Deonarine’s 34 and Homchand Pooran’s unbeaten 29 helped to pilot Travis Dowlin’s XI to 148-3 against Esaun Crandon’s XI at the end of a rain ruined first day of the three-day practice match.
Former West Indies under-19 opener Richard Ramdeen (77) along with Devon Clements (66) and Devendra Ramoutar (4-23) powered Young Warriors to an emphatic 88 runs victory over a Regional Chairman XI, in an organized 20/20 cricket match under the lights at the Rose Hall Canje ground last Saturday night.
The D’Edward Cricket Club of West Berbice will be hosting a 10/10 cricket competition involving six teams this Sunday at the D’Edward ground from 09:00hrs.
GCC, Hikers and Fatima retain titles
By Rawle ToneyThe curtains for this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival came down in emphatic fashion, as all of last years winners retained their respective titles in the Men, Women and Veterans categories on Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
Hammer takes 2008 Crown
– Sunburst Camptown grabs third place
Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United convincingly defeated BK International Western Tigers in the final of the 2008 Fruta Conquerors organized Namilco Football Festival Knockout Tournament this past Sunday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.
National all rounder Esaun Crandon along with middle order batsman Travis Dowlin will lead the two teams in the three-day practice match organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) at the Guyana National Stadium, in early preparation for next year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/ Carib Beer regional four-day competition.