Sports

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) in association with the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) FIFA Member Association Referees Course will commence at 10am today and run until December 3.

GCB/Pepsi/ Carib 20/20 launchedBy Calvin RobertsA plethora of present and future stars  will be on show this weekend at the Blairmont Community Centre (BCC) ground when the second annual Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Pepsi/Carib beer sponsored Inter-county 20/20 cricket competition bowls off.

Businessman Souvenir Ramdehol will sponsor a USA-based Guyana team to this year’s North American Teams table tennis tournament in Baltimore, Maryland.

-brother Vivian set to fight on same card Boxing fans can expect an invasion from the Harris brothers next year with world rated ‘Vicious’ Vivian Harris and his older brother Wayne coming here to give the Guyanese public a clinical performance against their respective opponents.

Curtains come down on Sunday By Kizan Brumell This Sunday marks the final evening of contests in the second annual Fruta Conquerors organized Namlico Knockout Football Festival as the final and third place showdown are expected to be played at the Providence National Stadium.

Rising Stars Janella Jonas and Ricardo Martin of the Rupununi departed Guyana yesterday to attend the International Amateur Athletics Federation’s (IAAF) South American Youth Track and Field Championships in Lima, Peru.

By Rawle Toney The Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) says it has nullified the results of this years’ National Schools Track and Field, Cycling and Swimming Championships.

With the launching of the 19th  annual Kashif and Shanghai Tournament less than three weeks away, the Kashif and Shanghai (K&S) organization seems to be ahead in getting all systems in place to ensure another efficiently run competition.

The curtains will go up in the fifth annual Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival this evening with four matches at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

East Ruimveldt Basketball Court hosted another night of exciting matches in the Guinness “Greatest in de Street” four-a-side football tournament Tuesday evening.

Henry slams 110 for Tutorial Academy – Jackson grabs 6-12 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 Districts 5, 6 and 15.

The stage is set for the Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) ‘Walk for Life’ race walking competition which is set for this Sunday, November 30th and is being held in observance of World AIDS Day.

Led by an enterprising 91 from national middle-order batsman Narsingh Deonarine, Albion Community Centre were able to defeat their arch rivals Port Mourant Community Centre by 60 runs to regain the Balram Shane trophy last Sunday.

Visa problems ground West Indies players;WICB hastens to explain delay       Nothing  is ever quite like it seems with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

By Rawle Toney The second leg of this year’s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) which was to be held in  Kourou, French Guiana from November 28-30 has been postponed owing to unrest in that country.

The Ministry of Sports and Banks DIH sponsored Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) 2008 league will resume on Friday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground (MSC) in Linden.

-with three rounds to go Errol Tiwari and David Khan lead the points standings in the senior category of the national Closed chess championships while Taffin Khan has the junior category already in the bag with three rounds to go.

Platinum Gullyside Warriors will clash with Unknown Warriors while Klassic Superstars will take on Mighty Rulers today at the Bartica Community Centre Ground in the semi-finals of the Bartica Football Association (BFA) Super Eight football tournament.

Canada’s national cricket team went home licking its wounds after going down to a New Line Cavaliers All Star cricket team on Saturday which pulled off a  four-run victory in their 20/20 fixture at the Canal Number Two Sports Club ground.

Ladies group promises to be a scorcher   The ladies competition in this year’s Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hockey Festival promises to be very exciting as defending champions Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) will be going all out to retain their title against tough opposition when the tournament bullies off tomorrow at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.