Sports

By Rawle Toney Guyana has sent in its bid to host matches during the 20/20 World Cup competition which will be held for the first time in the Caribbean in 2010.

The Georgetown Cricket Club’s under-21 indoor ladies’ hockey team surprised all by taking the gold medal at the Magnolias Indoor hockey tournament played in Port-of-Spain Trinidad over the weekend.Despite

By Rawle Toney Guyana’s female track star Alika Morgan added silverware to her collection after winning the fifth annual Srefidensi Suriname Marathon last Saturday in the Dutch speaking country.

Warren `Forty’ Mc Kay dominated the field to take the ninth annual Diamond Mineral Water (DMW) 50-mile cycle road race last Sunday.

Sequin of the Jumbo Jet stable continued its dominance in the C class event and along with Finish Touch who had two clinical runs to finish off his opponents were the highlights of the day at the Anjue and Hamlet Park,  Mahaicony end-of-year horse race meet last Sunday.

Albion and RHTWSB advance to B’ce zone final Both Albion Community Centre (ACC) and Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) have a score to settle when the two clash in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Gafoors nationwide first division 2020 competition.

Bailey steers Achievers into semifinal A solid all round performance from Arthley Bailey steered Achievers Cricket Club to a 60-run victory over Rainbow Cricket Club when action in the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/Regency Suites/ Buddy’s International Hotel Under-23 limited overs competition continued last weekend.

Trinidad and Tobago humiliated Barbados by seven wickets at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence last night to claim the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) 2008 President’s Cup limited overs championship.

Akeem Kanhai is the man By Rawle ToneyAt just 17-years-old, Akeem Kanhai faces the biggest challenge of his young basketball career when the second leg of this year’s inter Guiana Games bounces off in French Guiana on November 28.

Rangers Sports and Wolf Warriors continued their terrific form and it has this far gotten them both into the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex enterprise 15over Softball League Tournament.

By Eion Jardine The biggest thing that boxing has taught me is that perception is reality in that how you conduct your life is how you are going to be perceived.

LEAP to pump over three million dollars into this year’s tourney The Linden Economic Advancement Programme (LEAP) will contribute over three million dollars to this year’s Kashif and Shanghai tournament.

It will be a repeat of last year’s semi-final tonight at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, when Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago face each other in the 2008 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup limited overs final.

Albert Philander won the `Blue Ribbon’ 30-lap race while there were impressive wins for Alonzo Greaves, Christopher Holder and Jason Pollydore at Friday’s Cadbury sponsored Floodlights Track Cycling programme at the Everest Club ground on Camp Road.

Quantity over quality John Dyson was on to a familiar refrain during the week.

Final points tally to be declared tomorrow Linden supporters filled the Mackenzie Sports Club ground for four days of competition in the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) organized National Schools’ Track and Field, Swimming and Cycling Championships with hopes of their team, District 10 – Upper Demerara/Kwakwani regaining the title which they held from 2004-2006.

National midfield player Shawn Bishop led Holmes Street, Tiger Bay to a 1-0 win over Charles Street as play in the Guinness “Greatest in De Street” four-a-side football competition continued with eight matches Friday evening at the Burnham Court under floodlights.

Conquerors, Beacon, Santos and M/A through to Semis All the semi-final spots were booked on Friday in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organised Williams Cup Under-11 Knockout Football Tournament at the Tucville Playfield.

A man of the match performance from all rounder Kieron Pollard (76 and 3-38), steered Trinidad and Tobago to a three-wicket victory over Jamaica in the first semi final of the 2008 West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup tournament at the Guyana National Stadium last night.

The New Line Aqua Farm-sponsored team New Line Cavaliers of West Demerara will battle with the Canadian cricket team which recently participated in the President’s Cup regional one-day tournament today.