Led by controlled spin bowling from Man -of-the-match Liam Sebastien and fiery fast bowling from Nelon Pascal the Windward Islands scored a shocking three- wicket upset win over hosts Guyana in their West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup match at the Blairmont Community Centre ground yesterday.
Golden Jaguars issues statement In the wake of statement by president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Colin Klass at a press conference recently where he stated categorically that he would not be pressured into leaving the post of head of the GFF which he has held since 1991, the members of the national football team known as the Golden Jaguars yesterday issued the following statement.
Persistent rainfall in Georgetown yesterday forced match officials of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup match between Trinidad and Tobago and Canada to call off the match.
Boatswain sinks Montique again Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) welterweight boxer Devon Boatswain dominated Republican Gym’s Zackery Montique for the second time in his career forcing the referee to stop the contest on Friday evening as the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) organized Church’s Chicken, Champion of Champions tournament got underway at the National Gymnasium.
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The first ever Basil Butcher/ Deryck Murray Tribute 20/20 cricket match will be played today at Rose Hall Canje Estate ground.
Pepsi Sonics upset Courts Pacesetters By Rawle Toney Pepsi Sonics is making a statement in the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) first division tournament.
The much-anticpated semi-final replay between Alpha United and Sunburst Camptown for a place in the final of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Namilco football competition will take place tonight at the Tucville Playfield.
-19th Kashif and Shanghai football tournament Two city businesses, Mohamed Enterprises and Cell Phone Shack yesterday came on board as sponsors of the 19th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament which will run from December 14-January 1, 2009.
– President Jagdeo intervenes By Rawle Toney Following a meeting between president of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) Colwyn King and His Excellency President Bharat Jagdeo, the 48th annual national schools’ track and field, cycling and swimming championship will go ahead as planned.
Trinidad and Tobago made themselves instant favourites to cart off this year’s title when the whipped the Leeward Islands by nine wickets in a rain-interrupted game of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup competition at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground yesterday.
The Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) senior club championship is set to continue this weekend with a double header this evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard-court.
The `Reds’ Perreira Sports Foundation (RPSF) has made a donation towards the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) who will this weekend launch the Basil Butcher Trust Fund for cricketers in Berbice.
The Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) cricket team recorded an upset victory over the Windward Islands in their second round clash of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President’s Cup encounter at the Enmore Community Centre ground yesterday.
A composed batting display by Barbados saw them beating the United States of America (USA) by 111 runs in a rain–interrupted game of the West Indies Cricket Board, President’s Cup limited overs competition at the Providence National Stadium yesterday.
– says footballers should return stipend for not performing By Rawle Toney Embattled president of the Guyana Football federation yesterday came out kicking and screaming against his senior national football team the Golden Jaguars by boldly proclaiming that he would not be pressured into resigning and accusing the footballers of not delivering any returns on an investment by the GFF of approximately $23m.
In sweltering heat at the Everest Cricket Club the Canadians surrendered meekly to a better-prepared Leeward Islands team in their opening President’s Cup limited overs encounter.
-GTU president says he will not beg government this time By Rawle Toney This year’s national schools’ track and field, cycling and swimming championships is in a limbo as the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has been unable to secure funding to stage the championships.
-but Guyana stroll to four-wicket win Guyana’s campaign for regional limited overs supremacy began on a high note yesterday when they scored a four-wicket victory over the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.
In a simple presentation yesterday at the Venezuelan Embassy a quantity of boxing equipment was donated to the Donald Allison Ricola Boxing Gym by Venezuelan Ambassador Dario Morandy through the Benschop Foundation.
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