Sports

Roberts blasts in double as Old Fort edges GCC

Defending men’s champions Old Fort stayed on course for championship honours when they scored a 2-1 win over  Georgetown Cricket Club ‘A’ in the clash of the first division top teams  as play in the  GT&T sponsored  National Indoor Championship hockey tournament continued Monday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Namilco Football Festival…

Two semi-final spots to be decided tonight Tonight action will continue at the Tucville Playfield in the Fruta Conquerors organized Namilco Football Festival Knockout Competition with the final two quarter-final matches to be contested in what is promised to be a thrilling double header.

Ryan Gullen of Ravens Basketball Club goes up strong to the basket during his team’s victory over the nets in the GABA first division league on Sunday at the Burnham Basketball Court.

GABA FIRST DIVISION LEAGUE….

Ravens, Pacesetters off to positive starts By Rawle ToneyThe Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) first division Basketball League got started on Sunday at the Burnham Basketball Court with wins for the Courts Pacesetters and Dyna’s Ravens.

Joseph, Fraser outstanding for Achievers

Outstanding all round performances from national under-19 fast bowlers Keon Joseph and Keyron Fraser guided Achievers Sports Club to a 154 runs victory over Bath, when action in the West Berbice Cricket Association (WBCA)/Regency Suites/Buddy’s International Hotel sponsored under-23 limited overs competition continued last Sunday.

This Western Tigers player (with ball) attempts one of the many shots his team took against Pele whom they defeated 2–0 at the Tucville playfield. (Clairmonte Marcus photo)

Namilco Football Festival….

Fruta Conquerors and Western Tigers into semis Fruta Conquerors and Western Tigers made their way into the semi-final stage of the Fruta Conquerors-organized Namilco Football Festival Knockout Tournament Sunday at the Tucville playfield as two more teams were sent packing from the quarterfinal matches contested.

Albion Community Centre captain Sewnarine Chattergoon receives the TENELEC INC championship trophy from former president of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Malcolm Peters while other BCBC officials look on.

Albion whips Young Warriors to take 2007 TENELEC INC. trophy

National limited overs club champions Young Warriors Cricket Club (YWCC) suffered a nine-wicket whipping at the hands of Albion Sports Club when the two clashed in the final of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC)/TENELEC INC-sponsored 2007 first division limited overs final at the Albion Community Centre ground on Sunday.

Memorex Enterprise Softball Tournament…

Hyde Park bulldoze their way into quarterfinals Parika/Hydronie SC was flattened by Hyde Park SC last Sunday as they trampled their way into the quarterfinal round of the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise 15-Over Countrywide Softball Tournament at the Den Amstel ground.

Greaves is the man to beat

-‘Ride for Life 2’ pedals off Thursday morning The second annual Ministry of Health (MOH)/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS)/ National AIDS Secretariat sponsored and organized Tour Guyana Cycle Race will pedal off on Thursday morning, with the first stage from Corriverton to New Amsterdam.

Competition heats up in New Line Aqua Farm 20/20

– Cultural Cricket Club and Malverns take early lead Cultural Cricket Club (CCC) of West Bank Demerara and Zeeburg of West Coast Demerara are point leaders in Zone A while Malvern are on top of Zone B after one week of play in the West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA)/New Line Aqua Farm Second Division Twenty/20 competition.

New Caribbean champion Stuart Maloney is pursued by new lap record-holder David Summerbell (junior) during the second Group Four, eight-lap event yesterday. (Photo by Lawrence Fanfair)

Maloney wins Caribbean 2008 C/ships

Stuart Maloney with a first and a third-place finish in the first two races comfortably drove away with the 2008 Caribbean Motor Racing championships at the South Dakota Circuit yesterday.

Time for a reality check

By Orin Davidson Unprecedented jubilation saturated Antigua on the day 11 West Indian cricketers became the newest millionaires coming out of the Region.

Elton Browne

Namilco Football Festival…

Mahaica Determinators, BV/Triumph oustedThe first round of the Fruta Conquerors (FC) organised Namilco Football Festival knockout competition was completed on Saturday evening at the Tucville Playfield with Mahaica Determinators and BV/Triumph being the last teams to be eliminated.

Piston 1,2,3 firing order! From left Trevor Profit, Neville Grenville and Quincy Jones

Wismar Pistons captures LABA elite basketball title

-Amelia’s Ward Jets takes third place By Rawle Toney Finally after three months, the Linden amateur basketball Association (LABA) elite knock out basketball finals was contested on Friday in linden at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard Court where the Wismar Pistons triumph over the Kashif and Shanghai Kings 55-46.

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