Five of Guyana’s overseas-based rugby players in contention for selection for Guyana’s National Sevens Team to participate in the NAWIRA 2009 Regional RWC Sevens Qualifier in Bahamas from October 25-26 have returned home and begun training with the national squad.
By Rawle Toney With the aim of emulating their 2006 performance in the Digicel Caribbean Championship (DCC) Guyana’s National football team, more popularly known as the Golden Jaguars has begun preparations for the commencement of the second round of the tournament with the goal of reaching the finals in Jamaica.
Ian Jackson rode off with the feature 30-lap event and 12 of the 30 prime prizes as the Carlton Wheelers Cycle Club successfully staged its sixth annual track cycling meet at the Everest Cricket Club ground on Sunday.
New Amsterdam Multilateral gobbles up J. C Chandisingh Secondary Nigel Kewley gorged himself on five goals as New Amsterdam Multilateral School feasted on J.
Mahaica and Buxton United record victories – Buxton United U-15 and BVTU battle to draw Mahaica and Buxton United defeated Bakewell Buxton and Ann’s Grove respectively at the Buxton Community Centre ground when the East Coast of Demerara Football Association’s (ECDFA) Mackeson League continued.
-boxer records one of the fastest knockouts at the Commonwealth Youth Games All it took was 46 seconds!
GCB President’s Trophy competition – Left-handed opening batsman Vishal Singh struck a century against Rohan Kanhai Strikers on the first day of their three-day encounter yesterday Vishal Singh’s century along with half centuries from Homchand Pooran and Steven Jacobs (59) were the highlight of the first day’s play in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) /President’s Trophy match between the Clive Lloyd Super Cats and the Rohan Kanhai Strikers yesterday.
By Rawle Toney One of Guyana’s most decorated physically-disabled athletes will be hosting his sixth annual fitness walk this Sunday starting at the two Brothers Gas Station and will conclude at the Mocha Arcadia road head, a distance covering approximately two miles.
Yesterday the Stella Maris Primary School hosted its annual Inter-House Sports at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary where five houses vied for the title they would wear for a year until it is ready to be defended.
By Rawle Toney Basketball players and fans alike in Linden will have to wait for the final of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Elite knock-out competition which was scheduled for last Saturday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) hrd court.
‘Golden girls’ Lowe, John keep Golden Arrowhead fluttering proudly The Golden Arrowhead fluttered proudly in Pune, India yesterday as the first day of competition of the third Junior Commonwealth Games got underway.
-cites health and dissatisfaction with some executives Just nine months after being elected to the position of president of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC), Jafarally Asrafally has decided to call it a day.
Guyana’s Cleveland Forde recorded a personal best in the half marathon at the IAAF/CAIXA event held in Rio de Janerio, Brazil on Sunday.
– GFC tips Pele off the edgeAlpha United and George-town Football Club (GFC) recorded welcome victories this past Sunday in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) organized Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus Premier League at Tucville Playfield.
A plethora of stars will be on show over the next three days beginning from today at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground when the Leon Johnson-led Clive Lloyd Super Cats team takes on Narsingh Deonarine’s Rohan Kanhai Strikers for the prestigious President’s Trophy and $200,000 first prize.
-defeats Scottsburg United by 41 runs in final A pugnacious innings from opener Farouk Hussein ensured Young Warriors came out victorious in the final of the Corriverton Town Day 20/20 cricket match, when they defeated Scottsburg United by 41 runs at the Scottsburg United ground on Sunday.
– Christophe captures 2350 event; Wayne Gaskin on the comeback trail Guyanese Paul David smashed his way past Puerto Rico’s David Fernandez 4-1 recently to win the New York City-sponsored Brooklyn Open table tennis tournament at the Brownsville recreation club in Brooklyn.
Trevon Griffith with an even unbeaten century led Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to an exciting 34-run win over rivals Transport Sports Club (TSC) in the final of the Beharry second-division limited overs competition played Sunday at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground.
Bermine created a major upset in Berbice cricket, when they defeated Berbice champions Albion Community Centre, to reach the Berbice final of the 2008 Neal and Massy first division 40 overs – a side cricket competition.
Alexander Duncan continued the tradition set by his family of playing strong chess to defeat favourite Learie Webster as the National Open Chess qualifiers got underway at the Hotel Tower yesterday morning.
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