Sports

Windsor Forest ground saw three nail-biting matches that all ended in tight situations as Ruimzight, Windsor Forest Sports Club and La Jalousie Estate gained victories in their encounters last weekend at the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise 15-over softball tournament.

It was another victory for the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and another defeat  for Santos at the Tucville Playfield Friday evening in the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus Premier League competition.

The Alliance for Change (AFC) is reiterating its call for Guyanese and West Indies star batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul to be granted a national award higher than the Golden Arrow of Achievement (AA)  bestowed on him a month ago.

With 17 games from Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the final Winston Stevens and 16 from team-mate Rudolph Collins, Titans emerged as the true “Titan” when the Burchmore Philadelphia Memorial dominoes competition came to a close Wednesday last.

The president and executives of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) have joined the list of persons who have sent  congratulatory messages to Guyana and West Indies middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul on being named the International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricketer of the Year.

The Rose Hall Town Metro female cricket team on Saturday continued their dream debut in the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Under-15 competition when they took first innings points from Courtland Cricket Club.

Action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Beharry Champion Cup sponsored 40-overs–a-side second-division competition continues this weekend with matches in both zones A and B around Georgetown.

It’s around the inner circuit of the National Park again for local cyclists today who will pedal off in keen rivalry for the 9th annual De Sinco Trading Limited Milkant sponsored cycling programme from 09:00hrs.

The resurrection of football in the ancient county continues next week as the Corentyne All Stars Football Club in association with the Education Department, Berbice, will kick-off the Garrett Cup under-15 inter-secondary schools 2008 competition.

An explosive maiden half century from Andre Stoll followed by a fiery burst from national under-15 fast bowler Seon Daniels helped Demerara dominate a depleted Berbice team in a rain-ruined first day of their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Clico sponsored under-17 two-day competition at the Wales Community Centre ground yesterday.

– basketball and football matches same day Seven days of activities have been organized for the celebration of the Rose Hall Town 38th anniversary with a 30-mile cycle race tomorrow, riding off in two bunches, from Adventure to Rose Hall and simultaneously from New Amsterdam to Rose Hall.

Guyanese and West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul yesterday shone as Durham overhauled Somerset’s meagre first innings total.

Sixteen-year-old Moolchan Sankar believes that he has been cheated out of a place on the Guyana boxing team to the Junior Commonwealth Games set for Pune, India in October.

Guyana will be sending an eight-member squad to take part in the  3rd Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India from October 12-18.

Local beverage giants Banks DIH will square off with Republic Bank Ltd.

Old Fort ‘B’ pulled off two more draws against Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Spartans and Everest ‘B’ to take the top spot in the “B” division table with five points from their three matches as the Nobel House-sponsored Goal Galore Indoor hockey tournament continued Wednesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Tradesmen trashed Daredevils XI this past Sunday at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) ground in the Guyana Softball League (GSL) organized Memorex Enterprise 15-over softball tournament.

Defending champions Berbice find themselves in a must-win situation when they oppose Demerara who need a draw in the final preliminary round match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/CLICO  sponsored under-17 two-day cricket competition at the Wales Community centre ground from today.

BK International Western Tigers Devon Millington cannoned four stunning goals to lead his team past Beacon United in the Georgetown Football Association’s (GFA) Banks DIH First-Division League at the Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park on Wednesday evening.

In her very first appearance at the South American Squash Championships, Nicolette Fernandes collected her fourth straight title since returning to competitive squash in June of this year.