The New Guyana Pharm-aceutical Company (GPC) Inc. yesterday made a timely donation of twenty-five field markers, twenty-two practice T-shirts and three Spalding footballs, valued together over $65,000, to the Crane Football Club of West Demerara.
– after four years in wilderness
President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh says that the Guyana senior women’s cricket team put in a creditable performance in St.
The long-awaited final of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Isaac Bissoon-sponsored 2007 three-day competition is set to bowl off today at the Rose Hall, Canje ground.
Devers, Stoll and Roopnarine carry Georgetown to victory
A superb bowling display from right arm off spinner Ricardo Devers (4-14) along with fast bowler Andre Stoll (3-9) backed by a responsible unbeaten innings of 35 from Dayanand Roopnarine guided Georgetown to a comfortable six-wicket victory over East Bank yesterday.
Tournament host Alpha “The Hammer” United and Rosignol United will meet in one quarter-final while Pele Football Club and Linden’s Topp XX will clash in the other as action in the Alpha United Carifesta football fiesta continues at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground tonight.
Regional communications giant Digicel yesterday issued a statement with respect to the injunction it filed before the High Court in London against the staging of a Stanford Superstars Twenty20 clash with England for a winner-take-all prize of US$20m.
Thomas United hammers Flamingo as four teams exit tourney
Thomas United Football Club produced a terrific display of football in thrashing Flamingo 5-0 in the George-town Football Association’s (GFA) Chubby Under-14 Football Competition yesterday at the Tucville Playfield.
The executives and affiliates of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has expressed heartfelt condolences to the family of former national youth captain Jamaine Alleyne who died on last Friday at the age of 27 after a brief illness.
By Nicosia Smith and
Mark McGowan
The staging of Guyana’s Carifesta X signature play in Linden was postponed on Sunday but many patrons only learned of it when they turned up for the performance at the Lichas Hall on Monday evening.
The sixth annual Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico sponsored Under-17 two-day Inter-County cricket tournament was launched in the boardroom of the sponsors yesterday afternoon.
The rescheduled final of the Gizmos and Gadgets/GT&T-sponsored Demerara Cricket Board Under-17 Inter-Association finals between Georgetown and East Bank Demerara will be played today at the Everest Cricket Club ground, Camp Road from 09:30hrs.
The eagerly anticipated final of the Trophy Stall-sponsored 15 overs-a-side softball tournament will be played under floodlights at Banks DIH Thirst Park ground between Rocky XI of West Coast and Trophy Stall XI of the East Coast beginning at 5.30pm.
Local long distance star Alika Morgan returned last Tuesday with many memorable moments to share with her peers, having witnessed the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China.
‘Showing Up’ did show up for the Clico Day of Races at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club on Sunday, but ‘Jumbo Joy’ as he always did, displayed his strong sprinting prowess to win by 10 lengths in the three years open race that went a distance of one mile, the first of two feature races of the day from Showing Up.
The local football fraternity has gone into a state of mourning following the death of former national youth captain Jamaine Alleyne, 27, who died last Friday at the Georgetown Public Hospital following a brief illness.
After doing battle over the last weekend, the Club 75 Fifth Memorial Competition has entered its final stage and according to coordinator Colin McEwan, come Sunday one of the five remaining teams will be crowned local dominoes kings.
At a simple presentation ceremony held recently at the Georgetown Cricket Club pavilion, the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) handed over three dozen shirts to the Georgetown Cricket Umpires and Scorers Association (GCUSA).
The rain could not hold back the large contingent of riders who took to the road this morning to take part in the Ocean View International Hotel 60-mile cycle race.