Sports

The Guyana Amateur Swim-ming Association (GASA) is in its final stage of preparation for the 2008 Goodwill Swimming Championship which is to be held at the Castellani Pool from August 15-17.

The Annual Wheat Up cycling road race sponsored by the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) will take place on Sunday starting at 08:00 hours.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will be represented by a four-member team at this week-end’s Puerto Rico International tournament.

By Ravendra Kishore First vice-president of the Georgetown Football Associa-tion (GFA) Wayne Forde has joined the chorus of persons calling for the resignation of Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Colin Klass.

When the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) staged their National Intermediate Weightlifting Championship last Sunday, Sean Cozier, Marvis Williams and Fazim Abdool stole the show at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Troy Mendonca said yesterday he vividly recalled eating rice flour as a member of the national team during Colin Klass’s tenure as head of the governing body for football in Guyana.

Dear Editor, Congratulations to our Shivnarine Chanderpaul on his rise to the top of the world ratings.

– Football fanatics of the Upper Level Barber Shop join the plea for GFF president Colin Klass to resign; suggest Mendonca, Cadogan and Archer as possible replacements By Kiev Chesney Barber shops have always been known as one of the most informed and reliable sources of information in society as well as a place where one can be advised on their social relationships and debate politics and sports.

-Today’s scheduled start of Group `B’ matches of the Digicel Caribbean Cup football tournament has been postponed to Friday because of the non-arrival of team Dominica The staging of the Group `B’ matches of the Digicel Caribbean Cup among  hosts Guyana, Suriname and Dominica, already affected by a lack of planning by the  Guyana Football Federation (GFF) suffered another setback yesterday with the news that the Dominica team had encountered flight problems and would be unable to arrive in time for this evening’s scheduled match against Guyana.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) recently held its 11th annual cricket academy under the sponsorship of beverage giants Banks DIH through its Sprite soft drink at the Club’s Area ‘H’ pavilion.

Great Memories of the Jagdeo Stables, won the Banks DIH feature `C’ class and lower event when the Port Mourant Turf club held its grand eight event Emancipation horse race meet on Sunday.

Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira of the Reds Perreira Foundation yesterday made a donation of two rugby balls on behalf of the Foundation to the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) at Guyana Olympic House.

Joseph ‘Reds’ Perreira of the Reds Perriera Foundation in the boardroom of the Georgetown Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday made a personal donation of cricket equipment to the Martindale School in the Pomeroon.

When Guyana’s Golden Jaguars oppose Dominica in their first match of the Digicel Caribbean Championship Friday at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, they will be putting all challenges behind them and focusing  on a victory.

– Suriname’s First Secretary Charlo Doedel says he is totally in the dark about football arrangements made by the Guyana Football Federation for his country’s national side who are scheduled to arrive in Guyana this morning and has requested help from Director of Sport Neil Kumar It seems as if the incompetence of the Guyana Football Federation knows no bounds.

Dear Editor, The calls for the resignation of GFF president Colin Klass have certainly captured my interest.

-Teams arriving this weekend President of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) said that the preparations for the Southern Caribbean Senior Squash Champion-ships are in ‘trim shape’ for the tournament which will be stage in Guyana from August 17th -24th.

-rushes to defence of his general secretary President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Troy Mendonca rushed to the defence of his general secretary Marlon Cole yesterday amidst insinuations that the outspoken Cole could be expelled from the general council of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for requesting that embattled GFF president Colin Klass resign from the post.

By Calvin Roberts Former national under-19 captain Andre Percival’s four wickets and Renwick Batson’s  37 helped Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) ease past Trinidad and Tobago’s Papamen’s Kitchen Comets by eight wickets when the two teams met at the Area ‘H’ ground, Rose Hall yesterday in a 40-overs-a-side encounter.

-Team to CAC Championships in Bahamas will be selected after By Ravendra Kishore Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) yesterday joined hands with the Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) to launch the 2008 national championships.