Sports

The Guyana JKA will be holding Grading/Examination today from 9:00hrs at the Guyana National Gymnasium on Madela Avenue.

– no flights out, poor support leave 20 CUT games hopefuls disappointed at last minute By Kiev Chesney Yesterday afternoon 20 athletes decked out in their Guyana track suits posed for a Stabroek Sport picture depicting the team to represent Guyana at the 2008 Caribbean Union of Teacher’s (CUT) Championships in Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI).

By Calvin Roberts in Barbados Compliments of Ansa McAl Limited, Cummings Electrical, Lifetime Realty, P&P Insurance, Cellular Plus and Hanes (Guyana) Limited Manager of the Guyana TCL under-19 team Alvin Johnson is pleased with the team’s performance to date.

– for third Digicel Caribbean Cup Following their early exit from the 2010 World Cup football campaign Guyana’s national footballers the Golden Jaguars will be looking to make amends in the third Digicel Caribbean Championships billed to kick off next weekend.

The Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) will be embarking on an outreach programme ahead of its senior championships set for August 10.

– Guyana successful after first night of team event The Guyana boys’ team shut-out  Jamaica 5-0 and stopped the (OECS) Organization of Eastern Caribbean States 3-2 while the girls’ team dominated  Barbados 4-1 on the opening night of the team event at CASA Caribbean Junior Squash Championships in Bermuda Wednesday night.

Pele Football Club is celebrating their 36th anniversary today. The club was officially launched on this day in 1971 the same day that the great Brazilian star and world renowned player “King Pele” as he is known and after whom the club was named announced his retirement from football.

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) yesterday received $100,000 from Gaskin and Jackson Jewellers for the sponsorship of the National Open Boxing Championships which gets underway on Sunday .

By Calvin Roberts @ Cable and Wireless/BET GroundWildey, St. MichaelBarbados   Compliments of: Ansa Mc Al Limited, Cummings Electrical, Lifetime Realty, P&P Insurance, Cellular Plus and Hanes (Guyana) Limited   As was the case on the first day where the entire pre-lunch session was lost, rain again had the final say on the final day of the third round fixture in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/TCL-sponsored 2008 Regional Under-19 match between Guyana and Barbados at the Cable and Wireless/BET ground, Wildey yesterday.

The Oasis Too Café on South Road will be the venue for what the Guyana Chess Association(GCA) calls ‘the biggest tournament of the year’.

Three weeks of meetings between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and principal sponsors Digicel have failed to produce a resolution to the sponsorship dispute over the Stanford 20/20 for 20 All Star Game on November 1.

– Woon-A-TaiBy Kiev Chesney Guyana’s most decorated martial arts specialist Frank Woon-A-Tai returned home yesterday and was ushered  in through a guard of honour welcome by students of the Guyana Karate College (GKC) at the Dr.

By Calvin Roberts at Cable and Wireless/BET groundWildey, St Michael, Barbados Compliments of: Ansa Mc Al, Cummings Electrical, Lifetime Realty, P&P Insurance, Cellular Plus and Hanes (Guyana) Limited A maiden ton by Kraigg Braithwaite (112) gave Barbados the upper hand at the end of the second day in their third round match of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/TCL-sponsored 2008 Under-19 match against defending champions Guyana at the Cable and Wireless/BET ground yesterday.

-primed for start of team event today For the second year running Guyana won the most individual titles by one country at the Caribbean Squash Area Association junior squash championships in Bermuda.

The Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) Monday officially launched its annual tennis camp which is sponsored by P&P Insurance Brokers at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel tennis court.

The ‘Teach them Young’ cycling programme which was launched on Monday  at Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel is now in its 32nd year and the repeated success of the annual programme has kept it alive.

– Arjoon, Fung-A-Fat, and Jeffrey grab titles at the 2008 CASA Caribbean Junior Squash Championships Victoria Arjoon, Mary Fung-A-Fat and Keisha Jeffery validated Guyana’s reputation for being the powerhouse of female squash in the region as they snatched three of the four girls’ titles at the CASA Junior Squash Championships yesterday.

From Calvin Roberts in Barbados Compliments of Ansa McAl, Cummings Electrical, Lifetime Realty, P&P Insurance, Cellular Plus and Hanes (Guyana) Limited Rain had the final say on the first day of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/ TCL-sponsored 2008 under-19 third round clash between Guyana and Barbados at the Cable and Wireless/BET ground yesterday.

The Demerara Mutual sponsored Medal Play tournament at the Lusignan golf Course is set to be played off on Saturday with close to 30 golfers expected to battle for top honours.

Bank of Guyana (BOG) and Neal and Massy Guyana Group (N&M) shared the honours when the curtain came down on the three-way managers’ indoor sports series which also featured Republic Bank Ltd.