… shrugs of CAC misfortune and fallout
One week after a below par showing at the CAC Track and Field Championships in Colombia, Guyana’s international track star Aliann Pompey returned to the European Circuit with a triumphant performance.
Robin Persaud yesterday won the Progressive Youth Organization (PYO) 56-mile cycle road race in honour of the 1973 Ballot Box Martyrs when he defeated Ian `Dumb Boy’ Jackson in a driving finish.
By Calvin Roberts
In Barbados
Compliments of: Ansa Mc Al Limited, Cummings Electrical, P&P Insurance, Hanes (Guyana) Limited and Cellular PlusWith two wins from their two opening matches defending champions Guyana will face up with host Barbados at the Cable and Wireless/BET ground when third round action in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/TCL-sponsored 2008 regional Under-19 Challenge Trophy competition commences today.
Banks DIH Ltd. in its continuing effort to promote horse racing in Berbice has provided sponsorship to the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club for its one-day horse race meeting on Sunday at the Race Course at Number 6 Village, West Coast Berbice.
The Progressive Youth Organization (PYO) 56-mile cycle road race in honour of the 1973 Ballot Box Martyrs is scheduled to ride off this morning in Berbice.
– Defending champions Guyana roared back to score an outright win over the Windward Islands after dropping first innings points and despite a rain affected final day
From Calvin Roberts in Barbados
Compliments of: Ansa McAl, Cummings Electrical, P&P Insurance, Lifetime Realty, Cellular Plus and Hanes (Guyana) Limited
True champions show their mettle when the chips are down and Guyana’s under-19 cricketers did just that yesterday at the Combermere School ground in Barbados.
A fine spell of spin bowling by Delvin Maynard (6-20) sent East Bank Demerara crashing to 80 all out and a 62-run defeat to Berbice in the final of the Republic Bank Right Start U-15 limited overs competition yesterday at the National Stadium at Pro-vidence.
-LTI and Kwakwani to meet in the final for second straight year
By Kiev Chesney
Defending champions Kwakwani will try to make it two in a row when they take on Orin Rose and the revenge-seeking Linden Technical Institute (LTI) in today’s final of 2008 Pepsi National Schools’ Basketball Festival.
Guyana players advance to second round
Zaheeda Samdally has been named skipper of a 13-member women’s cricket team to represent the country in the upcoming senior regional women’s cricket tournament to be held in Jamaica from August 3-16.
Zaheeda Samdally has been named skipper of a 13-member women’s cricket team to represent the country in the upcoming senior regional women’s cricket tournament to be held in Jamaica from August 3-16.
By Kiev Chesney
Though young stars Niall Roberts, Noelle Smith, Linden Wickham, and Ronaldo Rodrigues dominated their respective events the more experienced campaigners who graced the Dolphin Interclub swim meet which ended on Sunday at the Colgrain pool stole the honours on the day.
By Kiev Chesney
Dr. Frank Anthony, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport yesterday morning officially declared open the fifth annual swim camp at Colgrain Pool.
From Calvin Roberts
in Barbados
Compliments of: Ansa Mc Al, P&P Insurance, Cummings Electrical, Life-time Realty, Hanes (Guyana) Limited and Cellular PlusDefending champions Guyana were fighting to save their second round match of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/TCL under-19 tournament against the Windward Islands at the Combermere Secondary school ground, Bush Hall yesterday.
By Kiev Chesney
Following its donation of cricket gear to clubs around Georgetown earlier this year, Food for the Poor Guyana Incorporated yesterday made another sizable donation this time totalling G$2.9M worth of cricket gear to clubs around the capital city and on the East Bank of Demerara.
By Calvin Roberts
@ Combermere School Ground, Bush Hall, Barbados
Compliments of: Ansa McAl Limited, Cummings Electrical, P&P Insurance, Lifetime Realty, Hanes (Guyana) Limited and Cellular Planet
Dalton Polius with 4-48 and an unbeaten 24 along with Kerron Cottoy who took 5-9, helped the Windward Islands capture first innings points from defending champions Guyana at the end of the first day of their second-round fixture of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/TCL-sponsored 2008 regional Under-19 tournament at the Combermere Secondary School ground, Bush Hall, Barbados yesterday.
Digicel, proud sponsor of West Indies Cricket, welcomes the Stanford 20/20 initiative scheduled to take place in Antigua in November between the West Indies and England.
By Kiev Chesney
Veteran point guard Shelroy Thomas imposed his will during the final minute of the game to claim a 40-38 points win for his Kwakwani side against Mackenzie High School (MHS) in a match of the National Sports Commission/Pepsi National Schools’ Basketball Festival yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.