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Cordial Competitors! Guyana's Aliann Pompey (r) and fellow 400m runner Kaltouma Nadjina of Chad having a little chat before the competition in Ireland.
Cordial Competitors! Guyana’s Aliann Pompey (r) and fellow 400m runner Kaltouma Nadjina of Chad having a little chat before the competition in Ireland.

Aliann Pompey wins big in Ireland

… 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.

The action in the upcoming Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club July meet is expected to be close as this Clifton Henry photo clearly shows.
The action in the upcoming Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club July meet is expected to be close as this Clifton Henry photo clearly shows.

Race on for group four supremacy

The South Dakota Circuit is expected to come alive on July 27 when round three action of the 2008 Motor Racing Championship takes place.

Jeetendra Sookdeo

Guyana, host B/dos clash in key encounter

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.

The victorious Guyana players celebrate their come-from-behind-triumph over the Windward Islands at the Combermere Secondary School ground, Bush Hall Barbados yesterday.

Stuff of champions!

– 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.

Déjà vu!

-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.

2008 CASA Caribbean Junior Squash Championships

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.

Samdally to skipper women’s cricket team

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.

Asanti Mickle impressive at inter-club swim meet

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.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony (stooping) gives the participants of this year’s swim camp which began on Wednesday and was officially declared open by him yesterday at the Colgrain Pool a pep talk. Standing next to Dr Anthony is Director of Sport Neil Kumar.

Large turnout for swim camp

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.

Guyana’s Herman Latcha is beaten by a delivery from Delron Johnson outside off stump during his innings of 19 yesterday.

Guyana fighting to save second round match

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.

Chairman of the Food for the Poor Guyana Inc Paul Chan-A-Sue (third right)and Public Relations Manager Michelle Branker (fifth left) pose with representative of the various clubswho displayed some of the items they have received from the donation of G$2.9m worth of cricket gears yesterday.

Food for the Poor donates $2.9m in cricket gear

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.

Polius, Cottoy steer Windwards to first innings points

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.

Shelroy Thomas

Thomas leads Kwakwani past Mackenzie 40-38

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.

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