Sports

Carib Degenerates win warm-up tournament

The Carib Degenerates veteran side emerged big winners on the opening day of the Guyana Hockey Board’s Warm-Up Indoor Hockey Tournament with a 9-0 victory over the youthful Everest Hikers ‘B’ at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Monday evening.

The Braves  pose with their medals and the 2008 Banks DIH-sponsored Kazak Dominoes Trophy. At left is finals MVP Ganesh Sankar with his spoils. (Clairmonte Marcus photo)
The Braves pose with their medals and the 2008 Banks DIH-sponsored Kazak Dominoes Trophy. At left is finals MVP Ganesh Sankar with his spoils. (Clairmonte Marcus photo)

Braves blank out opponents in Banks DIH Kazak Dominoes Competition

A brilliant display of domino playing from Ganesh Sankar and Marvin Thom led the Braves to the Banks DIH-sponsored nationwide Kazak Dominoes Competition at the Banks DIH Sports Club this past Sunday.

Nicholette Fernandes

GSA Senior National Championships

– Nicolette to compete in men’s category By Kiev Chesney International squash sensation Nicolette Fernandes will be making a courageous return to the game tonight at the Georgetown Club to compete in the men’s category of the Guyana Squash Association’s Senior National Championships.

Jamaal Shabazz

Klass looks on the bright side after dark defeat

By Kiev Chesney President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass yesterday opted to dwell on the `positives’ after the Golden Jaguars were booted out of the 2010 World Cup football competition on a wet day at the National Stadium at Providence.

Colonel Matthew Ridge (third from left) hands over one of the medical supplies to president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass, as from left, SFC of the US Army Hilliman, Colonel Charles Ware, general manager of the Guyana team Aubrey Hudson and Organizing Secretary of the GFF Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major look on admiringly. (Clairmonte Marcus photo)

US Medical support for Jaguars today

By Calvin Roberts When Guyana’s Golden Jaguars take on Suriname in their return fixture of their second round world Cup qualifying match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, today, they should not worry about medical support.

AAG says they did not budget for Commonwealth Youth Games

By Kiev Chesney The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) said that the reason for them giving up the two spaces for the athletes for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India was because they could not fund an official to accompany the athletes since the tour was not budgeted for at the beginning of the year. 

Lower Corentyne champions of Corentyne District

GCB/ Republic Bank Right Start Under-15 competition Lower Corentyne branch are the Corentyne champions in the Berbice zone of Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Republic Bank sponsored Right Start Under-15 nationwide 40 over cricket competition following their 99 runs defeat over Central Corentyne branch.

Members of the Golden Jaguars took time out for this photo opportunity with chief executive Officer of Digicel Guyana Limited Mark Linehan (10th from right) at the National Stadium, Providence yesterday. At extreme right back row is Technical director of the team Jamaal Shabazz. (Lawrence Fanfair photo)

“You can do it”… says Digicel CEO

By Calvin Roberts Mark Linehan, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of telecommunications giants Digicel, yesterday told the Golden Jaguars that they could defeat Suriname when the two teams meet in the return fixture of their second round 2010 World Cup clash at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, tomorrow.

President of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Peter Abdool (left) receives the cheque from Director of Purchasing and Customer Services (Courts) Clyde de Haas. Looking on appreciatively are from left, Trevor Arno, Zeya Nasir-Ramnauth (Courts PRO) and Molly Hassan (Marketing Executive Courts Guyana Inc. (Lawrence Fanfair photo).

COURTS (Guyana) Inc. continues partnership with GBBC

Card to be televised liveBy Calvin Roberts COURTS (Guyana) Incorporated continued its partnership with the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) when at a simple ceremony held in their Main Street store showroom, they handed over $300,000.00 towards  that entity Caricom boxing meet.

Alicia Katadeen, Sales and Marketing Manager Caribbean International Distributors Incorporated (CIDI), presents the cheque worth $600,000.00 to president of the Guyana Football Federation Colin Klass as from left Frederick Granger, technical director Jamaal Shabazz, Trade Development Officer CIDI Marlon D’ Andrade, Charles ‘Lily’ Pollard (Golden Jaguars captain) and Aubrey Hudson General manager Guyana national team look on admiringly. (Clairmonte Marcus photo).

CIDI answers GFF call

By Calvin Roberts Caribbean International Distributors Incorporated (CIDI), who is a member of the Rudisa Group of Companies which is based in neighbouring Suriname, and through their Blue Life purified water and Thrill soft drink answered the call of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) when they donated $600,000.00 and a quantity of Blue Life water towards the GFF and the Golden Jaguars respectively.

What the athletes think about

AAG giving up spaces for the Junior Commonwealth Games What do you think about the decision made by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) to allocate the two spaces that were originally given to athletics for the 2008 Junior Commonwealth Games, to table tennis and boxing?

In this Clairmonte Marcus photo,  Assistant Secretary, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club Franklyn Ross and Assistant Organizing Secretary, Rabindranauth Kissoonlall, pin the sash of patron on Mrs. June Mendes, yesterday.

RHTYSC inducts third patron

By Calvin Roberts At a simple ceremony held in the boardroom of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday, Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports club (RHTYSC) inducted its third patron.

Dowlin to captain Guyana

National middle order batsman Travis Dowlin will be looking to continue his good run as captain of the Guyana cricket team when he leads the side in the Guyana Independence Festival Celebrity cricket tournament this week-end at the L’Amoreaux Cricket ground in Scarborough, Canada.

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