Sports

With less than a month to go before the biggest showdown of the year in the ring, local boxers inked contracts for the ‘Judgement Day’ matches at Abdool and Abdool Insurance Brokers Inc on Tuesday.

Curt Murphy and Royston Fraser proved to all and sundry that they are head and shoulders above the rest when they slammed home three goals apiece to propel their team Topp XX and Blue Berry Hill to the top two positions on the points standings when action in the Upper Demerara Football Association competition continued Wednesday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground.

By Tony Cozier In BRIDGETOWN After years of spluttering along, frequently breaking down along the way, the West Indies’ cricket engine has started to function a little more smoothly.

Keifer Robin registered five emphatic victories at the Marian Academy School auditorium to win the Rising Sun Judo Club Novices tournament.

Competitions must have winners and losers and this was the case in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport sponsored Agricola Inter Block 5-a-side small goal competition which got under way last Sunday.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) company will sponsor Saturday’s  pre-Father’s Day Medal Play Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Den Amstel, Providence, National Insurance Scheme (NIS) and Everest grounds hosted several matches when the Banks DIH 15-overs-a-side Softball Tournament continued last Sunday.

– Shabbazz By Calvin Roberts “They say I am a foreigner, but more important than any match, I would like to contribute to football getting a home in Guyana before I leave which is not too far away.”

The Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) has established a new boxing Gym at Timehri.

Milerock and Winners Connection were in winners’ row when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) first-division Coca Cola football competition continued on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) has begun a steadfast campaign to gather financial assistance for its hosting of the 2008 Goodwill Swimming Championships to be held at the 25-metre Castellani Pool from August 15-17.

The Demerara Distillers Ltd yesterday renewed its sponsorship of the Pepsi Sonics Basketball Club when the beverage company donated $398,040 specifically for the club’s new uniforms for their senior and junior male and female teams.

Linden’s Rudolph Mitchell strolled past his opponents on Independence Day to keep his title as Guyana’s Race Walking Champion with another convincing victory in a local competition.

By Calvin Roberts Following a three weeks break from competitive action after the Annual Indepen-dence three stage race cyclists will be back in their saddles this weekend where they will be competing in two events organized by national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed.

By Calvin Roberts A resurgent looking George-town team displayed a never-say-die attitude to edge rivals Linden 49-48 when action in the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation Inter-sub association competition continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Sunday night.

By Calvin Roberts Linden’s Top XX and Entertainment Source have joined forces to organize a Futsal football tournament for teams affiliated to the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA).

-carts off Banks DIH Rugby Sevens titles By Kizan Brumell Seven players, seven-and-a-half minutes per half, seven games, two winners, was how the tournament format ran as the Pepsi Hornets dominated the male and female categories of the Banks DIH Rugby Sevens championships yesterday at the National Park, Rugby Playfield.

By Calvin Roberts Manager of the Guyana TCL Under- 19 team Alvin Johnson yesterday told Stabroek Sport that he was satisfied with the level of fitness displayed by the players so far.

By Calvin Roberts “The Berbice Football Association (BFA) needs to be more proactive in working with clubs affiliated to the association towards not only the development of the game, but the attraction of sponsorship for the game in the county.”

The Guyana Rugby Football Union has called to practice 31 U19 players in preparation for Guyana’s participation in the North America  and West Indies Rugby Association Qualifying Tournament for the iRB Junior World Rugby Trophy which will take place in Barbados from July 5 -12.