By Kiev Chesney President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Claude Blackmore has denied that the AAG and Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) had named Joe Ryan, Assistant Coach at the Manhattan College, to coach Guyanese athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
By Gary Tim in New York New York, NY (SMS) – A month ago, he became the second fastest man, ever, with a 9.76s clocking.
– Frank to clash with Dalton for national middleweight title By Donald Duff National middleweight champion Denny `Deadly’ Dalton will clash with Raul Frank on July 5 for the national middleweight title in a five-fight card organized by the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC).
By Kizan Brumell National Rugby Head coach Laurence Adonis has faith in his soldiers who are about to embark on a rough journey in the upcoming 2008 North American and West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) Junior Championships in Barbados from July 5-13 and feels that they can win the championship.
Windies lose ground Garth Wattley St John’s Put to the sword by Michael Clarke and self-destructing in the field, West Indies lost more ground to Australia on the second day of this Second Digicel Test match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium yesterday.
Football officials go Down Under while football goes down under In two weeks time Guyana’s Golden Jaguars as the national football team is known, will oppose Suriname in their 2010 World Cup qualifier in Paramaribo with the return fixture scheduled for Georgetown.
By Tony Cozier In ST.JOHN’S The debilitating effect of five sessions in the field, under a roasting sun, on an unsympathetic pitch and against opponents with the ruthless streak common to all sporting champions, finally took its toll on the West Indies in the hour before tea yesterday.
By Donald Duff Vice-president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Winston Callender yesterday said he was unaware of any issues affecting the training camp of the national football team known as the Golden Jaguars.
By Kiev Chesney The Guyana Basketball Federation (GABF) National Inter Sub-Association Championships will begin this evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
– as winners collect spoils By Calvin Roberts Respective winners of the just-concluded Carib Beer/Digicel-sponsored East Coast Demerara Football Association (ECDFA) Sweet 16 knockout competition were on Friday presented with their spoils at a simple ceremony held in the boardroom of Ansa McAl Trading Limited.
By Tony Cozier in St John’s It is the finest of the fine, new and reconstructed stadiums prepared for last year’s World Cup, but in the year-and-a-half since its opening, the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium has become an expensive embarrassment.
Former national rugby player Cleon Baxter-Dennis on Friday presented a quantity of rugby equipment to the Guyana Rugby Referees Society (GRSS) and Pepsi Hornets Rugby Club.
– A lifeless pitch saw Simon Katich record his third test century and Ricky Ponting reach 10,000 test runs as Australia closed day one on 259-3 Garth Wattley in St John’s
By Tony Cozier In ST.JOHN’SIT was a day on which the West Indies needed to be as sharp and as flawless in the field as they were in the first Test at Sabina Park.
– Chattergoon to spearhead Albion By Calvin Roberts The semi-finals of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC)/TELENEC-sponsored 50-overs-a-side cricket competition will take place today with Zone `A’ winners Rose Hall Community Centre (RHCC) opposing Zone `B’ runners-up Albion Community Centre while Zone `B’ winners Scottsburg United will oppose Zone `A’ runners-up Young Warriors at Scottsburg.
By Calvin RobertsTelecommunications giant Digicel yesterday reiterated its commitment to the development of football on the local scene by offering sponsorship to designated local football champions Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United.
By Kiev Chesney The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the National Sports Commission yesterday cut the ribbon on the country’s newest fitness facility, the ‘Fitness for Life Gym’, located on the second floor of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Shorties have quickly become the favourites to capture the title in the Guyana Squash Association’s (GSA) Farfan and Mendes senior team tournament when they rolled to their third consecutive victory on Thursday night at the Georgetown Club courts.
By Kiev Chesney Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony joined in the festivities yesterday morning at the National Stadium at Providence where his ministry had organized a celebration in observance of International Challenge Day.
Former members of the Gators football club and interested members of the public are invited to a meeting tomorrow at Julian’s Bar, Cummings and Sixth Streets, Alberttown from 4.30pm.
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