Sports

The Guyana Karate College is currently enrolling students of all ages and skill levels at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the National Sports Commission will be launching a 21-years and under open table tennis tournament at 4pm today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club would like to place on record its total disgust and surprise at the non-selection of Royston Crandon on the National 20/20 squad to play in the 2008 Edition of the Stanford Tournament.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul has emerged as a very popular candidate for the Sportsman-of-the-Year award when members of the selection panel sit down to select the 2007 National Sports Commission awardees today.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) would be conducting an encampment exercise for 25 potential Under-19 players from the counties of Demerara, Berbice and Essequibo at the GCB hostel, Alberttown from January 26th to 27th.

The 15th annual cycling season of National Sports Commission cycling coach Hassan Mohammed will commence on Saturday at the National Park.

The West Demerara Cricket Association (WDCA) is preparing to commence its much anticipated 2008 Cricket Season during the second week in February.

The Banks DIH Thirst Park ground will come alive tomorrow night when the final of the West Indian Sports Complex softball cricket competition will be played under lights from 18:30h.

The Guyana Beverages Incorporated yesterday donated $500,000 to the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) specifically to aid in the erection of a football stand at the Tucville Community Centre ground.

The inaugural Banks Premium Beer 16-team knockout tournament billed to kick off this evening has been rescheduled to February 1 due to the current soggy state of the Tucville ground.

Footballers in the capital city and its surroundings can look eagerly forward to the new month when two tournaments, Mayor Hamilton Green’s 73rd birth anniversary football tournament and the annual Mayor’s Cup invitational tournament are scheduled to commence.

The 2008 CONCACAF FUTSAL championship Caribbean Qualifying Tournament which will be held in Guyana at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall will see Guyana taking on St.

President of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federa-tion (GABF) retired Col. Godwin McPherson has disclosed that the newly trained coaches will be utilized in the federation’s planned rural development programme.

Brothers Oliver and Dave Young stamped their authority over their local counterparts, while Bobby Rasul scored his first win when the Japarts/Banks DIH-sponsored Red Earth Riders Grass track/Motocross race meet was held recently at the Karrow race track, Bartica.

Following the staging of several competitions last year, the Oasis Caf

The Orca Speed Swim Club in collaboration with the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) will host an inter-club meet on Saturday at the Colgrain Pool, Camp Street.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday presented two covers and one brush cutter to some 28 clubs and associate clubs that are affiliated to the GCB.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has named 47 local rugby prospects to commence training for the NAWIRA 2011 Men’s 15’s qualifiers, which will be held in The Cayman Islands from April 19- 27.

The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) has requested the presence of all eligible under-15 cricketers born on or before 1st September 1993 and representatives of cricket clubs from East Bank Berbice to Don Robin including New Amsterdam/Canje to attend a meeting on Wednesday 23rd January at 1500h (3:00pm) at the Rose Hall Community Centre ground.

The recently appointed executives of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCB) held their first executive meeting for 2008 and the relevant office bearers of committees were elected.