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 ……..WICB president Julian Hunte  By Orin Davidson Clive Lloyd has been in and out of the West Indies cricket team setting but remains vital to the development of West Indies Cricket, West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Julian Hunte says.

By Tony Cozier It was entirely apt that Shivnarine Chanderpaul should have marked the week when his frequently unappreciated worth was recognised by two notable awards with performances that guided the West Indies to two successive, significant victories.

By Tony Cozier The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) made its draft strategic plan public last week.

– as GHB opens 2008 season Weather permitting, the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) will open its 2008 season today with a one-day tournament at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) national senior championships barely got underway at the Police Sports Club Ground, EveLeary following continuous rainfall in Georgetown yesterday.

That was the case at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda, yesterday, where Demerara and Berbice were scheduled to clash in the final round of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM-sponsored Under-19 Inter County limited overs match.

They say one should not take things too much for granted and this will be the case today when Street Boys oppose Grantville as the Banks DIH-sponsored 15-over-a-side softball competition contin ues with a series of matches.

The Tucville Playfield will be a hive of activity from 19:00hrs today when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) 2008 Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) Cellink Plus 2008 Premier League tournament kicks off.

Team Guyana defended their home turf with honour yesterday, prevailing in the majority of their matches to emerge as the front-runners in session one of the Caribbean Junior, Cadet Championships held yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Carlton Anthony of Alness Village, Corentyne, won the first ever Charles and Ada Gordon Memorial Road race organized by the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTYSC) last Sunday.

After a four-month suspension due to the rainy season, the Berbice Cricket Board organized 2007/2008 Isaac Bissoon First Division competition will resume today and will continue tomorrow.

By Calvin Roberts Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will clash in the final of the Cummings Electrical/Raymond Panday Memorial sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association second division final at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground from today.

By Calvin Roberts A fighting innings from the veteran Neil Barry enabled Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to defeat East Coast in the Demerara zone final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Carib Beer/ Pepsi sponsored national first division Twenty20 competition yesterday.

Garth Wattley In Port of Spain Surely, it would be asking too much for West Indies and Sri Lanka to produce a repeat of the thrilling finale to Thursday’s first match of the Digicel One-day International series.

London/Middlesex team to test local marksmen Guyana, the reigning Caribbean short range champions will test their preparation for this year’s regional championships over the next two days when they come up against the visiting London/Middlesex Rifle shooting team in two shooting matches at the Timehri Rifle ranges.

Overseas racquet wielders “pumped’ for opening salvo By Kiev Chesney Teams from across the region are psyched and ready to commence play in the 13th Annual Caribbean Junior and Cadet Championships which will serve off at 9am at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall today.

By Calvin Roberts An authoritative and classy 83 along with the respectable figures of (2-21) from captain Royan Fredericks led Essequibo to a nail biting  10- run victory over Berbice in their final preliminary round game of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ GTM Under -19 Inter County limited overs competition at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground yesterday.

– Shivnarine Chanderpaul made West Indians believe in miracles by scoring 10 runs off the last two balls of a pulsating first One-day International against Sri Lanka at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad yesterday By Garth Wattley Do you believe in miracles?

By Kizan Brumell The Georgetown Football Association (GFA) on Wednesday evening launched the 2008 Premier League football competition which will be sponsored exclusively by the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) Cellink Plus at the Waterchris Hotel.

Following the successful conclusion of the annual Mayor’s Cup football tournament organized by Lennox Arthur, the action swings to another Arthur organized competition today.