Sports

Guyana’s Everest Hikers men and Georgetown Cricket Club women are on course to secure places in the final after four sessions of the play in the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Despite the recent pronouncement that the current, no pun intended, blackout will continue for the holidays, Christmas is looking bright for the national cricket team.

Ian ‘Dumb boy’ Jackson outsprinted the youthful Enzo Matthews to win the 4th stage from Supenaam to Charity and back to Suddie in the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports HIV/AIDS Awareness five-stage ‘Tour de Guyana’ cycle road race yesterday.

Britany Van Lange and Henk Lowe of Dorado Speed Swim Club are the individual point leaders after three days of competition in the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association’s National swimming Championships at the Castellani Pool.

Guyana’s top rugby referee instructor Terrence Grant, just back from an International Referees Educators Course in Canada, is now on a mission to improve the level of officiating here.

Fruta Conquerors, Uprising, Mocha Champs and Silver Shatters were all sent packing in the latest matches of the NAMILCO knockout Football Festival and the stage is now set for two intriguing matches this the evening at the Tucville Playfield under lights.

The Guyana Secondary School Basketball Assoc-iation (GSSBA) season has quickly become the highpoint of all young basketball enthusiasts countrywide, with players improving drastically every week and playing as though there are in the NCAA final four.

Robin Persaud rode a very tactical race to come out victorious in the third stage of the Ministry of Health/ Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports inaugural five stage cycle road race yesterday morning but John Charles has the overall lead with two stages to go.

The national cricket team was $500,000 richer after a satisfying day’s work at their Georgetown Cricket Club’s Bourda, office yesterday when they made light work of a USA team in a feature 40 overs-a-side game.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) will now be held on December 10 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue from 1pm High on the agenda will be the election of office bearers.

The Indian Cricket League (ICL) had the money, players and resources to put together a brand new cricketing show.

For the sixth year in succession, the Kashif and Shanghai Christmas Football tournament has benefited from premier sponsorship by Guymine.com,

Pre-tournament favourites Old Fort and Everest Hikers battled to a draw, defending women’s champions Raiders opened on a winning note and Malvern men were severe on new-comers Shakatan on the opening day of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

Showing tremendous endurance, grit and determination, Alonzo `Zo’ Greaves yesterday turned in a performance of the highest quality to take the lead in the five-stage `Tour de Guyana’ cycle road race after winning the second stage in a driving finish from John Charles.

Eulanie Ousley of the Berbice Campus of the University of Guyana, was voted the best graduating student at the ninth annual Sports Administrators Course organized by the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) which was held from November 23-25 for the first time in Berbice.

Unconvincing statistics have been disregarded in favour of experience and longevity preferred to potential in the changes to West Indies team from the five ODIs in Zimbabwe to the subsequent tough series of three Tests in South Africa.

Minister of Health Dr. Leslie Ramsammy has challenged the Rotary Club of Georgetown to make their annual Day of Sports for the Physically Challenged a national event, and committed government’s support to the organization in that regard.

Ezone Internet Shopping and Delivery Service has consented to sponsor the Fatima Hockey Club of Trinidad and Tobago who are currently participating in the Guyana Hockey Board Diamond Mineral Water-sponsored tournament underway at the Cliff Anderson Sports hall.

“Twenty four runs in one ball. Jujubi (too easy),” screams a look-alike of Tamil actor Rajinikanth from a poster outside the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula.

The stage has been set for the commencement of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport inaugural five-stage cycle road race which promises to be one of the biggest cycle road races in Guyana.