Sports

Albion Community Centre are the Berbice zone champions after defeating Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) by five wickets in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ Pepsi/ Carib Beer national Twenty20 competition played at the Rose Hall Canje ground on Tuesday.

Roraima Cycle Club cyclists Christopher Holder and Marlon ‘Fishy’ Williams finished sixth and ninth respectively when the open event of the Beacon Insurance sponsored West Indies versus The Rest of the World cycle championships pedalled off around the Queen’s Park Savannah on Wednesday.

As the excitement builds up to the ultimate showdown at the Hugh Ross Classic Body Building and Fitness Competition on April 20 at the National Cultural Centre, corporate Guyana has continued to show tangible support.

The Neal and Massy Group’s Inter-Company 15-over-a-side Tapeball Cricket competition enters its third week with four matches tomorrow at the Guyana Softball Cricket Association ground.

– West Indies captain Chris Gayle says the second Test win over Sri Lanka has had a spill over effect which has left the West Indies players pumped up Garth Wattley In Port of Spain It has been rare in recent years to find a West Indies team with a better Test than a one-day record.

By Calvin Roberts Recently, the Guyanese cricketing public was faced with the Shivnarine Chanderpaul fiasco where the dependable West Indies middle-order batsman did not resume his innings on the second morning of the final round match in the 2008 Carib Beer tournament against the Windward Islands at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Five persons won both the Kata and Kumite divisions at the Guyana Japan Karate Association’s 2008 National Championships which took place yesterday  at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday charged the Guyana national male and female rugby teams which are preparing for upcoming engagements to put their best foot forward.

By Kiev Chesney The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) yesterday received some much needed assistance for its hosting of the 13th annual Caribbean Junior and Cadet Championships from Nigel’s Supermarket and Sleepin’ Hotels.

 – changes made to three-day title-winning team By Calvin Roberts Having won the three-day format of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM sponsored under-19 Inter-County cricket tournament, the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) is going all out to win the limited overs format and in so doing, has made one change to the team which won the three-day championship.

The Guyana Football Federation World Cup Committee (GFF-WCC) has approached the Guyana Football Federation with a proposal for the development of women’s football in Guyana.

GTTA in go mode – says Munroe By Donald Duff The Clifff Anderson Sports Hall took on the look of a competition venue yesterday as the start of the eagerly-anticipated 13th annual Junior Caribbean and Cadet championships draws near.

Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year includes two West Indian Test players – one current, one former.

By Calvin Roberts A good all round performance from Georgetown Cricket Club’s Jeetendra Sookdeo (34 and 5-20) led Demerara to a resounding and revengeful 58 runs victory over Essequibo in the first game of the Guyana Cricket Board(GCB)/ GTM sponsored Inter County Under-19 50 overs cricket competition at the Police Sports club ground Eve Leary yesterday.

Following the trials held at the Police Sports Club Ground, Eve Leary, last Friday, the Athletics Assoc-iation of Guyana (AAG) has short-listed 28 athletes to attend the first stage of the 2008 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG)to be held in Suriname from May 1st-4th.

The Guyana Amateur Swim-ming Association (GASA) is scheduled to facilitate an  Under-12 inter-club swim meet to be  hosted by the Silver Shark Swim Club this Sunday at Colgrain Pool.

Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice has chosen its top 12-14 cyclist Neil Reece to be a part of the contingent that will represent Guyana at the West Indies versus the Rest of the World Cycling series that is scheduled to be held in Trinidad and Tobago from 11th to 20th April.

By Calvin Roberts Some good goalkeeping from Alpha United Football Club’ Ronson Williams ensured his team added the 2008 Mayor’s Cup trophy to their overflowing silverware display, when they defeated Fruta Conquerors  Football Club in a penalty shoot out in the finals, whilst Camptown  came from behind to defeat Uprising Football Club 3-1 to claim third place at the Tucville ground Sunday night.

Keiv Chestney President of the Guyana Secondary Schools Basket-ball Association (GSSBA) Leon Christian has disclosed plans to further elevate the standard of secondary school basketball, by making a few key improvements to his association in its second year of operation.