By Calvin Roberts
Following their dismal showing in the just-concluded three-day competition, the Demerara selectors have made some changes to the squad that will contest the limited overs format of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM under-19 Inter-county championship which commence today with Essequibo taking on Demerara at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary from 0930 hrs.
Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) cricket commentator, Guyanese Sean Devers, was robbed at gun point Sunday evening in Chaguans, Trinidad.
Recently-sponsored Ravens basketball club survived a 48-47 scare against Demerara Panthers on Sunday evening as play in the Guyana Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Brydens Second Division League continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) has scheduled its National Senior Championships for this Saturday and Sunday at the Police Sports Club Eve Leary and YMCA ground beginning at 1pm each day.
Garth Wattley
The West Indies won a Test match yesterday. And the Queen’s Park Oval’s dwellers rejoiced.
By Calvin Roberts
A tough year awaits the Guyana Football Rugby Union (GFRU) whose staging of the Caribbean Women’s 15-a-side tournament in May is the showpiece event of what is a packed schedule.
By Calvin Roberts
Defending champions Demerara and Berbice played to a tame draw in their final round clash of the Guyana Cricket Board’s/Guyana and Trinidad Mutual-sponsored Inter-County under-19 cricket competition which ended yesterday at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown.
Plaisance Panthers hammered Crane United Football Club 8-3 in a high-scoring encounter to win the 2007 Coca Cola Under-15 football final played Friday evening at Banks DIH ground, Thirst Park.
The Guyana four-member swimming team which participated at the just-concluded 2008 CARIFTA swimming Championships in Aruba was lauded at a special ceremony held at the Woodbine Room of the Cara Lodge on Saturday.
Former West Indies all-rounder Mahendra Nagamootoo has been creating waves in the National League division II in Trinidad but his latest effort was not enough to help his team Central Sports win their Carib 20/20 cricket match in deep South.
-Browne scores hat-trick
A hat-trick from Clement Browne propelled Pouderoyen to a 4-0 victory over Young Achievers in the final of the West Demerara Football Association’s West Side Cup tournament at the Den Amstel ground, West Demerara on Friday.
Guyana’s Andre Purlette’s five-match win-streak was halted Friday night by Aaron `Awesome’ Williams who scored a technical knockout over the Guyanese in the second round of their eight-round cruiserweight clash at the Twin River Event Centre, Rhode Island USA.
Former Guyana Under-19 batsman Hoomchand Pooran struck an unbeaten 100 for First Citizens Clarke Road United, as they drew their Eastern Credit Union National Cricket League Division One, third round clash with Clico Preysal at Inshan Ali Park recently.
Attorney-at-Law Khemraj Ramjattan was elected president of the Gandhi
Youth Organisation (GYO) at its annual general meeting last Thursday.
By Tony Cozier
Lockhart Sebastien’s annoyance was typically blunt and utterly justified.
From Garth Wattley in Port of
As he stretched out tired muscles in the large shadow of the Jeffrey Stollmeyer Stand yesterday afternoon, Chris Gayle must have wondered at this strange beast called cricket.
– Minister hopes recent victory could revitalize bridge in Guyana
By Kiev Chesney
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr.
The Black Stallion Sports Committee will stage a five-a-side football fiesta for Street and Area teams today at the Plaisance Ground.
A new Mayor’s Cup champion team will be crowned tonight when Alpha United takes on Fruta Conquerors at the Tucville Playfield from 9pm.