Sports

Demerara takes on Essequibo in opener

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.

Dyna’s Ravens edge Panthers 48-47

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.

Tough year ahead for GFRU

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.

CARIFTA Games swimming team honoured

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.

Nagamootoo fails to save Central Sports in 20/20

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.

Pouderoyen captures West Side Cup

-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.

Purlette suffers TKO in round two

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.

Pooran hits unbeaten ton in Trinidad

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.

Ramjattan heads GYO

Attorney-at-Law Khemraj Ramjattan was elected president of the Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO) at its annual general meeting last Thursday.

Samaraweera century revives Sri Lanka

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.

Bridging the gap

– Minister hopes recent victory could revitalize bridge in Guyana By Kiev Chesney Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr.

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