Sports

– But Guyanese TT players fall by the wayside By Donald DuffA second Caribbean table tennis racquet wielder qualified for the Olympic Games in Beijing, China in August on Monday at the Latin American Olympic qualification tournament currently underway in the Dominican Republic.

All-rounder slams century; bags match haul of 8-60 By Calvin RobertsBuoyed by their resounding victory over defending champions Demerara in their first round encounter, Essequibo took on Berbice in their second round match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/ GTM sponsored Under-19 Inter County three day competition at the Police Sports Club (PSC) ground hoping for a similar result but fell to a miserable innings and 228-run defeat.

Sewnarine Chattergoon narrowly missed out on his second century of the season as the four-day Carib beer Cup match between Guyana and the Windward Islands ended in a stalemate at the National Stadium at Providence yesterday.

By Kiev Chesney According to the local organizing committee, all systems are in place for Guyana to participate in the 2008 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) president, Chetram Singh said yesterday batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul had sought permission to attend the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) awards ceremony, and had not abandoned the Guyana team during their final round Carib Beer Series match.

Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) continued their winning ways when they defeated newly formed Ace Warriors cricket club by 164 runs, when action in the Georgetown Cricket Assoc-iation (GCA)/ Lifetime Realty sponsored under-15 50 overs competition started yesterday.

Back at square one It did not take the regional cricketers long to dispel the belief that the team was beginning to show some improvement and that fans could expect a more competitive team under its new leader.

-WICB and WICUA officials meet today to resolve umpires’ boycott of Carib Beer Cup matches By Tony Cozier West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) chief executive Donald Peters and chief cricket operations officer Tony Howard are to meet with West Indies Cricket Umpires Association (WICUA) president Hartley Reid at the Accra Hotel here today in an effort to settle the issues that led to the WICUA’s boycott of Carib Beer Cup matches last month.

After capturing Guyana’s first ever medal at the Carifta Swimming Championships when she secured gold in the 200m breaststroke last Thursday, Jessica Stephenson increased her country’s medal count to two when she gained a bronze medal in the girls’ 11-12 100m breaststroke.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Shivnarine Chanderpaul’s unexplained absence on the second day of Guyana’s final round Carib Beer Series match against Windward Islands on Sunday, created quite a fuss.

Twenty-three-year-old Windward Islands middle-order batsman Liam Sebastien defied the Guyana pace/spin attack at the Providence National Stadium yesterday to post his maiden first class century and ensure the Windward Islands snatch first innings points in the battle of the minnows as their final round Carib Beer Cup match enters its final day today.

Junior Niles escaped from challengers Robin Persaud and Raymond Newton to claim victory in the senior category of the Dr.

Carib Masters and GT All Stars scored wins to move into the top position following Saturday’s matches in the Coca Cola Masters Football tournament played at Thirst Park ground.

The Windward Islands, on the backs of half centuries from Darren Sammy, Devon Smith and Miles Bascombe, closed the second day in a strong position of 267-3 replying to Guyana’s 396 in their final round match of the Carib Beer Cup competition at the National Stadium, Providence, yesterday.

Odel Persaud emerged best junior lifter at the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) National Novices championships staged yesterday at the National Gymnasium.

By Donald Duff Former World Boxing Council (WBC) Cruiserweight champion Wayne `Big Truck’ on Saturday night survived a first round knockdown to score a technical knockout (TKO) over the previously unbeaten Yoan Pablo Hernandez in their cruiserweight fight at the Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

By Kiev Chesney The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Bryden’s second-division league continued to heat up last Saturday night as the Pepsi Sonics thrashed Eagles 70-34 to remain unbeaten.

By Kiev Chesney The cooperative efforts of Warriors’ Jason–Ray Khalil, Ashley Khalil, Ashley deGroot, Ryan Da Silva and Gisele Fernandes proved successful as the team overcame fierce competition to be crowned champions of the 2008 Smalta squash team tournament which concluded yesterday at the Georgetown Club’s courts.

– Bishop opts out to play Mayor’s Cup Guyana’s Futsal Football squad is due to leave tomorrow for Trinidad and Tobago for the rescheduled Caribbean Football Union (CFU) six-nation Futsal Football which opens Thursday in the twin-island republic.

With the staging of the 13th annual Caribbean Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) Junior and Cadet Champion-ships fast approaching, the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) has planned an umpires’ seminar/ workshop to bring prospective umpires up to date with the rules governing the sport.