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Yesterday it was Michelle John’s turn. Beaten in the final of the girls’ 18-years-and-under singles event, John came roaring back to snatch the 21-years-and-under title from her nemesis in a nail-biting encounter that went the full five games, as the national table tennis championships sponsored by the National Sports Commission continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

As is always the case in regional limited overs cricket, the four power house teams namely Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana always make it to the final four whenever there is such a stage.

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) yesterday launched its 8th Annual Castrol Under-15 Inter County cricket competition at the GCB board office and the competition is being sponsored to the tune of G$1.4m.

Rising star Nigel Bryan won two titles while Trenace Lowe drew first blood against rival Michelle John as play in the National Sports Commission-sponsored national table tennis championships continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall yesterday.

The Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA) remains in a distraught state after learning of the murder of University student and GASA member Dennis Edghill Jr.,

Four of the country’s top sports administrators were honoured at the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Appreciation Evening last Saturday at the Georgetown Club.

Shuttles were launched back and forth as enthusiastic youngsters took to the Queen’s College badminton courts on Monday afternoon for the Guyana Badminton Association’s National Mashramani Singles tournament.

Essequibo has short-listed a 14-man squad to contest the Castrol Under-15 two-day Inter-County cricket tournament that is set to commence tomorrow, weather permitting.

The Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association (GAWA) will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections of office bearers on Saturday, 8th March at Olympic House, Church and Peter Rose Streets, Queenstown.

The Demerara schoolgirls cricket team and the Bank of Guyana mixed team (male and female) are currently in preparation for the two tournaments in Barbados during the Easter weekend next month.

Sunburst Camptown and Pele will clash this evening in the much anticipated inaugural Banks Premium Beer Cup football final, while Alpha United and Santos face off in the third place playoff at the Tucville Playfield.

He said he would let his bike do the talking for him, and that is exactly what happened Sunday at the South Dakota circuit when Canadian Kevin Graham competed in the Super Bike category at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Mashramani Champion of Champions race meet.

Whitney Welcome hammered home five goals as Bartica trounced West Demerara 6-0 as the Pepsi Cup Inter Sub-Association Under-17 football tournament continued last weekend.

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Jody Ann Blake and Vida Moore came within a whisker of defeating favourites Trenace Lowe and Michelle John but fell at the final hurdle losing 2-3 in a tense five setter as the national table tennis championships continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Amidst some light to heavy drizzles, interspersed with a few minutes of bright sunshine, Mark Vieira and Ryan Rahaman completely dominated their respective group events at the South Dakota Circuit yesterday when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMRSC) held its Mashramani Champion-of-Champions race meet.

Sunburst Camptown stormed into the Banks Premium Beer 16-team knockout football final with an upset 2-0 win over pre-tournament favourites Alpha “the Hammer” United Saturday evening at the Tucville Playfield.

Diana King defeated Lloyd Fung-A-Fat in straight games to claim victory in the Open category of the Bounty Farm Mash handicap squash tournament Saturday night at the Georgetown Club courts.

President of the Common-wealth Games Federation, Michael Fennell, says that the Caribbean needs to promote more international events to boost sports tourism and ensure that athletes have an incentive for their own development.

John Charles of Linden stamped his authority in the second road race of the 2008 season of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani 40-mile event held yesterday on the West Bank from the Demerara Harbour Bridge to Bushy Park and back.