Sports

Opening night of GABA Second Division league…..

The Georgetown Masters’ team went down to the youthful Maccabees basketball team 62-74 on Saturday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall as the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Bryden’s Second Division League competition got underway.

Hugh Ross Classics given green light

The Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) has given the green light to the organizers of the Hugh Ross Classics but in a ground breaking move, bodybuilders, who are interested in taking part in this competition are likely to be tested if all goes well with the negotiations between the organizers and a private lab.

DCB selection panel shortlists 24

Following the completion of the NALICO/NAFICO sponsored Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter association Under-15 50 over cricket competition, the junior selectors of the DCB has shortlisted 24 players for trials to participate in the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Castrol Inter County Under-15 cricket competition.

NALICO/NAFICO Under-15 Inter Association Cricket

Despite the man-of-the-match efforts of Little Diamond Cricket Club’s Pernell London who took 5-26 to restrict defending champions Georgetown to 180 all out from 49.5 overs, East Bank were unable to piece together some worthy partnerships to surpass the target and thus lost in the final of the NALICO/NAFICO sponsored Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Inter Association under-15 50 overs competition at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground Bourda yesterday by 41 runs.

Caribbean champ shows no leniency to his dad

Caribbean U-15 squash champion Alex Arjoon showed no mercy when he came up against his father Andrew Arjoon Thursday night in the quarterfinal of the Open category of the Bounty Farm Mash Handicap Squash Tournament held at the Georgetown Club.

Elishaba Johnson captures 10 years and under title

Top seed Elishaba Johnson won his first national title when he defeated Narvin Sankar to capture the boys’ 10-years and under title as the national Table Tennis championships sponsored by the National Sports Commission continued yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Sealey questions “unanimous” ban of GDF football team

Lester Sealey, assistant secretary/treasurer of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) said yesterday that in his opinion the decision to ban the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) football team from participating in the Premium Beer Cup tournament was not a unanimous one.

Lifetime Realty Under-15 competition

A good all-round effort from Christopher Surat enabled Everest Cricket Club to defeat newcomers Ace Warriors Cricket Club by six wickets as action in the Lifetime Realty Limited-sponsored Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Under-15 limited overs competition continued yesterday at the Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) ground.

NALICO/NAFICO Under-15 Inter-Association Cricket

East Coast Demerara Sub-Association and their Georgetown counterparts concluded the preliminary rounds of the NALICO/NAFICO-sponsored Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 Inter-Association 50 overs cricket competition with contrasting wins yesterday.

Graham racing for track record

“I don’t like to make predictions to be honest with you, I just let my riding do the talking, but I am looking at breaking the track record on Sunday,” Canadian Super Bike champion Kevin Graham told Stabroek Sport.

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