Sports

February is expected to be a busy month for local hockey players and officials as the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) plans to run off three tournaments including the National Indoor Champion-ships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Junior basketball players in Region 10 will be dribbling for greater spoils and accolades when the Victory Valley Royals’ fourth annual Schools Basketball Championships are contested in Linden later this year.

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) is inviting all eligible Under-15 players to a practice session today and tomorrow at the Enmore Community centre ground.

A crowd-pleasing 112 by Zaheer Haniff was not enough to prevent Regal XI from being the 2007 champions of the West Indian Sports Complex sponsored 15-over softball cricket champions as they cruised to a comfortable seven-wicket victory over Hustlers XI at the Thirst Park ground Friday night.

Guyana has been identified to host this year’s Caribbean women’s 15-a-side Rugby championship in May and the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has indicated that one country had already signalled its intention to participate.

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) has selected 48 of their best females to commence training for the 2008 NAWIRA Sevens Championships which will be held in Guyana from May 3 -10.

National player Michelle John played unbeaten to win the under-21 Open singles event of the Stephen Thompson/Netsurf.Com

Kelvin Johnson and Alika Morgan of the Rising Stars Track Club, dominated the Open category to secure unchallenged victories in the Athletics Association of Guyana’s (AAG) national cross country 5km race at the Kuru Kuru trail yesterday.

Cummings Lodge Second-ary School’s basketball team laid a strong claim to being one of the better schools basketball teams in the Guyana Secondary School Basketball Association’s (GSSBA) league with two wins over two of the stronger teams in the competition at the outdoor Burnham, Court on Middle Street.

Defending champion Marlon `Fishy’ Williams rode off with the feature event the 35-lap for schoolboys and novices when the 2008 National Sports Commission cycling programme organized by national cycle coach Hassan Mohammed got underway on Saturday at the inner circuit of the National Park.

After many years, President of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU), Noel Adonis, has finally returned to the sport in which he was initially involved as a player.

As expected, Guyana, West Indies and Durham middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul was elected Sportsman of the Year 2007 while Alicia Fortune gained the nod for Sportswoman of the Year when the selection panel of the National Sports Commission met yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Enterprise Primary School emerged as the champions of the Trophy Stall/AL Sports and tour Promotions 10th Christmas term windball cricket tournament when they defeated Uitvlugt Primary by 49 runs in the final at the National park recently.

The Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) will run off its first event of the year tomorrow when athletes countrywide take to the trail for the AAG’s annual cross country race sponsored by Woodpecker Products Trophies and Sports a press release from the AAG stated yesterday.

Once again the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has launched another competition in the city to give Under-15 cricketers the opportunity to showcase their talent.

Currently number one in the nation, Cummings Lodge Secondary managed to remain undefeated while tossing Tutorial High further down in the standings in their first match in the second phase of the season in the Guyana Secondary School Basketball Association’s league.

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars friendly international schedule went slightly off track with the cancellation of two planned matches, but the return clash against St.

The Guyana Karate College is currently enrolling students of all ages and skill levels at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in collaboration with the National Sports Commission will be launching a 21-years and under open table tennis tournament at 4pm today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Dear Editor, The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club would like to place on record its total disgust and surprise at the non-selection of Royston Crandon on the National 20/20 squad to play in the 2008 Edition of the Stanford Tournament.