Sports

The die has been cast and the stage set for the grand finale as the 18th Annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament climaxes tonight.

Though his name may not sound intimidating, Claudius Butts’ mere presence on the rugby field has been known to send a shiver down the spines of many a rugby football coach and their players throughout the region.

Given their infamous record, complacency is not a problem that has concerned West Indies captains of late.

Once again, the football fraternity in Guyana is in a state of sadness following the tragic passing of Western Tigers’ footballer Sheldon ‘Popeye Jones’ Levi who, along with his wife, died on the spot following an accident yesterday morning.

A long catalogue of humiliation and dismal memories for the West Indies in South Africa were finally and emphatically expunged at St.

Pele Football Club and Alpha United reached the semi-finals of the 18th annual Kashif and Shanghai football tournament with convincing wins over Amelia’s Ward United and Western Tigers respectively Friday night at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground.

It finally happened. In two previous trips to South Africa and nine previous test matches against the Proteas, the West Indies had failed to win a single test.

He was without his reindeer and red suit but like Santa Claus, Joseph `Reds’ Perreira founder of the `Reds’ Perreira Sports Foundation, yesterday promised the starving sports community of Guyana goodies for the new year.

The momentum of the first Test, utterly, if unexpectedly, with the West Indies throughout the previous eight sessions, shifted rapidly in a final hour of crazy cricket on the third day at St.George’s

Revenge will be high on the agenda as Guyana’s World Cup football preparations kick off with a match against arch-rivals St.

WITH the phenomenal Shivnarine Chanderpaul inevitably to the fore and the energised fast bowlers – and fielders – following in his wake, the West Indies continued to make a mockery of their depressed status at St.George’s

It was dubbed a ‘Day at the Races’ and the event truly lived up to its name with some exciting finishes as the Kennard Memorial Turf Club held its Demerara Distillers Limited El Dorado Day at the Races on Boxing Day.

Two new faces have been included in the Guyana national team which will contest the three away matches in the Regional Carib Beer four-day cricket tournament set to commence on January 4 2008.

Almost every preconception, all based on solid statistical or circumstantial evidence, was negated on the opening day of the first Test at St.George’s

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) is seeking government’s support to help decentralize the sport and implement its Junior Development Programme.

It is not often that one finds a young, talented athlete spending almost an entire day with those who are being nursed back to health and strength.

Coach of the Progressive Youth Club and one of the country’s top athletic coaches, Corporal Lynden Wilson, has come out swinging against unqualified coaches who he feels are doing more harm than good for local athletes.

Alpha United stamped their authority on Pouderoyen while Pele scored a come-from-behind win following a penalty shoot out with Bakewell Buxton Stars as play in the 18th Kashif and Shanghai football Festival continued Tuesday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.

National fullbore champion Ransford Goodluck took home the lion’s share of prizes at last Sunday’s Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) awards presentation at the Police Officers’ Mess.

Georgetown side Fruta Conquerors and Netrockers of Linden defied harsh weather conditions and tough opponents to advance to the quarter-finals of the 18th annual Kashif and Shanghai Football Festival on a rain-drenched Sunday evening at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.