Guyana’s men’s rugby Sevens side retained their North American West Indies Rugby Association (NAWIRA) Sevens crown after a 7-5 final win over Jamaica on Sunday at the Winton Rugby Pitch, Nassau, The Bahamas NAWIRA website reported.
Essequibo, also known as the Cinderella County could not summon her fairy godmother for help yesterday going down to Berbice by an innings and 151 runs in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) senior four-day Inter-County cricket match at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, (DCC) Queenstown.
History will record that Canadian-based Guyanese Jaipaul Suknanan won the men’s category and Christine Sukhram the ladies title in a very exciting showdown when the Smirnoff Open Golf championships climaxed at the Lusignan Golf Course last weekend.
Ronald Roberts and Taffim Khan tied for first place when the national junior Chess championship ended on Saturday at the Ocean Spray Hotel.
Minister responsible for Sport Dr. Frank Anthony has promised that a comprehensive football programme is soon to be launched in the schools.
Khemraj Chanderpaul, father of Guyana, West Indies and Durham middle order batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul, struck a whirlwind 55 ball 100 on Sunday to guide his team Ghandi Youth Organization (GYO) to a mammoth 210 runs victory in their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Over-40 cricket match against Everest Cricket Club at the GYO ground.
Essequibo were waging a spirited fight back on the third day of their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter-County four-day cricket match against Berbice at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, reaching 186-5 in their second innings at the close of play.
When the Guyana National Stadium at Providence was announced as the venue for the 2007 National School’s Championships, fans were elated by the positive initiative and predicted that the championships could turn out to be the best ever.
The National Milling Company (Namilco) has pumped $1.5 million into this year’s Fruta Conquerors Football Festival which kicks off next Friday at the Tucville ground.
Renaissance Under-17 footballers saved their best for last when they hammered Santos 4-0 at the Tucville ground as the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) De Sinco tournament ended with four matches at two venues on Saturday.
Former Berbice opening batsman Balram Samaroo highlighted the third round of the Berbice zone matches of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Carib Beer/Pepsi sponsored Twenty20 first division cricket competition continued on Friday when five of the six scheduled matches were played.
Defending champion Ransford Goodluck took an assailable lead at the end of day two of the National Rifle Shooting championships shooting two possibles in the process yesterday at the Timehri Rifle ranges.
Eight pulsating games will bring the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground alive this evening when the seven-a-side football competition in honour of Georgetown Mayor Hamilton Green’s 73rd birthday kicks off.
It hasn’t taken long under the new Julian Hunte presidency to recognise that, with West Indies cricket, the more things change, the more they remain the same.
Bad light intervened forcing an adjournment to the men’s 0-9 flight but defending champion Christine Sukhram leads in the ladies category at the end of day one of the Smirnoff Guyana Open Golf championships at the Lusig-nan Golf Course yesterday.
Assad Fudadin (237*) and Royston Crandon (110) posted 209 for the first-wicket as Berbice, in reply to Essequibo’s first innings score of 160, ended on 523-3 at the close of the second day’s play of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Senior Inter County four day match at the Demerara Cricket Club ground, Queenstown yesterday.
Camptown defeated Wes-tern Tigers 1-0 while Police failed to show up for their match against Santos on Friday evening as the Georgetown Foot-ball Association (GFA) Premier League competition continued at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground.
North Georgetown claimed the 2007 National School’s Champion of Champions trophy last night when the curtain closed on the 47th annual Cycling, Swimming and Athletic championships at the National Stadium at Providence to conclude very eventful championships.
One half of the business for maybe the biggest clash of two local boxers has been set and the other half is expected to come together in a week’s time.
The Flying Ace Cycle Club of Berbice will tomorrow stage the third A.
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