Sports

Darren Allen destroyed a strong field and put a stop to the winning streak of Alonzo Greaves when he captured the feature event of the Fern leaf-sponsored 11-race card yesterday at the National Park.

The stage is set for an exciting clash today at the National Stadium, Providence when defending champions Albion Sports Club of Berbice takes on Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the final of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Neal and Massy sponsored 40 over first division competition.

Given all the expectations, supporters are at a loss to comprehend the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) decision to appoint John Dyson as new coach of the team.

The inaugural Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Pepsi/ Carib Beer sponsored Twenty/20 first division competition got started in Berbice on Friday with three matches.

Andy Roberts could not conceal his sense of utter hopelessness for the future of West Indies cricket when he spoke after the completion of the KFC Cup last week.

At any time, but more especially when so many international sports are making a concerted effort to expunge the still evident curse of racism, the Jamaica Daily Gleaner’s reaction to John Dyson’s appointment as West Indies cricket coach made for alarming reading Here is how one of the oldest and most respected newspapers in the Caribbean railed against the choice in its editorial: “Like Bennett King and David Moore immediately before him, John Dyson, an Australian, is a foreigner, a white foreigner at that, and many former players (and) a vast number of fans are against it and justifiably so.”

Given all the expectations, supporters are at a loss to comprehend the West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) decision to appoint John Dyson as new coach of the team.

A blazing unbeaten 44 from just 20 balls, decorated with seven fours and one six, by Robert Burns, helped Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) defeat Transport Sports Club on run-rate in their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Steve’s Jewellery-sponsored Over-40 cricket competition at the DCC ground, Queenstown, yesterday.

With only two week-ends of Premier League football remaining, the top teams continue to trade positions with no one team really cementing a place at the top of the heap.

The name Vieira might be synonymous with speed in Guyana but that does not mean Steven Vieira sees himself as the favourite in the Super Bike category come tomorrow at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s (GMR&SC) Race of Champions meet at the South Dakota circuit.

A blazing half-century from Shemroy Barrington led Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to a nine-wicket victory over Georgetown Cricket Club in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Pepsi/ Ansa McAl-sponsored national Twenty/20 first-division match played at the MSC ground yesterday.

Gwendolyn ~Stealth Bomber’ O’Neil is set to headline the Guyana Boxing Board of Control’s (GBBC) next fight card set for November 24.

Some of the major details have been worked out such as dates and venues, but the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport still seem light years apart on just how preparations are proceeding ahead of the National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships.

The Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) has named its 14-man squad to contest the senior Inter-County four-day competition which is set to commence next week-end.

Local golfers will tee off today in the A.H. and L.

Members of the visiting Caribbean Cougars Over-35 Rugby Football team of the United States yesterday presented trophies and playing gear to officials of the local organizing committee for the Schools Rugby tournament which takes place today in the National Park.

The National Stadium at Providence was yesterday officially handed over to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport by Minister of Transport and Hydraulics, Robeson Benn, in a brief, simple mid-day ceremony.

An entertaining unbeaten 48 (43 balls, 6×4) from young Vishal Singh piloted Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) to a six-wicket victory over Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Neal and Massy nation-wide semi-final encounter at the GCC ground Bourda yesterday.

The vacuum created by the uncertainty over this year’s Kashif and Shanghai football tournament could probably be aptly filled by the President’s Cup knockout tournament for which the Georgetown Foot-ball Association (GFA) has submitted a proposal and which could feature the top eight premier teams in the city and the top two first division Georgetown clubs along with teams from Linden, Essequi-bo and even Orealla.

The transfer of two players to Trinidadian Club Caledonia AIA has led to a standoff between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), which is responsible for all of football in Guyana, and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA), which overseas city soccer.