Sports

Four Guyanese have been included in the West Indies 12-member rugby team that will contest the International Rugby Board (IRB) World Sevens Series tournament billed for San Diego, California, February 10 and 11.

Aubrey Moore has earned the title of ‘Most Outstanding Boxer’ after defeating Hendrick Pelswick last Saturday at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Boxing Gym in Albouystown.

THE narrow defeat in Sunday’s run-fest in the first of their Pepsi Cup series of four ODIs against India has left the West Indies in a quandary over selection.

The entire Guyana Cricket Board Executive was returned en bloc at the board’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Georgetown Cricket Club yesterday.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul fashioned an innings of quite exceptional quality in this central Indian city yesterday but it was not enough to prevent defeat for the West Indies by 14 runs in the first of their four ODIs against India in the Pepsi Cup series.

The Rose Hall Town Farfan and Mendes (RHT-FM) under-15 team was led to a tense victory over Port Mourant through an exciting unbroken eight wicket partnership worth 18 runs between Rohan Sookram and Surendra Kissoonlall off 23 balls on Sunday at the area “H” ground.

The Gunners Sports Club defeated the Ravens by two wickets in the third annual Troy Jeffery Memorial 30-over cricket match played last Sunday while the Henrietta United juniors beat the seniors in the football match.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr Frank Anthony yesterday said government is pleased with the results of the volunteer programme, speaking during the third press briefing hosted at the office of the Local Organising Committee (LOC).

Managing Director of Woodpecker Products, Trophies and Sports, Luana Fernandes said that before the implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) on January 1 this year, all sports items were subject to a 10 percent duty tax but no consumption tax.

The Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHT-YSC) has received cricket sponsorship for its under-15 team from the Georgetown- based Farfan and Mendes Company Ltd for the 11th consecutive year.

Azad Azeez blasted five fours and three sixes scoring a blistering 56 to lead Rocky XI to a convincing 75 run defeat of Stewartville in the Muslim Youth Organization/DOCOL 15-over softball competition in West Demerara.

United States and Scotland football scouts have expressed a desire to have members of the national football team, nicknamed `Golden Jaguars’, try out for professional contracts in their respective countries.

Six weeks away from the World Cup, the first in the Caribbean, it should be an excellent chance for some late fine-tuning against familiar opponents over whom they have established a psychological advantage.

President of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Affeeze Khan is leading by example with his sponsorship of three of Guyana’s top amateur boxers who will be taking part in a tournament in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad today and tomorrow.

A new track and field club comprising some of the top sprinters, middle distance and distance athletes in Guyana is expected to take the country by storm soon.

President of the club, Devin Munroe told Stabroek Sport in an interview on Wednesday that the club is using whatever “little” resources are available to develop the venue while the Local Organising Committee (LOC) is to come forward with assistance.

Seventeen national associations have submitted nominations for the 2006 National Sports Awards and according to Director of Sports Neil Kumar, selecting the winners for the various awards might be a difficult task for the panel of judges.

The Cavaliers Sports and Tour Club (CSTC) will show their gratitude and appreciation by means of a race walk on Sunday January 28 in memory of the late veteran race walker Lennox “Engine” Jacobs.

The Guyana Darts Association (GDA) will host its first darts tournament for 2007 tomorrow at the Guyana Motor Racing Sports Club, (GMRSC) Woolford Avenue.

The Annual Mayor’s Cup Football tournament will kick off on January 26 with a double header at the GFC ground, Bourda.