Sports

Santos, Camptown, Beacon and Alpha United were all victorious when the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) De Sinco U-17 league continued on Saturday at various venues.

Current national women’s champion, Christine Sukhram, warmed up for the Guyana Open Golf championships due in two weeks time with a stunning win in last Saturday’s New GPC Inc.

The wheat is finally getting separated from the chaff in both the senior and junior categories of the Interim Steering Committee for the Development of chess national Closed championship.

Uprising captured the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Chubby U-13 football competition when they played to a 1-1 draw with Santos yesterday at the Tucville ground.

The more things change the more they remain the same. Unbelievable!

The Yamaha Caribs 15th Anniversary Sevens tournament which kicks off at the National Park rugby playing field today, is expected to be a day of serious rugby action and off the field fun with a touch of international flavor.

Alonzo Greaves defeated a strong field to win the 30-lap event for seniors at the Troy Humphrey/James Fowler memorial cycle extravaganza staged yesterday at the National Park Circuit.

The National men’s and women’s rugby squads have intensified preparation for the NAWIRA (North American, West Indies Rugby Association) Sevens championships billed for November 17-19 in The Bahamas.

The Crown Mining Challenge Shield will be at stake in today’s rifle shooting competition at the Timehri Rifle ranges starting at 11:00 hours.

The die has been cast and the stage set for what should be an exciting final encounter of the 2007 regional KFC Cup limited overs championship between defending champions Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica at the 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill Campus Barbados.

Guyana Over-35 rugby players scored a convincing 29-10 victory over Trinidad and Tobago Enthusiasts in their feature rugby match played yesterday at the National Park.

Three players Kriskal Persaud, Ronuel Greenidge and Errol Tiwari were in the lead after two rounds of the national Closed chess championship at the Ocean Spray Hotel, Vlissengen Road yesterday.

Neal and Massy Group will square off with Demerara Power Company in a feature 25-over softball cricket match under floodlights tomorrow evening at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground.

Over 600,000 dollars will be at stake in three feature races when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club stages its grand day of horse racing today.

Trinidad and Tobago Enthusiasts Over-35 rugby players arrived in Guyana yesterday for their one-off match against their Guyanese counterparts this afternoon at the National Park rugby field.

With his creditable fourth-place effort in a field of 19 riders in the Points Race at the recent UCI Masters World Track Championships in Sydney, Australia, US-based Guyanese Aubrey Gordon again proved that he is still a significant competitor in world-class competition.

Will it be Kriskal or Errol, Shiv or Learie? The answer to who will win the 2007 Closed National Chess Championship which starts today at the Ocean Spray Hotel will not be known until the third week in November when the competition climaxes.

Can Santos come from behind or will Uprising hold on? After several weeks of invigorating youth football, the Chubby Under-13 league will see its last matches unfold today at the Tucville ground when the above question will be answered.

The programme of activities for local golfers will be stepped up this week-end with two major events at the Lusignan Golf Course.

The Guyana cricket team are very disappointed following their defeat to Jamaica in the semi final of the KFC limited overs competition at the Three Ws’ Oval at Cave Hill, Barbados, on Thursday.