Sports

No Lara, but stars abound for KFC Cup

Today Stabroek Sport takes a look at the batsmen who will by their exploits bring the crowds, schoolchildren and all, back to the cricket grounds in Guyana including the National Stadium at Providence when the KFC Cup bowls off tomorrow with the opening game between the hosts and dark horses, the Windward Islands.

Mentore wins Neal and Massy golf tourney

Cleveland Mentore playing with a 16 handicap recorded 40 points to win last Saturday’s Neal and Massy Guyana Group sponsored Golf tournament at the Lusignan Course on a day that saw the youth golfers prevailing over their much senior counterparts.

Chubby U-13 League…

Wins by Uprising and Santos in the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Chubby U-13 league competition has set up the possibility of an exciting showdown between the two teams to decide the winners of the inaugural competition.

Rugby World Cup Live on DirecT.V

Rugby lovers can follow the progress of their teams throughout the semi-finals and finals of the Rugby World Cup via DirecTV which is broadcasting the games live.

KFC Cup team wins again

Through superb batting and bowling from opener Sewnarine Chattergoon and fast bowler Esaun Crandon, the Ramnaresh Sarwan-led Guyana KFC team proved too strong for the Rest Team defeating them by 89 runs in their second practice game at the National Stadium, Provid-ence, yesterday.

Spanish invasion delayed!

The first edition of the Caribbean Boxing Classic which will showcase the region’s top pugilists to the rest of the world has been postponed.

Chubby winners can be decided today

With unbeaten points leaders Uprising on 19 points enjoying a healthy five-point lead over Fruta Conquerors and Santos respectively, both of whom are on 14 points, the winner of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Chubby U-13 League competition can be decided today when the leaders take on Pele in one of four matches at the Tucville ground.

Female hockey squad to be trimmed

The National male and female hockey squads have stepped up preparation for next month’s inaugural PAHF Caribbean Hockey Cup in neighbouring Trinidad and Tobago next month and the female squad could be named by early next week.

Windwards maintain winning streak

Led by an aggressive knock of 41 off 44 balls by West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy, the Windward Islands swept aside a Guyana Cricket Association [GCA] XI to record their second win in as many practice games at the GCC ground, Bourda, yesterday.

Jackson stuns rivals

Ian Jackson secured two dominant victories in the Alliance For Change/ Continental Cycle Club’s Maxi Perreira & Marlis Archer memorial criterium event held last Sunday on the outer Circuit of the National Park.

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