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.
Marion Jones did it, now it is time for the International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF).
Ansa McAl and Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) through their PEPSI brand have joined forces with the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) to sponsor the GCB’s Inter-County and Club Twenty20 cricket competitions.
An impressive spell of spin bowling from 13-year-old Darell Fredericks led Ascension Community High School to a 57-run victory over Tucville Secondary School in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Republic Bank Right Start Under-15 Inter Secondary School cricket competition over the week-end.
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.
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.
Well the plot surrounding this year’s Kashif and Shanghai football tournament is thickening.
Guyana’s weightlifters are cutting it tight for their participation in the Criollo Cup Weightlifting championships this week in Puerto Rico.
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.
A last ditch effort by Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) president Chris Bowman to save himself and his executive from a no-confidence resolution might be too little too late.
If you are a lover of the sport of dominoes, then the place to be today will be the Blue Moon Disco Uitvlugt, West Coast Demerara, where the country’s best domino players will face off in a one-day country-wide aggregate domino competition.
Local golfers will tee off today in the Neal and Massy Guyana Group sponsored Golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course.
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.
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.
“It’s now history, both countries have accepted the ruling,” said Suriname’s Minister of Education and Community Development Edwin T.
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.
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.
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.
The venue for the Spanish Invasion boxing card has been shifted from the National Park tarmac to the more crowd friendly Banks DIH Thirst Park ground.
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.