Sports

With its student-athletes continuing to enjoy unparalleled success in and out of the classroom, Chase’s Academy has firmly established its status as a breeding ground for excellence in academics and multiple sporting disciplines.

By Michelangelo Jacobus As one of two Guyanese cricketers selected to represent the West Indies at the upcoming U-19 World Cup (January) in South Africa, batsman Mavindra Dindyal told Stabroek Sports, “It’s an honour to represent the West Indies at any level, and it was one of my goals to play at an U-19 world cup.”

The Stabroek Ballers continued their meteoric rise on the street-ball circuit as they captured the ‘East Bank vs.

(Reuters) – England have appointed former West Indies captain Kieron Pollard as an assistant coach for the Twenty20 World Cup next year, the country’s cricket board (ECB) announced yesterday.

Candidate Master (CM) Taffin Khan (2005) emerged champion of the Senior National Chess Championship after defeating Loris Nathoo (1703) in a closely fought playoff encounter at the Ocean Spray Hotel in Kitty, Georgetown.

Winners Connection, Milerock, Topp XX, and Silver Shattas sealed quarterfinal berths when the maiden edition of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) futsal championship continued on Friday evening at the Retrieve Tarmac, Linden.

Slingerz FC defeated Winners Connection of Linden when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Elite League Playoff continued last night at the Eve Leary Ground, Kingston.

Adrian Hetmyer, the nephew of Guyana and West Indies batsman Shimron Hetmyer, recorded a whirlwind and undefeated 260 from 164 balls for home side Rose Hall Canje against Betsy Ground in an u15 match.

Young Gunners, Airline B, Gold is Money, and North East La Penitence recorded wins when the inaugural ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Street-ball Championship commenced last evening at the Soesdyke Junction Tarmac.

The Bartica Football Association (BFA) will stage a year-end knockout football championship tomorrow at the Community Centre grounds.

Despite ending the year with an impressive record of five wins and a loss, the Lady Jaguars, the Guyana national senior women’s team, have dropped two ranking positions to 87th following the official publication of the FIFA December standings.

Guyanese basketball players Israel Yaw and Akeem Crandon suffered mixed fortunes on the collegiate scene with the University of Maryland and Barry University, respectively.

(CMC) – Veteran all-rounder Andre Russell says West Indies’ series win over England has given him extra motivation to be in the best shape possible for next year’s Twenty20 World Cup.

(Reuters) – New Zealand’s Joseph Parker pulled off a stunning upset win over former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder at the Kingdom Arena yesterday, putting on a superb display to score a unanimous decision victory.

(Reuters) – Spinner Noman Ali will miss Pakistan’s last two tests against Australia after undergoing surgery for acute appendicitis yesterday, with Mohammad Nawaz drafted in as his replacement.

By Michaelangelo Jacobus Clarendon College out of Jamaica, as they started, ended flawlessly and undisturbed.

LONDON,  CMC – Kieron Pollard is set to join England as a batting consultant for the defence of their Twenty20 World title next year in the Caribbean and the United States.

(Reuters) – FIFA provided $2.79 billion to its member associations and confederations for investment in soccer development over the first two cycles of its Forward Development Programme, the world governing body said in a report yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Tyler Herro scored a team-high 30 points and made a season-high seven 3-pointers to help the Miami Heat to a 122-113 win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks yesterday.

(Field Level Media) Jamal Murray scored a season-high 32 points to go along with nine assists and connected with Nikola Jokic for the go-ahead basket with 2:28 remaining as the Denver Nuggets continued their improved play in road games with a 122-117 victory over the slumping Brooklyn Nets last  night.