Year: 2011

Boxing buffs are preparing themselves for what promises to be an evening of electrifying action on May 28 when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages ‘Rampage’- a five-fight card with three titles at stake. There will be two Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) belts, as well as one Guyana title up for grabs at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Local sensation Dexter ‘The Kid’ Marques will collide with overseas-based Guyanese Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry for the CABOFE Bantamweight title over 12 rounds, while the Guyanese pair of Lennox ‘Too…

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-President Hunte hails historic appointment St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has created history by appointing Mrs. Jennifer Nero as the first female to the Board of Directors. “This Board of Directors is honoured to now have at the highest decision making body of West Indies cricket, the counsel and advice from the critically important female perspective,” Dr. Julian Hunte, President of the WICB outlined. “We welcome Mrs. Nero to the board and look forward to her astute and professional contributions as we continue to work towards…

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The chance to run with a three-time Olympian and Commonwealth gold and silver medallist is an opportunity that nearly every local female sprinter is looking to capitalise on, but there are only seven other lanes on a track. Guyana’s National 400m record holder Aliann Pompey’s participation in the President’s/ Jefford Track and Field Classic has invoked a overwhelming attraction among female sprinters to compete in the Women’s International 200m at the meet this Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Complex ground. According to organisers, the33-year-old Pompey has agreed to compete in…

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Adrenalin, violence, and a lot of skill The Dharamsala sky cracked with lightning and thunder, but the real storm was witnessed from the bats of Adam Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh. Gilchrist rolled back the years to produce a delightfully aggressive century, and Marsh unfurled a gem of his own as the pair constructed the highest partnership in a Twenty20 game, 206 runs, to help Kings XI Punjab terminate Royal Challengers Bangalore’s winning streak. With this massive 111-run victory, Punjab are level on points with Kolkata Knight Riders, and have also…

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Local law enforcement athletes Ronald Payne, Natasha Alder, Dennis Horatio and Winston George returned from the twin-island republic on Monday night, May16, having produced several gold medal performances at the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) Police Athletics Championships last weekend. The four athletes were all multiple event winners at the 2010 Guyana Police Force (GPF) Track and Field Championships which were held last August, and they continue to participate in national track and field competition. Alder, a multi-disciplined athlete who is the reigning GPF female champion athlete, managed to win her…

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The Berbice Cricket Board, on Thursday, May12, once again successfully launched another cricket tournament, as corporate Guyana continues to offer unparalleled support to the board. With an already packed schedule of tournaments, the Berbice Cricket Board has joined hands with Tony Amerally of Amerally Investments Ltd to host an Under-17 Inter-club tournament for over fifty clubs in Berbice. The tournament would be open to cricketers born on or after September 1 , 1996; and all clubs in Berbice are asked to get in contact with the Berbice Cricket Board to…

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