Category: Sports

With a wealth of young talented football players in Guyana, the governing federation will be implementing a strategic approach in which they allow these players to be exposed to foreign teams, this is according to President of the GFF Wayne Forde. Forde spoke to the media and explained, “The Technical Director [Ian Greenwood] has what he terms an exit strategy for players, his vision is that we need to do a bit more and his concern is that we don’t want to expose players to teams that the likelihood of…

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There are ways of saying things and then there is the Faf du Plessis way of saying things. It’s considered rather than clichéd and direct without being dismissive, an especially important quality in a series like this. South Africa have dominated to the extent that Dale Steyn’s “quietly confident,” pre-series prediction that a 3-0 whitewash could be on the cards now seems a certainty. Apart from the first day of the first Test, Sri Lanka have failed to put up a concerted challenge to South Africa in any department and…

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The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has appointed Johnny Grave as its new Chief Executive Officer, following a rigorous recruitment process led by Pricewater house Coopers, Barbados. Johnny joins the organisation with a wealth of experience from both the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) in the UK, where he has been the Commercial Director for the past 9 years and Surrey County Cricket Club, where he held several senior leadership roles.  During his time at the PCA, Johnny has significantly grown commercial revenue streams, as well as building excellent relationships and…

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By Delvon Mc Ewan Former national junior captain Shaquille Williams is fulfilling two dreams simultaneously as he reads for his Bachelor’s Degree in Banking and Financing at the University of West Indies Cave Hill Campus in Barbados as well as develop his cricket skills with hope of playing at the Regional First Class level. Williams departed Guyana in September, 2014, on a scholarship which offered him an opportunity to equip himself with a degree and play cricket. Prior to his departure, the second year student was among the top local…

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By Akeem Greene Guyana Jaguars top-order batsman Assad Fudadin has set his eyes on an illustrious goal in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Super50 tournament. The elegant batsman, who once gets going usually plays an array of shots pleasing to the eye is donning the idea of being able to achieve the feat of leading run-scorer at the end of the tournament which runs from January 24 to February 18 in Barbados and Antigua. Last year, the Guyanese was the second leading batsman in the entire tournament…

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Cyclists and friends of the sport rolled in to The Bunker 81 Sports Bar at Lime and Hadfield Streets for the cycling fraternity’s annual cycling awards ceremony. The night was blessed with a healthy turnout and went according to the script. As expected, Junior Niles of team Cocos dismantled the Masters Under 45 category with 142 points and 17 wins to beat out Carlton Wheeler’s Jaikarran Sukhai with 52 points and Roraima’s Warren McKay in that order to the top prize. Geron Williams was named the Outstanding Cyclist in International…

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The Rupununi Football Association (RFA) through its Executive Committee Member Rayan Farias will, for the first time, participate in the XXIII CONCACAF Extraordinary Congress scheduled for December 10, 2016 in Miami, Florida. Farias who is also an Executive Committee Member of the Guyana Football Federation Inc. (GFF) said he was elated at the opportunity afforded him by the GFF: ‘I’m happy to be participating in this Congress; it is the first time that the hinterland will be at this forum and it demonstrates that the Rupununi Football Association is now…

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– Bishoo strangely rested Reigning champions Guyana Jaguars made one change to their squad for their fourth round day/ night home fixture against Barbados Pride in the Digicel Regional Four Day League starting at Providence on Friday. Off-spinner, Eon Hooper, comes in for fast bowler Romario Shepherd is the lone change to the squad. Hooper made his regional debut against Jamaica Scorpions in Round one and had to make way for pacer Romario Shepherd for the second and third rounds in the Leeward and Windward Islands of St. Kitts and…

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