Category: Sports

As the 56th National Schools’ Championship came to an end some student athletes were selected to be part of the National Elite Camp. The two week-long camp should begin in January following finalization with stakeholders. While 32 athletes were selected from taking part in Nationals, five did not, as the camp looks to have athletes prepared for the 2017 CARIFTA Games. These athletes were identified by Commissioner on the National Sports Commission Edison Jefford who noted that the list will be sent to the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) for…

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Many would have seen Usain Bolt’s rise to glory, but not his story. They would have seen him live the life, but are unaware of the sacrifices. That would have all been changed by now following the Jamaican premiere of the documentary film I Am Bolt, which opens a window to a never-before-seen look at the life of the world’s fastest man. The glitzy red carpet affair hosted by Digicel had the National Indoor Sports Centre buzzing with excitement on Tuesday, as a number of sports and entertainment celebrities converged…

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By Delvon McEwan In 2014 Joshua Persaud and Bhaskar Yadram, then two talented 14 year olds started a journey together, one which was skippered by the latter. That expedition was a success under coach Julian Moore, who led Guyana to their third Regional under-15 title and first in over a decade. Ever since the pair of Persaud and Yadram have featured in most if not all of the youth teams that left Guyana to participate in Regional tournaments and on Friday they will start yet another journey together. This time…

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Former Jamaica cricket team captain Tamar Lambert is the recipient of the 2016 Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence. The award was presented at the Terra Nova Hotel on Wednesday night. “It is a great feeling to have received this award. It means a lot to me as it shows for the hard work and dedication I have put in over years,” Lambert told OBSERVER ONLINE. Meanwhile, Jhevaughn Matherson from Kingston College and Satanya Wright from St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) took the male and female students’ award, respectively.(Jamaica Observer)…

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Darren Sammy’s Rajshahi Kings booked their spot in Friday’s final of the Bangladesh Premier League when they produced a clinical performance to beat Khulna Titans by seven wickets in the semi-final on Wednesday. In a lopsided affair at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Kings easily chased down a modest target of 126 to win their second game in two days following their emphatic three-wicket win over Chris Gayle’s Chittagong Vikings on Tuesday at the same venue. The championship game will see Kings take on heavy favourites Dhaka Dynamites, who feature…

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A seven-car team from Bushy Park Motor Sports Inc (BPMSI) will see action at South Dakota in Guyana this weekend as the 2016 Seaboard Marine Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) reaches its fourth and final round. Three 40ft containers loaded in the Bushy Park Barbados pits before the weekend were scheduled to land in Guyana on Wednesday. Mark Maloney (Digicel/RBC/Maloney Racing Team Mazda RX-3) will contest Group 4 2wd, in which he has won five of the nine races so far this year; apart from being elbowed out of the…

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The local cycling season is winding down with just a handful of events on the official calendar remaining. However, after the end of the National three-Stage, Team Evolution’s Raul Leal and Team Coco’s Raynauth ‘Obeah Man’ Jeffrey have both decided that the National Sports Commission organised event last weekend will be the last race of the year for the duo. Both riders had faced difficulties in the first stage of the races, forcing them out of contention, but their eyes are set on the 2017 season. Speaking with Guyana Times…

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This weekend in Trinidad and Tobago the battle in the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens Men’s and Women’s regional titles will occur and team Guyana will be seeking to win in both   male and female categories. For the past month,   both teams would have been undergoing intense training sessions at the National Rugby field, with the aim of getting into top shape for this weekend’s matches. The men’s team will be seeking their eight title and Head Coach Kenneth Grant – Stuart says that the team have to address some…

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What promises to be an exciting and competitive West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/ Professional Cricket League (PCL) Digicel Regional Four-Day 2016/17 season, will get underway with three matches at three venues in the Region this weekend. As a result, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) selection panel headed by Rayon Griffith named a strong 13 member Guyana Jaguars squad for their first game of the League which starts on Friday at the Providence Stadium against the Jamaica Scorpions. The reigning champions, Jaguars will be led by West Indies batsman Leon Johnson,…

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The West Indies’ shallow talent pool is being drained by the loss of players to lucrative overseas T20 leagues, the WICB has said in its second media statement on the release-fee concept. The board has asked other ICC Full Members to understand its predicament and the implications for cricket in the region. The WICB decided to levy a release fee of 20% of a player’s contract fee before issuing a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) for the player’s participation in any overseas T20 league. The release fee would need to be paid…

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