Category: Sports

Promoter Seon Bristol (Bristol Promotions) in collaboration with the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) will be hosting a Jubilee amateur card on May 28 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall starting at 19:30 hrs. A press briefing was held by the GBA to discuss the amateur boxing card set for May 28; in attendance were President of the GBA, Steve Ninvalle, local promoter Sean Bristol, former Commonwealth champions; Lennox Blackmoore and Kenneth Bristol and GBA Technical Director Terrence Poole. Ninvalle expressed his appreciation for the continued partnership with local promoter Sean…

The Guyana National Junior Men’s Hockey Team went down to Canada 8-0 in their final Pool B match on Monday at the Junior Pan American Championships in Toronto, Canada. Having lost both their first two matches against Mexico and Chile, the bottom of the table clash was dominated by a Canadian side desperate to avoid playing Argentina in the quarter finals. The first three Canadian goals came from penalty corners and a defensive mistake led to a fourth, which caused the Guyanese to lose their composure. Guyana had a better…

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) stated in a press release that; in matter of Pele FC’s abandonment of Match 52 in the Stag Elite League Finale against Alpha United, the Executive Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has ruled the following in keeping with Article 15.2 of the Stag Elite League Regulation: That Pele Club will be fined a total of G$200,000. Forfeiture of the match by Pele FC and a 3-0 victory awarded to Alpha United FC Deduction of three points from Pele FC from the Points Standings…

…“We’re trying everything possible to bring the games to Guyana” – Trotman The Hero Caribbean Premier League (Hero CPL) is yet to sign off on the Finals of the tournament later this year. After reports surfaced this week that Guyana was awarded the Finals, Guyana Times International Sport sought clarification from Hero CPL, which had not made an official statement regarding the host nation for those crucial games. When contacted on Wednesday afternoon, a source close to CPL revealed that nothing has been finalised. “Nothing has been agreed or signed…

By Avenash Ramzan The management team of the Guyana Amazon Warriors on Tuesday began preparations in earnest for the Hero Caribbean Premier League (Hero CPL) 2016 with an interactive session in Georgetown. The session was geared to have the local based players interact with each other, field questions and seek clarifications ahead of CPL 2016. The players who attended were all-rounder Christopher Barnwell, left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul, leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo, all-rounder Steven Jacobs, batsman Assad Fudadin, wicketkeeper Anthony Bramble, seamer Paul Wintz, opener Shimron Hetmyer and Under-19 selectee Akshaya Persaud.…

Alpha “The Hammer” United seemed to have returned to their usual destructiveness on the football field when they inflicted a 5-0 thrashing on Georgetown Football Club (GFC) on Sunday in the Guyana Football Federation’s Stag Elite League Finale. Playing on GFC’s home turf at Bourda, home team had no answers for the aggression of Alpha United, as national striker Dellon Lanferman scored a terrific hat-trick, which propelled his team to the resounding victory. From the onset, Alpha United looked the team to beat, as Lanferman notched up his first goal…

As the road to World Cup qualifying begins for Guyana’s national rugby team, the first test will be overhauling the visiting Barbados side on Saturday at the National Park Rugby Field. Speaking on Wednesday at a press conference, captain of the team, Richard Staglon, said he is optimistic of the side’s chances of securing a victory because of the blend of experience and youth. Staglon said, “I think we stand a good cha nce of winning, with the blend of youth and experience players; we have a new coach who…