Category: Sports

…Windies Under-19 players to feature BRIDGETOWN— Six stars from the West Indies Under-19 squad which won the World Cup earlier this year are to feature in the fourth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) which starts late June. The young West Indies cricketers, retained after the franchises completed their player rosters for the forthcoming campaign, are Shimron Hetmyer, Alzarri Joseph, Gidron Pope, Anderson Phillip, Shemar Springer and Oshane Thomas. All six players have been retained by their home teams—Hetmyer, Joseph and Pope will play for Guyana Amazon Warriors, St…

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The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) supported the national junior Table Tennis team that will be participating in the 2016 Caribbean Junior and Cadet Championships in the Dominican Republic. Members of the GOA which included President, KA Juman Yassin, Secretary, General Hector Edwards and Honorary Treasurer, Garfiled Wiltshire, handed over a cheque for an undisclosed sum of money to the committee of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) on Monday at the National Gymnasium after the final training session for the squad was held. Yassin said he was happy to support…

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By Akeem Greene The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) hosted a Dinner to honour the victorious Guyana Jaguars players, West Indies U-19 world champs and female World T20 champs on Monday at the Savannah Suite of the Guyana Pegasus Hotel in which the players were given championship rings and chains made of gold. Speaking at the event, honorary secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Anand Sanasie praised the work of all the players while noting that they should be proud of their achievements; he also alluded to the fact that…

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By Avenash Ramzan In the midst of a persistent drizzle in the wee hours of Sunday, Elton “Coolie Bully” Dharry and Dexter “The Kid” Marques churned out contrasting wins on the “Hostile Territory” boxing card at the Giftland Mall. By virtue of their respective wins, USA-based Guyanese Dharry and compatriot Marques have earned the right to battle for Commonwealth titles on May 21, possibly in Guyana. In the main contest, a 10-round bantamweight showdown, Dharry proved too hot to handle for Machado. Despite Dharry slipping on the canvas four times…

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The East Berbice roadways will be a hive of activity of Sunday when the 19th annual Cheddi Jagan memorial road race is staged from 09:00h. The 55-mile race, in memory of the founder of the People’s Progressive Party Civic and former president Cheddi Jagan, will pedal off in front of Freedon House at New Amsterdam, proceed to Number 55 Village before returning to Port Mourant for the finish. The veteran, female, and mountain bike riders will turn at Hog Style on the upward journey and return to Port Mourant for…

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World number 24 Nicolette Fernandes suffered a first round defeat at the hands of England’s Jenny Duncalf in the Windy City Open in Chicago, USA. The Guyanese squash ace lost in straight sets to crash out of the tournament. The game lasted 37 minutes with the first set being the most competitive; as Duncalf was stretched during her 12-10 win. She would go on to take the second set 11-7, before wrapping up the victory in the third set at 11-5.  Duncalf was seeded 13th in the competition, while Fernandes…

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He’s not express pace, but he makes up for that with a nagging line and length and the ability to be very deceptive. He’s also no slouch with the bat, and a safe pair of hands makes him an asset in the field. In a nutshell, Paul Gordon Wintz has all the attributes of a T20 player, as he can give his team solid overs up front and at the ‘death’, chip in with vital lower-order runs and save critical runs in the field. The Berbician, who now plies his…

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The annual Florida Cup is slated for March 11-13 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, and the Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will field three teams at the competition. This year the Guyana Consulate in Miami in collaboration with South Florida Softball Cricket League (SFSCL) is hosting the tournament as Guyana celebrates 50 years of Independence. Preliminary rounds in the Masters and Open categories will be played at Brian Picollo Park in Cooper City on March 11 and 12. Both category finals will be played on March 13 at the…

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