Category: Sports

By Akeem Greene Coach of the Pele Football Club, Justin Bentick, has revealed that his unit is ready to do battle come Friday in the Guyana Football Federation’s Stag Elite League. Speaking to this publication on Wednesday, Bentick disclosed that, “I think we are ready for the kick-off, everything is going great so far. Pele is always a team that approaches their first game of a tournament very seriously and we don’t underestimate opponents, the confidence is up.” In the early stages of the league, Pele turned out to be…

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…His retirement has not only marked the end of an era in batting, it marks for some of us the snapping of the final link to childhood… BY LIAM CROMAR Chanderpaul. Even the name has a slight ungainliness about its three syllables. It does not have the flowing seductiveness of “Lara”. You can try and smooth it by softening the ch– to the sh of champagne, of shimmy, of chassé. But within my head it is Tony Cozier’s distinctive tch– that marks its ground, that hunches slightly, that frowns and…

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By Avenash Ramzan Indian business tycoon, Dr Vijay Mallya, owner of the famed Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), is in discussions with officials of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (Hero CPL) regarding his involvement with the “Biggest Party in Sport.” Chief Operations Officer of the Hero CPL, Pete Russell, during a wide-ranging interview with Guyana Times International Sport on Wednesday, confirmed that talks are ongoing between the two parties ahead of the start of the fourth edition of the League.  “We’re in discussions with Dr. Mallya,…

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It will be a day of skills, thrills, spills and daredevilry on February 28 when Sheik Yaseen Promotions in collaboration with Corona Beer stages the Corona Extra Grass Track Championship Series 2016 at the Ogle Community Centre ground, East Coast Demerara. The event will be the first of six days of racing during the year, with other events planned for Berbice, Enterprise, Linden and Essequibo, before riders return to the Ogle Community Centre for the grand finale. Action will speed off at 11:00h, and according to coordinator, Sheik Yaseen, riders…

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— record number of players registered BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Organisers of the HERO Caribbean Premier League (CPL) are reporting that a record number of local and international stars have registered for the Player Draft scheduled for February 11 in Barbados. Players from 14 nations have entered the Draft for the fourth CPL which takes place June month end until the beginning of August. Among the assembled overseas stars is a 34-strong South African contingent headed by prolific top order batsman Hashim Amla, leg-spinner Imran Tahir and fast bowler Morne Morkel.…

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ST JOHN’S, Antigua — The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is refuting a suggestion that it forced veteran cricketer Shivnarine Chanderpaul to retire from international cricket so that he can play in the inaugural Masters Cricket League (MCL) T20 currently underway in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Chanderpaul is claiming that a No Objection Certificate issued to him by the WICB contained a threatening clause which forced him to call time on his international career. WICB issued NOCs to four players, including Chanderpaul, to facilitate their participation in the MCL, a…

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By Avenash Ramzan Guyana is among three countries which have an interest in the hosting of the final of the 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (Hero CPL) on August 7, according to Chief Operations Officer of the League, Pete Russell. CPL 2016, slated for six weeks, will bowl off on June 29, and according to the initial scheduling, Guyana will host four preliminary games, the first of which is tentatively set for July 5. News broke last year about Guyana being among the front-runners to host the semi-finals and final,…

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By Avenash Ramzan Guyana’s squash sensation Nicolette Fernandes has started 2016 in fine style, advancing to the final of back-to-back competitions in Canada, but stumbling at the last hurdle, finishing runner-up on both occasions. The 32-year-old, who is currently ranked number 24 in the world, finished second best to England’s Victoria Lust in the Granite Open in Toronto, a competition that took place on January 18-22. Fernandes, who was seeded sixth in the tournament, lost in straight sets to fourth seed Lust, who chalked up scores of 11-6, 11-2, and…

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By Avenash Ramzan Since the inception of the regional 50-over competition in 1972, Guyana has won nine titles, the last of which came in the 2005-06 KFC Cup when a Sewnarine Chattergoon hundred led the home team to victory in a tense final against Barbados at Bourda. The wait for another title has been long, and when the Guyana Jaguars lined up against the host Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in last season’s final, it seemed like the South American would finally break the jinx. However, they ran into a…

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