Category: Sports

Andrea Foster continued her impressive form with her first win of 2016 in the Bigi Broki Waka Bridge 10k event which was held in Suriname last Sunday. Foster clocked a fast time of 43:32s to finish ahead of her female counterparts while finishing ninth out of 175 participants. Foster highlighted, that the race was a good one for her but also related that the bridge because of its steep climb was a tough challenge. Meanwhile, Cleveland Thomas dominated the male version of the race winning the event in a time…

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By Akeem Greene Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul and Tevin Imlach left Guyana on Tuesday for the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. Arguably three of Guyana’s most talented youth players will be participating in the 11th edition of the 50 overs under-19 World Cup. When Guyana Times International Sport spoke to the players at the Guyana Cricket Board Office (GCB), Bourda, they all expressed confidence and jubilation ahead of the trip. Captain of the side is the Guyanese dynamic opening left handed batsman Shimron Hetmyer who…

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Having already broken the record for the highest score in all known cricket, Pranav Dhanawade told his father he would ‘score big tomorrow’, and proceeded to smash his way to a life-changing 1009 not out On Monday morning, Prashant Dhanawade was plying his autorickshaw as usual around Kalyan, a sleepy northern suburb of Mumbai, when he got a phone call from a friend. “Go to the Union Cricket Academy ground,” his friend said. “Your son has scored 300 and doesn’t look like slowing down.” Prashant called his wife Mohini and…

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– riders have until October 16 to register By Avenash Ramzan Held under the banner “Ride for Life Five-Stage” for the past eight years, Guyana’s premier cycling event, slated for this month-end, has been rebranded Tour of Guyana. This was revealed by national cycling coach and chief organiser Hassan Mohamed on Tuesday, as this publication sought an update on the gruelling four-day event. The ninth annual showpiece will pedal off on October 29 and end on November 1, spanning all three counties of Guyana. “The event will now be known…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth Chairman of the National Selectors and former Guyana fast bowler Rayon Griffith outlined that while the selection panel will be looking at a number of factors before the final Guyana Jaguars squad is selected, “players’ commitment” will be the key criteria for selection. According to Griffith, the squad for the first round of the second edition of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League Regional Four-day franchise tournament, which commences on November 6, will be selected after the two four-day practice games. The first practice…

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Guyanese racing fans will be in for a treat when current Formula 4 driver Calvin Ming brings one of his newly acquired machines for a demonstration run during the final leg of the 2015 Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) later this year. Ming, through his father Stanley, a former president of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) and racer, confirmed that he is looking to bring one of his Formula 4 machines back to Guyana to show exactly what he does in North America. Reports indicate that he…

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The Guyana Karate Federation (GKF) hosted its annual Senior National Karate Championships this past Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. President of the International Karate Daigaku (IKD) David Clarke, 6th degree Black Belt was present to deliver the opening remarks at the event and remained until the end when he helped to present the medals. Kicking things off were the male and female 14-17 years, followed by the Adults (18+). Wrapping up the day was the Men’s Division. In the Men’s Kata the three-member team of Roger Peroune, Shaquille…

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Twelve-year-old Laksmana Ramroop stunned Guyana’s golfing world on Saturday to win the Demerara Mutual Life golf tournament at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara. The talented Ramroop ended with Net 63 and Gross 91 to win ahead of Patanjalee “Pur” Persaud and Parmanand Persaud. Patanjalee “Pur” Persaud in second place chalked up Net 67 and Gross 85, while Parmanand Persaud finished third with Net 67 and Gross 87. Nearest-to-the-Pin was Gavin Todd, while Best Gross of the day was won by Patrick Prashad. Leslie Kellman was adjudged the most…

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By Avenash Ramzan Four teams displayed dominance by retaining their titles when action concluded in the three-day Amerindian Heritage Month sport activities on Sunday at Everest Cricket Club Ground, Camp Road, Georgetown. Central Rupununi of Region Nine maintained their hold on the male football title; Georgetown of Region Four retained the female football trophy; Orealla/Siparuta of Region Six successfully defended the male volleyball competition; and Laluni of Region Four extended their dominance in tapeball cricket by lifting the title for the second successive year. New champions were crowned in female…

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