Category: Sports

Guyana’s squad for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s NAGICO Super50 tournament is one of the most well-balanced units comprising the maximum number of match-winners, according to team manager Alvin Johnson, who feels it is the best chance for the Guyanese to bag their tenth coveted title. The squad will be led by West Indies Twenty20 all-rounder Christopher Barnwell and includes nine players who have represented the regional side in Tests, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20s. “We have an extremely well-balanced team and the best part is everyone seems…

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The Guyana Basebell League (GBL) is bracing itself for a busy 2014, even as it comes off a challenging 2013 in which it was able to make some strides in the game of baseball/ softball. This disclosure was made by president of the GBL, Robin Singh, during his New Year’s message to Guyanese, specifically those directly involved with the game. Below is the full text of the message. “Dear Guyana, baseball/ softball coaches, players, fans, sponsors, media and the general public, I would like to wish everyone a very happy…

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QUEENSTOWN, New Zealand (CMC) — New Zealand outclassed West Indies by 159 runs to win a lopsided and rain-shortened third One Day International (ODI), powered by the fastest international century from Corey Anderson at the Queenstown Events Centre yesterday. Anderson reached his 100 in a One-Day match against West Indies in Queenstown from 36 balls, breaking the record of 37 set by Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi in 1996, as New Zealand reached 283 for four from 21 overs. In reply, West Indies, who chose to field after winning the toss, limped…

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By Treiston Joseph   Local boxing coach Terrence Poole is now in a category by himself after qualifying as Guyana’s first three-star International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) coach during the World Championships in October 2013. Poole, who is one of a few in the Caribbean and the only in Guyana to reach such a level in coaching, explained the importance of the accomplishment during a press briefing on Tuesday at the Sport Ministry’s head office. “This is an honor for me having this certificate; this piece of document is so…

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Slingerz FC and Santos will contest the final of the third annual Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Banks Beer Cup after earning victories at the semi-finals on Sunday evening at the GFC ground, Bourda. The two teams will contest the final on New Year’s Day 2014 at the GCC ground, Bourda, where a new champion will be crowned since defending champions Camptown and inaugural winner Alpha United were booted at the quarter-final stage. Slingerz FC didn’t have to do much, as Western Tigers were generous on the night, slipping in an…

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By Ravendra Madholall   Guyanese cricketer Jeremy Gordon has been named in Canada’s squad to compete in the 2014 International Cricket Council (ICC) 50-over World Cup Qualifiers tournament, which is scheduled for New Zealand. Canada has been placed in Group A alongside Scotland, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hong Kong and Nepal while Group B includes Kenya, Namibia, Papua New Guinea, Netherlands and Uganda. The North American country will begin its quest for qualification on January 14 against its newest rival UAE. The side will be led by the experienced Ashish…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth   Thirty-three (33) members of the provisional squad of 37 players named by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) underwent their first day of fitness training at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday, as selectors began to explore for players who will comprise the touring squads for next year’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional Four-day and NAGICO Super50 tournaments. The sessions were conducted under the watchful eyes of Head Coach Esaun Crandon, Chairman of the Senior Selection Panel of the GCB, Rayon Griffith, and coach Julian Moore.…

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By Avenash Ramzan   Buoyed on by a large band of supporters, Queen Street-Tiger Bay turned in a sterling performance to defeat Stevedore Housing Scheme 2-0 to earn the title of ‘champions’ of the Georgetown leg of the sixth annual Guinness Street Football competition on Saturday evening at the National Park tarmac. Playing in front of a packed venue, Hope Street-Tiger Bay had earlier needled Albouystown B 1-0 to take the third place playoff. In the championship game-dubbed a clash of the only two unbeaten teams in the competition-Queen Street-Tiger…

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The Woodpecker Products annual Christmas Singles badminton tournament concluded on Friday evening with siblings Priyanna and Narayan Ramdhani winning titles on the final day at the Queens College courts. Priyanna, a Caribbean gold medallist, defeated Ambika Ramraj 21- 6, 21-9 in the Under-19 Girls final to add to her Under-15 title, while Narayan, a Caribbean and South American bronze medallist, got the better of Nicholas Ali in the final of the Open Men’s category, 20-22, 21-18, 21-15. The presentation of prizes to the top three finishers in each category was…

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Tension rose as North Georgetown Secondary pulled off a sudden death penalty win over Patentia Secondary on Wednesday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground when the Kashif and Shanghai Secondary School football tournament continued. The game at the end of regulation time was 1-all but after sudden death spot kicks North Georgetown emerged 4-3 winners. Both teams had struggled to make positive attacking moves in the second-half. Joshua Ferrier opened the game with a brilliant goal in the 14th minute to put North Georgetown ahead, sending the fans in…

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