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Meten-Meer-Zorg crowned PYO tapeball champs

September 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

The Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO), youth arm of the People’s Progressive Party, recently concluded its tapeball competition with Meten-Meer-Zorg PYO emerging as champions with a resounding 46-run win over the Grove/Diamond PYO. In the final played on Sunday on the tarmac of the Guyana National Stadium, Meten-Meer-Zorg PYO, representing Region Three, defeated Grove-Diamond PYO, representing Region Four A, by 46 runs in the final. Dubbed the PYO Championship League, in honour of the late political activist Walter Rodney, it attracted teams from several districts battling for several prizes. In…

Race of Champions 2 set for Sunday

September 7, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Local motor-racers will hit the South Dakota circuit on Sunday when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR& SC) stages its second Race of Champions event. The GMR& SC and competitors have agreed to host the meet, following the cancellation of the Barbados leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC), and from all indications the organisers are gearing up to provide the same kind of excitement seen at CMRC. The organisers are working assiduously to ensure that all the top drivers, bikers and go- karters, along with those…

Great start augurs well for success of Limacol CPL, says Richards

August 8, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Legendary West Indies captain Sir Vivian Richards expects the Limacol Caribbean Premier League to be a resounding success, judging from the fans’ response to the Barbados and Guyana legs of the inaugural tournament. His statement came even before his team, the Antigua Hawksbills, convincingly beat the St Lucia Zouks by 33 runs in front of a sold out crowd at Beausejour Stadium. Sell-out crowds were on hand to witness the three games at Kensington Oval in Barbados last week, with similar turn-outs marking the four exciting fixtures at the National…

Guyanese Gordon, Daesrath star for Canada

August 8, 2013 TIMES INT'L

By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto Guyanese fast bowler Jeremy Gordon and batsman Damodar Daesrath produced sterling performances for Canada in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Intercontinental Cup four-day match which concluded on Sunday at the King City Venue, Toronto. The 26-year-old Gordon put in a Man-of-the-Match bowling display, snaring eight wickets in the game after his first innings of 6-43 from 13.5 overs, while Daesrath chalked up another hundred within a week, scoring an accomplished 111. Gordon finished with 2-34 from 18 overs in the second innings as opponents United…

Harper says no need to panic

August 8, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Head Coach of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Roger Harper said on Tuesday there is no need to panic following the team’s five-wicket defeat to St Lucia Zouks in the Limacol Caribbean Premier League at the Guyana National Stadium on Sunday. The former West Indies coach reminded that the Warriors had been outstanding in the first two games, and is adamant the team will lift their spirits in time for Friday’s game. “Since we’ve been playing some good cricket at the start of the tournament, we won’t let one game dampen…

Limacol rewards players and fans in Limacol CPL

August 8, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Limacol, the Caribbean Premier League’s title sponsor and owner of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, has announced two competitions to enhance match experiences for both the players and the fans. The Limacol Super Six award of US$ 500 will go to the player in each match whose six goes the longest distance while the Limacol Cool Fan prize of US$ 100 will go to the fan at each match who is the most creative and outrageous in showing his/ her support for their team and the Limacol brand. The best…

Windsor Estates is Guyana Amazon Warriors founding sponsor

July 29, 2013 TIMES INT'L

With just days left to the bowl off of the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League, Windsor Estates developed by Navigant Builders has signed on as a founding sponsor of local Franchise Guyana Amazon Warriors. This announcement was made by Amazon Warriors Director Ravie Ramcharitar, who noted that the team was “thrilled and proud to have such a successful Guyanese on board, showing that Guyanese emigrants can still contribute to the nation’s well-being, especially in the game that breaks all barriers, which is what the Limacol CPL is striving to do.”…

Guardian Group supports Limacol CPL

July 29, 2013 TIMES INT'L

As the countdown to the start of the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) T20 tournament continues, organisers have confirmed Guardian Group as an Official League Partner in the insurance product and services category. The announcement came at Guardian Group’s launch of its new branding. Formerly known and operating under parent company Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL), Guardian Group is an integrated financial services group with a focus on life, health, property and casualty insurance, pensions and asset management, which has been serving the Caribbean since 1847, under such brands as…

Corona Extra Beer given pouring rights in Guyana for Limacol CPL

July 29, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Corona Extra Beer, distributed by Top Brandz Distributors, has joined the Guyana chapter of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) T20 tournament, slated to bowl off in one week. The official announcement was made on Thursday by Ravie Ramcharitar, a director of the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise. The signing of this agreement gives Corona Extra Beer the pouring rights for beer at the Guyana National Stadium for all Limacol CPL matches. “There are some moments when only a Corona will do and we at Top Brandz Distributors believe that the…

Young Amazon Warrior Trevon Griffith is “coming to play”

July 29, 2013 TIMES INT'L

Trevon Griffith may be the youngest player on the Guyana Amazon Warriors team, but what he lacks in years, he definitely makes up for in confidence and fighting spirit. The Under-23 cricketer is convinced that the Amazon Warriors can win the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League, and he plans to play a significant part in making that happen. For 22-year-old Trevon Abashai Griffith, playing in the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament is a chance to put the doubts about his form to rest; in fact, he relishes the…