Category: Sports

The Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO), the youth arm of the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic, will soon bowl off an inaugural male and female 10-over tapeball competition in memory of the late political activist and historian, Dr Walter Rodney. The male aspect will feature approximately 36 teams battling in a four-round competition, starting with a regional playoff followed by the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final. The female version will involve four teams and will be run alongside the male tournament. Action in what is being called the “PYO Championship League” will bowl…

Antrizle. The name sounds funny. You can’t find it on any map. A Google search makes no difference. Where and what is Antrizle? It’s a tiny speck of a village on the east coast of the island of Dominica with a population of less than 700, but emerging from it is a rising star that just might cause mapmakers to reconsider giving it some space on the chart. Kavem Hodge, who turned 20 earlier this year on 21 February, is a middleorder batsman and left-arm spinner. He is one of…

The Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) Olympic Day badminton tournament concluded on Monday at the Queen’s College badminton courts with the remaining categories being contested. The remaining Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles were played off with Narayan Ramdhani winning the Open Singles by defeating Nicholas Ali in a thrilling three-setter that saw both players playing long rallies in the interest of winning crucial points. Ramdhani won the first game 21-15, before Ali came back in the second 21-19. Ramdhani then won the third game and final game 21-18 to win the…

Castries, St Lucia – West Indies cricket captain in test and T20, Darren Sammy, has signed a new two-year deal with regional telecommunications provider Digicel. Part of the new contract, covering 2013 to 2015, includes the continued use of the top St. Lucian cricketer in promotional and marketing activities. Digicel will also provide monetary assistance to Sammy and will supply him with a number of gifts including the latest handsets and call credit. “I remain proud to be the face and sporting ambassador for this truly extraordinary company,” exclaimed Sammy.…

By Indrawattie Natram “I will make Guyana proud; I will stay focused and I will aim high,” were the sentiments of 16-year-old Parmesh Parsotam of Affiance, Essequibo Coast, after he was selected to represent Guyana in the Regional Under-17 tournaments. Parsotam, also called Rocky, during an interview with Guyana Times International Sport expressed his excitement and satisfaction at being selected to represent his country, saying that “being selected is like a dream come true for me, although I am brilliant academically I always dream of becoming a cricketer, my heart…

“Bouncer” is the name that has been chosen for the Caribbean Premier League’s mascot after a social media competition where Facebook and Twitter fans were asked to submit their suggestions for names for the huge purple and green ball that forms part of the CPL logo. After sifting through hundreds of submissions, five names were shortlisted by the CPL marketing and event team, with David Ross’ idea emerging as the favourite. Ross, who is from Barbados, posted his winning name on Facebook and explained his reasoning behind the label. “I…

By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto An exciting triangular One-Day series is anticipated from Friday when hosts West Indies square off with India and Sri Lanka for supremacy at various venues across the region. And, according to ex-West Indies and Guyana skipper Clive Lloyd, the Caribbean side can capture the title but their bowlers need to be consistent. He made this revelation on Sunday in Toronto where he was part of the Guyana delegation that celebrated the country’s 47th Independence anniversary in Scarborough. The former left-handed batsman felt the bowling is…

Carwyn Holland successfully completed the international certification course for sport and combat SAMBO Instructors administered by the International Amateur SAMBO Federation in Switzerland. For the last three years Holland has been honing his skills in other forms of combat sports such as wado-ryu karate and most recently combat SAMBO, which is a modern martial art and self-defence system developed in the Soviet Union. SAMBO, which means self-defence without a weapon in Russian, harmoniously incorporates elements of Japanese judo, jiu-jitsu, Armenian Koch, Georgian Chidaoba, Moldovan Trinta, Tatar Koras, Uzbek Kurash, Mongolian…