Category: Sports

NEW GPC Inc continued its support of the Guyana Football Referee Council (GFRC) on Friday, supplying the body with state-of-the-art digital camera monitoring devices at the company’s head office, East Bank Demerara. The digital cameras, which are expected to monitor the actions of referees during a game, will aid referees to improve and work to become better referees according to junior vice president of the GFRC Dion Inniss. Marketing Manager of NEW GPC INC Trevor Basoo indicated that the company is delighted to be a part of the progression of…

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Guyana’s rifle shooters retained the long range title while Lennox Braithwaite remains the West Indies individual shooting champion as the West Indies rifle shooting championships continued Wednesday at the Paragon ranges in Barbados. The national shooters defied tough, windy conditions and fierce opposition from nemesis Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua/ Barbuda and host Barbados to capture victory in the 900 and 1000 yards shoot with a grand total of 697 with 30 V bulls. Guyana shot 349 with 15 Vs at 900 yards and came back to record 348 with…

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The Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) hosted the national novices championships on Sunday evening, with Berbician Dwayne Mars flexing his way to the overall title at the Threatre Guild in Kingston, Georgetown. Mars, the 2012 Berbice Flex Night champion, proved that his success at that event in the Ancient County was no fluke, as he powered his way to victory over the very best novices at the national championship, dubbed “Muscle Invasion”. Mars of ‘Fitness Zone’ gym had earlier won the Light Middleweight division and was up against…

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The national rugby squad’s preparation for the clash against Barbados in the NACRA 15’s championship on Saturday is in an advanced stage, according to head coach Theodore Henry. Henry made the comment moments after spearheading the final trial match for the squad on Saturday afternoon at the National Park rugby field. While he is extremely satisfied with the progress made so far, Henry said there is still an amount of work to be done to reach the desired level of preparedness. “I am pretty satisfied with the progress seen so…

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The intention of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) and the Jamaica Boxing Association (JBA) to have a solid and working partnership was aptly exemplified following the sealing of a deal to have a Guyana versus Jamaica five-fight showdown on June 8 on the Island of Wood and Water. GBBC’s matchmaker Eion Jardine told the press last Thursday that five tantalising fights are billed for the next month’s card, with five Guyanese fighters set to represent the Golden Arrowhead in the land of reggae. Heavyweight Theophilus King, welterweights Gladwin…

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Continued from last week Back to my boyhood hero, Harry! While he didn’t do anything spectacular with the ball, Harry nonetheless played a great part to help Berbice retain the inter-county title. In a finish full of drama and tension, Berbice held on to the end to draw the final with archrivals Demerara in the 1955 inter-county cricket tournament at Bourda. Scores in the match were: Demerara 441 for eight declared, Berbice 260 for nine. Interest in the game was kept alive until the last ball, when the Berbice pair…

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Distance queen Alika Morgan broke her own record on the first leg of the Suriname 10k road race last week. Morgan, known for her ability to keep a steady pace, ran a time of 39 minutes, 30 seconds to eclipse her own record of 39:57s in the 10k event. “I think my performance was great; I did a lot of work for it and now I’m looking forward to Independence Day run,” Morgan told Guyana Times International Sport. Meanwhile, Guyana had a one, two and three sweep when Cleveland Forde,…

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By Avenash Ramzan – National First-Class opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul is making hay while the sun shines in England, racking up the runs for Stainsby Hall Cricket Club. The 17-year-old son of West Indies batting legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul is the club’s leading runscorer by quite a distance this season, packing an impressive 432 runs from seven innings. In seven limited over (40 and 50-over) games in his first stint on the English circuit, the left-handed Tagenarine has stroked two centuries and a similar number of fifties at an impressive average of…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth – A strong 11-man team will represent Guyana at the West Indies Fullbore Championships next week in Barbados. The championship will be held at the Paragon Range in Bridgetown from May 13-19. Jamaica, Barbados, Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago are the other participating countries. Headlining the Guyanese team is national fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud, national champion Ransford Goodluck, Lennox Braithwaite, former Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Slowe, Dylan Fields, USA-based Sigmund Douglas, Leo Ramalho, Lutenent. Cornel. Terrance Stuart, Dane Blair, Charles Dean and Peter Persaud. Having completed…

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Several Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket matches will be staged in Guyana in between June and July, and it is expected to be a flambouyant display of sportsmanship and culture. This was confirmed on Wednesday, as Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Irfaan Ali met with representatives from CPL and Digicel; a major sponsor of the event. “Guyana has the best potential, we have the largest diaspora who love cricket… we are going to pull out all of the stops as we are committed to promoting this,” Minister Ali affirmed. The…

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