Category: Sports

West Indies Cricket Board President Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron believes that the cricket crisis in Guyana went on for too long and now is the time for all stakeholders to move on for the development of the game as a united cricketing family. He expressed this view at a press conference at the Guyana National Stadium Sunday, referring to the crippling to standoff between the Government of Guyana (GoG) and the Guyana Cricket Board. The comment also came against the backdrop that the West Indies team has been enjoying a measure…

Guyana’s rifle shooters have intensified their preparation for the visit of a Great Britain team later this month and the defence of their West Indies Fullbore Shooting championships billed for next month in Barbados. The local shooters have been training every weekend for the past two months, as they gear up to host the Great Britain team from April 29 at the Timehri Rifle ranges. The national shooting championships will fire off next Sunday and continue the following weekend, with the shooters battling over the 300, 500, 600, 900 and…

By Avenash Ramzan – Under the theme ‘Unity and strong management for football development’, Permanent Secretary in the Sport Ministry, Alfred King, has presented a 24-page manifesto, outlining his vision for football development should he be elected president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) come April 12. King and three other candidates – Georgetown Football Association (GFA) General Secretary Christopher Matthias, co-director of the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation Aubrey ‘Shanghai’ Major and former national player and football administrator Ivan Persaud – are vying for the top post of football’s local…

With the aim on instilling the basics of the game from an early age, the Unity Lancaster Sports Club will commence a three-day cricket academy at its venue from 09: 00 hours today (Thursday). The academy is being promoted free of cost to about 40 youngsters between ages 12-16 in a bid to establish Under-15 and Under-19 cricket teams, which will represent the club in the future. The participants have been drawn from the host village and from schools in the neighbouring communities, stretching from Strathavon, Cane Grove, to Golden…

Local sprint star Tirana Mitchell made history by becoming the first Guyanese to medal in a 200 metre final at the Junior Carifta Games in The Bahamas on Monday. After finishing sixth in the final of the under-17 100 metre on the first day of the competition, Mitchell returned to cop a bronze medal in the final of the under-17 female 200 metre with a time of 24.05s, finishing just behind Natalliah Whyte 23.65s (Jamaica) and Jenae Ambrose 24.04s (The Bahamas) respectively. Earlier in the day, rising distance star Cassey…

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has named a strong team of lifters to commence preparations for participation in three international events, which will be held simultaneously later this year. From July 1-7 in Orlando, Florida, USA, the 14th annual IPF/NAPF/FESUPO Pan American Regional championships, the 11th annual IPF/NAPF North American Regional championships and the seventh annual IPF/NAPF Caribbean championships will be staged. The new format will see one lift in each category being equivalent to three titles, meaning a title for each championship with one lift. The GAPF, in…

By Rajiv Bisnauth – Host Guyana will be looking to change their fortunes when they take on the Combined Campuses and Colleges in their penultimate regional four-day clash from Saturday at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. The Guyanese team after participating in four rounds each in both the four-day and Super50 tournaments, has chalked up just one victory and is virtually out of the title hunt in both versions. In the four-day competition, they are at the bottom of the table with a mere six points, including three defeats and…

-Atwell to face Hernandes for CABOFE featherweight title Guyanese Clive “The Punisher” Atwell will put his unbeaten record on the line against Venezuela’s Rafael “El Porto” Hernandez in the main bout of the “Firestorm” boxing card billed for the Princess Hotel and Casino on April 20. The duo will clash for the vacant Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) featherweight title over 12 rounds, with the winner gaining direct entry into the lucrative World Boxing Council (WBC) Cup of Champions slated to start in June this year. In the main supporting bout,…