Members of the recently appointed Electoral Committee of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) had their first meeting on Tuesday at the GFF Section ‘K’ Campbellville headquarters in preparation for the upcoming GFF elections. The meeting was convened to discuss the execution of supervisory roles for the upcoming GFF elections, which was part of an agreement reached during the FIFA/CONCACAF delegation meeting early last month to bring a solution to impasse between GFF and the Georgetown Football Association (GFA). The purpose of the inaugural meeting was to select the chairman and…
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Berbice Test players’ 1948-2012 billboard mounted
A billboard showcasing the 17 Berbicians who played Test cricket was unveiled and handed over to the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB). The project was sponsored by ANSA McAL Trading Ltd and formed part of the company’s 20th anniversary celebrations. The billboard is mounted at Port Mourant, home of the club which produced the most Test players in Berbice. Port Mourant produced seven test players. The billboard starts with the first player from Berbice to represent the West Indies and ends with the last. The players are: John Trim (Port Mourant);…
Read MoreLloyd to run for WICB presidency next month
By Rajiv Bisnauth – Former non-member director of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Clive Lloyd has indicated an interest in running for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) presidency when the board holds its annual general meeting next month. The incumbent, Julian Hunte, who has been in charge since 2007, will not be seeking re-election for a fourth consecutive term. Lloyd, the most successful West Indies captain, told Guyana Times International Sport on Wednesday via telephone from his New York home that his desire is to be part of…
Read MoreGuyanese wing out for regional tournaments …“I’m confident we will make Guyana proud” – skipper Permaul
By Rajiv Bisnauth – After a farewell lunch hosted by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) at the Windjammer Hotel in Kitty, the national Super50 squad departed for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport en route to Antigua for their first round matches in this year’s regional Super50 tournament against the Leeward Islands. The Guyanese, without a regional title since 1998, will be in action on Thursday at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket ground. At the function, GCB president, Dru Bahadur, wished the team all the best on behalf of the board,…
Read MoreSuccessful Day of Interaction hosted in Linden
The Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry and the National Sports Commission on Sunday staged a successful Day of Interaction at the Bayroc Community Centre ground, attracting hundreds of athletes, officials and spectators. The activity was a collaborative effort of the two entities and the regional Administration of Region 10. In attendance were Junior Finance Minister Juan Edghill, Director of Sport Neil Kumar and regional officials, who all encouraged the gathering to use sports activities as a means of recreation to promote a healthy lifestyle and social cohesion. Athletes travelled from…
Read MoreHardy lands four-year contract in U.S.
By Avenash Ramzan Guyana’s World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation’s (CABOFE) welterweight champion, Simeon ‘Candyman’ Hardy, has landed a four-year contract with one of boxing’s more successful managers, Cameron Dunkin, of the United States of America. Hardy, who has been plying his trade in North America since late last year, made the disclosure during a telephone interview from his home in New York on Wednesday. The 25-year old Hardy floored Trinidad and Tobago-based Guyanese Iwan Azore to lift the WBC CABOFE welterweight belt in January 2012. According to the…
Read MoreGreen, Allicock impress on ProAm card
The Guyana Boxing Board of Control staged the first Friday Night Fight card of 2013 on Friday evening with Anson Green and Delon Allicock recording impressive knockouts and Richard Williamson gaining a unanimous decision over his trainer, Orland ‘Pocket Rocket’ Rogers. While Green stopped debutant Eric Richmond two minutes, 45 seconds (02:45s) in the fourth and final round, Allicock completely annihilated Charlton Skeete, flooring him several times, on his way to a knockout win, two minutes, five seconds (02:05s) into the second round. In what turned out to be the…
Read MoreWork of cricket IMC completed, says Clive Lloyd
– body to be disbanded after passage of Cricket Administration Bill By Rajiv Bisnauth Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) for cricket, Clive Lloyd revealed on Tuesday that the work of the IMC has been completed. Lloyd told Guyana Times International Sport, that once the Cricket Administration Bill 2012 is passed into law, fresh elections will be held and the IMC will be disbanded, reiterating the position of Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister Anil Nandlall. “More or less the IMC has completed its work what we were supposed…
Read MoreLloyd criticises GCB selectors for Chattergoon’s non-selection
– says board should not have amateurs dealing with a professional sport By Rajiv Bisnauth The Guyana Cricket Board selectors have come in for harsh criticism from West Indies legend Clive Lloyd following the exclusion of former West Indies opening batsman Sewnarine Chattergoon from the Guyana Super50 and Four-day squads for the WICB competitions that start next month. The 31-year-old, Albion left-handed batsman, who played four Test matches and 18 ODIs for the Caribbean side was left out from both squads last Wednesday by the Guyana Cricket Board. In an…
Read MoreWindies Women sweep South Africa
Gros Islet, St Lucia – Left-arm spinner Shanel Daley inspired West Indies Women to a clean sweep of their two-match Twenty20 International series against South Africa Women, helping to set up a comfortable six-wicket win in the final encounter Sunday evening. Sent in, South Africa laboured to 94 for six off their 20 overs with Daley snaring three for 22 from her four overs to stifle scoring. Captain Mignon du Preez top scored with 26 and wicketkeeper Trisha Chetty chipped in with 22, but runs proved difficult to come by.…
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