Category: Sports

23rd Kashif &Shanghai Football Tournament… Buxton United crowned a dream run in the 23rd annual Kashif and Shanghai tournament with an exciting win over Amelia’s Ward United in the final on Tuesday evening at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. After a goalless 90 minutes and extra time, the teams were again level at four-all after the mandatory five penalties, forcing the game into sudden death. In the third place playoff, Alpha United, who suffered an upset defeat to the eventual champions at the semi-final stage on the 29th December, defeated…

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A capacity crowd, which was later entertained at an energetic after-concert featuring Jamaican dancehall maestro, Beenie Man, witnessed Sunburst Camptown emerge as the new champions of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA)/ Banks Beer Knockout Cup football tournament at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda. The Campbellville-based team defeated Riddim Squad 2-0 on New Year’s Night to cart off the Gy$ 4 million first prize and bragging rights for the year. In the third place play-off, Northern Rangers came from a goal down to beat the Guyana Defence Force (GDF)…

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Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry and Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell earned second and third round knockout victories respectively on Friday evening when Hurry Up Promotions in partnership with Elton Dharry and Pearl Vodka staged the ‘Night of Champions’ boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Also in winner’s row were Gladwin Dorway, who stopped an ordinary Shawn Pile in round two; Mark Austin, who got the better of Troy Lewis; and James Walcott, who ensured Kelsie George remained without a win after six professional fights. In the feature contest, Atwell…

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Banks Beer Knockout Cup… Santos FC and Northern Rangers recorded contrasting victories on Sunday evening when action in the second annual Banks Beer Cup Knockout football tournament continued at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, Bourda. While Santos thrashed the University of Guyana 12-0, Northern Rangers edged Blueberry Hill 2-1. In the opening game, Northern Rangers ended Blueberry Hill’s campaign in the tournament with a come-from-behind win. After a goalless first half, Blueberry Hill went into the ascendancy with a 47th minute strike from Shemroy Dover. Ten minutes later, Sherwin…

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The player auction ahead of the Indian Premier League’s sixth season will be held on February 3, 2013, it was announced Saturday. The decision was conveyed to all nine franchise representatives during a workshop in Jodhpur. Later in the day, IPL Chief Executive Sundar Raman tweeted the news. Though the venue for the auction is yet to be finalised, the representatives were told it would be held “in a metro”. The auction, which is likely to see 37 players going under the hammer, was earlier expected to be held on…

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Kumar Sangakkara became the second Sri Lankan to reach the 10,000- run milestone in Tests but there was little else for Sri Lanka to celebrate on their first Boxing Day at the MCG since 1995. A day that began with Mahela Jayawardene winning the toss and choosing to bat ended with Australia at the crease and having already nearly passed Sri Lanka’s 156, an awfully disappointing total brought about by some disappointingly awful shot selections from the Sri Lankan batsmen. Mitchell Johnson was awkward to face, collecting three wickets and…

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– Injunction remains in force, says AG By Rajiv Bisnauth Following the Guyana Cricket Board’s move to regularise some issues affecting the administration of cricket in Guyana, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall said that the government is mulling contempt of court proceedings against the GCB members. The GCB executive on Tuesday last indicated that they are moving to set up a committee in order to repair the fractured Demerara Cricket Board (DCB), which was split into two factions in 2011, among other issues affecting the sport…

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Bridgetown, Barbados –Following his recent excellent showing in the Test series in Bangladesh, West Indies batsman Kieran Powell has come in for high praise from the Directors and Management of the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre. The 22-year-old left-handed opening batsman was among the first group of players to join the Sagicor WIHPC in 2010. During his period in the WICB developmental programme, he demonstrat ed his talent on the field and made his Test debut last year–while still a member of the Sagicor WIHPC. Powell blossomed in Bangladesh…

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ICC match referee Chris Broad has said there was no evidence to suggest that the condition of the ball had been changed by Australia during the Hobart Test, after Sri Lanka had expressed concerns over alleged tampering. Broad said the umpires had reviewed the video footage and will not lay charges. “The umpires frequently inspect the ball during play, and did so again after they had reviewed the video footage in question on Sunday [third day]. They found no evidence to suggest that the condition of the ball had been…

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A star-studded cast has been put together for the ‘Foreign Invasion’ boxing card billed for December 28 at a venue to be announced later. The card, which is a collaborative effort of Hurry Up Promotions, Elton Dharry and Pearl Shivlochan of Pearl Vodka, will feature a number of overseas boxers coming up against local opponents. The main attraction will see Dharry putting his World Boxing Council (WBC) Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) bantamweight title on the line against Rudolph ‘Cutting Edge’ Hedge of Jamaica. In the main supporting bout, Barbados-based Guyanese…

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