Category: Sports

By Rajiv Bisnauth Despite the interference of the weather, head coach of the national cricket team, Esaun Crandon is pleased with the team’s preparation for next month’s West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Twenty20 tournament. During an interview on Tuesday at the team’s indoor session held at the Chetram Singh Centre of Excellence at LBI, Crandon declared that the team have so far completed a number of fitness and conditioning sessions, along with four net sessions and a game simulation which was done on Monday. “The guys were a bit rusty,…

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Defending champions, Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United, racked up another three points, as did Buxton United Sports Club, Pele and Western Tigers when play in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Super League continued last Sunday at three venues. Suffering at the hands of Alpha United at the Buxton Community Centre ground in the feature game were Upper Demerara’s Milerock FC. Manasseh Primo led the victory charge with a brace; one goal each came from the consistent Anthony ‘Awo’ Abrams and Marvin Joseph, who opened the scoring in the 37th minute. The…

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Recognises GFF as sole Association responsible for organising and supervising football in Guyana The world governing body for football FIFA has responded to a letter by Odinga Lumumba, president of Alpha United FC and Presidential Advisor to the Government on Empowerment. The letter, which was copied to the CONCACAF, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and Georgetown Football Association (GFA), was sent by FIFA Deputy General Secretary, Markus Kattner. Lumumba embarked on a petition drive last month against the ongoing feud between the GFF and GFA. Lumumba had written to FIFA,…

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Guinness Greatest of the Streets… Defending champions Back Circle and Leopold Street will contest the final of the Georgetown leg of the Guinness Greatest of the Streets football competition after the semis on Tuesday evening at the National Cultural Centre tarmac. In two highly entertaining semi-final matches, both winners emerged with 1-0 victories to secure their spots in Saturday’s grand finale on the tarmac of the National Park. Reigning champions Back Circle needled Broad Street B in what was a highly anticipated feature game of the night. Wayne Wilson netted…

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By Marlon Munroe With the regional governing body rejecting the Guyana government’s proposal for an interim agent to conduct the affairs of cricket in the country while its IMC is in place and the country missing its first deadline for the submission of its squad, the GCB selected a strong team that will be led by West Indies player Veerasammy Permaul. Aggressive allrounder Christopher Barnwell will be Permaul’s deputy. On paper it appears as if Guyana, inaugural winners of the tournament and representatives of the Caribbean region, is the team…

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Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Tournament… By Treiston Joseph Leading men’s goal scorer Robert France scored one of his eight goals last evening to lead the Hikers Hockey Club to a fifth championship in the Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Tournament at the National Gymnasium. It was a grueling effort in 40 minutes of play for the Hikers men as they came out with a 3-1 victory in the final. Back and forth play was the order for most of the first half as both teams jostled for position in…

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By Avenash Ramzan Berbician lightweight boxer Kishawn Simon said Guyana’s world renowned pugilist, Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman, has played a massive role in helping him to live his dreams as a professional boxer. The 22-year-old made the comment moments after knocking out Patrick Boston in a rematch on Friday’s ProAm card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall in Georgetown. The victory on the Guyana Boxing Board of Control-organised activity was Simon’s first since turning professional earlier this year, and Guyana Times International was on hand to speak to the young…

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President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Phillip Fernandes believes that hockey in Guyana is definitely on the rise, despite the many challenges the game faces. Fernandes comments came at the official opening ceremony of the eighth Diamond Mineral Water International Indoor Hokey tournament which is currently underway at the National Gymnasium. “Over the years, Guyana hockey has grown tremendously because of tournament of this nature and also the input of our neighbouring teams Trinindad and Tobago and Barbados. Their quality of hockey is higher than us here in Guyana…

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By Avenash Ramzan WIBA bantamweight champion, Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred, who found out last Friday that she was three weeks pregnant a day before her world title fight with Mexican Zulina Munoz, said it was an opportunity missed and a “slap in my face.” The 31-year-old Alfred made the revelation during a press conference on Tuesday at the Guyana Boxing Board of Control office on Avenue of the Republic after returning from Mexico on Monday afternoon. According to the pugilist, who was scheduled to fight the 25-year-old Munoz for the…

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