Category: Sports

Georgetown Cricket Club ‘A’ team pair, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Leon Johnson, won the Georgetown Cricket Club 16-team Double wicket competition played on Saturday at the GCC ground, Bourda. Sarwan and Johnson squeezed past the GNIC’s pair of Esaun Crandon and Krishna Arjune by four runs in the final. Batting first, the Sarwan/Johnson pair amassed 43-1 from their allotted overs with Sarwan top scoring with 30, which included three sixes and one four, while Johnson scored 11. In reply, Arjune/Crandon made a spirited reply, reaching 39-0 with Arjune being not out…

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul hit a solid and magnificent double century at the Sher-e-Bangla Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  In the process he recorded his twenty sixth Test century equaling the achievement of Sir Garfield Sobers, one of the greatest cricketers to have graced the cricket field at the highest level of the game. When Chanderpaul completed his twenty-sixth test century and second test double century, he moved closer to Brian Charles Lara’s 34 test centuries and closer to his record as the West Indies batsman with the most test runs. Shivnarine Chanderpaul,…

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– Guyana finished second to Jamaica Guyanese ace driver, Mark Vieira was on Sunday bestowed with the title of Champion Driver when the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) were held at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri, in front of a massive crowd. Vieira with his fully loaded RX8, powered his machine to cop two firsts and one second in the highly competitive CMRC Group 4 category, outshining his two Jamaican rivals, David Summerbell Jr. and Peter Rae. In a brief interview, Vieira noted that he is pleased to have been…

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By Rajiv Bisanuth Despite many delays, construction work on Guyana’s multi-million dollar synthetic track and field facility at Leonora is finally on schedule as it relates to contractual obligations. This was disclosed by Design and Construction Services Limited, Project Manager, Patrick Pitt following a visit to the site last Friday. According to Pitt, Lot Two of Phase Two entails bringing the 400-metre surface to an asphaltic finish and this is currently under construction by B.K International. Pitt noted that the facility is at its most crucial stage of construction and…

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In their opening match of the World League, Guyana suffered a 0-5 beating at the hands of Central American and Caribbean champions Trinidad and Tobago on the opening day of the tournament in the National Hockey Centre in Tacarigua, Trinidad. The Guyanese, sporting their BK International all-white uniforms, had a strong start for the opening ten minutes of the match and seemed to match the Caribbean powerhouse stride for stride in what seemed to be a competitive affair. However, a penalty corner earning by Trinidad in the 18th minute however,…

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Jonathon Foo Christopher Barnwell Ramnaresh Sarwan Clinton Pestano Nine clubs will be represented on Saturday when the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) stage its double-wicket competition from 09:30 hours at the GCC ground, Bourda. There will be eight preliminary games, lasting three overs per innings, after which the teams will battle in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and championship game. The final will be four overs per innings. The championships team will receive Gy$100,000, a trophy and medallions, while the runner-up will collect Gy$50,000 and the semi-finalists, Gy$25,000. There will also be cash…

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– Down to brass tacks and whipping herself into shape By Avenash Ramzan With just under three weeks to go before her world title fight against Mexican Zulina Munoz, Shondell ‘Mystery Lady’ Alfred has intensified her preparation for the bout, which will be held in Mexico City. The duo will clash for the vacant WBC super flyweight title on November 24, and Alfred, the reigning WIBA bantamweight champion, is putting in the requisite training at the Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) gym in Albouystown to whip herself into top shape for…

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– 32 teams to contest Georgetown leg By Avenash Ramzan Banks DIH Limited, through its Guinness brand, launched the fourth annual Guinness Greatest in the Streets football competition and action is set to start on Saturday. The tournament was of- ficially launched on Wednesday in Banks DIH’s Conference room, where representatives of the company and the Guinness brand were on hand to update local media operatives on plans for the event. The launch was for the Georgetown leg of the competition, with the Linden, Bartica and Berbice zones set to…

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CMRC ‘Race of Champions’… By Rajiv Bisnauth Guyana will be represented by a strong contingent of Superbike riders this Sunday for the third and final leg of the Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) Race of Champions meet to be held at the South Dakota Circuit. It is considered one of the strongest contingents of Superbike teams the country has ever fielded and therefore motor racing fans can expect a fascinating spectacle. The Guyanese riders will be led by defending regional champion Stephen ‘Valentino Rossi’ Vieira and he is anticipating support…

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– Sukhram maintains dominance in Female category A perfect chip on the last hole by Avinash Persaud was the defining moment of the tournament as he regained the Guyana Open title on Sunday at the Lusignan Golf Course, East Coast Demerara. His fellow villager, Christine Sukhram of Lusignan, bounced back on the final day to win the female title for a record sixth time in a row. On a competitive last day in the men’s championship flight, which featured players in the 0-9 handicap, Persaud played arguably the shot of…

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