Category: Sports

International middle distance track star, Marian Burnett, arrived in Guyana from Florida late Monday night ready to represent her home turf where she started her illustrious career in the early 1990s at the President’s/Jefford Classic on Sunday. Burnett is familiar with the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in Linden, given the fact that it is the venue she had first caught the eyes of athletic luminaries. Now, several years later, and with many accolades to boast about, Burnett returns to compete in Linden. She will compete in her favourite events, the…

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-Shabazz pleads for unity among Guyanese By Melinda Bishundyal  The Golden Jaguars third round World Cup qualifying matches against Costa Rica, El Salvador and the powerful Mexico, was launched yesterday at the Princess Hotel with an intriguing ceremony. The ceremony was graced by several prominent personalities in the sports arena, along with entertainers Adrian Dutchin, Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo and Lisa Punch performing. Speaking at the launch, Golden Jaguars’ coach, Jamaal Shabazz delivered a passionate and emotional speech. He started by saying that football in the Caribbean is treated the…

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National long distance runner, Alika Morgan broke her own record in the Telesur 10K road race in Suriname on May 1 with a time of 39: 57, bettering her previous mark of 41: 03 that was clocked last year. Morgan, who was the defending champion, finished the race comfortably crossing the finish line close to three minutes ahead of the second placed finisher. According to her, before the competition she was aiming for more than winning, she wanted to better her time. She said she was pleased to achieve her…

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  – Marian Burnett confirmed her participation By Rajiv Bisnauth After two years the President’s/ Jefford Track and Field Classic can be dubbed as the most prestigious Track and Field championships in Guyana and based on that recognition, the third edition will be held on May 20 at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden. The event was impressively launched yesterday in the boardroom of the Digicel head office on Fort and Barrack Streets, Kingston. President of the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) Colin Boyce disclosed that Guyana’s international…

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Easter Cup Football tournament… Buxton Starz were crowned this year’s Easter Cup football tournament champions after they defeated Golden Staz 3-1 in the final on Saturday night at the Victoria Community Centre ground. Keyon Sears led the way for Buxton scoring their first two goals in the fifth and 50th minutes while Sherwin Griffith made it more difficult for Golden Starz when he scored his team’s third goal in the 65th minute. Golden Starz managed a goal off a penalty in the 70th minute off the boot of Manaseh Primo.…

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–Blackman on ProAm card Moses stunned by Lazano; Marques dominates By Avenash Ramzan Any hopes Chalton ‘Fighting Raja’ Skeete had of creating a major upset was quashed almost instantaneously when he was met by a rampaging Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry in their Bantamweight clash on the 22nd edition of Friday Night Fight ProAm Boxing card at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Joining Dharry in winner’s row were Dexter Marques, who earned a sensational second round knockdown of Barbados’ Ricardo Blackman at Bantamweight; Venezuela’s Ana Lazano, who completely outboxed Guyana’s Mandessa…

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Fast bowling legend Courtney Walsh believes the West Indies can be successful in England if they are consistent and quickly adapt to the local conditions. The West Indies left Tuesday for a tour of England where they will play three Tests, three One-Day internationals and a Twenty20 from May 5 to June 24. “The team is playing some pretty good cricket at the moment and if they can carry that to England and be consistent they are in with a shout,” Walsh said. “I like the body language, the way…

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By Avenash Ramzan Reigning Caribbean Boxing Federation (C A B O F E ) Bantamweight champion, Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry, will continue his preparation ahead of the World Boxing Council’s (WBC) Cup of Champions later this year when he takes on Guyanese Charlton Skeete on the 22nd edition of Friday Night Fights ProAm boxing card on April 27 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) yesterday released the full card, which will comprise of five professional bouts and four amateur contests, with action set…

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