Category: Sports

Fourteen-year-old Chelsea Edghill’s outstanding performance in the recently concluded Junior and Cadet Caribbean Table Tennis Championship in Cuba has qualified her for the Latin American Championship in Mexico in July. She secured a silver medal, Guyana’s lone medal, in the Girls 15-and-Under final against Idalys Lovett Valdez of Cuba. In the tournament, she won two out of her three preliminary matches, won the quarterfinal and semi then put up a dazzling performance in the final. The top three players in each category were selected for the Latin American Championship which…

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Central Essequibo clinched the inaugural Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB)-sponsored Rickey Toney Twenty/ 20 competition after a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over archrivals South Essequibo in the final on Saturday evening at the Anna Regina Community Center ground. Asked to bat first South Essequibo were bowled out for 109 in the 19th over with opener former national under-19 vice captain Royan Federicks top scoring with 32 while Jagdesh Dindyal supported with 17. Medium pacer Ganesh Mangal bagged 4-7 off four overs while Latchman Rohit took 2-20 bowling for the eventual winners, who…

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Sport Minister Dr Frank Anthony says the 2012 budget is indicative of government’s firm commitment towards the development of sport, as the administration will continue to invest in the expansion of sport infrastructure. The minister, who also has responsibility for Youth and Culture, made the comment during his budget debate presentation last Saturday evening in the National Assembly. Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, during his Gy$ 192.8B budget presentation on March 30, revealed that a sum of Gy$ 675 million has been earmarked for several infrastructural works, including the continuation…

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Chelsea Edghill secured Guyana’s lone medal when she copped silver in the Girls 15-and-Under final of the Junior and Cadet Caribbean Championship that was held in Cuba. In the finals, despite a valiant effort against Idalys Lovett Valdez of Cuba who had training stints in Germany, Edghill lost 0-4. Her journey in the championship started with victories against Ancelys Pichardo of Dominican Republic 3-0; Yesenia Lazo Zamaro (Cuba) 3-0; and her only lost in the group stages was against Cuban Anel Garcia 3-0. She advanced to the quarterfinal round as…

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By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto His age at 34 is not a deterring factor for Hemnarine Chattergoon, but he still desires to represent Canada again at the senior level. However, he lashed out severely at the game which is enveloped with political issues. Having featured in two first-class matches in 2007 and 2010/11 for the North American country since 1996, the elegant right handed batter felt there is a lot left in him. Chattergoon, the elder brother of former West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon, is also one of the siblings…

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El Dorado’s Andrew Lambert eclipsed Kwesi Johnson and Darrel George as the players to score the fastest goals in the second annual Banks DIH sponsored Linden Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ football competition, doing so last Saturday night when the action continued at the New Silver City Secondary School hard court. Johnson and George had previously recorded their goals in the first minute of play for their teams during the first round of the tournament, but Lambert got his in a mere 13 seconds, even though his team went down…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth  The draft copy of the new Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) constitution is expected to be completed in a week’s time, according to Chairman of the government-initiated, Interim Management Committee (IMC), Clive Lloyd. Lloyd disclosed at a recent IMC press conference that a group of lawyers is currently looking at the document and is expected to finalize same by early next week. The former West Indies captain further revealed that each stakeholder will receive a copy of the draft constitution for perusal and debate with the IMC before…

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The National Park was transformed into a wrestling arena on Saturday evening as 15 world renowned wrestlers entertained thousands of fans who turned up to witness professional wresting for the first time in Guyana after decades. Despite a late start, patrons definitely got their money’s worth as the wrestlers showcased their talent with some superb moves, and some intermittent chatting. The sounds of the wrestlers hitting the canvas sent the patrons wild, especially the children, who turned out in numbers. With a passageway lit with blue lights, the wrestlers made…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth Donnel Perry, representing Buddy’s Gym, and Eyob Orford of Total Fitness Gym, copped the respective Novices and Intermediate overall crowns when the Banks Malta Supreme/ Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) opened its 2012 season on Saturday evening at the Theatre Guild, Parade Street, Kingston. Over 40 competitors took to the stage before a packed Theatre Guild audience, and despite a few glitches with the music for the Free Posing Routines for some of the athletes, patrons enjoyed an evening of muscle flexing. Perry, with…

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Strikers Sheldon Holder and Vurlon Mills were the Golden Jaguars players to score over the weekend during the final round of fixtures in the 2012 Digicel Trinidad and Tobago Pro League (TTPL). Both players participated in the match between Neal and Massy Caledonia AIA, which has a large contingent of Guyanese players, and T& TEC FC, which finished 3-2, in favour of the former. Holder, who has impressed since he recently signed with Caledonia, scored in the 12th and 61st minutes, while Mills who netted a hat-trick last week during…

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