Year: 2013

The Kashif and Shanghai Kings successfully defended their Trophy Stall Regulation Open basketball title by defeating Ameila Ward Jets 66-60 in the final of the tournament on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court. After looking wobbly in the group stage of the tournament, and scraping their way to the final four, the Kings overcame yet another hurdle in their quest to keep their title although they were out-rebounded 20-38 by the Jets. However, the Kings shooting from downtown eradicated their inability to clean the glass during the game.…

By Ravendra Madholall in Toronto   Three players from the Caribbean have been selected in Canada’s team for the 2013 International Cricket Council (ICC) T20 World Cup Qualifiers set to commence mid-next month in Dubai. Guyanese all-rounder Damodar Daesrath, fast bowler Jeremy Gordon and Trinidadian off-spinner Abzal Dean are the members to represent the country. Coach of the team, former Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies batsman Gus Logie, also stated the players are ready to make a huge impression, and subsequently gained a spot in next year’s T20 World…

The Berbice Chamber of Commerce Inter-Agency Softball cricket tournament and fun day are billed for November 9 at the Albion Community Centre ground. This year’s tournament will see 15 teams participating in 10/10 cricket, domino and other exciting games, aimed at building unity, and exchanging opinions among corporate officials. There will also be a feature 20/20 hardball exhibition match featuring two teams from the county. The event, which started in 2010 as a friendly game among business entities, has now grown to become an agenda item on the calendars of…

…Bangladesh win series 4-3 By Rajiv Bisnauth   West Indies Under-19 imploded under a barrage of spin and were sent crashing to a 67-run defeat in the final youth One-Day International against Bangladesh at the Everest Cricket Club ground on Monday. Chasing a moderate 169 for victory on a ‘slowish’ track, West Indies capitulated to 101 all out off 33.5 overs. By virtue of the victory, Bangladesh won the seven-match series 4-3. West Indies were left scrambling after a horrendous batting collapse triggered by left-arm spinner Uzzaman Nehad and off-spinner…

By Rajiv Bisnauth   A National Sport Commission (NSC) five-member special committee has begun reviewing the draft horse racing legislation, and according to Director of Sport Neil Kumar, the process is expected to be completed in a timely manner. It is unclear how long the process will take but Kumar said the committee, which is headed by a prominent lawyer, was specifically set up to deal with this specific piece of legislation. “The National Sport Commission set up a special committee to look at the legislation and currently the committee…

– U.S. and Canadian golfers to participate By Avenash Ramzan   The Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) is hoping to attract 60-75 golfers from Guyana, North America and the Caribbean for its premier golf tournament- the Guyana Open- billed for November 2-3 at the country’s lone golf course at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara. Unlike previous years, when it was exclusively sponsored by Banks DIH Limited, the upcoming two-day tournament will now be sponsored by cell phone service provider Digicel. Giving an update to this publication regarding plans for the event, president…

Guyana’s female basketball team took the gold medal on the second leg of the Inter Guiana Games (IGG) on Sunday in Suriname, crowning a creditable performance at the games. The Guyanese women dominated their Dutch counterparts 45-23 after defeating them a day earlier in another blowout win that ended 47-29. Tamara Hunter led the way for the national female side with a game-high 17 points and six assists. Ginelle Ifill was critical in the win also; the lanky 6’ 3” centre dominated the glass with game-high 18 rebounds to go…

– Doug Gore set to sizzle fans with Audi TT The curtains will come down on the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) on November 24 when motor-racing fans would have the chance to witness the fastest car in the Caribbean at the South Dakota Circuit. According to information emanating from the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC), Jamaica’s Doug “Hollywood” Gore has confirmed participation in the season ending meet and word is that the lanky motor racer has promised to give the local fans a real treat when he…

The Hikers Cadets stamped their authority on the Men’s first division competition on Tuesday night in the GT&T National Indoor Hockey championships as they demolished last year’s finalists, Old Fort by an 8-4 margin. While both teams were held scoreless in the opening ten minutes, Cadets’ Aroydy Branford continued his goal scoring form of the previous evening with a penalty corner flick in the 11th minute to put his team ahead.  Old Fort then wrested the lead briefly as Dwight McCalman and Aderemi “Dove” Simon rattled in a field goal…