Month: September 2016

Andre Russell’s anti-doping hearing, looking into the Jamaican Anti-Doping Commission’s (JADCO) claim that the West Indies allrounder had missed three dope tests in a 12-month period, resulting in a whereabouts-clause violation, has been adjourned to September 28. According to the WADA code, three missed tests amount to a failed dope test and the athlete could face a ban of up to two years. Russell was present at the hearing in Kingston, having skipped the three-T20I series against Pakistan in the UAE, citing “personal reasons”. On September 19, Russell’s lawyer, Patrick…

By Akeem Greene The smoke and tyre burn will return to the tracks at the South Dakota Circuit come October 2 for the Guyana Motor Racing & Sports Club (GMR&SC) International Meet “Drag Warz 2” and President of the GMR&SC Raj Boodhoo is expecting a massive crowd turnout. Speaking with Guyana Times International Sport Boodhoo said, “The stage is set for a massage turnout, we won in Guyana when the Surinamese came and we went over to Suriname and won three of the major titles and now we are here;…

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is proud of the achievements regional athletes recorded at the Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this month. In a congratulatory message, CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque singled out world record setting gold medal winner Akeem Stewart of Trinidad and Tobago for special praise. The Secretary-General said that CARICOM will continue to “seek ways to ensure a better life for all our differently-abled citizens in the on-going effort to build a Community for all”. Following is the full statement issued by the Secretary General:…

In an effort to expand Lawn Tennis throughout the country the Guyana Lawn Tennis Association (GLTA) has decided to host grassroots tennis programs to equip physical education teachers with the basic knowledge of the sport. On Saturday September 17 at the Guyana Teachers’ Union Hall, New Amsterdam, the GLTA started its first program in district 15 of the Guyana Teachers Union sporting district which is the New Amsterdam/ Canje area. According to the district sports representative, Heathcliff Peters, fourteen teachers from the primary and secondary level attended the workshop which…

The Guyana Beach Football Association (GBFA) technical squad led by designated Head Coach, Abdullah Hamid, have released a 17-member squad following trials on Sunday, September 18, 2016 as they commence preparation for this year’s Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers 2017. The squad will commence weekly training on Sundays in preparation for the competition scheduled for the January 29 to the February 5, 2017 on Miami Beach, USA and will have as its Assistant Coach, Dillon Roberts while a Team Manager is to be announced. This squad, which will be further…

Grenada’s Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell said he resigned as Chairman of Caricom’s sub-committee on cricket governance because he was angered by the behaviour of “a couple of our leaders in the region”. Prime Minister Mitchell did not call out the names of his regional counterparts but accused them of undermining Caricom’s position by making “divisive” public statements after agreements would have been reached at the heads of government level. In an interview with Grenada sports, Prime Minister Mitchell said he has suggested Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St.Vincent and…

Fast bowler Kesrick Williams, allrounder Rovman Powell and wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran, the uncapped players in West Indies’ T20 squad for the three-match series against Pakistan in the UAE, have spoken of their desire to make their mark in international cricket. “It is really fantastic to be called up for the West Indies team; something every young man would dream about, to play international cricket,” Williams said on the eve of the first T20I. “The determination is there, I am just ready to go, execute, and put my name out there…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — Pakistan are not assuming the absence of batting superstar Chris Gayle to mean West Indies will be a weakened unit for their three-match Twenty20 International series starting here Saturday. “I don’t think that there is much of an advantage when it comes to T20 cricket when players have changed,” Captain Sarfraz Ahmed said. “True, they don’t have Chris Gayle, but they do have some other good players. Our focus is to do well on the field. We finished on a good note in Manchester…

Following the decision to completely remake the four pitches at Guyana’s only international cricket venue, the Guyana National Stadium located at Providence, East Bank Demerara, Stadium Manager, Anthony Xavier has indicated that the works are 50% completed. Presently, the four pitches located on the square of the cricket field have been relayed and is in a setting phase. Since the inaugural game, back in March 2007 when the stadium featured a World Cup match between Sri Lanka and South Africa, the pitch was the topic of much criticism on its…