Year: 2016

The Rupununi Football Association (RFA) through its Executive Committee Member Rayan Farias will, for the first time, participate in the XXIII CONCACAF Extraordinary Congress scheduled for December 10, 2016 in Miami, Florida. Farias who is also an Executive Committee Member of the Guyana Football Federation Inc. (GFF) said he was elated at the opportunity afforded him by the GFF: ‘I’m happy to be participating in this Congress; it is the first time that the hinterland will be at this forum and it demonstrates that the Rupununi Football Association is now…

– Bishoo strangely rested Reigning champions Guyana Jaguars made one change to their squad for their fourth round day/ night home fixture against Barbados Pride in the Digicel Regional Four Day League starting at Providence on Friday. Off-spinner, Eon Hooper, comes in for fast bowler Romario Shepherd is the lone change to the squad. Hooper made his regional debut against Jamaica Scorpions in Round one and had to make way for pacer Romario Shepherd for the second and third rounds in the Leeward and Windward Islands of St. Kitts and…

As the 56th National Schools’ Championship came to an end some student athletes were selected to be part of the National Elite Camp. The two week-long camp should begin in January following finalization with stakeholders. While 32 athletes were selected from taking part in Nationals, five did not, as the camp looks to have athletes prepared for the 2017 CARIFTA Games. These athletes were identified by Commissioner on the National Sports Commission Edison Jefford who noted that the list will be sent to the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) for…

Many would have seen Usain Bolt’s rise to glory, but not his story. They would have seen him live the life, but are unaware of the sacrifices. That would have all been changed by now following the Jamaican premiere of the documentary film I Am Bolt, which opens a window to a never-before-seen look at the life of the world’s fastest man. The glitzy red carpet affair hosted by Digicel had the National Indoor Sports Centre buzzing with excitement on Tuesday, as a number of sports and entertainment celebrities converged…

By Delvon McEwan In 2014 Joshua Persaud and Bhaskar Yadram, then two talented 14 year olds started a journey together, one which was skippered by the latter. That expedition was a success under coach Julian Moore, who led Guyana to their third Regional under-15 title and first in over a decade. Ever since the pair of Persaud and Yadram have featured in most if not all of the youth teams that left Guyana to participate in Regional tournaments and on Friday they will start yet another journey together. This time…

Former Jamaica cricket team captain Tamar Lambert is the recipient of the 2016 Courtney Walsh Award for Excellence. The award was presented at the Terra Nova Hotel on Wednesday night. “It is a great feeling to have received this award. It means a lot to me as it shows for the hard work and dedication I have put in over years,” Lambert told OBSERVER ONLINE. Meanwhile, Jhevaughn Matherson from Kingston College and Satanya Wright from St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) took the male and female students’ award, respectively.(Jamaica Observer)…

Darren Sammy’s Rajshahi Kings booked their spot in Friday’s final of the Bangladesh Premier League when they produced a clinical performance to beat Khulna Titans by seven wickets in the semi-final on Wednesday. In a lopsided affair at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Kings easily chased down a modest target of 126 to win their second game in two days following their emphatic three-wicket win over Chris Gayle’s Chittagong Vikings on Tuesday at the same venue. The championship game will see Kings take on heavy favourites Dhaka Dynamites, who feature…