Category: Sports Features

–  the most powerful batsman in women’s cricket, Deandra Dottin opens up on her aggression, her ego, and her idol Deandra Dottin knows she is a force of nature. You can make that out from the way she prowls the field even during a game of handball at a practice session, shoulders so thick and so broad she could be wearing epaulettes under her West Indies jersey. The ball finds its way to her and suddenly she lets it rip – flat, inches away from several fortunate teammates. The one…

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By Avenash Ramzan Leading junior rider, Raynauth Jeffrey, started the year in fine fashion, carting off top honours in the season opening 11-race programme at the inner circuit of the National Park on Saturday. The teenager won the feature race of the 20th annual Ricks and Sari Agro Industries 11-race programme in convincing style, as he continued with the prolific form he displayed last year. The East Coast Demerara rider clocked one hour, 16 minutes, 56 seconds (01h: 16m: 56s) to win the feature 35-lap School Boys and Invitational race…

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By Avenash Ramzan Christopher Barnwell in action Guyana and West Indies all-rounder Christopher Barnwell said that while he is satisfied with his exploits in the recently concluded Caribbean T20 competition, his ultimate aim is to produce with bat and ball in all three formats of the game. The 26-year-old right-handed batsman and medium pacer scored a tournament-high 245 runs and captured six wickets in eight games, but was surprisingly denied the Most Valuable Player award, which went to batsman Darren Bravo (225 runs) of champion team, Trinidad and Tobago. Barnwell’s…

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We hope to produce more world champs in 2013 – Green By Avenash Ramzan ‘Big’ John Edwards The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation (GAPF) has recorded a successful 2012, but according to president of the Federation, Peter Green, there is still room for improvement, as he and his executives charter a new course for the sport in 2013. In giving a detailed review of the past 12 months, a candid Green said the sport was able to achieve many of its goals, despite limited financing. Among the highlights, Green pointed out,…

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– enjoying his stint in Canada…. By Ravendra Madholall FROM the commencement of his successful cricketing career, Mahendra Veeren Nagamootoo has been a public ‘figure’ given the fact that he possesses charisma and friendliness. At the age of 37, the former Guyana and West Indies leg-spinner is turning his attention to the coaching job, a position in which he vehemently feels he can make vital contributions and at any level too. During his visit to Canada earlier this year, Nagamootoo represented Brampton Masters Cricket Club, and over the years he…

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By Ravendra Madholall Dominque Jones striving to be at the top of her game At 23, Jamaican Dominique Jones already has an undying passion for the sport of karate and in the next five years, she plans to make a big entrance and dominate the international arena. She took up the sport at age 12 and is currently ranked Nidan, Second Dan. Now, she is even more motivated to climb higher. In an interview with Guyana Times International, Jones reflected on the highs and lows of her career, during which…

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By Ravendra Madholall Since the age of 15, Guyanese Royston Tyclo Crandon has been a prolific scorer. Today, the former West Indies one-day player is still very much optimistic of winning back the prestigious maroon cap after his only appearance for the team in 2009 against the mighty India at the International Cricket Council limited-over championship trophy tournament held in South Africa. This year marks his third visit to Canada where he represented the Hawaiian Arctic Cricket Club in Toronto. His team was the eventual champion in the Scarborough Cricket…

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The Shaping of Guyanese Literature By Petamber Persaud “I like to strip my mental clothes and let my thoughts walk around naked.” (from “Other Leopards”) Artist, art historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, biographer and novelist, Denis Williams was born Feb 1, 1923 in Georgetown, Guyana. He lived on three continents at crucial times – times of intellectual upsurge, times of political ferment and times of creativity in arts. Williams was caught up in the action wherever he went, sharpening his perception of the living and the past as reflected in the innovations…

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– anticipates great victory at Caribbean Motor Racing Championship By Ravendra Madholall Experienced motorcycle racer Graig Atkinson of Canada is highly confident of doing well on Sunday at the third and final leg of the 2012 Caribbean Motor Racing Championship slated to be held at South Dakota Circuit in Guyana. The 40-year-old Canadian rider will be representing Team Guyana in the CBR category again. He will be sporting a Kawasaki 600cc and Atkinson assured that the bike is ‘running’ smoothly and he is anxious to make another big impression for…

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