Category: Sports

– Nicolette and other overseas players to add to the competitive intensity of the tournament The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) will be serving off its National Senior Squash Championship from Monday, June 13 at the Georgetown Club. The tournament is expected to include some of the country’s premier players. President of the GSA, Andrew Arjoon, who is also expected to participate, told Guyana Times International Sport that he anticipates quite a few newcomers to step up and compete at this year’s tournament. However, Arjoon divulged that the competition will be…

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Warren McKay continued his excellent form this season by copping the top podium spot in the feature 30-lap Open race at the fifth annual George Cumberbatch Memorial cycling event around the inner circuit of the National Park on Sunday morning. McKay, who finished second to Team Coco’s Yosmani Pol at the recently held Independence Three Stage race, copped three prime prizes on his way to beating Alonzo Greaves into the runner-up spot. Junior Niles, Robin Persaud, Albert Philander, and Ian Jackson rounded off the top six in that order. Enzo…

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The PCB has responded to Shahid Afridi’s retirement by suspending his central contract and putting together a “show cause” notice detailing several breaches of the code of conduct, which he will be expected to respond to within a week. Announcing his retirement to a TV channel, the board said in a press release, was in itself a breach of clause 2.1.4 of the central contract dealing with Covenants of the Cricketer. Afridi’s criticism of the board officials in the same interview to Geo TV also constituted a breach. “In passing…

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Pakistan’s spinners completed the job they had begun on the fourth afternoon, slicing through the West Indian middle order and tail to secure a series- levelling victory by 196 runs in St Kitts. Once the morning dawned sunny and clear, it was only a matter of time before West Indies capitulated. They battled for 27.3 overs this morning and added 100 runs, but they were always fighting against the tide. It was over before lunch at Warner Park. With the luxury of lots of runs to defend, Misbah-ul-Haq placed several…

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The GCC Second Division Hockey team steamrolled Old Fort 11-0 in a one-sided match on Monday when action in the John Fernandes Second Division Hockey League commenced at the GCC ground, Bourda. With Old Fort fielding a youthful side, the outcome was never in doubt, as pre-tournament favourites GCC opened their account just two minutes into the game through a Mortimer Stuart field goal. Stuart would complete his hat-trick before the end of the match to lead all scorers; while teammates Leonard George, Trevon Smith, Shaka Gill and Mark Sargeant…

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Basseterre, St. Kitts – West Indies went under to Pakistan by 196 runs to lose the Second Digicel Test on the fifth and final morning at Warner Park. The Windies were asked to make 427 for victory, but were bowled out for 230 shortly before lunch on Tuesday. Captain Darren Sammy played some bold shots as he cracked six fours in 41 off 51 balls, while left-hander Ravi Rampaul hit two sixes and two fours in 20 off 22 balls; while Pakistan’s spinners Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal shared the…

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How did Chennai win this? How did Bangalore lose this? Chennai always seemed to be lagging behind, but surged like a tidal wave towards the end, with the odd run-filled over now and then, to storm into their third IPL final in four seasons. At the forefront was the feisty Suresh Raina, who pulled out the big shots through the latter half of the chase to set up an improbable win. The defeat makes Bangalore’s path to the final – and beyond – tougher. They will have to win the…

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Twenty-two-year-old middle distance campaigner Dennis Horatio ran the race of his life to defeat one of the athletes who inspired him to take the sport seriously, national long distance champion Cleveland Forde. Horatio produced a sensation time — one minute, 55.9 seconds (1:55.9s) — to defeat Cleveland Thomas (1:56.20s) and defending Central American and Caribbean 5000m bronze medallist Cleveland Forde (1:56.06s), respectively. The race began with such blistering pace that a third of the starters dropped out during the final lap. The race had three different groups of athletes during…

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Boxing buffs are preparing themselves for what promises to be an evening of electrifying action on May 28 when the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) stages ‘Rampage’- a five-fight card with three titles at stake. There will be two Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) belts, as well as one Guyana title up for grabs at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Local sensation Dexter ‘The Kid’ Marques will collide with overseas-based Guyanese Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry for the CABOFE Bantamweight title over 12 rounds, while the Guyanese pair of Lennox ‘Too…

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-President Hunte hails historic appointment St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has created history by appointing Mrs. Jennifer Nero as the first female to the Board of Directors. “This Board of Directors is honoured to now have at the highest decision making body of West Indies cricket, the counsel and advice from the critically important female perspective,” Dr. Julian Hunte, President of the WICB outlined. “We welcome Mrs. Nero to the board and look forward to her astute and professional contributions as we continue to work towards…

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