Category: Sports

– to host 5th ODI and 1st Test at Providence National Stadium By Rajiv Bisnauth Outgoing Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) President Chetram Singh informed media operatives that Guyana is “prepared” and “ready” to host its leg of the West Indies/ Pakistan matches of the Digicel home series. Guyana will host the final ODI on May 5, and the first of two Test matches from May 12th to 16th at the Providence National Stadium; and, according to Singh, Guyana is prepared and fully ready at this time. Also, during the Guyana…

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Seventeen-year-old sprint sensation Stephon James solidified his selection to the Junior CARIFTA Games team with an impressive showing at the National Under-23 Championships held at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, last Sunday, April 17th. James, a member of the Running Brave athletics club, stormed to victory in the 400m in 49.2 seconds to stun Inter-Services champion quarter-miler Patrick King of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF). Speaking with Guyana Times International Sport (GTIS) yesterday, James said that his upset victory against King was a major confidence booster, especially since…

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Discarded West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has defended his level of fitness which Chairman of Selectors Clyde Butts alluded to as one of the reasons for his sacking from the T20 team and ODI squad for the first two matches against Pakistan later this month. Butts was quoted, in a www.windiesfans.com article sourced from RJR Sports, as saying that fitness played a part in the non-selection of Chanderpaul and his Guyanese counterpart Ramnaresh Sarwan. “I think its fitness and things like that coming into play…whether a player at 35 (years…

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Kochi Tuskers Kerala won a battle of attrition against Kolkata Knight Riders on a slow Eden Gardens pitch that aided the spinners. The six-run win was their third on the trot and took them to third position in the points table. The wicket did not play as low as it did in Kolkata’s win against Rajasthan Royals, but it was just as slow, making it difficult for batsmen, and a delight for the spinners. After Yusuf Pathan and Shakib Al Hasan had taken six wickets for 48 runs between them…

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-the WICB administrators and selectors should resign It is extremely painful and unacceptable for the Caribbean cricketing fraternity to accept a West Indies cricket team that excludes our most loyal, reliable and dependable batsman — Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Further, the non- inclusion of Ramnaresh Sarwan, who is only thirty (30) years old and is certainly the best batsman in the Caribbean, is an insult to young Sarwan and is blatant discrimination and evidence of a biased selection policy. Further, it cannot be denied that Chris Gayle is presently one of the…

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The four newcomers in the West Indies team are all eager and excited to “represent” the people of the region against Pakistan. The four — Danza Hyatt, Krishmar Santokie, Ashley Nurse and Christopher Barnwell – were last week named in the 13-man squad to face Pakistan in the Digicel T20 International in St Lucia on April 21. Santokie, the 26-year-old left-arm seamer from Jamaica, has been the most outstanding bowler in the two seasons of the WICB’s Caribbean T20. When he got the call to represent the West Indies, there…

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The IPL’s northernmost franchise found a hero with roots in the south, as Paul Valthaty stunned Chennai Super Kings to clinch a maiden win for Kings XI Punjab this season after a disappointing performance in their opening game. Valthaty was a surprise promotion to the opening slot, instead of the regular Shaun Marsh, and he answered the call with a blistering start, keeping his team on par with the required-rate in the middle overs and surging again at the death to complete victory after achieving a spectacular century. At 27,…

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The Berbice Schools Table Tennis Competition, which was held on Saturday, April 09th at the Berbice High School Auditorium, came off with a bang. Organised by the Steering Committee of the Berbice Table Tennis Association, the tournament was sponsored by the Youth, Sport and Culture Ministry. Over 72 players participated, with players’ ages ranging from eight to 21. The competition, an indication of the resurgence of table tennis in the Ancient County after a hiatus of close to two decades, was keenly contested in all five categories of play. Five…

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Despite finishing as runners-up for the second consecutive time in a Cricket World Cup tournament, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has taken a proactive approach (some may say bold step) in revamping critical aspects of its cricket operation. A few weeks ago, skipper Kumar Sangakkara gave up the captaincy of the limited overs’ teams so that young players could be groomed to lead the country into the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The same day vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene relinquished his post. Less than 24 hours after, the entire…

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