Category: Sports

Race fans were not disappointed on Sunday, April 03rd as thousands turned out to witness the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club’s season-opening race meet at the South Dakota Circuit. Given the fact that the circuit was recently resurfaced, the fast, smooth surface seemed to be more than some racers bargained for, hence a few spills were inevitable. One of the feature highlights of the day was a three-way collision between Steven Vieira, Carlos Rodrigues and Kevin Graham in the final superbike race of the day. The riders collided on…

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Before he led India to a World Cup victory, MS Dhoni’s earliest identity as a cricketer had been attached to the Twenty20 format. It was India’s victory in the World Twenty20 under Dhoni that was one of the factors leading to the speedy launch of the Indian Premier League. Dhoni then led his team, the Chennai Super Kings, to a double last year — winning the IPL and the Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa. Yet, more than once during this World Cup, Dhoni has demonstrated that he is conscious…

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The Guyana Squash Association (GSA) has recently commenced its training of national junior prospects to compete at the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Caribbean Squash Championships, which will be held in July this year in Guyana. The association met last weekend to shortlist candidates, the names of whom they have not yet released to the media. However, most of the team began fitness training and conditioning runs at the National Park Circuit on Monday, April 5th. Training sessions are scheduled to continue on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 7th,8th and…

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India vanquished Pakistan to storm into the final of the World Cup in a high-voltage match watched by the Prime Ministers of the two countries and millions of passionate fans across the sub-continent. The 29-run victory, which enabled India to maintain its unbeaten record against the arch-rivals in 36 years of World Cup history, was the result of some brilliant bowling and fielding show by the home side after its much-vaunted batting line-up had posted a modest 260/9 to which man-of-the match Sachin Tendulkar made a lucky 85-run contribution. India…

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By Avenash Ramzan Reasons to smile! Devendra Bishoo was one of the few bright spots in a grim West Indies campaign Given his proven track record on the regional circuit, which subsequently earned him a place on the West Indies ‘A’ team to Bangladesh last year, it was clear that Devendra Bishoo would one day represent the Caribbean side at the highest level. His boyhood dream and father’s dying wish — for Devendra to play for the West Indies — came one step closer to realisation when the pint-sized, 25-year-old…

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By Avenash Ramzan A five-member Guyana unit surrendered the team title, but the lifters performed with distinction in the individual categories of the North American Powerlifting Federation (NAPF)/ International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) Caribbean championships, which concluded on Sunday in the Cayman Islands. The Guyanese, who had a tough time securing enough sponsorship to send a full eight-member team to defend the title they won here last year, finished with 44 points, four less than Trinidad and Tobago, who took the top podium spot with a seven-member team. Hosts Cayman Islands…

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Pakistan are two games away from repeating the heroics of Imran Khan’s 1992 team after delivering a crushing 10-wicket defeat on West Indies in the first quarter-final in Dhaka. Mohammad Hafeez starred with bat and ball, beginning West Indies’ decline with two early wickets then ending it with a brisk 61; while Shahid Afridi proved to be an inspirational force, leading from the front again with four more scalps, as the spinners produced a ruthless display to dismantle West Indies for 112. Between the three of them, Pakistan’s slow bowlers…

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Following his bitter-sweet departure from his homeland last week, 19-year-old Richard Mohandatt has already begun his quest to play college ball, and ultimately realise his dream of playing in the NBA. Mohandatt, born and raised in New Amsterdam Berbice, led his University of Guyana team to the final of the recently-concluded Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Challenge Series. He was adjudged the tournament’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) after averaging almost 25 points. His team placed second, but apart from the MVP award, Mohandatt also won the Individual Skills Challenge earlier in…

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By Avenash Ramzan   Kwesi “Lightning Hitman” Jones and Howard “Battersea Bomber” Eastman will clash for the vacant Light Heavyweight title of Guyana when action on the monthly ProAm boxing card continues on March 25 at Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The 26-year-old Jones was initially slated to challenge Barbados-Based Guyanese Cleveland Fraser for the same title. But this publication understands that Fraser could not honour his commitment to the bout. According to a reliable source, Eastman readily accepted the offer to fight Jones, but up to press time yesterday, it…

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