Category: Sports

By Kiev Chesney  From consistently standing on the podium at the CARIFTA Games to dominating the CARICOM 10km, Run Barbados, Antigua’s 10km, and the University of West Indies Half Marathon, Alika Morgan reigned as regional distance running queen in the past six years. Morgan picked up the mantle after Cleveland Forde had won his three consecutive CARIFTA outings, and helped cement Guyana as long distance powerhouses in the Caribbean. Her consistent success was undeniable, although several hurdles prevented her from ascending to where she ought to have been at this…

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– new coach feels he can transform Guyana’s cricket – injured Deonarine to be replaced by Vishal Singh By Rajiv Bisnauth As the senior cricket team begins training for the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Regional four-day tournament under new coach Mark Harper, all cricket lovers will hope that this is the beginning of a new era in Guyana’s cricket. The squad, minus Narsingh Deonarine, who has withdrawn due to an elbow injury that eliminated him from the recent Regional T20 tournament, and seven standbys commenced training yesterday at…

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Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival celebrations have started more than a month early. A huge party unfolded at Kensington Oval on Sunday night, January 23rd, after the new Caribbean Twenty20 Cricket champions were crowned in grand style. Already assured a trip to the lucrative Airtel Champions League in India later in this year, even before a ball was bowled, Trinidad and Tobago’s cricketers added the tidy bonus of US$62,500, after beating English county Hampshire by 36 runs in the final before electrified spectators. If their 147 for seven was by no…

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By Kiev Chesney After recovering from a career-threatening injury to capture three medals at CARIFTA, and consistently bettering her personal records at the CAC and Commonwealth Games, Guyana’s prodigious swimmer Jessica Stephenson anticipates even more success in 2011. Jessica, Guyana’s first and only swimmer to medal at the prestigious regional swimming competition, CARIFTA Games, has already set her sights on more unprecedented success this year. So far, Jessica is eyeing the feat of defending her CARIFTA titles and making her debut at the Commonwealth Youth Games, the Pan American Games,…

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‘tBy Kiev Chesney  Guyana will be hosting the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Caribbean Junior Squash Championships this July. And according to president of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA), Andrew Arjoon, matches may be played at the soon-to-be-completed public squash facility. The multi-million-dollar facility, which is expected to be called the National Racquet Centre, is located at Camp Street and Woolford Avenue. Formerly known as the Non-Pariel Tennis Courts, the facility will also include two side-by-side glass-back squash courts enclosed in a concrete building. Arjoon reportedly visited the facility yesterday…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth   Guyana’s head of state, President Bharrat Jagdeo, is optimistic that upcoming elections at the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) would result in a new and stronger board, which is credible and can guide cricket development in our country in the years to come.  These remarks by the president came on the heels of an ongoing heated campaign leading up to the GCB elections, just thirteen days away.  “I know there are some good people who are seeking to lead the cricketing organization, and I hope they succeed in…

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Chris Gayle plans to continue playing for West Indies in the immediate future, instead of chasing big bucks in lucrative Twenty20 leagues around the world.  The West Indies opener has been reacting to his shocking snub at the lucrative Indian Premier League players’ auction, conducted over the last weekend. Gayle, who also bowls off-spin, was probably the most valuable current star to miss out on a berth in the IPL, after he played for the Kolkata Knight Riders for the first three seasons of the tournament.  “I’m a bit surprised,…

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Sports and youth development in Strathavon, Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara took a giant step forward last Sunday when U.S-based Guyanese Inty Mohamed handed over sports gear to the Strathavon Cricket Club.  At the presentation ceremony, Mohamed challenged the club to use the gear for its intended purpose, and to work overtime to produce sportsmen and sports-women who would not only excel on the field, but would also be positive role models for all youths in Strathavon.  Inty Mohamed has his roots in Cane Grove. His parents and family are…

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Culture, Youth and Sport Ministry’s Parliamentary Secretary Steve Ninvalle stated in an exclusive interview with this publication last Friday that the holding of the Friday Night Fights is merely for boxers to improve their game.  Ninvalle stated that the only way boxers can get better is by constantly competing, and the Friday Night Fights are a wonderful launching pad for this.  He stated that there are normally about six boxing cards in the year, which is not enough for the boxers if they are going to compete at international competitions. …

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