Berbice retained the Guyana Cricket Board ( GCB) El Dorado senior inter- county one- day trophy after whipping rivals Demerara by a handsome five- wicket margin on Saturday evening at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Wicketkeeper/ batsman Anthony Bramble along with Jonathan Foo batted responsibly to marshal the side to the win after their team had earlier wobbled. They reached 232- 5 in the 46th over replying to the hosts’ challenging 231 all out off 44.4 overs. The two right- handers linked up when their team was in a spot…
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Holland Entertainment Card:‘ Hurry Up’, ‘ Mystery Lady’ to feature on Caribbean Fury 2
The inaugural staging of Caribbean Fury was hailed a resounding success with two Guyanese boxers, Leon ‘ Hurry Up’ Moore and Shondell ‘ Mystery Lady’ Alfred, emerging champions. Caribbean Fury 2 was launched on Friday at the Princess Hotel, and according to promoter Carwyn Holland, Moore and Alfred will be in ac tion again. The duo will defend their World Boxing Association titles at the Princess Hotel on November 6. Moore will fight Venezuelan Breilor Teran in the feature 10- round bout, while Alfred will match gloves with Columbian Olga…
Read MoreECCB President’s Cup 40- over
In what was a perfect example of teamwork, Lusignan Sports Club excelled in all departments of the game to crush hosts Enterprise Busta Sports Club by 119 runs to lift the East Coast Cricket Board ( ECCB) President’s Cup second division, 40- over title for the second year running. Scores in the match: Lusignan SC 243- 7 from 40 overs; Enterprise 124 all out from 37.1 overs. Enterprise skipper Parmanand Dindyal called correctly at the toss and immediately inserted the visi tors to take first strike. His decision paid dividends…
Read MoreYusuf hits 172 not out for Lall’s XI
Uniss Mohamed Yusuf hit a magnificent 172 not out to lead Lall’s XI to a comprehensive 197- run win over the National Milling Company ( NMC) in their feature Twenty20 softball match played re cently under lights at the Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda. The right- handed Yusuf smacked 18 sixes and 10 fours as his team amassed a formidable 299- 7 at the expi ration of the 20 overs, while NMC, in reply, never threat ened the score and were eventually bundled out for 102 in the 17th over.…
Read MoreSuperb Windies girls make it three of three
The West Indies women have now made it three wins a row as they brushed aside Sri Lanka by nine wickets, with more than 21 overs to spare, in their ICC Challenge match on Saturday. This superb victory follows their other wins by 148 runs over the Netherlands and by 165 runs over Ireland. The bowlers started the great work dismissing Sri Lanka for 165 off 48.3 overs on a good pitch at the North West University Ground 1. With 4- 26 from her 10 overs, off- spinner Anisa Mohammed…
Read MoreWindies girls to get Central Retainer Contracts
West Indies women’s players Merissa Aguilleira and Stafanie Taylor are delighted to hear the news that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has offered Central Retainer Contracts to six members of the successful West Indies Women’s team. Speaking from Potchefstroom, South Africa, where they are playing in the ICC Challenge Tournament, the two leading players said the news was well received throughout the entire camp. “When I first heard the WICB was offering retainers to members of our team I said to the other ‘Wow, this is great news for…
Read MoreAAG launches South American 10km Classic
Officials of the Athletic Association of Guyana ( AAG) on Friday launched the 8th edition of the International Association of Athletics Federation ( IAAF)/ South American Athletics Confederation (SAAC) South American 10km Classic, which will begin in Guyana later this month. The three- stage race will commence with the traditional first stage in Guyana, on Sunday October 24, while the second stage will be held in Suriname the following Sunday. The third and final stage, which is scheduled to be held in Panama, is slated to be run off November…
Read MoreGuyana at the 2010 Commonwealth Games: Aliann takes bronze!
Eight years after she shocked the world and won Guyana’s first- ever Commonwealth Gold medal, Aliann Pompey impressed once again by placing third in the women’s 400m at the 2010 Commonwealth Games at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India. The 32- year- old Guyanese Olympian clocked her best time of the season (51.65 seconds) to cop the fi nal spot on the medals’ podium. Amantle Montsho took the first spot, and broke the 12- year- old Commonwealth Games record (50.17s) held by Jamaican Alexandra Richards with her winning time…
Read MoreDDL Topco chess Tournament: Shariff maintains lead in senior category
The DDL Topco Juices chess tournament resumed last Wednesday at Keishar’s Sports Club and Omar Shariff maintained his lead in the seniors’ category of the tournament. Shariff, managing his lead from the previous game, took advantage of Dennis Dillon’s mistakes. Dillon stumbled his bishop and a few moves later stumbled his queen. Learie Webster bounced back from losses in the first three rounds to defeat Shiv Nandalall in an electrifying encounter. Webster began his attack from his opening moves and continued with some amazing combinations to secure his win at…
Read MorePepsi renews alliance with RHTY& SC U- 19 team
Corporate giant, Demerara Distillers Limited, under its international brand Pepsi, has renewed its cricket sponsorship of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club (RHTY& SC) Under- 19 team for the seventh year in succession. The company injected $ 220,000 and will cover the cost of cricket balls, gear, and meals during matches, umpires’ fees, and transportation. The under- 19 team, under the sponsorship of Pepsi, has won the Berbice championship three times and are currently the back-to- back defending champions of Berbice after winning the Berbice Cricket Board’s Spready’s…
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