Category: Sports

Leon Seaton Jr, Lian Winter, Raekwon Noel, Aleka Persaud and Patrice Mahaica have managed to qualify for the CARIFTA Games Swimming which will be held in Kingston, Jamaica from March 30 to April 3. Their qualification came after a productive meeting in the pool over the weekend when the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association held its Mashramani Long Course Meet at the National Aquatic Centre. The ever improving Seaton, competing in the 13-14 age group clocked 25.35s in the 50m Freestyle to comfortably beat the qualifying time of 26.02s. His feat…

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The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) will host the recently appointed FIFA Regional Director, Marlon Glean, from February 23 to 26, 2018. During his four-day visit to Guyana, Glean will meet with the President and Executive Committee, visit the GFF’s National Training Centre and participate in the youth development programmes – visit to two GFF-Scotiabank Academy Training Centres (ATCs) and one GFF-Pele Alumni Frank Watson U15 Intra Association Tournament. He will also visit a GFF Elite League Match. Among the highlights of the visit will be the launch of a partnership…

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Team Cocos talisman Hamzah Eastman showed great strength and stamina to crown a fruitful weekend on the saddle winning the R&R International double. The historic double began on Saturday in the National Park when Hamza Eastman (2nd place in photo) had to battle hard to get to the front In the process, he successfully defended his road race title on Sunday making it the first time in the event’s 27-year history that a rider has won it back to back. The race which started at Schoonord, West Bank Demerara and…

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The Enterprise Busta Sports Club (EBSC) 2017 awards ceremony was dominated by West Indies Under-19 all-rounder Bhaskar Yadram and local batting star Vivian Albert; who snared majority of the awards. Yadram, the 18 year-old West Indies U19 player who was a part of the team during the recently concluded ICC Youth World Cup in New Zealand, walked away with the coveted Cricketer-of-the-Year award, along with three others. The hard-hitting opener was rewarded for his many strides including; his selection to the Guyana senior team and the West Indies Youth side,…

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Plans are going full steam for the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) in conjunction with McDonald Promotions Patrick Ford Memorial boxing card slated for February 25 at the National Gymnasium. The card initially was slated for February 17 but GBA President Steve Ninvalle told Guyana Times International Sport flight issues caused the date to be shifted but confirmed fighters from St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago will attend. Fourteen bouts, two of which are female fights are carded for the event which is being laced with many eyes due to…

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Guyana Karate Federation (GKF) President Amir Khouri confirmed that the 2018 Junior National Championships will kick off on July 8 with the Senior leg set for September 30 2018. Khouri, who was recently reappointed GKF President told Guyana Times International Sport on Wednesday that the two main events which are used as criteria for National selection, will kick off a few months apart at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Khouri said that with the 2020 Japan Olympics fast approaching, it is important for the local fighters to start getting…

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By Akeem Greene Former Windies Test captain Denesh Ramdin is still interested in playing for the Caribbean side should he be given the nod by the Courtney Browne-led by selection committee. According to Ramdin in a recent exclusive interview with Guyana Times International Sport he was told by selectors to make runs and he answered that call by being the four-day championship’s second leading run-scorer. In ten matches in the 2017-18 season he had a tally of 799 runs at an average 61.46 including three centuries, four half centuries with…

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Lusignan Golf Club (LGC) President Aleem Hussain said recent talks with Members of Parliament among other dignitaries will help to further raise the level of the sport in 2018. Golf got off to an amazing start in 2018, hosting three tournaments in succession; the trophy Stall Open, an LGC Organized Open and the 7th annual Speedy Memorial all in the month of January and Hussain hinted that much more will follow. During a recent interview with Guyana Times International Sport Hussain told that while golf has been making strides on…

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By Akeem Greene Guyana Jaguars all-rounder Keemo Paul is eager to get down to business when they face Jamaica Scorpions and their marque batsman Christopher Gayle in the upcoming Regional Super50. While many bowlers may quietly shiver over the thought of running into the big-hitting opening batsman, the 19 year-old Paul is quite the opposite. “I am looking forward to playing against these guys; I have been telling the guys [teammates] I want to bowl to Chris Gayle and hopefully get him out. We have our team plans and we…

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