Category: Sports

By: Melinda Bishundyal  A goal in the last minute of the match by Justine Rodrigues left some Dominican Republic players in tears, and sealed the game for ‘Lady Jags,’ taking them to the top of Group ‘D’ in the CFU Women’s Under-20 World Cup Qualifiers ON Sunday at the Uivlugt Community Centre Ground. The teams battled each other throughout the first half without a goal being scored. The first goal was scored in the 51st minute by Lady Jags’ Elysia Prasad. And just when the fans were screaming, “Them Dominican…

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– To usher in new era for local swimming By Avenash Ramzan Guyana’s swimming fraternity has been given an enormous boost with the commissioning of the country’s first Olympic-size swimming pool at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. Dubbed the National Aquatic Centre, the 50m state-of-the-art pool, which was constructed by Kares Engineering and Myrtha Pool Incorporated, was declared open by President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday morning during a colourful ceremony attended by government functionaries, representatives of a few sports associations, special invitees, and officials of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association (GASA). The…

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– Wear Yellow, support the Guyana team – Shabazz BY AVENASH RAMZAN In what has been described in some circles as the defining moment for Guyana’s football, the senior national team, the ‘Golden Jaguars’, will clash with Trinidad and Tobago’s ‘Soca Warriors’ on Friday, fully aware that a victory will propel them to the next round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers. The Group ‘B’ game, billed for 11.11.11 at the National Stadium, is the most important for Jamaal Shabazz’s men, who have been in intense training over the past…

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– Dominican Republic outplay Anguilla By Melinda Bishundyal The PowerAde CFU Women’s Under-20 World Cup qualifier saw Guyana crushing Antigua and Barbuda 7-0, while the Dominican Republic eased their way to a 5-0 victory in the opening round of Group C action at the Uitvlugt ground yesterday. The first match saw the Dominican Republic swamping Anguilla in what was a one-sided match from the very beginning. Yqaueisi Soriano scored the first goal in the 28th minute. She also found the back of the net in the 46th minute and 54th…

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Community Development Officer and Manager of the Skeldon Cricket Club Linden Murray said that Santa Claus came early for his club in 2011. Skeldon received Gy$720,000 from the WICB Super Club Assistance Programme during the just-concluded Regional Super50 Tournament played in Guyana and Murray said it is like Christmas in Skeldon. “This is live Christmas in October because it is the single largest injection of funds Skeldon CC has ever gotten and we are so happy about it because it will go a long way for our development,” an elated…

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The Guyana Karate College last Friday held special Kyu and Dan grading examinations for over sixty of its students under the review of the Chairman and Chief Instructor, Shihan Frank Woon- a-Tai M.S. Woon-a-Tai is a ninth Degree Black Belt of the newest world shotokan karate organisation, the International Karate Diagaku (IKD). Students undertaking the examinations this year were drawn from the GKC’s four dojos, namely, the Marian Academy, the Timehri Community Centre, the Guyana Karate Shotokan Club-Girl Guides Building, Brickdam, and the Malteenoes Sports Club. Tyler Orderson, at just…

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Long distance champ Cleveland Forde pleads with national federation to help him prepare for London 2012 Olympics By Kiev Chesney Few athletes that live and train in Guyana have the chance to compete at the international level with some of the world’s top athletes. One of the few, Cleveland Forde, has not only proven that he can excel among the world’s best but has continued to improve despite many limited circumstances. National 1500m and 5000m record holder Cleveland Forde recently placed third at the University of the West Indies Sports…

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Mike Mangal blazed the golf course at Lusignan to win last Saturday’s Macorp Medal Play Golf tournament in an electrifying performance. The former Guyana Open champion shot a net 63 and also had the lowest gross of 73 in the tournament that attracted 38 players, including employees of the sponsors Macorp. Muntaz Haniff continued his impressive run in the season, taking second position with a net score of 67, while Canadian Roger Rajkumar was third with a net 68. The Ladies Best Net was won by Joaan Deo, while Nearest…

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