Category: Sports

By Avenash Ramzan  Trinidad and Tobago put in a disciplined all-round effort to boot Guyana and book a place in the final of the Regional Super50 competition with a hard-fought four-wicket win with 23 balls to spare in the first semi-final at the National Stadium last evening. Scores in the match: Guyana 200-9 from 50 overs; T& T 201-6 from 46.1 overs. Left-handed opener Justin Guillen got his first substantial score of the competition, a solid 63, but it was a classy, unbeaten 65 from the in-form Jason Mohamed that…

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The 2011 edition of Guyana’s biggest motor racing event, the Caribbean Race of Champions was officially launched last evening at the Guyana Motor Racing and Sport’s Club (GMR& SC) pavilion on Albert Street. The action packed event has attracted the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT& T) as the major sponsor and will see top class race car drivers from Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Canada and the U. S. taking on Guyana’s local drivers at the South Dakota Circuit, Timehri on November 13. Representing Jamaica will be David Summerbell, Peter Ray,…

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By Melinda Bishundyal  Power lifter John Edwards, aka Big John was placed third in the heavyweight division and gave Guyana its first medal (Bronze) at the 2011 World Masters Championship which was held in Canada from September 26 – October . Edwards is originally from Berbice and has been in power lifting for more than 20 years. He is one of Guyana’s most decorated power lifters, medaling in every championship he has taken part in. According to the champion power lifter, he won the Senior National Heavyweight Championship for about…

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By Avenash Ramzan Lusignan Sports Club defended their Enterprise Busta Cricket Festival title in emphatic style by whipping Strathavon by 110 runs in the T20 final at the Enterprise ground on Sunday last. The champions batted first and racked up a solid 213-5 in the final which was reduced to a 17- over affair. National lefthander Krishna Deosaran led the way with a fine 58, while the in-form pair of Harrinarine Hira and Vishnu Ramjeet scored 39 and 37 respectively. G. Hemraj (2-43) and P. Chotie (2-34) were the leading…

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By Melinda Bishundyal Six of Guyana’s best weightlifters who vied for supremacy at the Guyana Amateur Weightlifting Association’s (GAWA) annual National Senior Championship, left the small gathering at the National Gymnasium in awe on Sunday. The lifters were Vijai Rahim from the Hardcore Gym in Rosignol with a bodyweight of 56 kg and the only junior participant; Colin Fraser from the True Foundation Gym with a bodyweight of 60.3 kg; Seon Erskine from True Foundation Gym who had a bodyweight of 62.8 kg; Ruberto Tiwari who trained independently and had…

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By Melinda Bishundyal The 2011 Banks DIH-sponsored Guyana Open Golf Tournament which is slated for October 22 and 23 at the Lusignan Golf Course was launched yesterday. Over 200 players from Canada, U.S.A., Suriname, French Guiana, Trinidad and Tobago and host country Guyana are expected to participate in the tournament. According to president of the Lusignan Golf Course, Brian Hackett, the tournament is getting bigger each year. He added that a number of long hitting and exceptional golfers would be gracing the tournament, making for much excitement. Some of the…

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By Rajiv Bisnauth Devastating spells by offspinner Steven Jacobs who bagged four wickets, and pacer Paul Wintz (3/15) set up Guyana’s victory by 103 runs over the Windward Islands in their Group A WICB Regional Super50 encounter at the National Stadium, Providence, on Wednesday. Windward Islands were dismissed for 72 in 24.5 overs, with off-spinner Jacobs finishing with A career-best 4 for 21 off 10 disciplined overs. Due of a stoppage for rain, the visitors were set a revised target of 176 from 40 overs, after the Guyanese were bowled…

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