Category: Sports

– plans on stream, but corporate support a bugbear – Wilson BY AVENASH RAMZAN Acting president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Franklin Wilson, has said that while preparations for Guyana’s hosting of the 2014 Football World Cup qualifiers are on schedule, the response from corporate Guyana, in terms of sponsorship to cover a hefty budget, has not been encouraging. Wilson said a sum of Gy$50 million has been budgeted for the home and away qualifiers, which will kick off on Friday, September 2 at the National Stadium with the…

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– 65 youths being edified on the basics of the game The Berbice Cricket Board’s 2011 Scotiabank cricket academy was launched on Monday, August 29, at the Area ‘H’ ground, with BCB President Keith Foster challenging the 65 cricketers present to take full advantage of the opportunities being offered to them by this board. Foster informed the attentive young cricketers that the BCB is investing heavily in youth development, since youth are the future of cricket in the Ancient County. “The aim of the Berbice Cricket Board is to make…

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BY RAJIV BISNAUTH Khamptress, of the Simply Royal stable, was in a category all by itself when it whipped a top class field to score a big win and take top honours in the feature C ‘3’ and Lower class event when the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and Rising Sun Turf Club held its one-day horse race meeting at the Rising Sun Turf Club’s track at Arima Park on the West Coast Berbice on Sunday, August 28. The feature event saw eleven animals leaving the gate in an even break;…

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At the recently held Caribbean Karate Championships in Grenada, the Guyanese karatekas won a total of 18 medals, comprising seven gold, six silver and five bronze. Gold was won by the Girls’ team comprising Christy Dey, Leah Shariff and Aliya Wong. The Girls’ mixed age group team Kata, as well as Aliya Wong in the Girls’ 10-12 Individual Kumite, also won gold. Other gold medallists were Samuel Ming in the Boys’ 16-18 Individual Kata, Guy Low in the Seniors’ Individual Kata, and Christy Dey in the Girls’ Individual Kata and…

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BY AVENASH RAMZAN  The visiting India football team paid a courtesy call on Sport Minister Dr. Frank Anthony on August 23. The minister wished them well in their friendly showdown with the ‘Golden Jaguars’ — Guyana’s senior national football team — at the National Stadium, Providence on August 24. “We want to wish you well for the game. We’re looking forward to a great match, but be warned that our guys have been training very hard… so don’t expect a pushover,” the minister intimated. Dr. Anthony said partnerships like these…

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– Mark Lewis wins 35-lap Schoolboys and Invitational race BY AVENASH RAMZAN Linden’s cycling strength was on display on August 20 when the eighth annual Seven Seas 11-race programme was staged on the inner circuit of the National Park. Mark Lewis won the feature 35-lap Schoolboys and Invitational race, while his fellow Lindeners Hazina Barrett, Lancelot Rose, and Delius Richardson won their respective categories. Lewis outperformed his more illustrious counterparts to win his first 35-lap race at the venue. He finished in a time of one hour, 16 minutes, 41.91…

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An all-star performance for West Indies T20 player Christopher Barnwell propelled the Athletes to a comfortable 43-39 win against the Entertainers on Saturday night, August 20, during the Knights’ Basketball Club’s second annual Celebrity Charity All-Star Game at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The 24-year-old cricket all- rounder proved that he was an all-round sportsman when he displayed speed, superior leaping ability and game awareness. Barnwell unanimously won the Most Valuable Player award after registering a game-high 20 points and ten rebounds. What was even more remarkable about Barnwell’s MVP…

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Guyanese wicketkeeper surprised by selection BY AVENASH RAMZAN Guyana’s wicketkeeper/batsman Derwin Christian is among four newcomers in the West Indies T20 squad to face hosts England in September. The 28-year-old Christian is joined by opening batsmen Miles Bascombe and Johnson Charles, and by all-rounder Nkrumah Bonner, in a new- look 14-man squad to face the hosts in two International T20s on September 23 and 25 at the Kia Oval in London. When this newspaper broke the news to Christian on August 23, he was understandably elated. “I have to say…

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