Category: Sports

– HJ All Stars clinch third place Universal DVD Berbice Titans emerged champions of the inaugural Jam Zone Masters’ Cup T20 Cricket Tournament, clinching a 26-run victory over Georgetown Pitbulls last Sunday evening at the Providence Stadium. Scores in the matches were: Hits and Jams All-Stars 184/3 (Dwayne Bravo, 106; Chris Gayle, 38; Nagamootoo 1-25; Edwards 1-36) defeated Georgetown Pitbulls (Dwayne Smith, 66; Lendl Simmonds, 50; Andrew Lyght Jnr 30) by 22 runs to clinch third place. Universal DVD Club Berbice Titans 151/6 (Assad Fudadin, 55; Krishmar Santokie 3/35) defeated…

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– wins six of Guyana’s 15 medals at the event; Smith cops five Fourteen-year-old swimming sensation Britany Van Lange, who just fell short of a CARIFTA medal earlier this year, cleaned up at the next best competition, the Goodwill Games which were held over the weekend at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Van Lange, who had won a hand full of gold medals at the event in the past two years, continued to dominate at the regional developmental event, smashing three records in her pet…

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The girls from Jamaica were crowned queens of West Indies cricket on August 14 when they beat Trinidad and Tobago by 30 runs to win the WICB Women’s League trophy. The Jamaicans made 136 and defended the score as T&T were bowled out for 106 at the historic Kensington Oval. It was a superb triumph and Jamaica has now won the WICB men’s four-day, the WICB Under-19 three-day and the WICB Under-15 titles. Speaking after the match, Jamaica captain Stafanie Taylor said it was a “great feeling” to take the…

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– Nicolette Fernandes captures third Senior CASA title; Chin settles for second After a one-year hiatus from the Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) 19th Annual Senior Caribbean Championships, Nicolette Fernandes returned to dispatch defending champion Karen Meakings to win her third senior title this week in the Cayman Islands. The six-time Sportswoman of the Year took out Meakings in four games: 11/5, 7/11, 11/3, 11/6 to reassume her throne as Caribbean squash queen in the same country where she won her second title two years ago. Meakings, an old rival…

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Despite a 2-0 loss to top seed and pretournament favourites, Uruguay, the Guyana Women’s Hockey Team has achieved its primary objective of making the final of the PAHF Challenge. The challenge which is being played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on July 31 and was completed when the finals were played on Sunday, August 7, 2011. The top two teams in the PAHF Challenge, Guyana and Uruguay, clashed in the final on August 7. Both have earned spots in the World Cup Qualifier for the Americas, the PAHF Cup,…

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Led by left-arm spinner Jovan Ali (5-35) and an unbeaten 57 from skipper Steven Katwaroo, defending champions Trinidad and Tobago notched up a convincing 26-run victory over hosts Guyana in round one of the WICB Regional Under-19 limited overs game at Bourda August 9. Chasing 182 to win, the hosts were bowled out for 155 in 41 overs. On paper, the target looked gettable but judging from the way the Guyanese batted in the three-day tournament, the chase was always a difficult one. And so it was! They were off…

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– Pele Gold FC, Trophy Stall Ladies capture inaugural titles Pele Gold Football Club and the Trophy Stall All Star ladies team were crowned champions of the first ever Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) Fastball competition on August 7 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence. Pele crushed BK International Western Tigers 3-0 in the men’s final, while Trophy Stall All Star women edged the Lethem Ladies 3-2. Pele’s aggression and good ball possession paid off in the dying minutes of the first 15-minute half in this format of the…

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The “National Race of Champions” organized by the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club roared off on Sunday, July 31 at the South Dakota Circuit with ace race car driver Mark Vieira making history on the tracks. After failing to finish in two races, Vieira came back as the underdog in the final race of his group four category, driving his customised number 58 white Mazda RX8 to take the checkered flag. Vieira lapped all his competitors, including his brother Paul (whom he lapped twice) and the famous Andrew King.…

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