Anthony wants new record in three-stage cycle race
At the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) yesterday, Dr. Frank Anthony urged the cyclists competing in this year’s National Sports Commission-organized 27th Annual Independence three-stage cycle road race to better the time set by defending champion Godfrey Pollydore and Dwayne Gibbs in 1998. “In order for an event to become memorable, a mark [...]
Vintage Foo stars on final day
A vintage batting display from 18-year-old Jonathan Foo brightened up the final day of the lone Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 trial match at the Police Sports Club (PSC) Ground yesterday. The Berbice batting all rounder who was the most valuable player in the just-concluded GCB/GTM Under-19 Inter-county tournament, blasted his way to an unbeaten [...]
Busta champion of champions, Kool Kidz competitions begin tomorrow
The 2009 Busta Champion of Champions and Kool Kidz tournament will bowl off tomorrow with four matches. Both tournaments which will be featuring eight of Berbice’s first division teams and several school teams are sponsored by Guyana Beverage Company (GBC) and organised by the Rose Hall Town Youth & Sports Club. Defending champions Rose Hall [...]
DCC loses to Preysal
Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) suffered their first loss of the 2009 West Indies Players Association (WIPA) T20 club championship when they went under to Trinidad and Tobago’s Preysal Cricket Club by four wickets at the Guaracara Park ground yesterday. Winning the toss and opting to take first strike, DCC who made two changes to the [...]
Foo, Joseph and Fraser steal first day spotlight
U-19 trial match National Under-19 players in all rounder Jonathan Foo and fast bowlers Keon Joseph and Keyron Fraser stole the spotlight at the end of the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Under-19 three-day trial match at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary yesterday. Asked to take first strike on an [...]
Under-19 cricketer Foo has eyes set on the maroon cap
National Under-19 all rounder Jonathan Foo says he is focused on making Guyana’s senior limited-overs team for this year’s tournament when he spoke to Stabroek Sport during the rain intervals on the final day of the GCB/GTM Under-19 match Demerara match. “I am working towards making the team this year. But first I am looking [...]
Lyght, Garraway, Squires guide DCC to victory over Merryboys
A pugnacious innings from opener Andrew Lyght Jnr, followed by controlled bowling from off spinner Dennis Squires and national fast bowler Trevon Garraway, propelled national T20 champions Demerara Cricket Club to a seven-run victory over Trinidad and Tobago’s Merryboys in their opening match of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) T20 club championship Monday night. [...]
Cougars are Sweet 16 champions
- GDF pay for technical blunders Berbice’s Cougars Football Club relegated last year’s runner-up, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to the number two position yet again with a 2-0 victory in the final of the Bakewell Buxton Stars organised Mackeson Stout/Digicel Sweet 16 football tournament on Sunday night at the Plaisance Community Centre ground. Competing in [...]
Pollydore here to defend title compliments of NSC
Godfrey Pollydore will be in the saddle to defend his title at the National Sports Commission (NSC) 27th Annual three-stage cycle road race this year, thanks of the generosity of Director of Sport Neil Kumar. Speaking with Stabroek Sport, Kumar stated that the NSC is committed to having this event pedal off every year and [...]
GCA/Cellink Plus first division
MSC, Everest, GCC record victories Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC), Everest Cricket Club and the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) all recorded victories in the latest round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/ Cellink Plus sponsored first division two-day competition yesterday. At the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, MSC defeated their neighbours Transport Sports Club [...]
Berbice Cougars, GDF in Sweet 16 final tonight
The die has been cast and all the players have been identified for tonight’s final of the second annual Bakewell Buxton Stars organized Mackeson Stout/Digicel-sponsored Sweet 16 tournament at the Plaisance Community Centre ground. Last year’s runner-up Guyana Defence Force (GDF) have found themselves in tonight’s marquee match-up against the Berbice Cougars Football Club after [...]
Jacobs and Sookdeo hit centuries
National middle order batsman Steven Jacobs and national Under-19 opener Jeetendra Sookdeo struck centuries on the first day in the latest round of matches in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Cellink Plus sponsored first division competition yesterday. Playing at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground, Jacobs struck 106, which was decorated with eight sixes and four [...]
Cougars defeat Camptown on penalty kicks
-set up clash with GDF in Sweet 16 final A new champion will be crowned tomorrow when the Bakewell Buxton Stars- organized Mackeson Stout/Digicel Second Annual Sweet 16 football tournament climaxes at the Plaisance Community Centre ground. Defending champions Sunburst Camptown were toppled by Berbice’s Cougars Football Club 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 2-2 [...]
Berbice retains U-19 title
Foo carts off all individual awards Defending champions Ber-bice easily retained their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM-sponsored Under-19 Inter-county three-day title, after their match against Demerara petered out into a tame draw at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday. After rain prevented any play for the first two sessions, resulting in 270 minutes being lost for [...]
Berbice in control thanks to foo
Defending champions Berbice were in control at the end of the penultimate day in their final preliminary round Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/GTM sponsored Under-19 Inter-county match against Demerara at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday. With a slim first innings lead of five runs after bowling out Berbice for 211, despite Jonathan Foo’s pugnacious 131, [...]