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  • France cops Supersingles crown in T/dad

    By Donald Duff | Wednesday, December 10, 2008 | 2 Comments


    France cops Supersingles crown in T/dad

    Guyana’s Colin France toppled a star-studded field of table tennis racquet-wielders, which included two former Caribbean champions, to capture the prestigious Reality and Maintenance Services Limited Supersingles men’s crown in Trinidad and Tobago over the …

  • A statesman-like sportsman

    By Donald Duff | Sunday, November 9, 2008 | 0 Comments


    A statesman-like sportsman

    He will be remembered in myriad ways.
    As the man who was in the forefront of the drive to restore press freedom to Guyana; as a newspaper publisher who constantly urged his reporters to strive for …

  • Controversy erupts at chess qualifiers

    By Donald Duff | Sunday, October 19, 2008 | 0 Comments


    Errol Tiwari, Roy Sharma at loggerheads over outcome of match
    Controversy erupted during the fourth round of the national Chess Open qualifiers at the Tower Hotel on Main Street yesterday which resulted in one of the …

  • Junior Commonwealth Games…

    By Donald Duff | Tuesday, October 14, 2008 | 1 Comment


    Junior Commonwealth Games…

    ‘Golden girls’ Lowe, John keep Golden Arrowhead fluttering proudly
    The Golden Arrowhead fluttered proudly in Pune, India yesterday as the first day of competition of the third Junior Commonwealth Games got underway.
    According to Chef-de-Mission of the …

  • Roberts thinks Lewis/Eastman evenly-matched

    By Donald Duff | Saturday, October 4, 2008 | 1 Comment


    Roberts thinks  Lewis/Eastman evenly-matched

    - Calls for more government, business sector support for amateur boxing
    Former three-time national amateur boxing champion Jeff Roberts thinks that the upcoming middleweight title fight between Andrew `Sixhead’ Lewis and Howard `Battersea Bomber’ Eastman is …

  • Carving her own niche

    By Donald Duff | Monday, September 22, 2008 | 0 Comments


    Carving her own niche

    - Chantelle Fernandes is Nicolette Fernandes’ kid sister who is hoping to emulate, if not surpass her sister’s squash accomplishments in the sport of field hockey
    Ever wondered how it feels to have a famous sportsman …

  • False Start

    By Donald Duff | Wednesday, August 6, 2008 | 0 Comments


    False Start

    -Today’s scheduled start of Group `B’ matches of the Digicel Caribbean Cup football tournament has been postponed to Friday because of the non-arrival of team Dominica
    The staging of the Group `B’ matches of the Digicel …

  • Mendonca joins the fray

    By Donald Duff | Tuesday, August 5, 2008 | 5 Comments


    Mendonca joins the fray

    -rushes to defence of his general secretary
    President of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) Troy Mendonca rushed to the defence of his general secretary Marlon Cole yesterday amidst insinuations that the outspoken Cole could be expelled …