David deCaires/Ivan Mackie Memorial golf tourney to ‘tee’ off today
The David de Caires/Ivan Mackie Medal Play format tournament, which promises to be one of the most important tournaments on the Lusignan Golf Club calendar, is being held today. The tournament, which is being sponsored by the Lusignan Golf Club, is being held in recognition of the sterling contribution made by the late Editor-in-Chief of [...]
Hussein hopes to do well at Paralympics TT tournament
Gibran Hussein departed Guyana Sunday for Venezuela quietly confident of doing well at his first Paralympics table tennis Tournament. He has been a regular competitor on the local scene and despite his handicap has managed to best a number of strong players. Hussein has only one hand. He serves by throwing the ball up with [...]
Tiwari hoping Guyana will be re-admitted into FIDE family
President of the Guyana Chess Federation (GCF) Errol Tiwari is hoping that Guyana will be re-admitted into the family of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) at the upcoming congress. “I think our coming back is guaranteed,” Tiwari told Stabroek Sport yesterday. The 80th annual FIDE Congress will be held in Kallithea, Greece from October 11-18 [...]
`Time for mature decisions’ – says Colin Stuart
- Former West Indies speedster disagrees with decision of TTCB to boycott WICB AGM Former West Indies fast bowler Colin Stuart is not in agreement with the decision by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) to boycott the annual general meeting (AGM) of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). “I think that the Trinidad [...]
David Patterson to preside over GABF
Former president of the Georgetown Amateur Basket-ball Association (GA-BA) David Patterson will preside over the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) following the recent death of Godwin McPherson. Patterson yesterday told Stabroek Sport that the constitution, which was ratified in 2005, clearly spells out that in the absence of the president, the first vice- president of [...]
Clean as a whistle
- Local athletes should have no fear of WADA’s whereabouts clause since they do not use performance enhancing drugs says top sporting officials Guyana has signed on to the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) and as such this country’s athletes face the likelihood of being tested by the organization in and out of competitions. “We [...]
Caribbean Queen
Trenace Lowe sweeps to gold in U-21 singles; Idi Lewis, Michelle John place third in men’s, women’s singles Guyana produced its best showing in recent years as the 51st annual Caribbean Table Tennis Championships ended Saturday in French Guiana. Guyana had earlier gained silver medals in both the men’s and women’s team events. On Saturday [...]
Munroe elated with TT teams’ silver medals
National men’s singles champion and current general secretary of the Guyana Table Tennis Association Godfrey Munroe said yesterday he was thrilled with the performance of the national men’s and women’s teams to this year’s Caribbean championships where they earned silver medals. Trinidad on the backs of France based semi-professional players Dexter St. Louis and Rheann [...]
Funds, visas could affect boxers’ chances of attending world c/ships
Funds, the usual bugbear facing Guyana’s sportsmen and women and the issuance of visas for England and Italy could affect Guyana’s chances of attending this year’s World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan, Italy. So said president of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) Affeeze Khan yesterday. According to the GABA president, his association has been [...]
George Whyte puts spotlight on the players’ strike and WI cricket
They have been at it more often than not over the past couple of years and US-based journalist George Whyte wants the relationship between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) to be improved once and for all for the betterment of cricket in the region. The WICB and [...]
Christophe missing from men’s TT shortlist
The names are in but the one that is missing in the men’s category is the name of the most decorated Guyanese table tennis player in recent history. The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GGTA) has shortlisted a squad of 12 senior male and four senior women’s players along with six under-21 male and five under-21 [...]
Dover relishing working in professional environment
Former coach of the Golden Jaguars team Wayne `Wiggy’ Dover says he is relishing working in his new professional environment. Since relinquishing ties with the Golden Jaguars and Alpha United football teams, where he served as head coach, Dover, along with Kavin Pearce, have landed contracts with Caledonia AIA in Trinidad and Tobago. Speaking with [...]
‘We can win C/bean c/ships’
-says Idi Lewis Former Caribbean junior boys’ table tennis champion Idi Lewis feels that the Guyana men’s team to this year’s Caribbean championships could bring home the bacon. In an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sports, the talented southpaw said this year’s men’s team will probably be ranked among the strongest ever to leave these shores. [...]
Sports Scope – Our Opinion
Chris Gayle’s Jekyll and Hyde West Indians In Robert Louis Stevenson’s book the Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde published way back in 1886 the author explores the theory of split personalities. Stevenson, a Scottish author, vividly portrays the phenomenon in his novella through the characters of Mr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward [...]
FIFA congress balks at 6+5 rule
in The Bahamas The 59th annual congress of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ended yesterday here at the Atlantis Hotel, Paradise Island, Nassau with FIFA president Sepp Blatter declaring himself a “very happy president” despite failing to push through with the 6+5 ruling. “I am a happy president, a very happy president after [...]