Duncan Saul

Top Georgetown football teams Alpha United, Camptown, the Guyana Defence Force, Fruta Conquerors, Western Tigers and Pele are among 16 teams who will battle for the $2m first prize when the inaugural Goal for Gold tournament kicks off on Saturday.

Hikers Hockey Club were crowned U19 champions after they pummeled Saints U19 in the final by a 6-1 score line as action in the Guyana Telephone & Telegraph Company (GT&T) Caribbean Kids Hockey Festival concluded at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue on Sunday.

The third edition of the Digicel National U-18 Secondary Schools Football Championships which concluded on Sunday at the Police Sports Club (PSC), ground, Eve Leary has been nothing short of a phenomenal success.

National squash coach Carl Ince said yesterday that while the recent 31st Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association (CASA) Championship in Trinidad and Tobago was much more competitive than expected, team Guyana performed outstandingly to clinch their ninth consecutive overall team title.

Defending champions Wismar/ Christ-ianburg Secondary overcame Warama-dong Secondary 5-4 on sudden death penalty kicks in an epic final as the Digicel National U18 Secondary Schools Football Tournament concluded at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary, yesterday.

Wismar/Christianburg Secondary booked their third consecutive finals berth as they humbled Georgetown champions St.

Photos by Orlando Charles The Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue was transformed into Region Seven as Waramadong Secondary through an inspired Whazir Bascombe second-half performance blanked Region One winners, Santa Rosa Secondary 4-0 in their Digicel national quarterfinal encounter.

Queen’s College (QC) overcame Christ Church Secondary 4-2 in penalty kicks after regulation time found both sides locked at 3-3 when play in the Digicel U18 Secondary Schools Football Tournament continued at the Police Sports Club (PSC) ground, Eve Leary yesterday.

Marian Academy was crowned the National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) U20 champions when they edged Kwakwani Secondary 54-53 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue on Sunday.

East Ruimveldt Secondary through a Romel Legall first-half strike in the 40th minute squeaked past Sophia Training Centre 1-0 as action in the Digicel National Secondary Schools U-18 Football Tournament continued at the Queen’s College ground, Thomas Lands yesterday.

In a battle of the Georgetown Conference heavyweights, Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) defeated Charlestown Secondary by a 4-2 score line as action in the Digicel National Secondary Schools U-18 Football Tournament continued at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary on Wednesday.

Plaisance Secondary defeated the Georgetown Technical Institute (GTI) by a 42-33 score line in their U-20 encounter as action in the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) National Schools Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Tuesday.

Kingston Secondary edged newcomers Morgan Learning Institute by a 2-1 scoreline as action in the Digicel National U18 Secondary Schools Football Championships continued at the Campbellville Community Centre, ground on Tuesday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) yesterday approved the setting up of an Integrity Commission to look into the over one billions dollars which the previous administration received from FIFA through the annual subvention.

Dolphin Secondary through a Shamar Wilson strike in the 56th minute defeated tournament powerhouse South Ruimveldt Secondary 1-0 as action in the Digicel/Powerade National U-18 Football Tournament continued at the Campbellville Community Centre Ground yesterday.

Team Guyana (Back Circle) led by captain Wayne Wilson will depart these shore today to compete in the second staging of the Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge 2013 which will be held in St Vincent and the Grenadines from June 21 to 23.

National hockey stalwart Ulrica Sutherland says further international fixtures against higher ranked opposition in future is required for the continued development of the female hockey team.

Defending Gillian Brazier women’s basketball champion team Guyana will be looking to defend their crown when the 13th annual

Team Guyana (Back Circle) Captain Wayne Wilson says preparation for the Guinness Caribbean Street Football Challenge 2013 in St Vincent and the Grenadines on June 21st to 23rd has been progressing well and that he expects the team to be victorious.

National hockey stalwart Ulrica Sutherland says that the team will be utilizing their trip to the Canada International Championships to prepare for the difficult PAHF Cup in Argentina from September 21 – 28, 2013 and she said the game needs artificial turf for training.