Scotia Bank/WICB/GCB/MoE Kiddy Cricket launched
- 200 schools this season Eight lucky teams representing the eight zones of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)/Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Ministry of Education(MoE)/Scotia Bank-sponsored Kiddy Cricket competition will have the opportunity to showcase their skills when the second-one day match between West Indies and England is contested at the Providence National Stadium next month. [...]
Old Fort Hockey club in expansion drive
-Thompson wants sport to regain `top dog’ status President of the Old Fort Hockey Club (OFHC) Ivor Thompson is pushing for the sport to be expanded countrywide with the hope of increasing the club’s membership by fifty percent. He also wants Guyana to regain its status as the number one hockey team in the Caribbean. [...]
Nalico/Nafico U-15 competition launched
Nalico/Nafico yesterday continued its support of youth cricket by sponsoring the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) Under-15 inter association competition for the third straight year. Speaking at the launch of the competition DCB president, Bissoondial Singh, praised the sponsors stating that the inter-association tournament will be played in a round robin format. According to Singh, Demerara [...]
National chess champion in front as DDL/Topco tourney commences
The fourth round of the DDL/Topco-sponsored Mashramani chess tournament could not be completed yesterday because of time constraints. However, at the end of the first three rounds, two-time national senior champion, Kriskal Persaud, stands in front of the pack with three wins out of three. In one of the most hotly-contested games last evening at [...]
Re-elected GABA president Khan fears for his life after victory over Ninvalle
Hours after gaining a split decision over challenger Steve Ninvalle to retain his post as president of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association, Affezze Khan was contemplating giving the post up. The 65-year-old Khan won the presidency in a straight fight with the 42-year-old Ninvalle on Thursday evening but yesterday Khan, who appeared to be a [...]
B/dos, St. Lucia contingents coming for Mash darts classic
Two contingents of darts players from abroad are expected for the 2009 Guyana Mashramani Classic which will be held from February 20-22. According to Norman Madhoo St. Lucia will be represented by a 12-member team which will be headed by Lionel Theopholous while Barbados will be sending a six-man team that includes former two-time Caribbean [...]
Minister Anthony pleased with basketball turn out
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) Dr. Frank Anthony is pleased with the turn out of schools participating in the National Sports Commission Mashramani basketball competition. So pleased was the minister with the 17 male teams participating in the inter- secondary schools invitational tournament that he promised incentives for the top two teams. “For [...]
Georgetown playing in inter-county competition ludicrous
-says Chetram Singh President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh says that the GCB would not be able to allow a Georgetown-representative team to play in the annual Inter-County competition. Newly elected president of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Alfred Mentore had suggested that the GCA would lobby the GCB for Georgetown to [...]
‘May the better person win’
- GCB presidential candidates With only a few hours remaining before the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) holds its AGM and election of office bearers the two presidential candidates, Chetram Singh and Bishwa Panday, have both taken the same stance where decorum is concerned. Contacted for a comment by Stabroek Sport both the incumbent Singh and [...]
Roger Harper calls for review of national team’s preparation
Former West Indies coach Roger Harper is calling for a review of the national cricket team’s preparation for the current West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sponsored regional four-day tournament. “Was the preparation adequate? If not, an investigation needs to be done to see what can remedy the problem affecting the team,” the former West Indies [...]
Sars, Chandi out of Leewards clash
While many cricket fans were probably hoping that the new Caribbean whipping boys, Guyana, would have benefited from their three test players in the fourth round of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) sponsored regional four-day tournament this will not be so. President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh, who is also a [...]
WICB wants 100,000 school cricketers by 2015
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has the development of cricket in the region high on its agenda and plans to pump some US$4M towards its developmental drive over the next four years. This was disclosed on Monday at a media workshop held at Buddy’s International Hotel, Providence. Out of the US$4M, US$1.4M has been [...]
WI selection policy to change – Cameron
- Three new associate selectors named Following the unsuccessful blooding of inexperienced players by the West Indies (WI) on the recent tour to New Zealand, vice president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron yesterday announced that the WICB will be embarking upon a new selection policy. Cameron, who along with other [...]
Re-starting cricket academy high on WICB Directors agenda-says Julian Hunte
President of the West Indies Cricket Board of Control (WICB) Dr. Julian Hunte says there is a packed agenda for the two-day Directors meeting which commenced yesterday at Buddy’s International Hotel, Providence. Dr. Hunte, in an exclusive with Stabroek Sports shortly before the meeting commenced said reports of the various committees of the WICB, the [...]
‘Cycling track is still my dream’
– National coach Hassan Mohammed Despite receiving a national award for his contribution to cycling in Guyana national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed is still a bit peeved. Some half a century after he first entered the sport of cycling, the veteran coach still has his hopes up of seeing a cycling velodrome or other such [...]