Ravens and Sonics register 3rd Division wins
- Triple header on tonight It was the same script but a different cast when Ravens and Eagles met in the 3rd Division knockout tournament as the Dyna’s Embroidery-sponsored team soared to a 65-37 win. Also on the same card, Pepsi Sonics were able to hold off a battling Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 64-45 as [...]
Nets, Pacesetters advance to quarter-finals
Third Division underdogs Nets sent Demerara Colours Panthers packing 52-43 while the number-one seeded Courts Pacesetters team sank newcomers East/West Fire 77-55 in matches on the opening night of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association’s (GABA) Open and Third Division knock-out tournaments. Coming up against a well-oiled Pacesetters team, East/West Fire seemed fearless in the opening [...]
GABA knock-out tourneys bounce off tonight
After months of inactivity, Courts Pacesetters will be back into action tonight when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Open and third division knock-out tournaments bounce off at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Armed with some of the country’s top players, Pacesetters have over the past two years, been Georgetown’s premier basketball club and tonight [...]
North Georgetown protest Nationals result
- Decision to be made by Wednesday On Friday evening at the Albion Community Center in Corentyne Berbice, District 10, Upper Demerara/ Kwakwani was adjudged winners of the National Schools Swimming, Track and Field, Cycling and Teachers championships. On Saturday, North Georgetown (District 11) launched an official protest stating that they should be the winners. [...]
Major Success
- Says GMR&SC of November to Remember President of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) Aaron Bethune Monday night hailed the third and final round of the Seaboard Marine-sponsored Caribbean Motor Racing Championship (CMRC) a major success. Bethune made the disclosure at the award ceremony and dinner Monday evening at the Princess Hotel. [...]
Has the All-Star Weekend lost its mojo or does it reflect local basketball?
Asks Rawle Toney The Beepat Scorpions Basketball Club hosted its annual All-Star Weekend which saw Guyana and senior ballers competing in the Three-Point and Slam Dunk contest and also the All-Star games, held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall November 7-8. It was the 7th staging of the event which had brought thousands to Guyana’s [...]
Summerbell lifts fourth Caribbean driving title
It was day filled with non-stop, pulsating racing at the South Dakota Circuit when the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) played host to the Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) yesterday. And, when the smoke finally cleared Jamaican David Summerbell had reclaimed the position as the region’s top driver, lifting the title for the [...]
On to the best Twenty20 World Cup ever
— Lorgat optimistic of another great ICC event; wants the Caribbean to successfully host next year’s Twenty20 World Cup as tickets officially go on sale from today In the presence of the Caribbean and the world’s finest cricketers, Clive Lloyd, Sir Everton Weekes, Sir Garfield Sobers and Joel ‘Big Bird’ Garner just to name a [...]
‘Playing for the West Indies again is very dear to me’- Ganga
After his recent success wearing the colours of the Trinidad and Tobago national side Daren Ganga wants to don the colours of the West Indies senior team once more. The 30-year-old Trinidad and Tobago captain in an exclusive interview with Stabroek Sports made it absolutely clear that his hunger and desire to wear the maroon [...]
WICB CEO Hilaire speaks out
St Lucian Ernest Hilaire is the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). Hilaire, is the fifth person to hold the post in the last nine years following Gregory Shillingford, Roger Brathwaite, Bruce Aanensen and Dr. Donald Peters, who walked away from the post in July this year. Hilaire, whose [...]
Benn guides Barbados to victory over W.I U-19s
A responsible innings of 27 from tail ender Suleiman Benn helped Barbados defeat the West Indies Under-19 team yesterday at the world famous Georgetown Cricket Club ground, Bourda when the 2009 WICB President’s cup Limited overs tournament bowled off. The game was reduced to 40 overs-a-side due to slight overnight and early morning showers and [...]
Restore the pride of cricket to the region says WICB’s Hilaire
Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Ernest Hilaire has thrown out a challenge to the countries participating in this year’s WICB regional tournament which is to restore the pride of cricket to the Caribbean when the event bowls off today with four matches at four venues. The recently appointed CEO was [...]
Digicel, Beepats and Ansa McAl announce alliance for 7th Scorpions All-Star Weekend
Beverage giants Ansa McAl and Cellular service providers Digicel have teamed up with Beepats to sponsor this year’s Scorpion’s All-Star Weekend, which will be held from November 7-8 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The three companies yesterday at a press conference expressed their pleasure at being part of the seventh hosting of the basketball [...]
WIBA orders rematch between DeGroot and Alfred
President of the Women’s International Boxing Association (WIBA) Ryan Wissow has ordered a rematch between Shondell Mystery Lady’ Alfred and Corinne De Groot to take place 120 days from September 28. Alfred had defeated De Groot at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall via a unanimous decision to capture the WIBA bantamweight title but the De [...]
GFF Super League…Alpha, GDF and Milerock secure wins
Tournament leaders Alpha United continued their dominant run in the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) when they defeated Victoria Kings 2-0 Sunday last at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground Bourda while the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Milerock were able to pick up victories as well. Going into the game in seventh position the East [...]