GABF fine-tuning preparations to host South Carolina Lady All-star
All systems are in place for the hosting of the South Carolina Lady All-Star semi-pro basketball club who are set to be in Guyana from September 18-22. Under coach Larry Davis, the team from the south eastern United States will conduct several clinics, primarily with females who, according to secretary of the Guyana Amateur Basketball [...]
GCC removes Clive Lloyd and Rohan Kanhai stands
- to be replaced by modern sport facility The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC), which manages the Caribbean’s oldest cricket venue, took the radical decision to tear down the famous Clive Lloyd and Laparkan stands yesterday and it is said that they will be replaced with a modern sport facility. Accor ding to GCC Manager Gladstone [...]
NABA title seesaw finally stops
- Pastrana confirmed to fight Moore Co-promoter for the September 26 world title boxing card, Carwyn Holland yesterday confirmed that Colombian Mauricio Pastrana has settled on fighting Guyanese Leon ‘Hurry-Up’ Moore for the vacant North American Boxing Association (NABA) Bantamweight title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. It was reported last week that Pastrana who [...]
Amelia’s Ward Back Scheme and Christianburg/Blueberry Hill victorious on opening night
Christianburg/Blueberry Hill and Amelia’s Ward Back Scheme were the first two teams to record wins in the Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport nationwide inter-block basketball tournament which bounced off on Monday in Linden at the Mackenzie Sport Club hard court. Block22/Wisroc fell prey to Christianburg/Blueberry Hill 43-76 while Amelia’s Back Scheme narrowly defeated their [...]
GFF Super League opens with a bang!
- Alpha ‘Hammer’ Camptown, Rosignol upset Victoria Kings The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) could not have asked for a better start to their ‘Super League’ as Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United whipped Sunburst Camptown 3-1 and Rosignol United edged East Coast power house Victoria Kings 2-1. Playing at the world famous Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) ground, [...]
Williams leads Royals to LABA U-23 Championship
Chris Williams was in ripping form Saturday evening pouring in a game-high 30 points as he led the Victory Valley Royals to a 77-65 points win over the Glands Trucking Service (GTS) Bulls in the final of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Under-23 basketball tournament at the Mackenzie Sports Club Hard-court. The Royals who [...]
IGG basketball team slashed to 15
Coach of Guyana’s male basketball team for this year’s Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) Robert ‘Bobby’ Cadogan, yesterday said that he had slashed the training squad down to 15 players and named `Wonder Boy’ Akeem ‘The Dream’ Kanhai as captain. In an exclusive interview with this newspaper, Cadogan said that he believes the team was well equipped [...]
Kanhai and Mohandatt shooting for scholarships
Akeem Kanhai and Richard Mohandatt are unarguably two of the country’s most promising basketball players and yesterday the pair said that their ultimate gold is to have their dream realized overseas and as such, are calling on the relevant authorities for assistance. Mohandatt, 17, recently completed his studies at President’s College where he gained passes [...]
Send Lopez it won’t make a difference
— Leon Moore Leon Moore has never been perceived to be the boastful type of boxer simply because he lets his fists do the talking. However, Moore is stepping out of his shell for his clash against Colombian Reynaldo Lopez for the vacant North American Boxing Association (NABA) Bantamweight title; the World Boxing Association (WBA) [...]
Pastrana pulls out
- Moore to fight Reynaldo Lopez instead Carwyn Holland, co-promoter of the September 26 boxing card dubbed the ‘Caribbean Fury’ yesterday disclosed that Leon Moore, the WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation (CABOFE) and national bantamweight champion will now face Reynaldo Lopez for the North American Boxing Association (NABA), World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin and Caribbean Bantamweight [...]
B/dos leads in C/bean motor racing c/ships
- Summerbell, Maloney in battle for drivers’ title After the completion of round two in this year’s Caribbean Motor Racing Champion-ships, Jamaica’s David Summerbell and Barbados’s Mark Maloney are keeping pace for the driver’s championship while Barbados has a commanding lead in the country title. It was nothing but chaos and drama when the region’s [...]
Historic National Football League to be launched on Sunday
- FIFA to spend US$150,000 over two years A life-long dream for football in Guyana will be fulfilled on Sunday when the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) launches their National Football League on Sunday at Pegasus Guyana Hotel. The league follows the WIN WITH CONCACAF IN CONCACAF Programme which was initiated by President of the Confederation [...]
2009 Brusche’s Basketball Classic…Pacesetters/Ravens and Pistons/Bulls to contest semis tonight
Fireworks are expected tonight in Linden as the Brusche’s Basketball Classic reaches its semi-final stage. The tournament’s defending champions Courts Pacesetters and their rivals Dyna’s Ravens will square off against each other while national champions Wismar Pistons are down to face the Glands Trucking Service (GTS) Bulls for a spot in the final and to [...]
6th Mackeson, English/Kashif & Shanghai Futsal Tournament Launched
32 teams – $500,000 first prize up for grabs Thirty-two teams drawn from Georgetown, Linden and Berbice will be participating this year in the English/Kashif and Shanghai Mackeson-sponsored Futsal Tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. The 6th edition of the tournament which will be held from September 6 to October 3 was officially launched [...]
Pacesetters stop Eagles
-to play Ravens on Friday As expected, Eagles were no match for Courts Pacesetters as the defending champions made light work of them 69-55 to advance to the semi-finals of this year’s Brusche’s Basketball Classic where they will play Dyna’s Ravens. It was regarded as a straight passage into the semis for Pacesetters since Eagles [...]