Sports

The National Senior Powerlifting Championships will be held on Sunday at the Princess Ramada Poolside and it is expected to attract in excess of 20 athletes, including two females.

The 4th edition of the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) ‘Road to Mecca’ Club Championship, commences today at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

The ‘Race of Champions’ horse race fixture which was scheduled to run off on Sunday at the Rising Sun Turf Club has been cancelled indefinitely.

Guyana’s representatives at the Phillips and Springer Weightlifting Championships held in Barbados last weekend, returned with a treasure trove of hardware.

Thomas United Masters will oppose Georgetown All-Stars today at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground in the Earl O’Neil 60th Birthday Veteran’s Clash from 10:00hrs.

The Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground in Linden will come alive tonight, when Season III of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) ‘Elite League’ resumes with an exciting doubleheader.In

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica Scorpions captain Nikita Miller gave his side the early edge when he triggered another inexplicable Windward Islands Volcanoes batting collapse to overshadow Devon Smith’s third century of the season in the Regional 4-Day Championship on Thursday.

MOSCOW, (Reuters) – Russia will host the 2018 World Cup draw today, the glittering ceremony providing a welcome distraction to the unrelenting diet of doping and corruption news that has sullied the nation’s sporting reputation in recent years.

ADELAIDE, (Reuters) – England paceman James Anderson raised concerns about potentially ‘dangerous’ short-pitched bowling at the tourists’ tail-enders during the first Ashes test, but his captain Joe Root said the lower order would just need to learn to ‘deal with it’.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Roookie left-hander Amir Jangoo was eyeing a maiden first class hundred as Trinidad and Tobago Red Force made a dominant reply against Leeward Islands Hurricanes, on the opening day of their fifth round match here Friday.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – The grassy surface at the Basin Reserve remained a major talking point, as West Indies geared up for the opening Test against the Black Caps starting here Friday (6 pm Thursday, Eastern Caribbean time).

Star sprinter, Daniel Williams of Mackenzie High School turned back the challenge of Omkosie Vancooten to break the National School Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships Boys’ U-18 100m record last evening at the National Track and Field Centre.

Two-time defending champion Sparta Boss and former titlist Back Circle were put on the brink of elimination in the Guinness СGreatest of the Streets Georgetown zone, losing to Gaza Squad and Rising Stars respectively Tuesday at the National Cultural Centre tarmac.

Defending champion Guyana Police Force (GPF) battles Winners Connection today from 21:00hrs, in what promises to be a titanic, mouth-watering clash in the grand finale of the Hamilton Green Football Cup at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground (MSC), Linden.

The Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) kicked off its Terrence Ali National Open Championships on Tuesday at the National Gymnasium.

Amelia’s Ward and Botofago scored easy wins over Topp XX and Silver Shattas respectively when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) leg of the Frank Watson Memorial National U15 Football League continued Sunday at the Wisburg Secondary School ground.

The evergreen Ricky Deonarain has been named skipper of a strong Floodlights team which will oppose arch rivals Regal Masters in a fund raising hardball cricket match for the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Friday at the DCC ground, Queenstown.

By Duncan Saul Emerging star cyclist Balram Narine said yesterday he was extremely pleased with his performances at the ongoing National Schools, Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships.

“We are ready to play anyone!” Those are the kind of bold statement birthed out of confidence, knowing all fully well the capabilities of your charges.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, CMC – Fast bowler Kemar Roach has warned against inconsistency as West Indies gear up for their two-Test series against New Zealand.