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   Rajendra Chandrija
Rajendra Chandrija

Chandrika slams double century as Everest whips TSC

Rajendra Chandrika slammed a double century to lead Everest Cricket Club to an innings and 73-run victory over Transport Sports Club last weekend in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Hadi’s first division

Three of the officials – Lawrence Griffith, Roy Mc Arthur and Collin Aaron (holding plaques) with GFRC President Alfred King, Treasurer Dwayne Lovell and Secretary Troy Peters.
Three of the officials – Lawrence Griffith, Roy Mc Arthur and Collin Aaron (holding plaques) with GFRC President Alfred King, Treasurer Dwayne Lovell and Secretary Troy Peters.

GRFC honours four referees

The Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) has honoured four of its members who served as international match officials.

Sunday’s NBA results

(Infostrada Sports) – Results from the NBA games on Sunday (home team in CAPS) OKLAHOMA CITY 91 Boston 79; LA LAKERS 90 Chicago 81; TORONTO 100 Cleveland 96; ORLANDO 99 Philadelphia 91; MIAMI 105 Indiana 91; NEW ORLEANS 98 Portland 96; Dallas 100 MINNESOTA 77; Milwaukee 115 SACRAMENTO 113 ; LA CLIPPERS 129 Detroit 97.

J/ silence Windwards with all-round display

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Title-holders Jamaica conjured up a strong all-round effort to easily trounce Windward Islands by 78 runs and extend their unbeaten start to the Super50 Championship here  yesterday.

CCC stumble but still get past Leewards

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Resurgent Combined Campuses and Colleges kept Leeward Islands in the doldrums with a three wicket win in their fourth round, day/night Super50 Champ-ionship match here  yesterday.

Robin Persaud edges Orville Hinds to take yesterday’s annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial Krishna Ramlall Sawmills sponsored 50-mile road race. (Orlando Charles photo)

Persaud tastes first victory of season

After placing fourth in the first leg of the annual Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race last week in Berbice, last year’s most successful cyclist Robin Persaud found favour yesterday on the West Demerara and sprinted to his first victory of the season.

Seated l-r Troy Peters, Alfred King, Natasha Lewis and Dion Inniss. Standing l-r Stanley Lancaster, Carlos Bernard, Sherwin Moore, Dwayne Lovell and Ingram Johnson.  (See story on page 26)

Alfred King returned as head of Referees Council

Two new officers were elected to the Executive Committee as incumbent President Alfred King was returned unopposed following elections of the Guyana Football Referees Council (GFRC) at its Annual General Meeting Saturday at the Carifesta Sports Complex.

Mohammad Ashraful

Ashraful heroics boost Bangladesh in Galle

GALLE, Sri Lanka,  (Reuters) – Mohammad Ashraful made the highest score by a Bangladesh batsman in test cricket when he scored a magnificent unbeaten 189 on the third day of the first test against Sri Lanka yesterday.

No rooms for Sars, says Gibson

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said Sunday mystery off-spinner Sunil Narine had not been discarded but given time off from what had been a gruelling schedule.

Bernard Hopkins

Ageless Hopkins wins light heavyweight title at 48

(Reuters) – Ageless American Bernard Hopkins bettered his own record as the oldest man to win a world boxing title on Saturday, claiming the IBF light heavyweight crown with a convincing victory against an opponent 17 years his junior.

Michael Holding

Lloyd’s chances were `unrealistic’ – Holding

(Jamaica Gleaner) Former Jamaica and West Indies fast bowler, Michael Holding, says it was ‘unrealistic’ for Clive Lloyd to run for president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) given his recent run-ins with the board over the Guyana government setting up an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to take control of the running of the sport in the South American country.

Chanderpaul century in vain

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Veteran West Indies left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his 65th first class century as Guyana produced a gallant effort before going down by 45 runs to Trinidad and Tobago, on a thrilling last day of their fourth round encounter of the Regional Four-Day Championship here  yesterday.

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