Sports

At a time when the idea of dividing Test cricket into two tiers is again gathering influential support, the West Indies forthcoming Tests against Zimbabwe take on a special significance.

Alpha United Football Club coach Wayne `Wiggy’ Dover says that he will contest the post of president of the Guyana Football Coaches Association when that association stages its annual general meeting and election of office bearers today.

Senior and junior athletes in and out of Georgetown will be on show today at the Guyana Defence Force ground, Camp Ayanganna when the Running Brave Athletic Club in conjunction with the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) host the first Developmental Meet for the season.

The inaugural 10/10 softball cricket Challenge Series organized by local entertainer Kirk `Chow Pow’ Jardine in association with YOLO Entertainment and Productions will get cracking today from 10am at the Wales Community Development Centre ground.

Third division newcomers Buxton Heat found their rhythm in the second half and blew away Republic Bank Nets 76-54 yesterday during the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) Super League at the Burnham outdoor basketball court.

Vanessa Dickenson was yesterday installed as president of the National Association of Women’s Football when that body held its Annual General Meeting at the office of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF).

Christopher Matthias, General Secretary of the Georgetown Football Association (GFA) has won the nomination of that club to contest the presidency of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Lavern Fraser, Acting President of the GFA said that the special general members’ meeting was called yesterday to deal specifically with the nomination for the GFF top post.

Thirteen year-old emerging squash talent Rebecca Low is hoping to build on her recent success at the Bounty Farm Mash Handicap tournament to strengthen Guyana’s junior team for the Caribbean Area Squash Association’s (CASA) Caribbean Junior Championships this year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Former Test star Jeff Dujon believes Clive Lloyd’s failed nomination for the post of West Indies Cricket Board president could have resulted from his involvement in the controversial Interim Management Committee in Guyana.

CAVE HILL, Barbados, CMC – Ryan Austin followed up Chadwick Walton’s second first-class hundred with another destructive spell of off-spin bowling to catapult Combined Campuses & Colleges to a 152-run victory over Leeward Islands in the Regional Four-Day Championship here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Classy right-hander Vusi Sibanda grabbed the chance for precious match practice ahead of next week’s first Test with a fine half-century against the WICB’s High Performance Centre here yesterday.

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 today.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, , CMC – Former Test star Jeff Dujon believes Clive Lloyd’s failed nomination for the post of West Indies Cricket Board president could have resulted from his involvement in the controversial Interim Management Committee in Guyana.

(Jamaica Gleaner) West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) presidential candidate, Whycliffe ‘Dave’ Cameron says if elected he will attempt to transform the fortunes of the regional game.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Openers Lendl Simmons and Adrian Barath, along with Kieron Pollard hammered half-centuries as Trinidad and Tobago flexed their muscle against Guyana, on the penultimate day of their fourth round clash in the Regional Four-Day Championship here  yesterday.

Three-division boxing champion, Clive ‘The Punisher’ Atwell stated that it would be an uphill task to capture a world title without substantial assistance and as such is seeking to garner support from corporate Guyana.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Hadi’s World first division two-day cricket competition continues this weekend with four matches.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Noble House Seafoods second division two-day cricket competition continues today and tomorrow with two matches in Zone A.

Samuel Kaitan and Samuel Domingo were the outstanding performers from the Region Nine Athletics Club last weekend when the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG) held its Carifta trials at the GDF ground, Camp Ayanganna.

Colonel Bruce Lovell of the Guyana Defence Force says he is interested in competing for the presidency of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) when the federation stages its annual general meeting and election of office bearers on April 15.