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Chavez Ageday (third from right) powers to the finish as he dips to claim gold ahead of Stephan James (fourth from right) in the boys under-20 100 metres final yesterday.
Chavez Ageday (third from right) powers to the finish as he dips to claim gold ahead of Stephan James (fourth from right) in the boys under-20 100 metres final yesterday.

Garraway breaks boys under-16 100 metres record…Ageday captures boys under-20 100 metres

Chavez Ageday exhibited true power sprinting yesterday as he claimed the boys under-20 100 metres yesterday at the 51st National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

Chavez Ageday (third from right) powers to the finish as he dips to claim gold ahead of Stephan James (fourth from right) in the boys under-20 100 metres final yesterday.
Chavez Ageday (third from right) powers to the finish as he dips to claim gold ahead of Stephan James (fourth from right) in the boys under-20 100 metres final yesterday.

‘I love my heritage country and will wear the Lady Jaguars uniform with pride’

With the euphoria flowing from the historic success of the Golden Jaguars who recently defeated Trinidad and Tobago to advance to the third round of the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers, the achievements of the Under-17 and Under-20 Lady Jaguars outfits seemed to have paled alongside their senior male counterparts.

Jacques Kallis

Kallis passes milestone but SA stumble

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – Jacques Kallis became the fourth leading run-scorer in tests as he passed 12,000 runs but South Africa ruined the party by being bowled out for 266 on the first day of the second test against Australia yesterday.

India drop Yuvraj for final test against Windies

KOLKATA, India  (Reu-ters) – Yuvraj Singh’s test career stuttered again yesterday when the left-hander, a regular match-winner in one-day cricket, was dropped from the Indian team for the third and final test against West Indies.

West Indies crush Pakistan by eight wickets to top Group B

SAVAR, Bangladesh, CMC – A five-wicket haul from off-spinner Anis Mohammed and unbeaten half-centuries by Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin, spurred West Indies Women to an eight-wicket win over Pakistan Women in a key second round Group B match of the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier here yesterday.

Lara, Latapy, Yorke for First Citizens Hall of Fame

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Former West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara and former Trinidad & Tobago footballers Dwight Yorke and Russell Latapy will be inducted into the First Citizens Sports Foundation Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad on November 23.

Lavern Fraser-Thomas

UG in inaugural scrabble contest

The University of Guyana’s inaugural scrabble competition started this week and Julian Cadogan, Makeisha Archer, Lorraine Carter and Alicia Pollard all took first round victories in the senior common room of the university.

British sports minister joins call for Blatter to quit

LONDON, (Reuters) – Britain’s Sports Minister  Hugh Robertson and Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of  England’s Professional Footballers Association, were among those  calling for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign yesterday  following his comments on racism.

Patrick Forde with his hands raised after winning one of his local bouts.

Patrick Forde laid to rest in NY

The final bell tolled for former Commonwealth and FECABOX featherweight champion, Patrick Forde, as he was laid to rest yesterday in New York after he succumbed to a heart attack on Sunday.

Regina John comfortably crosses  the finish line in first place for the girls open 10km road race on Tuesday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Rupununi girl in spotlight after 10km shocker

 By Emmerson CampbellThirteen-year-old Regina John from District Nine (Rupununi) has been the talking point of this year’s 51st  annual National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track & Field Championships ever since she won the gold medal on Tuesday in the girls open 10km road race.

Officials make their way off the field  while the 100 metres athletes (right side in background) were forced to wait on their return from their meal break. (Orlando Charles photo)

Glitches still bedevil National Schools Championships

After 51 years of hosting the National Schools Athletics, Cycling and Swimming Championships through the collaboration of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union,  a number of glitches still seem to prevail.

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