Sports

The 2018 Lucozade handicap squash tournament began last evening with junior sensations Madison Fernandes and Mohryan Baksh sinking their opponents to register significant round one wins at the Georgetown Club.

Ansa McAl, under its Lasco, Lyrix and Smalta brands, joined forces with the Petra Organization to aid in the staging of the Guyana Oil Company [GuyOil] Under-18 Secondary Schools Football League.

RAJKOT, India, CMC – Without a Test win on Indian soil in 24 years and a series victories in nearly four decades, underdogs West Indies find themselves up against the hurdle of history as much as the might of the world’s number one team, in the opening Test which bowls off here today.

Within the last decade or so, when people in the cricket world thought of Essequibo it was usually associated with the lesser of the three counties in terms of dominance.

Guyana’s female team to the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia bounced back in round nine to beat Ivory Coast 3-1 while the men’s team drew 2-2 with Aruba yesterday.

A historic weekend of boxing is on the cards. This is according to President of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA), Steve Ninvalle referring to the Lennox Blackmore Intermediate Championships which will be staged from tomorrow evening at the National Gymnasium.

Director of Sports Christopher Jones has joined the long list of persons to laud the efforts of Guyana’s national table tennis players who recently produced one of Guyana’s best showing at the Caribbean level, at the 60th edition of the Caribbean Table Tennis Federation (CTTF) Senior Championships in Jamaica.

The Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), also known as the “Home of Legends” has sent out congratulations and best wishes to four of their members who will be displaying their skills in the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Regional Super – 50 championships. 

If you press your ears to the pulse of keen cricket followers in Guyana, one would quickly agree with their sentiments regarding the continued exclusion of Essequibo skipper Anthony Adams from the national set-up. 

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Teenage batting prospect Prithvi Shaw will make his debut for India in the opening test of the two-match series against West Indies starting in Rajkot today.

DUBAI,  (Reuters) – White-ball specialist batsman Aaron Finch and South Australia captain Travis Head will make their test debuts in the series-opener against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, Australia coach Justin Langer has confirmed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Legendary former West Indies fast bowler, Courtney Walsh, says he would be interested in taking up the post of head coach of the regional side if offered.

(Reuters) – Former England captain Andrew Strauss has stepped down from his position as director of cricket and will take up a more flexible role with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the 41-year-old announced yesterday.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Following is a factbox on the two-test series between India and West Indies, starting today: Schedule (times GMT): First test: Oct.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Fast bowlers Kemar Roach and Alzarri Joseph have been handed all-formats contracts but short-format opener Evin Lewis has snubbed a white-ball offer, in the 2018/19 retainer contracts announced by Cricket West Indies on Monday.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Windward Islands Volcanoes will launch the defence of their Regional Super50 title when they clash with a star-studded Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, in the tournament curtain-raiser at Queen’s Park Oval here today.

Heimraj Rasul got the better of Khalid Gobin 6-2, 6-4 when the sixth annual Bakewell junior lawn tennis tournament got underway over the weekend with a number of exciting contests at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s Diamond Court and the National Racquet Center.

The 14th edition of the Hand-In-Hand Mutual Fire and Life Insurance 11-stage cycling programme is set for the inner circuit of the National Park, Thomas Lands.

With the aim of qualifying from a daunting group featuring El-Salvador, Guatemala and Curacao in the CONCACAF Under-20 football tournament, Guyana will attempt to secure the services of 10 overseas-born and based players.

Rose Hall Town Jammers clinched the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association [BABA] ‘Karibee Rice’ Championships by defeating Canje Knights 40-31 on Sunday at the Rose Hall Court.