Sports

By Royston Alkins  Georgetown completed a resounding eight-wicket win over East Coast at the Enterprise Community Centre ground yesterday on the back of a mean spell of left-arm spin bowling from West Indies Under – 19 spinner Ashmead Nedd in third round action of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jaguars 50 overs tournament.

Guyana’s search for their first win of 2017 in international football will continue as they to host nation Indonesia 2-1 yesterday, in an International Friendly at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Indonesia.

(Reuters) – Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara both hit hundreds and combined in a stand of 209 to hand India a big first innings lead over Sri Lanka on the second day of the second test in Nagpur yesterday.The

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Sunil Ambris wasted little time in pressing his claim for a spot in the West Indies Test side with an exhilarating, better than run-a-ball hundred against New Zealand A here yesterday.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – Sunil Ambris has described yesterday’s hundred against New Zealand A as one of his best, and said conditions here were conducive to his type of stroke-play.

The Guyana Police Force (GPF) will battle Camptown in the final of the inaugural Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship following semi-final wins on Friday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

BU DHABI, CMC – World champion Lewis Hamilton was beaten to pole by teammate Valtteri Bottas, as Mercedes locked out front row for today’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The Guyana Hockey Board and the Squash Association are the only two sporting bodies that have complied with the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) requests in order to receive funding for 2018.

In excess of 1500 student athletes and teachers from across Guyana will converge in the city and West Demerara to compete in the 57th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which starts today.

Defending champions Pepsi Hikers remained on course to defend their Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey title after downing hapless the Mixed Nuts unit 16 – 0 to cruise to their third consecutive win last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when the third evening of the 2017 festival ended last night.

The Golden Jaguars will attempt to create history today when they oppose Indonesia in an International Football Friendly from 7:30am at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Indonesia.

Two time defending champion Sparta Boss, Bent Street, North Ruimveldt and Future Stars won their matches when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone, started on Thursday.

Athletes who exercise their heartstrings in the relatively unknown sporting discipline of volleyball where spikes, serves and blocks provide entertainment for its followers, in contrast to popularly supported cricket and to a lesser extent football, are beginning to deserve their due.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Andre Fletcher’s second half-century of the Bangladesh Premier League was not enough to prevent Sylhet Sixers from their fifth defeat, as they went down by 40 runs to Chittagong Vikings here yesterday..

The Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens championships kicks off in Mexico City today with a lot more than Regional pride at stake.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Batsman Emmanuel Stewart will captain a predictable 15-man West Indies Under-19 squad announced yesterday for next January’s ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Captain Steve Smith frustrated England with a fighting half-century and pushed Australia to 165 for four at the close of a see-sawing day two, rescuing the hosts after a top order collapse in the series-opening Ashes test in Brisbane yesterday.

League leader Eagles and second-placed Netrockers, maintained their unbeaten records in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior League after defeating Topp XX and Amelia’s Ward Thursday.

(Reuters) – Ravichandran Ashwin spearheaded a dominant bowling display by India taking four wickets as they dismissed Sri Lanka for 205 after the visitors had won the toss and opted to bat on the first day of the second test in Nagpur yesterday.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – BJ Watling has been ruled out of wicket-keeping duties for the first Test against West Indies in Wellington, after failing to recover in time from a nagging hip injury.