Daily Archive: Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Articles published on Tuesday, August 22, 2017

GRA seizes over 10,000 lbs smuggled chicken

Swift action by the Law Enforcement and Investigation Division (LEID) of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) aided in the removal of a large quantity of seized foreign chicken from two separate cold storage facilities in the Berbice area after it was discovered that the commodities were unlawfully being disposed of, the GRA said today.

Patriots clinch playoff place

Defeat Tallawahs by 37 runs Chris Gayle, playing in his 50th CPL match, produced his 63rd T20 fifty as St Kitts & Nevis Patriots cruised past Jamaica Tallawahs by 37 runs to guarantee a place in the playoffs for the first time in their three-year history.

Members of the Guyana Boys and Girls Football teams which will compete at the Inter-Guiana Games Goodwill Series in Suriname

Football squads announced for Suriname

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has officially selected the Boys and Girls teams which will represent the nation at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) Goodwill Series scheduled for Suriname from the August 25th– 27th.

Wins for Colts in both Open and U-23 Divisions

Colts secured wins over Kobras and Plaisance Guardians in the Open and U-23 Divisions, respectively, when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championship continued on Sunday, at the Burnham Court, at Carmichael and Middle streets.

Roston Chase, pictured here appealing during the Edgbaston Test, has fallen in the ICC batting rankings but risen in the bowling rankings. (Photo courtesy CWI Media)

Chase, Holder tumble in ICC rankings

LONDON, CMC – The fallout from West Indies’ humbling innings defeat to England in the opening Test weekend has continued with several of the Caribbean players slumping in the latest International Cricket Council rankings.

Winners’ row for Upper Dem, Essequibo/Pomeroon

Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) and Essequibo/Pomeroon Football Association secured easy wins when the UDFA GT Beer Inter-Association Championship continued on Sunday, at the Mackenzie Sports Club ground, Linden, UDFA downed East Coast Football Association 3-1.

 Chris Broad

Broad sets sights on 2019 Ashes

(Reuters) – England’s Stuart Broad wants to play in the home Ashes series against Australia in 2019, the paceman has said after passing Ian Botham to take second place on the country’s all-time list of test wicket-takers.

Gayle, Samuels for England ODIs

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Talismanic opener Chris Gayle is poised to play his first One-Day International in 29 months after being named Monday in a 15-man squad for the five-match tour of England next month.

Tridents need huge final push – Pollard

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados captain Kieron Pollard wants a huge final push from his side ahead of their home leg starting here next week, as they seek to turn the page on a spell of ordinary form and book their place in the final four of the Caribbean Premier League.

‘It makes good folklore, not good facts’

Attorney Christopher Ram, during his closing submissions before the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) established to investigate the alleged plot to assassinate the president, contended that it is clear that the accuser Andriff Gillard had been completely dishonest and he expressed concern for the man’s mental state.

Arbitration court upholds doping blackmail ban

ZURICH, (Reuters) – Sports highest tribunal has upheld life bans on two top Russian athletics officials and the son of former world governing body president Lamine Diack for covering up an elite Russian athlete’s positive dope test and blackmailing her over it.

Guinness Cage football launch tomorrow

With all systems in place for the staging of the inaugural Guinness Cage Football Championship, coordinators Three Peat Promotion, has requested the presence of each participating team at the tournaments launch tomorrow, at the Windjammer Hotel, Kitty from 14:00hrs.