Calvin Roberts

Demerara coach echoes captain’s sentiments Demerara senior inter-county coach Rabindranauth Seeram yesterday echoed the sentiments of captain Leon Johnson when asked about his expectations of the team in the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) El Dorado-sponsored 50-overs-a-side competition.

– Over $250,000 up for grabs in  three-stage Macedo Memorial race Cyclists will pedalling away with fury this week-end when the National Sports Commis-sion (NSC) through national cycling coach Hassan Mohammed holds its cycling programme around the inner circuit of the National Park Saturday morning.

When 2008 Junior Gold Cup gold medalist 17 year old Enzo Matthews takes to the road to compete in the Victor Macedo Three stage memorial race this weekend, he will doing so with a new cycle, thanks to the combined efforts of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) and veteran cyclists Wilbert Benjamin and Joseph Faria.

Football fans on the East Coast and possibly Georgetown can brace themselves for some breath-taking football action tomorrow evening as East Coast Demerara power-houses Victoria Kings and Bakewell Buxton Stars collide from 18:00 hrs while Plaisance United will battle with Buxton United at 20:00hrs at the Plaisance Community Centre ground.

The junior selection panel of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has shortlisted 20 young players following three trial matches held at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground last week in preparation for the regional Under-17 tournament which is being sponsored and hosted by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board of Control some time later this year.

Captain of the Demerara team to contest the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/El Dorado sponsored limited overs inter county tournament and Guyana’s latest West Indies limited overs player Leon Johnson expects his side to do well.

Thanks to the wily efforts of John Abrahams, Old Fort ‘A’ defeated GCC ‘A’ by the golden goal in the final of the Noble House Seafoods handicap indoor hockey tournament which culminated at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) Friday night.

  -Sarwan, Carmichael and Carew new faces in 14 man squad Guyana’s latest West Indies limited-overs player and former West Indies under-19 captain Leon Johnson has been chosen to lead defending champions Demerara in the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/El-Dorado-sponsored senior inter-county championships which is scheduled to commence on Friday.

The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Demerara Distilleries Limited (DDL) Pepsi-sponsored first division 40 overs-a-side round robin competition commences today with four first round matches following its launching at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) pavilion yesterday.

Georgetown Cricket Club’s first division player Wasim Haslim wrapped up his debut season with Scottish Premier League team Ferguslie Cricket Club by contributing to their triumph in the 2008 Scottish Cup.

Action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organized competitions will continue this weekend with matches being played in the Beharry Champions Products Second Division competition as well as the Steve Jewellery World Over-40 competition.

– 21-man squad named Former national under-19 all rounder Devon Clements (66*) along with former West Indies middle order batsman Narsingh Deonarine (51) were the highlight of the fifth and final trial match organized by the Berbice Cricket Board of Control at the Albion Community Centre ground yesterday.

Chattergoon’s XI defeated Solomon’s XI by three runs in the first 50 overs-a-side under-17 trial match organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and played at the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) ground yesterday.

– Mackeson League Bakewell Buxton Stars and Victoria Kings failed to impress their fans against their respective opponents when play in the Ansa McAl Limited Mackeson Stout-sponsored East Coast Premier League football competition continued over the weekend.

New Amsterdam’s Bermine Cricket Club of Zone A joined Zone B’s Albion and Port Mourant Community Centres respectively in the Berbice semi-finals of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Neal and Massey 40 overs-a-side competition last weekend.

Defending champions Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) easily retained their Busta Champion of Champions championship for the fourth time when they defeated beaten finalists on all four occasions Port Mourant (PM) by 47 runs in the final at the Albion Community Development Centre ground yesterday.

A Man-of-the-Match performance from Ghandi Youth Organization’s 16-year-old off-spinner Ricardo Devers who claimed match figures of 9-46, enabled Demerara to defeat defending champions Berbice by an innings and 45 runs in their Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico sponsored 2008 Under-17 Inter County two-day tournament at the Wales Community Centre ground yesterday.

The die has been cast and  the stage set for the final of the Alpha United Carifesta football extravaganza at the Guyana National Stadium Providence, from 6pm today when the question of who will win the $1M,  Sunburst Camptown or tournament host Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United will be answered.

Defending champions Berbice find themselves in a must-win situation when they oppose Demerara who need a draw in the final preliminary round match of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/CLICO  sponsored under-17 two-day cricket competition at the Wales Community centre ground from today.

Fifteen-year-old Jamally Odle was a shining star on a dull day as Essequibo held on for a draw against defending champions Berbice in their second round fixture of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico sponsored 2008 two-day under-17 Inter-county championship at the Rose Hall Canje ground yesterday.