– Santos, Pele walk plank Tournament hosts Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United and their Georgetown counterpart Sunburst Camptown, will clash in the final of the Alpha United Carifesta $2.2M football tournament after recording victories over Santos and Pele football clubs respectively at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Sunday night.
Essequibo’s under-17 team currently contesting the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico-sponsored under-17 inter-county two-day tournament will be looking to redeem themselves when they face defending champions Berbice at the Rose Hall Canje ground from today.
A defiant 71 from Essequibo’s Herrell Greene followed by the first tournament hat trick from his teammate Anthony Adams (3-16) enabled the Cinderella County team to take control after the first day of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico sponsored Un-der-17 two-day competition at the Enterprise Community Centre ground yesterday.
The stage has been set and it is now up to the casting crew, in this case Alpha United, Santos, Pele and Fruta Conquerors Football Clubs to put on the show as semi final action in the G$2.2m Alpha United Carifesta football fiesta kicks off at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground tonight.
The 2008 New Building Society Limited (NBS) sponsored Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) second division limited overs cricket competition was launched at the Berbice branch of the sponsor Friday afternoon.
Guyana and West Indies opener Sewnarine Chattergoon and Bermine opener Maxie De Jonge slammed consecutive half centuries to steer their respective teams to victories in the Berbice zone of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Neal and Massy countrywide limited overs tournament.
Action in the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) organized first and second division competitions will continue over the weekend.
Travis Dowlin’s XI defeated Krishna Arjune’s XI by 36 runs to win the second trial match organized by the senior selection panel of the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB).
An unbeaten half century from former national under-19 opener Rajindra Chandrika (71*, 2×4;1×6) guided Steven Jacobs’ XI to a six-wicket victory over Travis Dowlin’s XI in the first trial match organized by the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB) yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club ground.
A Sherwin Grimes double in the 16th and 37th minutes helped steer Beacons to a 2-1 victory over Houston Stars as action in the Banks Beer-sponsored Georgetown Football Association (GFA) First Division competition continued at Independence Park (Parade Ground) on Tuesday.
The curtains came down on the 15 over softball tournament sponsored by Trophy Stall of Bourda Market, as Rocky XI whipped Trophy Stall XI by 22 runs in an exciting final played under lights at the Banks DIH Thirst Park ground last Friday night.
Transport Sports Club (TSC) and neighbours Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) registered victories when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Edward B.
A miserly spell of spin bowling from Orin Forde (4-25) followed by a face saving innings of 40 from former national under-19 captain Steven Jacobs help steered Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) to a tense two wicket victory over their host Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) in the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) nationwide Neal and Massey limited overs competition at the GCC ground Bourda on Saturday.
Sunburst Camptown Football Club was awarded with a win of their abandoned quarterfinal game against Pouderoyen Football Club in the Alpha United Carifesta football tournament.
Newly-crowned junior road race champion, 15-year-old Neil Reece, continues to dominate in cycling in Berbice, winning the Carifesta Secretariat/Flying Ace Cycle Club-organized 30-mile event on Friday.
Defending Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Clico Inter-county under-17 2007 champions Berbice have named a strong 20-man squad to contest this year’s championship slated to commence one week from today.
The long-awaited final of the Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) Isaac Bissoon-sponsored 2007 three-day competition is set to bowl off today at the Rose Hall, Canje ground.
Tournament host Alpha “The Hammer” United and Rosignol United will meet in one quarter-final while Pele Football Club and Linden’s Topp XX will clash in the other as action in the Alpha United Carifesta football fiesta continues at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground tonight.
‘Showing Up’ did show up for the Clico Day of Races at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club on Sunday, but ‘Jumbo Joy’ as he always did, displayed his strong sprinting prowess to win by 10 lengths in the three years open race that went a distance of one mile, the first of two feature races of the day from Showing Up.
The local football fraternity has gone into a state of mourning following the death of former national youth captain Jamaine Alleyne, 27, who died last Friday at the Georgetown Public Hospital following a brief illness.
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