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Soggy ground prevents any play

A soggy Demerara Cricket Club (DCC)  Queenstown ground, caused by heavy overnight rains, prevented any play in one of the penultimate round matches between leaders Georgetown and East Bank in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/ Gizmos and Gadgets/ GT&T sponsored Inter-Association under-17 50 overs competition yesterday.

President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh (centre) and president of the East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) Bissoondial Singh (fourth from right), along with other executive members of the ECCB strike a pose with the special awardees of the ECCB seventh academy. (An Aubrey Crawford photo)

ECCB held successful seventh Academy

The East Coast Cricket Board (ECCB) recently held its seventh cricket academy under the theme ‘Cricket, a healthy way to life’ at the Lusignan Community Centre ground yesterday.

Ovid, Daniels steer Georgetown to second victory

A miserly spell of fast bowling from Seon Daniels (3-16) backed by a workmanlike innings of 40 from Quincy Ovid steered Georgetown Under-17 to their second successive victory over West Demerara Under-17 when action in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/ Gizmos and Gadgets/ GT&T sponsored Under-17 Inter–Association competition continued at the Everest Cricket Club ground yesterday.

BCBC calls 38 to trials

The Berbice Cricket Board of Control (BCBC) has called up 38 cricketers to trial for the upcoming senior El Dorado Inter-County 50 overs cricket competition that is set to commence on Saturday, 6th September.

Solomon guides Georgetown to crushing win over East Coast

A responsible innings by captain Dexter Solomon (56, 2×4) guided Georgetown under-17 to a crushing 103 runs victory over their East Coast counterparts as action in the Demerara Cricket Board (DCB)/ Gizmos and Gadgets/GT&T sponsored Inter-Association under-17 limited overs competition commenced yesterday.

Combermere Secondary School starts tour on winning note

Barbados’s Combermere Secondary School (CSS) started their tour of Guyana on a winning note when their under-15 team defeated a Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) under-15 side by 99 runs at GNIC, Woolford Avenue yesterday.

Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis

“I am not done or over the hill” -‘Sixhead’ Lewis

When Guyana’s first world champion Andrew ‘Sixhead’ Lewis steps into the ring against Howard ‘Battersea Bomber’ Eastman on October 5 at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, he is out to prove to all and sundry that he is not over the hill.

Perry, Fortune crowned Mr. and Ms. Guyana

– Harris retains Ms. Guyana Fitness title Linden’s Mark Perry proved to all and sundry that his win at the inaugural Hugh Ross Classics (HRC) earlier this year was no fluke when he easily won the Mr.

Sales and Marketing Manager of CLICO Guyana Ltd., Venita Bovell, third right, hands over the cheque for $2.7m to honorary president of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club and retired Chancellor of the Judiciary, Cecil Kennard, right. (Lawrence Fanfair photo)

Second CLICO Day of Races set for next Sunday

A day filled with excitement and lots of fun is expected when insurance giants Colonial Life Insurance Company (CLICO) runs off its second ‘Day of Races’ at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) on  August 24 from 13:30hrs.

Jamal Shabazz

Shabbaz confident Jaguars will rise to occasion in T’dad

Technical Director of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the man in charge of Guyana’s Golden Jaguars, Trinidadian Jamal Shabazz, has expressed confidence in his charges, stating that they will rise to the occasion in the next round of matches of the 2008 Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC) billed for his homeland.

Rose Hall and Albion play to exciting draw

Rose Hall Town Windies Sports Bar (RHTWSB) and Albion Community Centre Sports Club played to an exciting draw to share the trophy when they clashed at the Area ‘H’ ground at Rose Hall yesterday.

Jphnson, Nash new faces in Gayle-led Windies ICC squad

– Baugh recalled National left-handed middle order batsman and former West Indies under-19 captain Leon Johnson along with Australian-born Jamaican Brendon Nash are the two new faces in the Christopher Gayle-led West Indies 15-man squad that will contest both the International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy in Pakistan as well as the tri-nation tournament in Canada.

Thanks for your support!! Guyana’s Golden Jaguars say goodbye to the fans after their 1-1 draw with Suriname in the Digicel Caribbean Championship group B’ match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last night. (Lawrence Fanfair photo)

Guyana advance after 1-1 draw with Suriname

Guyana’s Golden Jaguars advanced to the next round of the Digicel Caribbean Championships, following a 1-1 draw with Suriname in their crucial group `B’ match at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence last night in front of a fair amount of home support.

Four Golden Jaguars in farewell game

– Today’s must-win encounter against old rivals Suriname will serve as a farewell game for four members of the Golden Jaguars team in  Charles Pollard, Collie Hercules,  Shawn Bishop and Richard ReynoldsFootball fans can expect a more determined approach exemplifying discipline and fight when Guyana’s Golden Jaguars oppose their nemesis Suriname in the final Group B match of the Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC) at the Guyana National Stadium Providence tonight.

QUANTUM LEAP! Guyana’s Golden Jaguars football team are coiled and ready to leap into the next round of the Digicel Caribbean Cup when they face Dominica at the Stadium today. (Lawrence Fanfair photo)

Let the battles begin

Suriname came on Wednesday. Dominica arrived yesterday and with host Guyana already in training albeit for a short period, all is set for the commencement of the Digicel Caribbean Championship which had to be rescheduled for a couple of days due to the unavailability of flights for the Dominicans.

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