Calvin Roberts

By Calvin Roberts @ 3W’s Oval, Barbados Compliments of Caribbean Airlines, Igloo Ice Cream, Oasis Water, Noble House Seafoods, GT&T and Papi’s Supermarket Guyana held the upper hand against the Combined Campuses and Colleges team at the end of the first day of their second round clash in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Regional four day competition at the 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill, Barbados yesterday.

With the compliments of Caribbean Airlines, GT&T, Igloo Ice-cream, Noble House Seafoods and Oasis Water Guyana’s captain Travis Dowlin yesterday told Stabroek Sports that he was pleased with his bowlers’ performance at the end of the first day of his team’s second round clash against the Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) at the 3W’s Oval, Cave Hill.

In Barbados with the compliments of: Igloo Ice Cream, GT&T, Papi’s Supermarket, Oasis Water and Noble House Seafoods Limited.

-wants to see guest players competing at the club level Thirty-five-year-old Sheik Asif Ahmad dethroned long serving president Alvin Johnson by a unanimous decision (14-2), to take over the stewardship of the Essequibo Cricket Board (ECB) when that entity held its Bi-annual General Meeting (BGM) at the Parika Market Council building, yesterday.

The Guyana Amateur Basket-ball Association (GABA) plans to introduce a premier league competition this year.

Two of Guyana’s senior players for the first two away games Leon Johnson and Narsingh Deonarine, are  feeling no pressure ahead of the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) four-day cricket competition which  commences tomorrow.

-GCB boss Singh tells national cricketers President of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh yesterday urged the national cricket team to give of its best in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional four day competition and in the process, make the country proud.

Wazim Hasnoo won the Flying Ace Cycle Club (FACC) organized cycle road race, the first of its kind in Berbice for 2009, last Sunday.

Twenty-one-year-old Shemroy Barrington, the son of the late boxing champion Eric Barrington, is looking to score a century in one of Guyana’s two away matches in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional four-day competition which commences this weekend.

– Manager and trainer happy with team’s fitness level Overnight and early morning rainfall prevented a ball from being bowled on the first day of the three-day practice match organized by the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) between the national team and a Rest XI at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence yesterday.

Pollard carts off bulk of individual awards Tournament champions Pele Football Club its central defender Charles ‘Lily’ Pollard, carted off the bulk of the awards at the just concluded 19th Annual Kashif and Shanghai tournament.

– Bodybuilder finally receives prize of two airline tickets for winning competition Finally, Mr.

Gittens, Barnwell star on opening dayNational all-rounder Christopher Barnwell and his Trophy Stall team-mate Shaheed Gittens starred with the bat for Trophy Stall XI as action in the Dyna’s Embroidery/Carib Super 7 tapeball competition got underway at the National Park tarmac yesterday.

-GDF coach Marlon Washington is upbeat about his team’s chances against Pele in their Kashif and Shanghai match tonight Coach of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) football team Marlon Washington is upbeat on his team’s chances of reaching its first Kashif and Shanghai football final.

The year 2008 was not a successful one for Guyana on the field of play as no silverware was added to the cabinet but off the field, the GCB experienced success, according to president of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Chetram Singh.

Professor Sir Hillary Beckles said a survey of cricket fans in Barbados found Shivnarine Chanderpaul to be a role model in West Indies cricket which is in decline due to mismanagement and financial motivations rather than love for the game.

Just as she did last year, local long distance queen Alika Morgan give back to the needy last Wednesday, when she visited the Red Cross Children Home in D’ Urban Backlands and shared out over $20,000 in gifts.

Guyana, West Indies and Durham’s prolific middle order batsman Shivnarine ‘Tiger’ Chanderpaul as expected carted off the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Cricketer of the Year award for the second year in succession when that entity held its 2008 Annual Awards ceremony at the Umana Yana Friday night.

The management of Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) need not worry about the prize money for their feature race on Boxing Day.

Georgetown football champions Alpha `The Hammer’ United will open their defence of the 2007/08 Kashif and Shanghai football tournament tonight when they oppose Cougars Football Club of Berbice at the Plaisance Community Centre ground.