Duncan Saul

A mammoth home crowd witnessed the crowning of a new champion as Showstoppers overcame Shattaville Gunners 4-1 to claim the second annual Guinness of the Streets West Demerara championship on Tuesday at the Pouderoyen Tarmac.

League leaders Slingerz FC and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) will face off today when the second round of the League Finale of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Beer Elite League commences at the Tucville ground at 18:30hrs.

Santos FC and Western Tigers maintained their unbeaten streaks in the GFA/Stag Beer League defeating Northern Rangers and Flamingo respectively on Monday.

It was dream return for Gregory Richardson to the national setup as he fired Guyana to a 2-0 win over Suriname in their International Friendly fixture at the National Stadium in Providence last night.

Lodge Secondary and North Georgetown punched their tickets to the knockout round of the fourth annual Milo Schools’ U20 football tournament defeating Brickdam and St.

Defending champions Chase Academy, Dolphin Secondary and Tucville sealed their berths in the knockout round of the fourth Annual Milo Schools u-20 Football Championships yesterday.

Following his return to the Golden Jaguars setup after a prolonged absence, Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson was officially appointed yesterday as the captain for Guyana’s international friendly against Suriname at 20:30hrs.

The Suriname senior national football squad is set to arrive Saturday ahead of their international friendly with the Golden Jaguars on Sunday at the National Stadium, Providence.

Georgetown Football Club (GFC) and Monedderlust FC battled to a scoreless draw when the Guyana Football Federation Stag Beer Elite League Finale continued on Sunday.

Defending champs Chase Academy, Dolphin Secon-dary, Tucville Secondary and Kingston Secondary secured group wins when the fourth annual Milo Schools U20 football championships continued yesterday.

In preparation for their international friendly against Suriname on February 21, the Golden Jaguars overcame Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United 4-3 in their first practice match Friday at the Georgetown Football Club (GFC) ground, Bourda.

Fruta Conquerors rebounded from their opening pre-season, overcoming East Coast of Demerara heavyweight Victoria Kings by a 3-1 score line yesterday at the Tucville Community Ground.

An abject defensive showing relegated Fruta Conquerors to a 5-2 defeat to Mocha based unit Riddim Squad when their pre-season campaign commenced on Tuesday at the Tucville Community ground.

— could lose as much as US$100,000 annually Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Wayne Forde said the decision by FIFA to cut funding to the scandal plagued CONCACAF and CONMEBOL federations is unfortunate and that decision will have an effect on the smaller nations within CFU.

It was a day highlighted by upsets as Bishops’ High and School of the Nations defeated South Ruimveldt and Central High respectively when the fourth annual Milo Schools U20 football championships continued yesterday.

North Georgetown fashioned the first upset of the fourth annual Milo Schools U20 football championships downing former winners Lodge Secondary 3-1 yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue.

Defending champs Chase Academy got its defence off to the perfect start downing Tucville Primary 5-0 when the fourth Annual Milo Schools u-20 Football Championship commenced Saturday at the Ministry of Education ground.

Colts, Saturday night won the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) division one title overcoming Plaisance Guardians 68-58 in the final match of their best-of-three series at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Given the recent spate of suicide, the Ministry of Public Health in partnership with the Petra Organization will utilize the fourth annual Milo U20 football tournament to raise awareness of the issue among the participating teams.

Botched free throws by Kurt English along with a timely Trenton Woolford block in the dying moments, relegated Colts to a 76-77 loss to Plaisance Guardians when the best-of-three division-1 finale of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) league championships commenced on Friday.