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Back from Beijing!

Local long distance star Alika Morgan returned last Tuesday with many memorable moments to share with her peers, having witnessed the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China.

Guyana’s squash quest for team gold gets underway

Although the male and female individual titles have already been won by Shawn Simpson of Barbados and Guyanese Nicolette Fernandes, the team component of the 2008 Cellink Plus Southern Caribbean Squash Championships was officially opened yesterday.

Aliann Pompey

Guyana’s Olympic dream ends, says Adonis

-Harris knocked out of 200m in first round Adam Harris failed to advance in the men’s 200m yesterday when he clocked 21.36s and placed sixth in the first round to end Guyana’s  quest for an Olympic medal at the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China.

Jessica Stephenson

Jessica Stephenson eyeing 2012 London Olympics

After capturing Guyana’s first ever gold medal at the Junior Carifta Swimming Champio-nships this year Jessica Stephenson has her sights set on competing at the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games.

2008 Cellink Plus Southern Caribbean Squash Championships

-It’s all up to Nicolette for Guyana After the morning session of day two of the individual round of the 2008 Cellink Plus Southern Caribbean Championships, all of the Guyanese competitors have been eliminated except one, Nicolette Fernandes.

Nicolette through to finals, again

Guyana’s most successful squash player in recent years Nicolette Fernandes qualified for the women’s final of the 2008 Cellink Plus Southern Caribbean Squash Championships with an easy semi-final win over Cherie-Ann Parris last night at the Georgetown Club squash courts.

GOLDEN BOY! Guyana’s Linden Wickham (center) came up short at Carifta this year but did not disappoint at home in this year’s Goodwill Championships. Wickham emerged as the only male gold medalist after wining the 50m freestyle event ahead of Suriname’s Bjorn Lie Kwie (right) and Kevin Panoet . (Lawrence Fanfair photograph)

Guyana places third at Goodwill 2008 Championships

-Wickham and Smith capture consulation gold medalsTeam Guyana did not pack enough punch to seriously contend for the overall title in the 2008 Goodwill Swimming Championships but a third place finish overall and two gold medals on the final day from Noelle Smith and Linden Wickham seemed to satisfy the home team yesterday at the Castellani Pool.

Action in the game between Suriname and Dominica yesterday in the Digicel Caribbean Championships football encounter. Suriname won the match 3-1 to set up a showdown with Guyana today. (Lawrence Fanfair photo.)

Suriname sets up Guyana showdown

-eliminate Dominica from tournament with 3-1 win Suriname overcame an early 0-1 deficit to score three unanswered goals and secure a  3-1 victory against Dominica last night at the National Stadium at Providennce in the second Group `B’ match of the Digicel Caribbean Championships football tournament.

‘Early energy pushed them aside’ – Shabazz

Three first half goals propelled the Golden Jaguars to their first win at the National Stadium at Providence when the scored a resounding 3-0  win over  Dominca under floodlights last night in the first Group `B’ match of the Digicel Caribbean Championships (DCC).

‘AWO’ WE GO! Head Coach Jamaal Shabazz points Anthony `Awo’ Abrams in the direction that he and the Golden Jaguars team should be going in order to win Group `B’ of the  Digicel  Caribbean Cup and advance to the next round.  (Lawrence Fanfair photo)

‘I’m backing this team’

-says Shabazz No one  what knows yet what will be the composition of the Golden Jaguars football team which will compete in Group `B’ matches of the Digicel Caribbean Cup football tournament starting tomorrow at the National Stadium at Providence.

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