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GABA/HJTV/ Lens Craft Inter-Ward Basketball tournament

House in  order so North G/town win – forces final game against Charlestown/Albouystown “We just had to get our house in order,” were the words of defending champions North Ruimveldt’s point guard and captain Darcel Harris after his side had inflicted a 19-point whipping (75-56) on Charlestown/   Albouystown to force a third and final game in the HJTV Inter-Ward tournament.

Some members of the national football team caught training yesterday at the Guyana National Service ground on Carifesta Avenue.  (Orlando Charles photo)

Golden Jaguars footballers begin rebuilding process…

The National senior football team (Golden Jaguars) has begun their rebuilding phase and will compete against an Upper Demerara selection this evening at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in preparation for the Parbo Bier Cup which will be held in Suriname from June 1-8.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony hands over the $50,000 first prize to president of the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players Moen Gafoor (left).(Orlando Charles photo)

Sports Ministry supports Scrabble, Boxing

The Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport made good its promise to the Guyana Association of Scrabble Players (GASP) and five boxing gyms at a simple ceremony on Friday at its Main Street office, Georgetown.

Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust Centre Royston Siland finishes strong after putting the moves on South Ruimveldt’s Dane Kendall. (Orlando Charles photo)

South’s chances go south

– Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust take game one in dramatic fashion Just when basketball fans thought  they had seen it all in this year’s Georgetown Inter-Ward Basketball Championships along came Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust and South Ruimveldt who played their hearts out.

As tough as it gets!  From left, Dwayne Roberts, Devon Persaud, Alwyn Bellamy and Rodwel Fortune pose for this Rawle Toney photo after taking apart North Ruimveldt 70-52 on Tuesday evening in the GT Inter-Ward Championships.

Charlestown/Albouystown draw first blood

Charlestown/Albouystown blew away North Ruimveldt 70-52 Tuesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to take game one of their best-in-three semi-finals of the Georgetown Inter-Ward Basketball Championships.

Cedric Fraser

Guyanese excels at US Collegiate Boxing Championship

Twenty-two-year-old Guyanese Cedric Fraser was recently crowned the US National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) heavyweight champion after  competing for West Point US Military Academy at the University of Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum last month.

Steve Neils Jr.

South Ruimveldt versus Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust

Best-of-Three semi-finals game one tonight After witnessing the Charlestown/Albouystown downing of  defending champions North Ruimveldt in game one of their semi-finals on Tuesday, basketball fans are eagerly looking for a similar show  tonight when  South Ruimveldt and Wortmanville/Werk-en-Rust  do battle in game one of their best-of-three semi-finals  at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

From left, Lester Heywood (Lightweight Champion), Miss Body Beautiful Justin Lee and Jaffar Muhammad who won the over 165 lbs class (Orlando Charles photos)

GABBFF stages successful Novices/Intermediate C/ships

Alfred Jordan of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) copped the overall title when the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) opened its 2009 season with the Novices and Intermediate Championships on Sunday evening.

Abdullah Hamid,  president of LABA

‘Zico’ heads LABA

First executive meeting on this evening Former national player and national female coach Abdullah ‘Zico’ Hamid is now the head of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) after the long-awaited Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections were held last Sunday at the MacKenzie Sports Club.

Steve Neils Jr.

HJTV/GABA/Lens Craft Inter-Ward Basketball Tournament ….

North Ruimveldt and Charlestown to face off in first semi-final tonight Players in this year’s inter-ward basketball tournament are going all out to claim the $500,000 first prize and as the tournament progresses, the level of play is getting better as the nights go by.

Charlestown/Albouystown point Guard Rodwell Fortune finishes this lay-up after stealing the ball from Lodge/Meadowbrook guard Tristan Tulloch (not in picture) in the first quarter. (Orlando Charles photo)

HJTV/GABA/Lens Craft Inter-ward Basketball

North Ruimveldt, Charlestown/Albouystown book semi-final berths Defending champions North Ruimveldt along with Charlestown/Albouystown  stepped closer the tournament’s $500,000 first prize after advancing to the semi-finals of the Hits and Jams television (HJTV), Georgetown Amateur Bask- etball association (GABA) and Lens Craft Inter-Ward Basketball tournament.

Entering muscle world! National heavyweight boxing champion Mitchell Rogers strikes a pose after a workout at the Total Fitness Gym in Grove.

Mitchell Rogers moving from ring to stage

– in bodybuilding championships tonight Known for his ferocious looks in the ring, national heavyweight champion Mitchell Rogers will now channel his energy to the stage when he competes in this year’s Guyana Amateur Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) Novices and Intermediate Championship tonight at the Theatre Guild.

It’s not a bird or a plane, it’s Yannick December about to slam home a one-handed dunk during Alpha/Bourda’s 78-58 win over Tucville on Thursday. (Orlando Charles photo)

Alpha/Bourda pull off basketball upset

South Ruimveldt rounds off star-studded quarterfinalistsJust when people thought that the minnows were going to gracefully exit the inter-ward basketball tournament, along came the Alpha/Bourda side to bring new life to the already captivating competition.

Abdullah ‘Zico’ Hamid

‘Zico’ aiming to revolutionize basketball in Linden

Long-awaited LABA AGM set for Sunday Known around the basketball arena as ‘Zico’, Abdullah Hamid will be running for President of the Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) when it holds its Annual General Meeting at the McKenzie Sports Club on Sunday.

 Royston Siland

Inter-ward basketball

Wortmanville and Kitty rack up wins Pre-tournament favourites lived up to expectations when the action in this year’s Inter-Ward basketball tournament continued on Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Colin Klass

Colin Klass: ‘The GFF had nothing to do with the IGG female team’

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass says that the National Sports Commission (NSC) headed by Director of Sport Neil Kumar should acknowledge publicly that his federation had nothing whatsoever to do with the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) women’s football team and was therefore not responsible for its poor performance.

Darcel Harris, North Ruimveldt captain

‘Big Money’ inter-ward basketball to tip off

When Hits and Jams Television stages their inter-ward basketball tournament tonight with a double header at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall from 7:30 pm it will certainly be a case of many being called but few being chosen.

Ravi Singh of Trinidad and Tobago

Paul Vieira pulls off big upset

Ravi Singh, Steven Vieira also impress Excellent weather coupled with a day of quality and exciting racing marked the opening of the Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) 2009 season yesterday at the South Dakota Circuit.

Andrew King’s GT&T Cellink plus sponsored Tube Frame Mazda RX7 (left) will go head-to-head today with Mark Vieira and his new Digicel/Shell V-Power sponsored new Mazda RX8.

GMR&SC season opens today

King betters personal best  to take pole in Group ‘4’ It seems as though Andrew King meant business when he told this newspaper on Thursday that he was aiming to take back his lap record which was broken by Jamaican David Summerbell.

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