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Ever so often in every sport, a young player with significant talent would emerge and in Guyana a 17-year-old Lindener  named Akeem Kanhai is creating quite a stir in basketball.

Kings stop Jets by one point for third spot Dyna’s Ravens of Georgetown displayed excellent team chemistry to destroy Victory Valley Royals of Linden 76-62 to capture the 2009 Next Level Entertainment (NLE) basketball title at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday while the Kashif and Shanghai Kings scraped past Amelia’s Ward Jets by one point to finish third.

Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dr. Frank Anthony yesterday, told the Alpha United team to stay focused and do Guyana proud, as the Club prepares to face Tempete Football Club of Haiti in their first round clash of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Championship at the GCC ground Bourda on Saturday.

President of the Guyana Football Federation Colin Klass said that the long-awaited FIFA goal project will officially be brought to light on April 25 when world governing body FIFA holds their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Zurich, Switzerland.

One week after Gregory “Jackie Chan” Richardson inked his contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) club Colorado Rapids, Guyana Football Federation (GFF) President Colin Klass yesterday sent the Guyanese striker congratulations for making history and setting an  example for others.

Kings and Royals rule supreme A new champion will be crowned this year after defending champions Courts Pacesetters made an exit from the 2009 Next Level Entertainment Basketball tournament as the Linden teams ruled supreme on night four.

Jets and Sonics victorious on night two The race for the 2009 Next Level Entertainment (NLE) basketball tournament title involving the top clubs from Linden and Georgetown remains split after the second night of action at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall Sunday night.

Courts Pacesetters defeated Dyna’s Ravens 72-64 to win the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) first division league title on Saturday at the outdoor Burnham Basketball Court.

Warren “40” McKay continued his impressive run in the saddle after he won the 12th Cheddi Jagan Memorial road race sponsored by BK International yesterday.

– becomes first Guyanese to sign MLS contract Gregory ‘Jackie Chan’ Richardson became the first Guyana to land a contract in the USA’s Major League Soccer (MLS) after landing a deal with the Colorado Rapids on Friday last.

– McPhersonIt’s just over a week since Guyana sent in its bid to host the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championships and to date there is no word as yet, says president of the Guyana Amateur Basketball  Federation (GABF) retired Col.

S and S Promotions Saturday night’s proposed 12-round card between overseas-based Lennox ‘Too Sharp’ Allen and Leon ‘The Lion’ Gilkes has been sidelined and now Gilkes will face Guyana’s middleweight champion, Howard Eastman over ten rounds at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

Both the Minister of Sport Dr. Frank Anthony and Director of Sport Neil Kumar expressed their satisfaction with the turnout and support given to the just-concluded National Sports Commission (NSC) Mashramani Inter- secondary School Basketball Tournament, and have promised more basketball among the schools.

Victory Royals and Amelia’s Ward Ballers on top The Victory Valley Royals and Amelia’s Ward Ballers are the latest teams to record victories in the Pioneer Construction-sponsored Linden Amateur Basketball Association (LABA) Senior Club Championship when action in the competition continued last weekend at the McKenzie Sports Club Hard Court in Linden.

The Government Technical Institute (GTI) captured this year’s Ministry of Sport, Inter-school Mashramani basketball title after thrashing President’s College 85-53 in the final on Sunday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

– Dover offered job as head coach President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Colin Klass said on Tuesday that it was “not prudent or economically viable to retain a technical director at the moment,” since Guyana will not be engaging in any international tournaments for approximately two years.