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Arudranauth Gossai

Appeal Court to hear arguments in DCB elections case Jan. 15 

The beginning of the new year is set to be a decisive juncture for the administration of cricket in Guyana as the Court of Appeal is set to pronounce on a portion of the Cricket Administration Act, which prevents the staging of the Demerara Cricket Board’s (DCB) elections. 

 The tarmac which will be transformed into four tennis courts, outside of the National Gymnasium (Royston Alkins photo)

Gymnasium tarmac to be transformed into tennis facility

Minister with responsibility for Sport, Charles Ramson Jr., has committed to expanding the physical infrastructure of lawn tennis by transforming the tarmac outside of the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue, Georgetown, into a tennis facility which will be open to youths in the neighbouring communities. 

We want to play! The Guyana Volleyball Federation is keen to resume outdoor volleyball action in 2021 (Royston Alkins photo) 

Officials to re-engage gov’t on resumption of volleyball

President of the Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF), Levi Nedd, is hopeful for the return of some semblance of normalcy to volleyball activity in Guyana in the new year, once permission is granted by the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Task Force.

Romario Shepherd

Harper has to pick Shepherd, Permaul

The West Indies men’s team, after their horror run in New Zealand where they were badly beaten 2-0 in the recent test series, is  set to tour Bangladesh in January. 

Windies must show grit during test series against NZ 

By the time this article is published, the first day of the opening match of the test series between West Indies and New Zealand should have been  completed and day one proceedings may or may not provide some sort of indication of how the series is likely to pan out. 

Akili Hanes is finally coming out of the shadows of the Ramdhani siblings.

Haynes is one of badminton’s hidden gems 

For anyone who has been following badminton in Guyana, the Ramdhani siblings, Priyanna and Narayan, in the recent past, have been the dominant figures in the sport and their exploits oftentimes overshadow some of the other local talents.

Colin Stuart

GCB to host U-19 inter-county tournament in mid-January 

Territorial Development Officer (TDO) of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB), Colin Stuart, says that the board is set to stage an Under – 19 Inter-County tournament in mid – January 2021 to allow players, who missed the 2020 edition of the tournament due to the ongoing pandemic, the opportunity to showcase their talent. 

Philip Fernandes

PanAm hockey board releases 2021 calendar 

The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) has received a proposed 2021 – 2022 Pan Am hockey calendar following a number of interruptions in 2020 by the global COVID – 19 pandemic which forced the cancellation of a number of tournaments. 

Sherfane Rutherford with the winning IPL trophy.

Great joy being an IPL champ!

Guyana’s Sherfane Rutherford who became the first son-of-the-soil to lift an Indian Premier League (IPL) title, is quite humbled by the achievement after his Mumbai Indians side captured the 2020 edition of the tournament in Dubai on Tuesday last. 

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