Royston Alkins

If there were an award for table tennis club of the year, it would surely go to the Titans Table Tennis Club (TTTC) for its exceptional contribution to the sport in 2018. 

Kaysan Ninvalle, one of Guyana’s most promising table tennis prospects, closed out 2018 on a winning note, soaring to championship glory in the ‘B’ class Open category of  the Titans Table Tennis Club ‘Play to Conquer’ junior tournament yesterday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

Guyana’s leading lady in the squash arena Mary Fung – A – Fat is currently completing her second year as a professional athlete, with measured success as she continues to fulfil her childhood dream. 

Young table tennis sensation and national U15 cricketer Niran Bissu yesterday marked his return to competitive table tennis by serving his way to championship honours in the boys U15 category of the Titans Table Tennis Club ‘Play to Conquer’ junior tournament at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH).

A superb innings of 161 from Ershaad Ali failed to propel the University of Guyana (UG) past host, Muslim Youth Organisation (MYO) in the latest round of the New Building Society (NBS) Second Division 40 overs tournament, yesterday. 

Guyana’s male and female hockey teams are tentatively scheduled to visit Canada in 2019, a move which will ensure the continuity of the sport’s development in Guyana. 

The reigning Caribbean under–21 table tennis champion, Shemar Britton has expressed his bliss after he served his way to another senior table tennis title in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Four of Guyana’s most promising youth cricketers have been shortlisted to participate in a West Indies under–19 training camp in Antigua from December 10 – 20, 2018 following their strong showing in this year’s regional under–19 tournament.

Twenty-year-old Guyanese basher Sherfane Rutherford is continuing to enhance his growing reputation as one of the region’s emerging big hitting sensations following his eye-catching exploits in the just concluded T10 league in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

The 14th edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival came to a thrilling conclusion last evening as Guyanese clubs – Pepsi Hikers, GBTI GCC, and Old  ‘Old’ Fort – downed their Trinidadian counterparts at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

Guyana’s premier male and female hockey teams have all advanced to the semi-final round of the ongoing Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival slated for the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) today.

 Defending ladies’ champions, GBTI GCC began the 2018 edition of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival with a crushing win over Saints on Wednesday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hal (CASH). 

The Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) snuck their way into the final of the Noble House Seafoods second division two-day tournament after they fended off a strong-willed final day bowling performance by Malteenoes at the GCC, yesterday.  

Police Sports Club (PSC) ended day one of their Noble House Seafoods second division two-day semi-final match against Everest in the ascendency at PSC yesterday. 

Castrol and Vanguard Volleyball Clubs will square off in the final of the Demerara ‘B’ division volleyball tournament today at the National Gymnasium after both clubs exercised their superiority yesterday. 

The depth of Guyana’s cricketing nursery and pedigree of its academy structure will come under scrutiny during the initial part of this year’s Regional Four-day Championship which begins in just a few weeks’ time.  

Shomari Wiltshire and Nicholas Verwey played unbeaten in this year’s Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill level squash tournament to walk away with the category A and B titles, respectively, yesterday at the Georgetown Club Squash Court.

An excellent bowling performance from Totaram Bishun, backed up by a fine century from skipper Christopher Barnwell, propelled Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to championship honours over the Police Sports Club (PSC) yesterday.

A destructive spell of chinaman spin bowling by former national youth player, Totaram Bishun, along with their batsmen, lifted the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to day-one honours over the Police Sports Club (PSC) in the final of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), GISE, Star Party Rental and Trophy Stall first division two-day tournament at PSC, yesterday. 

The third day of the 2018 edition of the Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill level squash tournament saw the ever-improving Nicholas Verwey orchestrating another major win by downing Abosaide Cadogan in straight sets at the Georgetown Club Squash Court, last evening.