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Shomari Wiltshire had an easy win last evening to begin his campaign 

Shomari Wiltshire in easy opening win

Easy going junior national sensation, Shomari Wiltshire began the 2018 edition of the Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill level tournament with an easy win on the second day of the tournament at the Georgetown Club Squash Court, last evening. 

Abosaide Cadogan gears up to play a drop shot during her opening match win over Lucas Jonas last evening

Cadogan, De Abreu shine

Caribbean silver girls under 15 silver medallist Abosaide Cadogan was the centre of attention on the opening night of the 2018 edition of the Farfan & Mendes Junior Skill level tournament after she notched up a hard-fought win over Lucas Jonas last evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Court.

Hikers on Sunday evening captured both the male and female first division titles (Royston Alkins photo) 

Hikers capture male, female first ‘D’ titles 

Club Hikers on Sunday evening reigned supreme as they clinched both the male and female first division titles to bring the curtains down on the 2018 edition of the GTT National Indoor Hockey championships at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

Warren Willimas moves through the defence as he often does with relative ease 

Klautky, Williams emerging as exciting junior hockey players 

In a climate where local sports associations are often divorced from the realities of what needs to be done to develop sports, kudos must be given to the Guyana Hockey Board [GHB] for their bold initiative to bring together a squad of young players to begin preparations for the Junior PanAm Games in 2020. 

Leon Johnson

‘Jaguars not taking CCC lightly’ – Johnson 

Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson is hoping that his side can veer from a more than decade-long pattern of not being able to capture the Regional one-day title when they come up against the Combined Campuses and Colleges Marooners in the Regional Super 50 final today.  

Junior players good enough to make senior team

President of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Philip Fernandes is thrilled with the quality of Guyana’s junior hockey players following the conclusion of the GHB Junior Nationals on Sunday at the National Gymnasium. 

Members of all four champion teams throw their hands up in elation last evening (Terrence Thompson photo)

Old Fort crowned female, GCC Pitbulls male U21 Champs

The exciting GCC Bingo Spartans unit last evening captured the female U – 16 title at the conclusion of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Junior National Indoor Hockey Championships played at the National Gymnasium but lost in the U – 21 final in a hotly-contested match against Old Fort Goal Chasers. 

Sachin Singh acknowledges his mates after recording his enterprising century (Royston Alkins photo)

Singh slams belligerent century in DCC crushing win over Diplomats 

National U – 19 opener Sachin Singh slammed a belligerent century to guide defending champions Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) to crushing 196-run win over Diplomats in the opening round of 2018/19 the New Building Society, Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) forty – overs tournament at DCC yesterday. 

Spartans’ Abosaide Cadogna is on the defence during her side’s 1-0 win over Stars 

Spartans maintain unbeaten run 

It was another exciting evening of junior hockey at the National Gymnasium in action of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Junior National Indoor Hockey Championships. 

Nyron Joseph

Joseph pleased with showing in 2018

Senior national squash player, Nyron Joseph is pleased with his showing in 2018 following his herculean effort on Sunday to recapture the Lucozade Handicap Squash title which brought the curtain down on senior squash tournaments for the year at the Georgetown Club Squash court. 

A few of the championship winners pose with their photos last evening  for back page

Joseph crowned Lucozade handicap squash king 

Nyron Joseph brought down the curtain in the final of the Lucozade Handicap Squash Tournament with another clinical display to capture championship honours in the Open category at the Georgetown Club Squash Court, yesterday. 

Off-spinner Rocky Hutson snatched a second innings five-for (Royston Alkins photo)

Police, GDF battle to a draw 

An unbeaten century form Leon Andrews spared the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) an innings defeat in their Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA), Noble House Seafoods two-day second division contest against the Police Sports Club (PSC), yesterday as the two sides played to a draw at the end of day two at the PSC Ground. 

Paul Tyndall goes through the off-side during his unbeaten 81 (Royston Alkins photo)

Heyliger, Tyndall hand Police day one honours 

Police Sports Club (PSC) collected first innings points and ended day one of their Georgetown Cricket Association, Noble House Seafoods two-day contest against the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) in the ascendancy at the Police Sports Club (PSC) Ground.

Anthony Adams

Adams not discouraged, awaits his opportunity

If you press your ears to the pulse of keen cricket followers in Guyana, one would quickly agree with their sentiments regarding the continued exclusion of Essequibo skipper Anthony Adams from the national set-up. 

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