Royston Alkins

The West Indies management team might just be missing a trick by not giving young all-rounder Romario Shepherd a run against Ireland in the absence of the rested Jason Holder. 

Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson has cautioned his charges not to be too preoccupied with the idea of winning a sixth straight title in this edition of Cricket West Indies (CWI) Professional Cricket League Regional Four-Day championship. 

The decision by the Cricket West Indies (CWI) to appoint Kieron Pollard as captain of the limited overs side following an indifferent World Cup campaign was met with apprehension in some quarters. 

Guyanese International Tennis Federation (ITF) expert Bill Adams, who lives abroad, is currently here as part of an ITF regional consultative initiative aimed at building strong regional bodies for the development of the sport. 

 Former Caribbean Under – 21 table tennis champion Shemar Britton closed out 2019 on a positive note following his recent championship run in the 2019 Trinidad and Tobago Reliability Maintenance Service Limited (RMSL) Super Singles Men’s table tennis championship in the twin island republic.

-Nedd, Sankar, Motie standout with the ball Powerhouse Georgetown ended their disastrous run in this year’s SBF Petroleum-sponsored Cricket Guyana Inc Jaguars 50-over Franchise League with a compelling 181-run win over East Coast at Lusignan.

Pepsi Hikers and GBTI GCC Tigers emerged as the 2019 first-division winners at the conclusion of the GTT National Indoor Hockey Championships Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue.

Guyana Jaguars skipper Leon Johnson returned to his fluent best striking a crafty century which spearheaded Georgetown’s 141-run victory over East Bank yesterday at Bourda in the fifth round action of the SBF Petroleum Jaguars One-Day League. 

A fearsome spell of fast bowling from West Indies speedster Ronsford Beaton and another impressive innings from Kemol Savory, guided defending champs Essequibo to a commanding 122-run win over Georgetown in the opening round of the 2019 SBF Petroleum Jaguars One-Day League at the Georgetown Cricket Club Ground Bourda, Sunday. 

A fine batting performance from junior national player Kevin Christian, backed by a pivotal spell of bowling from Vishaul Jaigobin, spurred host the Police Sports Club (PSC) to first innings honours over the Transport Sports Club (TSC) yesterday. 

Many within the sporting fraternity have emphasized the importance of exposing Guyana’s budding athletes to international high-performance training engagements in the absence of an encouraging local sports environment to harness local talent but few have had an elastic imagination to match their words with action. 

Centuries from Kemol Savory, Andrew Lyght Jr., Amir Khan and Dwayne Adams highlighted first-round proceedings in this year’s New Building Society (NBS), Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) second-division, forty-overs tournament yesterday. 

The name Carwyn Holland is synonymous with quite a few gestures.

It is anyone’s guess what the collective reaction is to the recent sacking of Jason Holder and Carlos Braithwaite as white-ball captains of the West Indies one-day and T20 teams and the subsequent appointment of 32-year old Kieron Pollard as the region’s new limited-overs and T20 skipper.

“Staying consistent in the tournament is key,” is the advice from skipper Shoaib  Malik to his team following the triumphs of the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the conclusion of their first three home matches in this year’s installment of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Following his impressive all-round outing on Sunday evening against the Barbados Tridents, Chandrapaul Hemraj has declared that he is not looking far ahead as it relates to reclaiming a slot back in the West Indies team. 

Guyana’s batting sensation Shimron Hetmyer expressed a sigh of relief after registering a nifty match-winning half-century to guide the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a crushing eight-wicket win over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Saturday night at the Providence National Stadium.

 Keemo Paul, following his heroics with the bat to guide the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a match-winning total over the St Lucia Zouks on Thursday evening, said he is quite focused on evolving into the kind of player who can craft more enterprising moments with both ball and bat throughout CPL 2019.

National Under – 19 Skipper Ashmead Nedd and Kevlon Anderson have been shortlisted to attend a West Indies Under – 19 Rising Stars training camp in Antigua from September 13-23.

Coach Carl Ince and President of the GSA David Fernandes, have commended the quality of performances displayed by hosts Guyana at the 2019 Senior Caribbean Squash Championships held here.