Football

Anguilla’s Coleen Johnson broke the stalemate with her goal in the 56th minute. (Orlando Charles photo)
Anguilla’s Coleen Johnson broke the stalemate with her goal in the 56th minute. (Orlando Charles photo)

Anguilla move to top of Group C

Anguilla moved to the top of Group C with their victory over Curacao yesterday as the first round of the CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers continued at the Uitvlugt Community Centre ground The Anguillans gained three points with the eventual 2-1 scoreline leaving Guyana in a virtual must-win position for tomorrow’s match

Jam Zone Masters’ Cup winners receive prizes

The Universal DVD Berbice Titans, without any overseas internationals and urged on by a sellout crowd,  recently defeated the Gizmos & Gadgets Georgetown Pitbulls in the final to maintain their supremacy of local T20 cricket.

Curacao goalkeeper Rowina Bernadino tried in vain to save Guyana’s Sara Vaughn’s equaliser yesterday. (Aubrey Crawford photo)

Stalemate!

Their inexperience showed but the national under-17 female footballers held on for a 1-1 draw against Curacao in their first match of the CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup Qualifiers at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCC) Ground yesterday.

Aubrey `Shanghai’ Major

Kits or Court!

Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United is threatening legal action against the Kashif and Shanghai Organisation after they failed to deliver on their promise of the $5M Plus One kit, eight months after the completion of the tournament.

Junior Lady Jaguars face Curacao today

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) hosted a press conference yesterday to brief the media about Guyana’s participation in upcoming matches in the 2011 Women’s Under-17 CONCACAF  tournament that kicks off here today.

 Franklin Wilson

Wilson acting as GFF president

Second vice-president of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Franklin Wilson was yesterday appointed as acting head of the institution two days after long-standing president Colin Klass was provisionally suspended by the world governing body (FIFA) from all football-related activities.

Grenadian Joseph scores penalty in Revs’ loss

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, CMC – Shalrie Joseph continued to give proof of his confidence in taking penalty kicks, but Alejandro Moreno upstaged him with a pair of goals that handed Chivas USA a 3-2 victory the New England Revolution on Saturday in Major League Soccer.

An Alpha United player falls to the ground after some fancy footwork from Marvin Angulo in their match last night at the Guyana National Stadium. (Orlando Charles photo)

Alpha draw 2-2 with Costa Rica club

Local football club, Alpha ‘The Hammer’ United salvaged some pride but bowed out of the CONCACAF Champions League last night after holding Costa Rica’s Herediano to a 2-2 draw at the Guyana National Stadium.

Four teams advance to Fastball quarterfinals

The last set of Round of 16 Fastball matches concluded at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground on Wednesday night with Bakewell Topp XX, Amelia’s Ward, Pioneers and Adams Rockers advancing to the quarterfinal stage.

Women footballers urged not to copy men’s bad habits

NYON, Switzerland,  (Reuters) – Women’s football is  refreshingly free of the histrionics which blight the men’s game  and must not allow itself to be contaminated by success, UEFA’s  first female executive committee member told Reuters in an  interview.

Sham Johnny (left)  and Stephan James

James out of IGG football

National junior 400m champion athlete Stephan James will not be participating in the football segment of this year’s Inter Guiana Games (IGG) his coach Sham Johnny has declared.

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