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Winners from the GBTI Open tournament display their hauls
Winners from the GBTI Open tournament display their hauls

GTA, GBTI host awards ceremony for Open tennis winners

The Guyana Tennis Association (GTA) along long-standing sponsor GBTI on Tuesday rewarded the winners of the recent GBTI/GTA lawn tennis tournament at GBTI’s Lawn Tennis Court and facilities, Bel Air, Georgetown.

BCB PRO Simon Naidu (right) hands over cricket gears to a member of the UGBC elites in the presence of members of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club
BCB PRO Simon Naidu (right) hands over cricket gears to a member of the UGBC elites in the presence of members of the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club

UGBC Elites, Berbice’s newest club, gets support from BCB, RHTYSC

The University of Guyana’s Berbice Campus Elites cricket team is the newest member to join the sport and have garnered support from the Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) and the Rose Hall Town Youth and Sports Club.

Seasoned opener Chris Gayle awaits his turn to bat in the nets in preparation for today’s game against India.
Seasoned opener Chris Gayle awaits his turn to bat in the nets in preparation for today’s game against India.

Windies urged to seize crucial moments against India

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Captain Jason Holder yesterday said West Indies were still to produce the “complete game” and urged his charges to capitalise on the “crucial moments”, as they looked to halt their losing slump and revive their flagging World Cup campaign against unbeaten powerhouse India here today.

West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite poses with his Man United jersey at Old Trafford.

Windies tour famous ‘Theatre of Dreams’

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Members of the West Indies team took a break from their hectic schedule to pay a visit to the storied Old Trafford stadium, home to one of the world’s most famous football clubs – Manchester United.

Hamilton returns to scene of most recent retirement

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Lewis Hamilton will feel the heat, literally at least, in Austria this weekend as Formula One champions Mercedes seek to equal McLaren’s modern-day record of 11 wins in a row and he returns to the scene of his most recent retirement.

Neville Ramotar Memorial T20 resumes this weekend

Following a complete postponement of cricket in Guyana due to the rainy season, the East Coast Cricket Committee will be the first body to resume their competitions when they bowl off the Neville Ramotar T20 competition  this weekend.

Gayle rescinds retirement

MANCHESTER, England, CMC – Talismanic opener Chris Gayle has rescinded his One-Day International retirement and will now be available to face India in a three-match series in the Caribbean this August.

Vice-Chairman of RDC Region Six, Dennis Deroop presents the bat to Isia Thorne

RDC Region 6 bats for Thorne, Ramnauth

The saying goes “it takes a village to raise a child,” and that is what the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) exemplified when they decided to support West Indies U15 players Isia Thorne and Rampertab Ramnauth.

Aroydy Branford scoring one of his 11 goals last evening (Royston Alkins photo)

Branford goes berserk, Hikers stick 21 in YMCA Old Fort 

By Royston Alkins  Pepsi Hikers pulled off a thrilling effort last evening by netting 21 goals in a resounding win over YMCA Old Fort Champs on the second evening of the 2019 Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), Noble House Seafoods Goals Galore Handicap Open Indoor Hockey tournament at the National Gymnasium.

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