Sports

The Guyana Committee of Service (GCOS) will be hosting the third annual Independence 5K road race on May 27 (the holiday) beginning and finishing at the National Park.

A review of the just completed Hand-In-Hand Inter-County Under-19 tournament where Berbice retained the three-day title but lost the 50-overs to Demerara will show that generally the batsmen struggled to produce good performances while the spinners revelled mostly due to poor batting technique by the batters.

Devaun Barrington made a huge statement Sunday by winning the men’s 800m final at the Independence Track and Field Meet held at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora.

As the buzz surrounding the biggest party in sport – the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) – begins to excite the region, a number of regional players are hoping that they created enough noise to earn a call-up for the Caribbean’s own T20 showpiece event. 

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Injury has ruled aggressive all-rounder Deandra Dottin out of upcoming tours of Ireland and England starting later this month, dealing a stern blow to West Indies Women’s ICC Women’s Championship campaign.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – Cricket West Indies says it does not anticipate any disruption to the squad’s preparation for the ICC World Cup due to the scheduled late arrival of key players from the Indian Premier League.

On the day the Los Angeles Lakers are scheduled to introduce their new head coach, a member of the old guard added a fresh dash of drama.

Add Ms. Bikini champion to the resume of model, singer and guitarist, Rosanna Fung.

A day after being crowned the National Sports Commission’s junior Sportsman-of-the-Year, squash ace Shomari Wiltshire showed why he is deserving of the title by retaining the national boys Under-17 and U19 titles when the 2019 Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash tournament concluded Saturday evening at the Georgetown Club Squash Court. 

Emerging force High Rollers was crowned the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Linden Champion, dismantling fellow first time finalist Amazings 6-1 on Saturday at the Mackenzie Market Tarmac.

A four-wicket haul from left-arm spinner, Daniel Mootoo followed by a belligerent 48 from Sachin Singh ensured Demerara beat Berbice by five wickets and take the Hand-In-Hand Under-19 50-overs title yesterday in the final at Georgetown Cricket Club.

Former first-class off-spinner turn coach, Garvin `Tibbsy’ Nedd has teamed up with the National Sports Commission (NSC) to conduct a five-day cricket coaching and scouting programme in the mining town of Linden in Region 10.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., (Reuters) – Brooks Koepka survived to win the PGA Championship for a second consecutive year yesterday when he triumphed at Bethpage Black to secure his fourth career major title.

Stephen Curry saved 21 of his game-high 36 points for the second half and Draymond Green recorded a triple-double Saturday night as the Golden State Warriors rallied to stun the host Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 for a 3-0 lead in their Western Conference finals playoff series.

(Reuters) – Australia’s returning duo of Steve Smith and David Warner could face hostility from English crowds during the World Cup but can rely on their team mates to cope, coach Justin Langer has said.

LEEDS, England,  (Reuters) – England pacer Chris Woakes claimed five wickets while batsmen Joe Root and Eoin Morgan hit half-centuries to help the hosts defeat Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth and final one-day international (ODI) at Headingley yesterday.

DUBLIN, Ireland, CMC – Fresh off his Man-of-the-Series performance in the just concluded Tri-Nations-Series, West Indies batsmen Shai Hope is looking forward to leading the West Indies’ charge in the upcoming ICC World Cup.

LONDON, CMC – One of the greatest West Indies captains of all time, Sir Clive Lloyd, expects all-rounders to play a decisive role in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.

(BBC) Deontay Wilder produced a sensational first-round knockout of Dominic Breazeale to retain his WBC world heavyweight title in New York.

Western Tigers defeated Guyana Police Force [GPF] 2-0 when the GFF Elite League continued yesterday at the National Training Centre, Providence.