Sports

Who will survive the round of 16 action in the Hamilton Green Cup Inter Ward/Village nine-a-side knockout football tournament will be known today when play resumes at the Den Amstel Community Centre ground.

Michael Anthony produced a gem yesterday, racing to victory in the feature 35-lap event of the 15th Universal Auto and General Supplies multi race programme.

With the drama of the Pan Am Qualifiers behind him, Keevin Allicock has now shifted his focus to the Pan Am Games and the boxer is hoping that the powers-that-be pull out all the stops to enable local athletes to climb the podium steps.

GCC the Sequel, SHC Samurai and GCC Bingo Spartans recorded the biggest margin of wins in the latest round of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) Under-20 and second-division Developmental Leagues at the Saint Stanislaus College (SSC) ground, yesterday. 

Saints Hockey Club (SHC) on Friday evening completed the double at the conclusion of the Guyana Hockey Board (GHB), Smalta and Icool Water Under -14 indoor development league at the Marian Academy Auditorium.

Nigel Simpson and Shawn De Souza highlighted the latest round of the Noble House Seafoods second-division, two – day competition yesterday by cracking centuries for Diplomats and GNIC respectively.  

MOHALI, India,  CMC – West Indies superstar Chris Gayle agonisingly missed out on his 22nd Twenty20 hundred but his efforts came in a losing cause as his Kings XI Punjab went down to Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), Ricky Skerritt has stated that CARICOM will have a larger role to play in the affairs of cricket in the region.

Head Coach of the Guyana Under-15 team Julian Moore is confident in his team’s chances of regaining the Cricket West Indies Regional U15 title as the tournament bowls off from today in Antigua.

The road to the Cayman Islands has been set for the 21 athletes who will carry the Golden Arrowhead at the 2019 CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend.

North East La Penitence, Albouystown-B, California Square and Kingston were among the winning teams when the Stag Beer Easter Futsal Championship continued on Thursday at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

(Reuters) – Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s uncharacteristic outburst against a controversial umpiring decision led to the Chennai Super Kings captain being fined 50 percent of his match fee in Thursday night’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Jaipur.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-hander Jonathan Carter has been recalled following a two-year absence while speedster Shannon Gabriel also returns after a 16-month break, in a weakened West Indies 14-man squad for next month’s Tri-Nations Series against hosts Ireland and Bangladesh.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – West Indies star Andre Russell kept up his impressive form with the bat but it was not enough to save Kolkata Knight Riders from defeat, as they went down by seven wickets to Delhi Capitals here yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Ricky Skerritt-led Cricket West Indies administration is facing its first legal battle over their decision to axe Vasbert Drakes from the coaching staff of the men’s senior side.

West Indies under-16 batsman, Mavindra Dindyal has staked his claim for a spot in the Guyana U17 team after finishing as the leading run getter in the recently concluded Guyana Cricket Board U17 Inter-County tournament.

(Reuters) Newcastle United recovered from two consecutive defeats to beat Leicester City 1-0 with an Ayoze Perez header yesterday and moved 10 points clear of the Premier League relegation zone.

LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – The Los Angeles Lakers and head coach Luke Walton have agreed to part ways after the team posted a disappointing 37-45 record and failed to end a playoff drought stretching back to 2013.

Cricket action in Georgetown continues today with the scheduling of seven matches across the City. 

The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) is set to spike off a National Female Volleyball Festival from today at the National Gymnasium, starting from 09:30hrs.