Sports

The Guyana Hockey Board and the Squash Association are the only two sporting bodies that have complied with the National Sports Commission’s (NSC) requests in order to receive funding for 2018.

In excess of 1500 student athletes and teachers from across Guyana will converge in the city and West Demerara to compete in the 57th edition of the National Schools Cycling, Swimming and Track and Field Championships which starts today.

Defending champions Pepsi Hikers remained on course to defend their Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey title after downing hapless the Mixed Nuts unit 16 – 0 to cruise to their third consecutive win last evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall when the third evening of the 2017 festival ended last night.

The Golden Jaguars will attempt to create history today when they oppose Indonesia in an International Football Friendly from 7:30am at the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Indonesia.

Two time defending champion Sparta Boss, Bent Street, North Ruimveldt and Future Stars won their matches when the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone, started on Thursday.

Athletes who exercise their heartstrings in the relatively unknown sporting discipline of volleyball where spikes, serves and blocks provide entertainment for its followers, in contrast to popularly supported cricket and to a lesser extent football, are beginning to deserve their due.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – Andre Fletcher’s second half-century of the Bangladesh Premier League was not enough to prevent Sylhet Sixers from their fifth defeat, as they went down by 40 runs to Chittagong Vikings here yesterday..

The Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens championships kicks off in Mexico City today with a lot more than Regional pride at stake.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Batsman Emmanuel Stewart will captain a predictable 15-man West Indies Under-19 squad announced yesterday for next January’s ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.

BRISBANE,  (Reuters) – Captain Steve Smith frustrated England with a fighting half-century and pushed Australia to 165 for four at the close of a see-sawing day two, rescuing the hosts after a top order collapse in the series-opening Ashes test in Brisbane yesterday.

League leader Eagles and second-placed Netrockers, maintained their unbeaten records in the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) Senior League after defeating Topp XX and Amelia’s Ward Thursday.

(Reuters) – Ravichandran Ashwin spearheaded a dominant bowling display by India taking four wickets as they dismissed Sri Lanka for 205 after the visitors had won the toss and opted to bat on the first day of the second test in Nagpur yesterday.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC – BJ Watling has been ruled out of wicket-keeping duties for the first Test against West Indies in Wellington, after failing to recover in time from a nagging hip injury.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Dr Akshai Mansingh has quit as Cricket West Indies’ chief medical officer, citing an “untenable” relationship between the medical panel and the board.

LINCOLN, New Zealand, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder believes the three-day tour match against New Zealand A starting here today will be enough to complement his side’s preparation for the upcoming Test series.

Next Level Fitness presents a Men’s Health Fair today from noon on Main Street opposite Courts.

JOHANNESBURG,  (Reuters) – South Africa’s Supreme Court increased Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence today to 13 years and five months after the state argued his original sentence of six years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was “shockingly lenient”.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand,  CMC – Captain Jason Holder says West Indies are under no illusions about the massive threat posed by the powerful Black Caps side but stressed the Caribbean side would be looking to execute their game plan clinically, in the two-Test series starting here next month.

For almost a decade, ‘Boxing Day’ in Guyana has been void of a Boxing Day card.

BRISBANE, (Reuters) – Australia fought back with two late wickets to restrict England to 196 for four and leave the Ashes series-opener delicately poised on Thursday after the tourists’ unheralded batsmen threatened to dominate an intriguing first day.