Sports

The qualifying round for the 2017 Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Georgetown Zone has been rescheduled to November 17th with the deadline for the submission of registration forms  ending November 16th.

Rain had the final say on match-day two of the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) 2017/2018 senior league washing out the scheduled doubleheader at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

Horse racing action continues today at the Budhan’s Memorial Turf Club with the staging of a grand six-race card at the Club’s NO.66 Village track on the Corentyne.

The fourth annual Mohamed Enterprise/New Era Entertainment Futsal tournament was officially launched yesterday, at the Mohammed Enterprise Building, Lombard Street.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul has signed a new contract with Lancashire at the age of 43, the club said yesterday.

The Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association’s seventh annual international softball tournament featuring teams from Guyana, the United States of America and Canada got off to a rollicking start yesterday with several teams advancing to the next round of both the Open and Masters competitions.

(The Sports Xchange) – Damian Lillard’s three-point shot with .7 of a second left lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 113-110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday night at Moda Center.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – If West Indies head coach Stuart Law had his way, the 15-man squad which toured Zimbabwe would remain unchanged for the two-Test Test series in New Zealand starting later this month.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe,  CMC – Head coach Stuart Law has praised West Indies’ determination on Thursday’s final day of the second Test, despite watching the Caribbean side’s quest for a series sweep end in frustration.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Left-hander Vishaul Singh turned the page on his recent ordinary form for West Indies A by stroking his seventh first class hundred, as three-time reigning Regional champions Guyana Jaguars snatched the advantage on day two of their second round encounter against Windward Islands Volcanoes.

TAROUBA, Trinidad,  CMC – Fabian Allen’s superb unbeaten hundred and seamer Derval Green’s lethal burst rattled Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and put Jamaica Scorpions firmly in control of their second round encounter of the Regional four-day championship here yesterday.

Three of Guyana’s table tennis players are participating in the third annual WASA Table Tennis invitational tournament which continues today  in Trinidad and Tobago.

Two matches will take place today when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) New Building Society (NBS) second-division limited-overs competition continues at various grounds in Georgetown.

MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Former West Indies captain Shivnarine Chanderpaul has signed a new contract with Lancashire at the age of 43, the club said on Friday.

GROS ISLET, St Lucia,  CMC – Teenaged seamer Sherfane Rutherford snatched a six-wicket haul to put Guyana Jaguars in command of their second round match in the Regional four-day championship against Windward Islands Volcanoes here Thursday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Hometown boy Sheldon Cottrell followed up a half-century from Montcin Hodge with a destructive spell of left-arm fast bowling, but Sri Lanka “A” defied them to clinch a two-wicket victory over West Indies “A” in the first One-day match on Wednesday.

Camptown and Mahaica Determinators sealed their berths to the quarterfinal round, securing lopsided wins over Buxton Stars and Winners Connection respectively, when the ‘Turbo Energy Drink Knockout Football Championship’ continued on Wednesday.

BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, CMC – West Indies’ bid for a clean sweep ended in frustration as wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva struck a defiant half-century to earn Zimbabwe a precious draw on the final day of the second Test here Thursday.

(Reuters) – Ben Stokes’ participation in the Ashes would be an “absolute bonus” but England are preparing contingency plans after writing off the all-rounder for the series, coach Trevor Bayliss said.