Sports

The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) rugby outfit marched all over the Pepsi Hornets yesterday with a 41-10 trouncing when the Bounty Farm 15’s league continued Sunday at the National Park.

Boxing and Track and Field are expected to be Guyana’s best bet for medals at this year’s South American Youth Games in Chile.

By Noelle Smith   Laurie Adonis is a top notch rugby coach, one of the bets in the country.

Colts secured berths to the first and second-division finals while Pacesetters clinched a berth to the U23 final when the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) League Championship continued on Sunday.

Den Amstel, Soesdyke Falcons and Ann’s Grove secured quarterfinal berths, when the Hamilton Green Football Championship continued on Sunday at the Victoria Community ground.

LONDON, CMC – Captain Jason Holder believes West Indies can still take a share of the five-match One-Day International series against England despite losing two of the first three games.

LONDON, (Reuters) – England’s selectors name their squad tomorrow for the Ashes series with the team in a surprising state of flux despite recent home series wins over South Africa and West Indies.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Steve Smith has said his side’s record in 2017 is unacceptable for an Australian cricket team in the wake of the one-day international series loss to India.

MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Australia spinner Ashton Agar has been ruled out of the last two one-day internationals in India after suffering a broken finger, Cricket Australia said yesterday.

NEW YORK, CMC – American track star Justin Gatlin plans to make the Grenada Invitational a major part of his early season schedule next year.

JOHANNESBURG, (Reuters) – South African opener Dean Elgar is backing new cap Aiden Markram to make a successful step up to senior international cricket when the Proteas meet Bangladesh in the first test in Potchefstroom on Thursday.

LONDON, CMC – West Indies captain Jason Holder hopes to have talismanic opener Chris Gayle available to the Caribbean side for a while yet, following his positive contributions on and off the field in the ongoing five-match One-Day International series.

SOMERSET, N.J.,/WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – NFL teams staged a show of solidarity with protesting players before yesterday’s games by kneeling, linking arms or staying off the field during the U.S.

A call by acting President Moses Nagamootoo urging the Commonwealth Federation to unite through sports was made yesterday at Olympic House (Liliendaal) during his keynote address at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) meeting of the Americas and the Caribbean.

By Noelle Smith If he could get one wish granted immediately it would be for the playing fields and various sporting arenas across the country to be in proper condition.

In an extraordinary display of speed, grit and stamina, Team Coco’s Jamal John emerged winner of the grueling 80-mile Victor Macedo Memorial road race yesterday.

Essequibo remained at the top of the points table after completing an exciting three – wicket victory over Georgetown in fourth-round action of the Guyana Cricket Board/Jaguars three – day franchise league at the Tuschen Sports Club ground, East Bank Essequibo, yesterday.

The aspirations of the petite, 23-year-old national and regional squash champion, Mary Fung-A-Fat, was to simply live a childhood dream of ‘going pro.’

Following Essequibo’s triumph, Lower Corentyne and West Berbice also completed victories in fourth action of the Guyana Cricket Board/ Jaguars three-day franchise league yesterday.

The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has made a timely donation of footballs to the Indigenous Heritage Games which officially kicked off on Friday and ended yesterday at the Everest Cricket Club, ground.