Sports

Release De Beast captured a gate-to-pole victory at the Bush Lot United Turf Club to win the feature event of the Labour Day Classic, justifying the favourite tag given at the start of the race.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Caribbean Premier League organisers say they are close to striking a deal with the Barbados government, for the support of the embattled franchise Barbados Tridents.

SOCHI, Russia,  (Reuters) – Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg chalked up his seventh win in a row at the Russian Grand Prix yesterday with team mate LewisHamilton fighting back from 10th on the grid to seal a Mercedes one-two finish.

(The Sports Xchange) – Klay Thompson bombed in a game-high 37 points and Draymond Green recorded his first career postseason triple-double as the Golden State Warriors ran off early from the Portland Trail Blazers en route to a 118-106 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series in Oakland, California, yesterday.

LONDON,  CMC – Leeward Islands Hurricanes batsman Chesney Hughes got a start but failed to carry on as Derbyshire kept Northamptonshire in the field for the entire first day of their English County Championship game here yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – Miami point guard Goran Dragic had a game-high 25 points as the Heat advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals by routing the Charlotte Hornets 106-73 in a deciding Game 7 yesterday.

(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James scored 27 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers made a record 25 three-pointers to pound the Atlanta Hawks 123-98 on Wednesday to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Vice-President of the Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) Ian Wills said some of the performances during the recent Secondary School’s tournament, though thoroughly unexpected was encouraging nonetheless as the association seeks to blood players for the future.

MELBOURNE, Australia, CMC – All-rounder Mitchell Marsh is a doubt for next month’s Tri-Nations Series involving West Indies and South Africa, after being ruled out of the Indian Premier League with a side strain.

In a groundbreaking development for the nation’s youth footballers the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has joined with the National Milling Company (NAMILCO) to stage a countrywide U17 football tournament which will last for approximately one year.

Guyana’s male U16 basketball team has been placed in Zone-A and the female team in Zone-B following the draw for the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) championships which will be staged here in July.

RAJKOT, India, CMC – Dwayne Smith flattered to deceive while Dwayne Bravo suffered the indignity of a first ball ‘duck’, as leaders Gujarat Lions suffered a batting collapse to slide to a 23-run defeat to Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

President David Granger Friday night emphasized the important role that sport plays in any society and noted that creating a new model “could increase participation of citizens in sport and ensure everyone’s social and recreational development.”

Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) President Nigel Hinds and President of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Glyne Clarke yesterday penned the agreement confirming Guyana as hosts for the CBC u16 male and female championships from July 4th-16th.

GRENADA prime minister Keith Mitchell’s passion for cricket long preceded his passion for politics.

Bakewell Incorporated became the latest corporate entity to partner with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), purchasing 100 tickets for North Ruimveldt Multilateral School students for viewing of the international friendly between Guyana and the Canada u23 Olympic team.

NEW DELHI, India, CMC – Twenty20 World Cup hero Carlos Brathwaite once again put his all-round qualities on display with a superb Man-of-the-Match effort as Delhi Daredevils trounced Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs in the Indian Premier League here yesterday.

Wendell Meusa and Taffin Khan played unbeaten in the Guyana Chess Federation/Engineering and Construction Inc.

DES MOINES, Iowa, CMC – Grenada’s Olympic champion Kirani James produced a world-leading time to win the men’s 400 metres at the Drake Relays here Friday night, and continue his fine start to the new international season.

MUMBAI, India, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president, Dave Cameron, has hailed the resumption of bilateral ties with the Indian Cricket Board (BCCI), as the region prepares to host India in a four-Test series starting in July.