Sports

The Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) blew-out the Berbice Amateur Basketball Association (BABA) 116-42 when the Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) Inter-Association tourney continued at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Sunday.

Alpha ‘the Hammer’ United clinched the Stag Beer sponsored Georgetown Football Association (GFA) second division league title, crushing Santos by a 4-0 score line on Sunday at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) ground on Vlissengen Road and Carifesta Avenue.

Chelsea Edghill claimed the under-18 Girl’s title, defeating Priscilla Greaves 3-0 when the 2014 edition of the National Sports Commission (NSC)/Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Independence tourney commenced on Friday 16th to Sunday 18th.

The Guyana Tractor and Equipment Inc. (GUYTRAC) has once again thrown its support behind Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) which will be staging a T20 knock out competition for the Upper Corentyne area.

The quarterfinal and eventual semi-final rounds of the second annual Guinness Greatest of the Streets East Coast tourney will commence today at the Haslington Market Tarmac.

In another display of excellent marksmanship, Dr. Johan DaSilva came out victorious in last weekend’s Practical Pistol Shoot organized by the small-bore section of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA), held at the Timehri Ranges.

The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) will be hosting a mini soft ball five-overs-per-side knockout competition on Independence Day at the No.

HYDERABAD, India, CMC-Sacked West Indies Captain Darren Sammy conjured up a late innings salvo to ensure Sunrisers Hyderabad complete a seven wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) yesterday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Fast bowler Miguel Cummins is hoping to find success in the upcoming West Indies A series against Bangladesh, after a poor regional first class season for Barbados.

KOLKATA, India, CMC- Sunil Narine’s Kolkata Knight Riders powered to an eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings with two overs to spare in the Indian Premier League (IPL) here yesterday.

(Reuters) – San Antonio Spurs made the most of home court advantage as they delivered a superb offensive display to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-105 on Monday in Game One of the Western Conference finals.

(Reuters) – Louis van Gaal wants to put Manchester United back top of the English game as soon as possible, he said yesterday after being confirmed as the Premier League club’s manager.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association (NBA) stepped up its drive to oust Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, formally charging on Monday that his racist remarks damaged the league and paving the way for fellow team owners to decide his fate next month.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – The International Cricket Council will investigate how evidence given to a matchfixing probe had been leaked to the media and take action against anyone employed by them if involved, chief executive Dave Richardson said on Wednesday.

The national rugby team’s margin of victory against Barbados on Saturday in their NACRA 15s fixture was the second largest ever.

Guyanese athletes dominated the Telesur 10km meet last Saturday in Nickerie, Suriname.

The Berbice Cricket Board (BCB) has openly expressed its favor over the recent passing of the long awaited Cricket Administration Bill 2012 and also lauded the Government of Guyana and their main Opposition Party, APNU.

President of the Guyana Baseball League (GBL) Robin Singh is optimistic that newly elected Vice-President Inga Henry will help to make discussions at the recently concluded World Baseball Softball Congress (WBSC) Hammamet, Tunisia Africa, a reality ahead of the 2020 Olympics.

Cotton Tree Die Hard became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the 2014 Hand-in-Hand second division limited overs knock out cricket competition after they defeated No.3 by 52-runs in their first round encounter, played in West Berbice.

Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) and Everest Cricket Club recorded outright wins when the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA)/Noble House Seafoods second division two-day tournament continued last weekend.