The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) in collaboration with the Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) yesterday officially launched a two-week training stint headed by Great Britain’s Ian Shaw with the aim of improving the techniques of the local riflemen.
International Boxing Association (AIBA) certified referee/judge; James Beckles is scheduled to arrive in Guyana today to conduct a five-day workshop from tomorrow geared towards improving the standard of refereeing and judging locally.
The current generation of Fruta Conquerors edged the old guard 3-2 when the Tucville club hosted a fund-raising exhibition match on Sunday between past and present players at the Tucville Playfield.
Den Amstel and North East La Penitence will face off in the grand finale of the Mayor’s 79th birthday anniversary seven-a-side inter-ward knockout tournament following wins in the semi-final round at the Den Amstel Community ground, West Coast Demerara on Sunday.
The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) 48th anniversary rugby tournament which was scheduled to kick off in November but was postponed due to the inclement weather will now be played tomorrow at the Camp Ayanganna Playfield.
(The Sports Xchange) – – – -The San Antonio Spurs denied Minnesota in the Timberwolves’ attempt to earn a winning season record.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-TheWest Indies Cricket Board (WICB) yesterday announced the suspension of star player Deandra Dottin for breaching a Code of Conduct during a Twenty20 match last year.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC- Batsman Danza Hyatt is questioning the decision by Jamaica’s new selection panel to omit him from the 14-man squad named for the West Indies NAGICO Super50 tournament starting this month.
ZURICH, (Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo was overcome with emotion after being voted the world’s best player for 2013 yesterday, ending his great rival Lionel Messi’s dominance of the award.
COUVA, Trinidad, CMC- Promising teenager Nicholas Pooran slammed a century on Sunday to bolster his chance of selection for Trinidad and Tobago’s four-day squad after he was left out of the Super50 line-up.
GEORGE TOWN, Cay- man Islands, CMC- CONCACAF president Jeffrey Webb says he is confident the success of women’s football in North America and Mexico can spread to the Caribbean and Central America.
(Reuters) – New England quarterback Tom Brady is looking forward to Sunday’s AFC Championship game versus the Denver Broncos and rival Peyton Manning as much as any NFL fan, saying a Patriots win would rank with any he has experienced.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, CMC- Fast bowler Tino Best has conceded that West Indies have suffered from the absence of their big hitters, due to injuries, following the team’s heavy loss to New Zealand in the first T20.
MELBOURNE, (Reuters) – Novak Djokovic showed some early season rustiness but Serena Williams roared into the second round like a well-oiled machine as the tournament favourites took centre stage on the first evening of the Australian Open ysterday.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC- Trinidad & Tobago advanced to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Women’s Under 20 Championships for the first time after outplaying host Cayman Island 4-0 on Sunday.
BERLIN, (Reuters) – Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker, who took over as coach of world number two Novak Djokovic last month, needs to change his lifestyle and step out of the media spotlight, his former Davis Cup coach Niki Pilic said yesterday.
ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC- Triple jumper Yordanys Garcia and shot put thrower Melissa Alfred are Dominica’s most outstanding athletes for 2013.
ST.JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC-The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) on Monday announced the suspension of star player Deandra Dottin for breaching a Code of Conduct during a Twenty20 match last year.
Regional Development Officer (RDO) of North America Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA), Scott Harland arrived in Guyana yesterday for his annual visit to discuss and implement strategies that will further develop the discipline locally.
National champion Wendell Meusa and Anthony Drayton yesterday won the senior and junior categories of the Guyana Chess Federation Trophy Stall sponsored rapid chess (blitz) tournament held yesterday at the Carifesta Sports Complex on Carifesta Avenue.
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