Sports

Guyana Football Federation (GFF) president Christopher Matthias accompanied by GFF Vice President of Competitions Collie Hercules  departed Guyana Sunday to attend the 63rd FIFA Congress in Mauritius.

Linden Champions Silver Bullets eliminated Georgetown Champions Leopold Street 2-0 as action in the inaugural Guinness Greatest of the Streets National Championships continued at the Demerara Park Tarmac (Banks DIH Parking Lot), Industrial Estate on Sunday.

The intense rivalry between Amy Grant and Sarah King ended Sunday with Grant getting the better of her opponent en route to winning the girls 11-12-years-old 100m backstroke and 50m freestyle events of the Guyana Amateur Swimming Association Long Course Independence championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Liliendaal.

Guyana track and field athletes copped 10 medals at last weekend’s Hampton International Games at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

By Cosmo Hamilton Dear President Cameron. In his book – A History of West Indies Cricket, published in 1988 and chronicling West Indies cricket from 1906 through 1987, the late Jamaica Prime Minister Michael Manley wrote – “At a political level, the University of the West Indies apart, cricket is the most completely regional activity undertaken by the people of the member states of the Caribbean Community, CARICOM.

The Guyana Amateur Powerlifting Federation will stage its annual Intermediate and Masters Championships on Sunday at the University of Guyana Campus.

The six-man chequered flag chasing team of local speed demons suffered mixed fortunes in the first leg of the two-day Caribbean Motor Racing Championships (CMRC) which concluded on Sunday at the Dover Raceway in St.

Guyana School of Agriculture led by a Emmanuel Archibald’s 13 points  defeated hosts Marian Academy in a U20 encounter 20-15 as action in the Youth Basketball Guyana’s (YBG) National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) continued at the Marian Academy School Court, Carifesta Avenue yesterday.

LEEDS, England, (Reuters) – New Zealand again found Graeme Swann a difficult conundrum as the off-spinner bowled England towards another convincing victory in the second and final test yesterday.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – West Indian batsman Dwayne Smith who inspired Mumbai Indians to several wins in the Indian Premier League is celebrating success in his first major final.

Guyana’s Leon Seaton Jr. swam to a bronze medal in Barbados on Sunday when the 22nd Aquatic Centre International swim concluded at the Garfield Sobers Sports Complex in St.

CHESTER- LE-STREET, England, CMC- West Indies middle order batsman Shiv Chanderpaul and his Leeward Islands teammate Chesney Hughes were dismissed cheaply as Derbyshire lost to Durham by 43 runs by way of the Duckworth Lewis method in the Yorkshire Bank 40 on yesterday.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Daniel Brands ensured it was no regular Monday at the office for Rafa Nadal when the Spaniard came desperately close to being shown the door after walking on to Chatrier Court to begin his hunt for an eighth French Open title yesterday.

Distance star Cleveland Forde and US-based Euleen-Josiah Tanner successfully defended their titles yesterday morning at the Athletics Association of Guyana (AAG)/Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports (MCYS) Independence Half Marathon.

KOLKATA, India, CMC – West Indies big-hitter Kieron Pollard smashed an invaluable unbeaten half-century to help propel Mumbai Indians to a 23-run win over Dwayne Bravo’s Chennai Super Kings and to the capture of the Indian Premier League title here yesterday.

Walter Joseph was Friday named chairman of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) set up to run the affairs of football in Essequibo until an Essequibo Football Association is set up.

Junior player Shemar Britton won four singles titles including the prestigious men’s singles when the annual National Sports Commission table tennis tournament concluded Saturday at the National Gymnasium.

The South Turkeyen Sports Committee’s five-a-side football competition which was scheduled to commence today at the National Cultural Centre (NCC) tarmac, Mandela Avenue has been rescheduled for this Sunday at the Burnham Basketball Hard-court, Carmichael Street.

PARIS, (Reuters) – Roger Federer is used to ending grand slam tournaments on Sundays rather than starting them but the French Open’s quirky schedule could not throw the Swiss stylist off his stride as he strolled through his Roland Garros opener in ruthless fashion.

Lodge Secondary led by doubles from Kevin Boters and Ryan Hackett defeated Tutorial High 4-1 as action in the Pepsi/Scotiabank U-15 Schools football tournament continued at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue yesterday.