FRIENDSHIP, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica’s skipper Oshane Walters bagged a ten-wicket match-haul but his effort was in vain as Leeward Islands held on for a tense draw on the final day of their fourth round of match in the Regional Under-19 Championship yesterday at the Yorkshire Sports Club.
LONDON, CMC – Jamaica’s sprint relay team, anchored by the peerless Usain Bolt, delivered the first sub-37 seconds clocking in history en route to another World record while Trinidadian teenager Keshorn Walcott pulled off a stunning upset in the men’s javelin, as the Caribbean twice celebrated gold on the final day of track and field at the London Olympics here yesterday.
You didn’t have to be a sports fan or be able to tell the difference between hurdles and steeplechase and a leg-break and a broken leg to feel special about being West Indian these past few weeks.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Twelve wickets tumbled on the second day here yesterday to leave the fourth round clash of the Regional Under-19 Championship between Guyana and Windward Islands an open affair heading into today’s final day.
The East Coast Cricket Board’s (ECCB) 11th cricket academy for 50 aspiring cricketers will commence tomorrow with the registration of the participants at the Lusignan Community Centre, East Coast Demerara.
By Emmerson Campbell Raynauth Jeffrey continues to showcase talent which is making a valid case for him to be Guyana’s next senior cycling king.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Stafanie Taylor continued in her rich vein of form, leading hosts Jamaica to their third straight victory in the Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament, when they strolled past Guyana by 23 runs yesterday here.
The Guyana Floodlight Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) buoyed by the success of its inaugural tournament, will stage the second annual international softball cricket tournament in November.
National Chess Champion Taffin Khan with five wins and one defeat won the inaugural Red Cherry final four playoffs yesterday at the Red Cherry Café Camp Street, yesterday.
FRIENDSHIP, Barbados, CMC – Jamaica were left thoroughly frustrated after rain forced a premature end to the second day of their fourth round match in the Regional Under-19 Championship match, with Leeward Islands against the ropes here yesterday.
A one-day Open 18-team dominoes competition will take place today at the Transport Sports Club pavilion, Thomas Lands.
LONDON, (Reuters) – America’s women left their great Jamaican rivals trailing to storm to gold in the Olympic sprint relay yesterday, running a perfect race to smash one of the oldest world records in the book.
The National rifle shooters will begin preparation this weekend for the West Indies full-bore championships which is being hosted by the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) in October.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – An aggressive, undefeated half-century from Tarryk Gabriel put the Windward Islands in sight of first innings points over Guyana on the opening day of their fourth round Regional Under-19 Championship clash here yesterday.
The Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) men’s basketball team will be somewhat upgraded for the 2012 edition in French Guiana as star guards Dominic Vincente and Nikkoloi Smith left last Thursday for a High Performance Training Camp in Suriname.
The junior and senior Suriname draughts teams made a clean sweep of their Guyanese counterparts when the Goodwill series between the two countries ended recently at the Providence National Stadium.
Chess players Taffin Khan, Kriskal Persaud, Ronuel Greenidge and Anthony Drayton will contest the final four playoffs of the Red Cherry chess tournament today following the conclusion of the final preliminary round at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club on Thursday.
The inner circuit of the National Park will be transformed into a speedway today when National Cycling Coach Hassan Mohamed and Geddes Grant (Guyana) Limited, through its Seven Seas range of products, team up to host an 11-race programme.
By Emmerson Campbell “Inspiring young minds through soccer and academics” is the theme of this year’s fifth annual Fruta Conquerors Football Club summer camp which was launched at their clubhouse in Tucville on Thursday.
By Emmerson Campbell The five-fight all-pro boxing card dubbed ‘Redemption’ which was scheduled to box off on September 2 has now been pushed back.
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