A former White House Fellow, a former Caribbean men’s singles champion and a former Caribbean junior boys’ singles champion are the latest to air their views on the selection controversy of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA).
PINE BASIN, Barbados, CMC – All-rounder Ricardo Adams slammed a hard-hitting, maiden century for Guyana but could not prevent Trinidad and Tobago from landing first innings honours in their drawn game of the Regional Under-19 three-day Championship yesterday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – June Ogle captured the headlines with a half-century to lead Guyana to a comfortable 69-run victory over Grenada in the first round of the Regional Women’s Twenty20 Tournament yesterday.
The Guyana Hockey Board (GHB) is gearing up to host the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival later this year but officials are hoping for a break in the weather to resume the outdoor season.
The Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) is on the horizon as French Guiana is set to host the 2012 edition of the tri-nation event among Guyana, Suriname and themselves.
The Lusignan Golf Club is forging ahead with its 2012 programme despite the current inclement weather and golfers will be in action again this weekend in another sponsored tournament.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Leewards Islands took first innings lead over Windward Islands as their third match in the Regional Under-19 three-Championship petered out into a tame draw at the Desmond Haynes Oval yesterday.
Buxton/Friendship village received a new basketball court and play area on Tuesday when Director of Sport, Neil Kumar, made the official presentation in Roopchand Street, Buxton, in the presence of Pastor Terry Thomas, residents and media representatives.
LONDON, (Reuters) – Taoufik Makhloufi ran a scorching last lap to take gold for Algeria in the Olympic 1,500 metres yesterday, a day after dropping out of an 800m heat with what his team said was a knee injury.
LONDON, CMC – Sprint superstar Usain Bolt described his opening heat run here yesterday morning as “easy” as he took a giant step towards an unprecedented repeat Olympic sprint double at the London Games.
Former national players Mike Christophe and Andrew Gorsira are critical of the selection policies of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) following the release of the Guyana men’s and women’s teams to the upcoming 54th annual Caribbean championships in Santo Domingo later this month.
LONDON, CMC – Two-time defending champion Veronica Campbell-Brown leads three Caribbean women against three Americans in yesterday’s 200m final here at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
PINE BASIN, Barbados, CMC – Trinidad and Tobago held the stronger hand but Guyana kept their fortunes afloat on the second day of their Regional Under-19 three-day Championship match here yesterday.
By Iva Wharton
Administrators, community leaders and school principals have to be prepared to take responsibility for the grounds that will be rehabilitated by the Sport Ministry, says Director of Sport Neil Kumar.
Cool Boys with 84 games emerged winners of the Next Level Inter-Corporation Dominoes tournament following victory over Police ‘A’ with 76 games and DIH Contractors 66 in the final at Banks DIH Sports Club at Thirst Park recently.
LONDON, CMC – Repeat men’s Olympic 100 metres champion Usain Bolt says he has told compatriot and training partner Yohan Blake not to think about winning the men’s 200 metres later this week.
Guyana’s Under-20 footballers will take on old rivals Trinidad and Tobago this afternoon in St Vincent and the Grenadines as the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) FIFA World Cup qualifiers get underway.