Sports

By Iva Wharton The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Saturday handed over just over eight hundred thousand dollars in cash incentives to players and coaches of the national junior team their sterling performances at the just-concluded Pre-Cadet and Cadet Caribbean championships in Jamaica.

By Iva Wharton Gaining membership in the Americas Federation of Netball Association (AFNA) was a great accomplishment for Guyana but questions are being raised about Guyana’s readiness for such a challenge given its performance in the just-concluded AFNA championship held at the Jean Pierre Complex, Trinidad.

Former national volleyball captain Ian Wills was yesterday elected president of the Demerara Volleyball Association at its Annual General Mmeeting held at the Allied Arts building, Queen’s College.

By Emmerson Campbell A thunderous right hand by Clive ‘Wonder Kid’ Atwell brought the crowd at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall to its feet Friday last at the staging of the 25th edition of the Guyana Boxing Board of Control (GBBC) Guyana Fight Night Pro Am card.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – American swimming great Michael Phelps looks to win his opening medal of the London Olympics  today after suffering his first finish outside the top three in a Games final since he was 15.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Sunil Narine and Kemar Roach grabbed crucial wickets in the final hour to keep West Indies on the path to victory over New Zealand in the first Test yesterday here, after resolute batting from Brendon McCullum and Martin Guptill appeared to derail them.

As the battle of attrition between the two teams seeking to move out of the lower reaches of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) rankings continues in Antigua, the annual West Indies under 19 tournament began in Barbados yesterday while its under 15 equivalent is in full swing in St.

BAYFIELD, Barbados,  CMC – Guyana’s Chanderpaul Hemraj christened the WICB Regional Under-19 Championship with a splendid century – the first for the tournament – but was forced to share honours with Tristan Hanley who bagged an impressive six-wicket haul here  yesterday.

The executives of the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) are disassociating themselves from involvement in the selection  process of the Guyana U-19 team which is currently participating in the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) regional Under-19 cricket tournament which commenced yesterday in Barbados.

The Demerara Volleyball Association (DVA) will hold its Annual General Meeting this morning at the Allied Arts building, Queen’s College from 10am.

Junior chess player Anthony Drayton is in the lead after 12 rounds of the inaugural Red Cherry Ladder chess tournament following the completion of matches on Thursday at the Kei-Shar’s Sports Club, Hadfield Street.

After teaming up with Jason Andrews to win the men’s doubles title on Friday, Jeremy Miller will, this afternoon, face off against reigning GBTI Open men’s singles champion Anthony Downes in a battle for the men’s singles title from 5.30pm on the courts of the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) Recreational Centre.

Local junior star riders Raynauth Jeffrey and Paul DeNobrega recently returned from Anguilla and Antigua where they both enjoyed success.

Hikers Cadets continued their adventurous run with their second victory while Flora GCC Tigers ladies enjoyed a good run of form on the second night of the Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey tournament at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue Friday night.

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Barbados crushed Leeward Islands to record their fourth straight win as Trinidad and Tobago and Windward Islands also secured victories on the final day of the fourth round of matches in the Regional Under-15 Championship here  yesterday.

Bags were packed and the time finally came  for the 2012 Guyanese contingent for the London Olympics to depart  Olympic House for the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at 11:00hrs on Wednesday.

NORTH SOUND, Antigua, CMC – Openers Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell plundered career-defining hundreds with dominant batting, putting West Indies in a superior position against New Zealand in the first Test yesterday here.

Defending champions Headquarters captured yet another championship when the annual Track and Field Police Championships concluded yesterday at the Police Sports Club ground, Eve Leary.

By Emmerson Campbell The crème de le crème of Guyana’s bodybuilders will be on show tonight when the third biennial Malta Supreme Hugh Ross Classic (HRC) Body building and Fitness Show is staged at the National Cultural Centre.

GCC Brodras and Hikers Cadets scored upset wins in the senior category as the Noble House Goals Galore Indoor Hockey tournament opened Thursday evening at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.