Sports

By Emmerson Campbell Charlton Skeete will enter Friday night’s matchup with CABOFE bantamweight champion Elton ‘Coolie Bully’ Dharry as the heavy underdog.

The day was April 21st, 1965. It was the final day of third test of the 1964/65 series for the  Sir Frank Worrell Trophy between the West Indies and Australia captained by legends Sir Gary Sobers and Bobby Simpson respectively at the Bourda Oval, Guyana.

Vice-president of Alpha “The Hammer” United Football Club, Steve Ninvalle said  that his club is seeking clarification from the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) as to whether the club will advance to the next round of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) club championship.

(Reuters) – Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace has been suspended seven games for delivering an elbow to the head of Oklahoma City Thunder guard James Harden, the National Basketball Association (NBA) said yesterday.

By Emmerson Campbell Gatorade will be the official sports drink of the Guyana Amateur Boxing Association (GABA) under-16 competition which will box off in May, August and December.

By Neil Barry Another thrilling chapter in the historical rivalry between Malteenoes Sports Club (MSC) and the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) was written last weekend when MSC defeated DCC on their home ground despite losing first innings points in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s (GCA) Heroes Cup first division competition.

By Neil Barry Everest defeated the Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) Ladies by 53 runs at the Muslim Youth Organization ground on Saturday in the Georgetown Cricket Association’s Brainstreet Under-15 competition.

KOLKATA, India,  CMC – Left-handed West Indies stroke-maker Darren Bravo may take no part in the lucrative Indian Premier League when the current Australia series ends in the Caribbean.

Floodlights will oppose Success Masters in the final of the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) Hadi’s sponsored nationwide softball cricket tournament.

Dropped by the West Indies selectors for the current third test between the West Indies and Australia, leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo will get back to the drawing board today when he participates in the Universal DCD Club and Universal Solutions-sponsored T20 tournament at the Blairmont Community Development Centre ground.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – West Indies star all-rounder Stafanie Taylor says she had two major goals in mind as she prepares to take on Sri Lanka Women in a home series over the next three weeks in Barbados and Trinidad.

The locally-based players in the national football team, the Golden Jaguars, will face off with Martinique and Guadeloupe in a pair of international friendly encounters on May 2nd and May 4th in the respective countries.

ROSEAU, Dominica,  CMC – A four-wicket haul by off-spinner Shane Shillingford underlined a disciplined West Indies bowling effort but an unbroken 43-run eight-wicket stand saw Australia fight back at the close on the opening day of the final Test here  yesterday.

Hikers Hockey Club  remain unbeaten following two more victories over the weekend as the John Fernandes Insurance Service second division hockey league approaches the final lap.

By Neil Barry The Guyana National Industrial Corporation (GNIC) defeated the University of Guyana on first innings on Sunday to win the Georgetown Cricket Association Noble House Seafoods two day competition.

By Emmerson Campbell Forgotten Youth Foundation (FYF) gym mates Jermaine King and CABOFE flyweight champion Dexter ‘The Kid’ Marques are both brimming with confidence ahead of their respective bouts this Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and election of office bearers for the Guyana Tennis Association (GLTA) has now been set to be held this Thursday at the Georgetown Sports Club, Camp Street.

Rough and Rugged proved to be just that for Commacka United who was sent packing from this year’s Guinness Greatest of the Streets Futsal football tournament Saturday night in Linden.

Orville Hinds won his first signature race in his budding cycling career on Sunday when he sped off with this year’s second annual Ansa Mc AL/Tropical Rhythm sponsored Roraima Bikers Club organized 60-mile road race.

Nikkoloi Smith’s triple-double of 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 steals led Plaisance Academy to their first victory when the Youth Basketball Guyana Georgetown Conference tipped off last Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.