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Capoey Rising Stars batter Romey Persaud is about to be caught by successful bowler Tanisha Isahack who ended with 4-4.
Capoey Rising Stars batter Romey Persaud is about to be caught by successful bowler Tanisha Isahack who ended with 4-4.

Bayrock blazes through to quarter-finals

Bayrock Blazers, Mahaica Raiders, Trophy Stall Angels & 4R Lioness are into the quarter finals of the third annual Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited 10/10 softball competition following Super 16 play on Saturday.

GKRS Marketing Manager, Natheeah King- Mendonca (right), presents the sponsorship cheque to Manager of the Hikers Junior Programme, Michael Harding. Players Leon Bacchus, Aroydy Bradford and Andrew Stewart look on approvingly.
GKRS Marketing Manager, Natheeah King- Mendonca (right), presents the sponsorship cheque to Manager of the Hikers Junior Programme, Michael Harding. Players Leon Bacchus, Aroydy Bradford and Andrew Stewart look on approvingly.

GKRS renews alliance with Hikers Hockey Club

For the third year in succession, Grace Kennedy Remittance Services (Guyana) Limited, has thrown its support behind the Hikers Hockey Club Junior Programme.

Parish Cadogan

Wisburg Secondary thumped 15-51 by LTI

Wisburg Secondary received a 15-51 points thumping from the Linden Technical Institute (LTI) while Mackenzie High School blew out New Silvercity Secondary 53-22 when the Victory Valley Royals School’s Basketball Championships continued at the Mackenzie Sports Club hard court last Friday.

B/dos put hand on title but interesting last day beckons

KINGSTON, Jamaica,  CMC – Jonathan Carter fell agonisingly short of a century on 99 as Barbados took a giant step towards the capture of the Regional Four-Day title on the third day of the Final against reigning four-time champions Jamaica here yesterday.

Internationals return to Pakistan

(Reuters) – Bangladesh have agreed to tour Pakistan for two matches later this month, the first full internationals in the country since March 2009 when Sri Lankan cricketers and officials were attacked by gunmen in Lahore.

Hamilton on top after placing third in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China,  CMC – Britain’s Lewis Hamilton weaved his way from seventh at the start to finish third as pole-sitter Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg captured the Chinese Grand Prix to claim his maiden Formula One win here  yesterday.

Baugh does wicketkeeping drills with Andre Coley ahead of today’s all important second test against Australia.(Windiescricket.com)

Advantage Australia at the Oval

From Colin Benjamin in Trinidad Michael’s Clarke’s Australian side will go into today’s penultimate test of the Digicel three-test series and 12th edition of Sir Frank Worrell Trophy with the advantage against the home side at the Queen’s Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, after their historic win in the opening test at “The Mecca”, Kensington Oval last week.

Devendra Bishoo

Testing time for Bishoo

From Colin Benjamin in Trinidad In the 83-year history of West Indies cricket, fast-bowlers and the West Indies cricket team literally go together like horses and carriages given the large number of highly-skilled fast-men produced by the regional team especially during the much glorified dynasty of 1976-1995 when they seemed to appear almost every day.

Bobcats crash and burn against weakened Heat

 (Reuters) – The Miami Heat were without starters Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem but still feasted on the league’s worst team, handing the Charlotte Bobcats a 15th consecutive loss in a 105-82 home romp on Friday.

Self belief and hot spots

MICHAEL CLARKE might well be the motivational strategist he is being hailed as back home after Australia’s pulsating victory in the Kensington Oval Test.

Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn, right celebrates the fall of another Jamaican batsman’s wicket. Benn picked up 5-90. (Westindiescricket.com)

Carter eyes century as Bajans dominate

KINGSTON,  CMC – Left-handed stroke-maker Jonathan Carter was on the verge of a maiden first class century and Barbados were in sight of first innings points but rain had the final say on the second day of the Regional Four-Day final here Saturday.

 Action in the Tucville Secondary, Queen’s College match yesterday at the Ministry of Education ground on Carifesta Avenue.

Tucville beat QC 8-4

Tucville Secondary defeated Queen’s College as 12 goals were scored in yesterday’s lone fixture of the Scotia Bank/Pepsi Schools football tournament played at the Ministry of Education Sports Complex ground on Carifesta Avenue.

Parish Cadogan

Linden looking to regain LinWest Games glory

The stage is all set for the 12th edition of the annual LinWest Games  and a number of the country’s top junior athletes including recent CARIFTA Games bronze medallist Andrea Foster is expected to be on show when the event kicks off at the Blairmont Community Centre ground, West Coast Berbice, starting at 10:30hours.

Rugby players going through their paces during the first trial game yesterday at the National Park Rugby field. (Orlando Charles photo)

GRFU stages first trial match

The Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) held its first 15’s trial game at the National Park yesterday in preparation for the Rugby World Cup 2015 NACRA Caribbean Regional Qualifier.

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