By Neil Barry
Skipper Paul Castello took an eight-wicket match haul and scored 35 second innings runs opening the batting to guide Guyana Defence Force (GDF) to an outright victory over Transport Sports Club at Camp Ayanganna in their two-day Heroes Cup match over the weekend.
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – West Indies Cricket Board president Julian Hunte has lauded head coach Ottis Gibson for his outstanding work with the regional side and believes the team has made huge strides under his watch.
COLOMBO, (Reuters) – England captain Andrew Strauss, who has been under attack in the media for his lack of form with the bat, came out fighting on the eve of the second and final test against Sri Lanka.
LONDON, (Reuters) – A revitalised Fernando Torres is expected to lead Chelsea’s attack tomorrow when they try to sweep Benfica aside to claim their sixth Champions League semi-final appearance in nine years.
NEW ORLEANS, (Reuters) – Sharpshooting guard Reggie Miller of the Indiana Pacers and longtime National Basketball Association (NBA) coach Don Nelson were elected yesterday to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
BV United, Golden Stars, Victoria Kings and Bakewell Buxton Stars all recorded victories at the Victoria Ground when the Victoria Kings/Healthy Choice Easter Cup Football tournament kicked off Saturday.
Samuel Kaitan upstaged national 5000 metres champ Nathaniel Giddings yet again when the third Developmental Meet of the Athletic Association of Guyana (AAG) was held last Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club Ground in Linden.
By Iva Wharton
Women’s cricket in Guyana will receive equal attention as male cricket, according to newly- appointed advisor to the President on Sport and Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) for Cricket, Clive Lloyd.
Guyana’s men’s powerlifting team yesterday regained the team title they lost to Trinidad last year scoring 54 points to run out winners of the Caribbean Powerlifting Championships which ended yesterday in St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
By Emmerson Campbell
Ian Jackson, Saturday, won with the feature 35-lap Invitational race staged by national cycling Coach Hassan Mohammed and Demerara Distilllers Limited (DDL) under its Diamond Mineral Water brand.
Hikers and All Greys continued their unbeaten run in the John Fernandes Insurance Second division hockey tournament following the latest matches played Saturday at the St.
By Carwyn Holland
The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company’s “Wrestlemania Guyana” proved to be a big hit as thousands attended the live, high energy wrestling event which got underway Saturday evening at the National Park.
A breakout performance from Benjamin `Big Ben’ Mekdeci saw him defeating Caribbean Under-15 girls’champion Akeila Wiltshire in the final of the B category of the Guyana Squash Association (GSA) Kool-Aid Junior Easter Tournament yesterday at the Georgetown Club’s squash courts.