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Organising Secretary of the Guyana National Dominoes Association (GNDA) Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire displays the first place trophy.
Organising Secretary of the Guyana National Dominoes Association (GNDA) Mark ‘Jumbie’ Wiltshire displays the first place trophy.

Dominoes tourney in memory of Burnham concludes today

The finals of the People’s National Congress/Reform countrywide dominoes tournament in memory of the late Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham will conclude today at the Girls Guides pavilion, Brickdam, from 1pm, organizer Mark `Jumbie’ Wiltshire told Stabroek Sport yesterday.

Papo Haniff leads Guyana Open golf tourney  Trinidad-based Papo Haniff took a commanding lead at the end of the first day of the R1 Vodka Guyana Open Golf tournament yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club  even as officials were up to press time determining if he is a professional player in the Twin Island Republic. Playing off a 0 handicap Haniff shot a gross 71 to lead defending champion Avenash Persaud on gross 78 while three players  Persaud’s younger sibling Avinda “Ganguly” Kishore,  Canadian Roger Rajkumar and Lakeram Ramsundar are tied on gross 79. Ramsundar is competing in the 10-18 handicap flight. Other top contenders in the 10-18 flight were Colin Ming on 81, Jerome Khan 86. Mark Lashley, Maurice Solomon and Surinamese Prediekoemar Doekhi  were in the lead position in the 19-28 flight. Defending ladies champion Christine Sukhram lead on the distaff side with 82 gross followed by Suriname’s Petre Beems on 92 and Joaan Deo on 95. The tournament concludes today with play expected to start at 06:30 hours. Close to 60 players are competing in the tournament including golfers from French Guiana, Suriname, Canada, United States of America , Trinidad and Tobago and hosts Guyana. Banks DIH Sales and Marketing Executive Carlton Joao was on hand to tee off the tournament at 07:00 yesterday. Defending Guyana Open champion Avenash Persaud yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Course. (Orlando Charles photo)

Papo Haniff leads Guyana Open golf tourney

Trinidad-based Papo Haniff took a commanding lead at the end of the first day of the R1 Vodka Guyana Open Golf tournament yesterday at the Lusignan Golf Club  even as officials were up to press time determining if he is a professional player in the Twin Island Republic.

Guyana’s leg spinner Devendra Bishoo toils away yesterday during one of his 19 overs. Bishoo went wicketless after skipper Darren Sammy had floored a regulation catch at first slip. (WindiesCricket.com)

Held Up!

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, CMC – A composed, unbeaten half-century from captain Mushfiqur Rahim underpinned a measured Bangladesh effort as they kept West Indies busy in the field on the opening day of the first Test here yesterday.

 Defending Guyana Open champions Avinash Persaud and Christine Sukhram will be hard pressed to retain their titles at this year’s Guyana Open.

R1 Vodka-sponsored Guyana Open tees off today

Despite threats from the inclement weather organizers expect a prompt start to the R1 Vodka-sponsored Guyana Open Golf two-day tournament which tees off this morning with a large overseas contingent ready to match skills with their local counterparts at the Lusignan Golf Course.

Priyanna Ramdhani shows off the trophies and medals she has won so far in her fledgling career

Badminton’s brightest star

At the age of nine not many persons can say that they have already decided on a career, not so for Priyanna Ramdhani who has her eyes set on excelling at the highest level of the sport of badminton.

Hendy Springer

Barbados/Windward Islands match -abandoned

Co-defending champions Barbados suffered a second consecutive rain-affected mach of the regional Super 50 one day tournament yesterday after their Group A encounter against the Windward Islands at Everest Cricket Club was washed out.

 Kumar Sangakkara

Sangakkara thwarts Pakistan’s victory charge

ABU DHABI, (Reuters) – Kumar Sangakkara yesterday led Sri Lanka’s fightback in the second innings with an unbeaten 161, aided by sloppy Pakistan fielders who dropped a number of catches on day four of the first test in Abu Dhabi.

England’s Bresnan fined for dissent

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – England paceman Tim Bresnan has been fined 7.5 percent of his match fee for showing dissent in the third one-day international against India at Mohali, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said yesterday.

England women cricketers win

Lydia Greenway and Arran Brindle both struck unbeaten centuries as England’s women powered to a 62-run win over South Africa in the opening one-day international at Potchefstroom.

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