Sports

Jamaica’s national hero and orator Marcus Mosiah Garvey once said, “With confidence, you have won even before you have started.”

Michael Saul, Keith Roberts, Larry Josiah, Trevor Scotland, Natasha Alder and many others emerged during the sunset years of a great era in Guyana’s athletics.

Aliann Pompey apologizes – will not be  present as guest of honour Sunday National 400m record holder and Commonwealth gold medallist Aliann Pompey will not be present as guest of honour at the President’s/Jefford Track & Field Classic on Sunday, citing commitments to her full-time job and her preparations for the Commonwealth Games in October.

The Guyana Netball Association will be hosting its annual seniors netball tournament from September 3 – 6 at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

The selectees for the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) basketball team that will represent Guyana in the basketball events of the 2010 IGG, which will be held on November 19-21 at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, will be heading to Kwakwani today for a three-day training camp.

The Forgotten Youth Foundation Boxing Gym yesterday received support from Harris Paints towards its  extension and rehabilitation project.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – World number one Rafael  Nadal  faces the daunting prospect of possibly having to beat Roger  Federer and Andy Murray to win the U.S.

BERNE, (Reuters) – Liverpool diced with elimination  before scoring two late goals to win 2-1 at Trabzonspor and  squeeze into the Europa League yesterday while Swiss second  division side Lausanne came through with a shock win over  Lokomotiv Moscow.

LONDON, (Reuters) – Pakistan dismissed England  captain Andrew Strauss for 13 in the fourth and final test at  Lord’s yesterday in an opening day restricted by rain to just  12.3 overs.

MONACO, (Reuters) – Bad referees have no place in  soccer and will no longer be tolerated by UEFA, president Michel  Platini said yesterday.

LONDON, (Reuters) – FIFA concluded a four-day visit  to inspect aspects of England’s 2018 World Cup bid by praising  the quality of stadiums and training facilities, as well as the  country’s passion for hosting the tournament.

WELLINGTON, (Reuters) – Australia’s tour of India  and Ashes series against England will hold them in good stead  as they look to win their fourth successive cricket World Cup  next year, batsman Mike Hussey said yesterday.

By Marlon Munroe Trevor Scotland rolled back the years to win the men’s 800m final at the Eve Leary ground on the second day of the 56th edition of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) Track & Field Championships yesterday.

—GDF and Inter Moengotapoe battle to draw By Kizan Brumell The opening day of the third annual Inter Guiana Club Football Championship Cup wrapped up with Alpha United on top after recording a comfortable victory over French Guiana’s Geldar FC at the Georgetown Cricket Club (GCe) Ground, Bourda yesterday.

—DC Jammers sweep international series By Floyd Christie The Washington DC Jammers  team swept the three-game international basketball series and claimed the Godwin McPherson Memorial Trophy when they defeated the national President’s XII 68-77 in the final game, Tuesday night at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.

By Tamica Garnett Charged with the paramount task of ensuring the grooming of Guyana’s national cricket team to top notch standard for the Airtel Champions League in South Africa next month, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) was yesterday extended some financial assistance from US-based Guyanese businessman, Dave Narine.

Guyana’s Adielle Rosheuvel and her partner Rodrigo Tapia of Ecuador  were defeated 0 – 2 by the Europe6 team of Alex Galic and Stefan Leitgeb in the final preliminary round  matches of the World Youth Olympic Games in Singapore yesterday.

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Roger Federer already has it  all. The Swiss master has nothing left to prove and hardly  anything to lose.

PARAMUS, New Jersey,  (Reuters) – American Jim Furyk  was disqualified from the first of four lucrative FedExCup  playoff events after sleeping late and missing his tee at the  Barclays Pro-Am  yesterday.

St John’s Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board offers its support to the people of Pakistan as the country battles to recover from floods which have caused death, destruction to homes and property, and have left millions of people without shelter and other basic needs.