Sports

In keeping with the spirit of Cricket World Cup 2007, the Old Students’ Association of Christ Church Secondary is planning to put down a landmark at the school in honour of former West Indies cricket captain and old student Carl Hooper.

There seems to be no clear policy by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) with regards to the implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on sports equipment and sports accessories, according to the owner of the West Indian Sports Complex, Feroze Mohammed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Defending champions Guyana aim to snap Jamaica’s winning streak while resurrecting their own title hopes in the KFC Cup limited overs competition when the two teams clash today at the Alpart Sports Club.

Negotiations are underway between the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and its counterparts in Trinidad to have Technical Director of the national football team, Trinidadian Jamal Shabazz’s contract renewed.

President of the Guyana Netball Association Dr Maxine Parris Aaron has decided not to seek re-election when the association holds its elections on Sunday bringing to an end five years of leadership.

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The decision has been taken. There will be no regional cricket matches at the Providence Stadium.

The Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) is making plans to send a four-man team to participate in the LIEBHERR 2007 World Table Tennis Championships from May 21-27 in Zagreb, Croatia.

Albion, aided by ten dropped catches, beat South Essequibo by five wickets in one national semi-final of the Republic Bank U-15 50-overs-a-side cricket competition at Blairmont yesterday.

What team physiotherapist Stephen Partridge calls “a longstanding chronic knee problem” has ruled Brian Lara out of the West Indies second Pepsi Cup One-Day International against India in Cuttack today.

The heat will be on at the National Park Circuit on Saturday when national cycling coach Hassan Mohamed in collaboration with the Ricks and Saric Argo Industries Ltd commence their annual cycling programme for 2007 from 09:00 hrs.

Bagotstown and Barama will clash for the East Bank Basketball title after both teams won their semi-final match against Prospect and Herstelling respectively on the Burnham Court, Sunday.

Seven exciting horse races are billed for this Sunday at the Rising Sun Turf Club ground, West Berbice, when that body stages its first race meet for the year, co-ordinator Fazal Habibulla says.

President Davteerth Anandjit was unanimously re-elected at the Demerara Cricket Umpires and Scores Association (DCU&SA) Annual General Meeting held at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union hall on Sunday.

The Fruta Conquerors Football Club (FCFC) will be holding their Annual General Meeting and elections this Sunday from 10:00 hrs at the Ruimveldt Lions Club at Blue Mountain Road, Festival City.

Four Guyanese have been included in the West Indies 12-member rugby team that will contest the International Rugby Board (IRB) World Sevens Series tournament billed for San Diego, California, February 10 and 11.

Aubrey Moore has earned the title of ‘Most Outstanding Boxer’ after defeating Hendrick Pelswick last Saturday at the Andrew ‘Six Head’ Lewis Boxing Gym in Albouystown.

THE narrow defeat in Sunday’s run-fest in the first of their Pepsi Cup series of four ODIs against India has left the West Indies in a quandary over selection.

The entire Guyana Cricket Board Executive was returned en bloc at the board’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the Georgetown Cricket Club yesterday.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul fashioned an innings of quite exceptional quality in this central Indian city yesterday but it was not enough to prevent defeat for the West Indies by 14 runs in the first of their four ODIs against India in the Pepsi Cup series.