Sports

Former national player Jermaine Slater was elected to the helm of the Georgetown Amateur Basketball Association (GABA) unopposed when the entity staged its Annual General Meeting on Sunday at Palm Court.

The inaugural President’s Cup Streetball knockout competition will commence on February 18th at the National Gymnasium, Mandela Avenue.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Left-handers Shimron Hetmyer and Evin Lewis could find themselves in with a chance of redemption shortly, after failed fitness assessments ruled them out of this month’s one-day tour of Sri Lanka.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – All-rounder Rovman Powell is hoping to make the most of his second chance after being recalled for the three-match One-Day International tour of Sri Lanka later this month.

CAPE TOWN, (Reuters) – Captain Quinton de Kock smashed a sparkling century as South Africa eased to a seven-wicket victory against world champions England in the opening One-Day International at Newlands yesterday.

SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Glenn Maxwell was recalled to the Australia one-day and Twenty20 squads for the tour of South Africa yesterday, returning to the international setup for the first time since taking a break to deal with mental health issues in October.

NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India opening batsman Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the rest of the tour of New Zealand after suffering a calf strain in the final Twenty20 international in Mt.

Five-time All-Star Jimmy Butler — playing against the team that traded him last year — scored a season-high 38 points in just 29 minutes to lead the host Miami Heat past the Philadelphia 76ers 137-106 on Monday night.

Last Saturday, Patrick Prashad, Mike Gayadin and Paton George fended off keen competition to emerge Flight Champions in the Joe Solomon Golf Classic at the Lusignan Golf Club.

Natalie Cummings and Christopher Franklin defended their titles in the 2020 edition of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) senior national championships which ended Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). 

A fine half-century from West Indies U– 15 batsman Mavendra Dindyal spurred Floodlight U-15 to a 22-run victory over host the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) in their 30 overs fixture Friday evening. 

With the aim of continuing to churn out future stars, the fifth Guyana Cricket Board-organised, Dave’s West Indian Imports sponsored U15 Inter-County tournament was launched yesterday to the tune of three million dollars. 

In the opening round of the Under-15 Inter-Association tournament, East Coast humbled East Bank with a nine-wicket victory at the Lusignan Community Center yesterday.

High Court Judge Justice Fidela Corbin yesterday quashed the appointment of Stephen Lewis as Guyana’s Cricket Ombudsman.

Guyana’s badminton stars Narayan and Priyannna Ramdhani continued their stellar start to the new year by capturing additional medals in the third leg of the 2019/2020 ACAC Badminton series on Sunday at the Kings University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The final round of group stage matches in the 3rd annual Magnum Tonic Wine Mashramani Cup Futsal Championship commences tonight at the National Gymnasium on Mandela Avenue.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Left-handed stroke-makers Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetymyer have been axed for this month’s One-Day International tour of Sri Lanka after failing Cricket West Indies’ new fitness standards.

Capital FC overcame Hi-Stars 2-1 when the Upper Demerara Football Association (UDFA) sanctioned ‘Mash Cup’ commenced on Sunday at the Mackenzie Sports Club (MSC) ground, Linden.

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Head coach Phil Simmons wants to see West Indies display the same level of intensity on the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, which they used to good effect on the tour of the subcontinent last year.

Seven track and field athletes potentially booked their tickets to compete at the 49th CARIFTA Games in Bermuda over the Easter weekend following the first trials yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre.