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National Schools Table Tennis programme to launch in November

The National Schools table tennis programme which was initially slated to officially commence in September, will now launch in November, according to President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe. “ It is moving slower than we expect, nearing the stage of a lunch, what has been happening is that we wanted to […]

Alpha United gears up for Stag Elite League continuation

Though the resumption date for the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Stag Elite League is not known, Alpha “The Hammer” United are leaving no stones unturned, in their quest to regain their status as country’s top football club. In recent times, Alpha has not been able to drop the “Hammer” with the power of their liking, […]

Pakistan holds nerve to pull off victory over West Indies

(CricInfo)  Pakistan’s bowlers held their nerve to seize a 56-run win over West Indies after an intense, attritional fifth day in Dubai, in which Darren Bravo led his side’s plucky tilt at a come-from-behind victory. Bravo scored a 249-ball 116, taking his side to within 83 runs of the target, before Pakistan finally overcame his […]

Bishoo’s 8 for 49 lights up day-night Test

(CricInfo)  A 16-wicket day brought the Dubai day-night Test to life as Pakistan’s 400th Test swung one way and then the other. After Yasir Shah‘s three wickets which brought him a five-wicket haul and his 100th Test scalp – helped Pakistan secure a 222-run first-innings lead, Devendra Bishoo hit back with a career-best 8 for […]

Sunburst continues support of Super bike racer Stephen Vieira

Continental Group of Companies under its Sunburst Juices brand, showed its continued support for Superbike racer Stephen Vieira as the company handed a cheque for an undisclosed sum to the racer at the Company’s Head Office in Industrial Site on Friday. Speaking at the simple presentation ceremony, in the presence of Office Manager Chaitnarine Brijnandan […]

National youth soccer player for tryouts in Portugal

The Sporting Lisbon’s Youth Academy which is located in Portugal, has produced the likes of world renowned footballers such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Luis Figo and Nani and now 16 year-old Jeremy Garrett will be heading to the institution in November for a try-out. The   try-out which was made possible by  Guyanese born, Canadian Hall of […]

Youth Table Tennis tournament seeks to lift standard of the game

President of the Titans Table Tennis club, Dwain Dick, says that the club’s upcoming Gold Cup Tournament is an avenue for developing young talents since it is one of those tournaments that players look forward to each year. Speaking at press conference on Friday at the Red Cross building, to mark the official launching of […]

Pollard, Ramdin dropped from West Indies ODI squad

(CricInfo) West Indies have dropped Kieron Pollard and Denesh Ramdin from their ODI squad for next month’s tri-series in Zimbabwe, which also features Sri Lanka. Courtney Browne, the head of West Indies’ selection committee, informed Pollard and Ramdin about their axing via email. The emails, accessed by ESPNcricinfo, were sent by Browne earlier this week. […]

Goals galore as COURTS Pee Wee football gets underway

The 5th annual Courts Pee-Wee Boys Under-11 Schools football Championship got underway on Saturday at the Banks DIH Thirst park ground and saw whooping 33 goals being scored from 12 exciting matches. Among those who were apart of the “goal rush” were defending champions St. Angela’s Primary that defeated St. Ambrose 4-0. Angela’s romped to […]

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