Sports

Courtney Walsh takes on Bangladesh assignment

St John’s, ANTIGUA – West Indies fast bowling icon, Courtney Walsh has accepted an offer to be the Specialist Bowling Coach for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for three years, beginning September 1 this year. Walsh, who is completing the Level III coaches course will undertake his first international coaching stint at this level. Walsh […]

Table Tennis set to become part of National Schools Championships

The annual Guyana Teachers Union (GTU)/ Ministry of Education National School Championships usually comprises of events such as Track and Field, Cycling and Swimming but President of the Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Godfrey Munroe made the disclosure at a recent press conference that the ultimate goal is to have the sport added to the […]

Massy 10K Road race takes place this Sunday.

When the annual Massy 10K Road Race goes off this Sunday, there will be a new route for the seventh edition. The race will now start at Diamond on the East Bank of Demerara and end just in front of the Massy Ruimveldt location. President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson has already indicated that in the […]

President encourages development of sports at grass root level

Speaking at the launch of the Caribbean Children’s Charity Shield Soccer Classic on Wednesday at the Guyana Defence Force Ground (GDF), President David Granger emphasised the importance of having sport mechanisms at the grass root level since it can be used as a catalyst for development of Guyana and the Caribbean. The President said “ […]

GFF focuses attention on development of referees

President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Wayne Forde, speaking at the launch of the Referee’s Assistant Program (RAP) on Wednesday said the development of referees is an integral part of his executive plan, noting that too much emphasis has been placed “on the politics of the sport and that the executive committee will do all […]

DCC Summer Cricket Camp receives boost from Digicel

Digicel is continuing its investment in sports, and on Friday, the company presented the annual Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) Summer Camp with a financial boost. The donation was made by Digicel’s Communications Manager, Vidya Bijlall-Sanichara and Brand Ambassador Christopher Barnwell to the club’s President Alfred Mentore in the presence of the camp attendees. Sanichara said […]

Guyana being represented at U-12 tennis tournament

A four-member team has departed Guyana for Curacao in an effort to bring glory to their home country at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) under-12 Junior Development Tournament from August 22-26. The team members, Sarah Klautky, Sekai Akilah Jones, Vadeanand Resaul and Adesh Khayyam, were selected based on their all year round performance both locally and […]

Usain Bolt wins 200m gold, his eighth Olympic gold

(BBC)  Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m to claim his second Rio 2016 gold, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented ‘treble treble’. The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to come home ahead of Canada’s Andre de Grasse and France’s Christophe Lemaitre. Britain’s Adam Gemili clocked the same time as […]