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CPL: Hetmyer sets up Warriors for thumping victory over Tallawahs

(CPL)  Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer blasted the third fastest Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) century of all time as Guyana Amazon Warriors recorded a thumping 72-run victory over Jamaica Tallawahs, who lost their last eight wickets for just 35 runs in Florida. The Tallawahs had won their first three matches of the tournament but were blown […]

Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer smashes ODI Century at Providence

  Guyana’s Shimron Hetmyer today produced an exhilarating performance at the Providence National Stadium, becoming the youngest West Indian player to score a century in the Caribbean.     The 21-year old Canje-born player who came in at number four during the second One Day International (ODI) against Bangladesh, scored a solid 125 off 93 […]

Linden’s top athletes honoured with free house lots

Linden’s golden athletes Chantoba Bright and Daniel Williams were gifted with house lots in Amelia’s Ward, Linden. The athletes were presented with their documentation at Linden’s 52nd Independence Flag Raising Ceremony, on Saturday. The two athletes have made Guyana proud on several occasions and recently returned home with medals. Bright won a gold medal at the 2018 CARIFTA Games in the Girls U20 Long Jump. […]

President extends Congratulations to Troy Doris on Commonwealth Gold

President David Granger has extended congratulations to Troy Doris, on what he described as a golden achievement on receiving the news of the national athlete’s outstanding performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which concludes tomorrow in Australia. Doris, won gold in the Triple Jump with his 16.88m second round leap, finishing ahead of Dominica’s Yordanys Durañona and Cameroon’s […]

Guyana to host preliminary round, warm-up matches for ICC Women’s T/20 World Cup

Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, said that he is ecstatic about Guyana’s participation in the upcoming International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Women’s  Twenty/Twenty (T/20) World Cup 2018, which was officially launched on Friday at the Umana Yana, Kingston. This tournament would be the sixth of its kind and the second […]

Rashid Khan’s hat-trick leads Amazon Warriors into CPL Semi Finals

A hat-trick from Rashid Khan and a rapid fifty from Luke Ronchi propelled the Guyana Amazon Warriors to victory in the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) Eliminator against Jamaica Tallawahs. After Rashid’s hat-trick had derailed the Tallawahs innings – restricting them to 168 for 8 – Ronchi blitzed a fifty off just 20 balls […]

Keemo Paul replaces Hetmyer in Amazon Warriors squad

The Management of the Guyana Amazon Warriors announced in a release on Wednesday  that West Indies Under 19 World Cup Champions player Keemo Paul has been selected as a replacement for Shimron Hetmyer ahead of this year’s Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Hetmyer, who was initially selected by the Guyana Amazon Warriors as the West […]