By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2017
Sports
Shomari Wiltshire and Makeda Harding carted off the lion’s share of trophies at the recently concluded Woodpecker Products Junior National Squash Championships. Wiltshire had a clean sweep of the boys’ under-15, under-17 and under-19 categories, while Harding fell short of matching him by falling to Taylor Fernandes (playing her final year as junior) in the […]
By News Source Guyana on May 16, 2017
Sports
The 42nd edition of the South American Junior Championships which will be held in Guyana on June 3 and 4, 2017, will see over 350 under-20 athletes descending on these shores. Speaking at the launch at the National Resource Centre in Georgetown, President of the AAG, Aubrey Hutson, highlighted that his association will be ready to […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
Sports
The Forward Project, which was previously known as the Goal Project, has been long in the pipeline to come to fruition in Guyana. However, the wait will continue for those in the fraternity, as it is now “completely up to FIFA”, how the project will progress, according to the GFF President, Wayne Force. “So FIFA […]
By News Source Guyana on May 3, 2017
Sports
Guyanese athletes continued their regional dominance on Monday and swept nearly every category in the Telesur 10k run which was staged in Paramaribo, Suriname. In the Open category, it was a photo finish as Cleveland Thomas and Winston Messingher made a dash to the finish line to secure first and second respectively. Thomas, who last placed second […]
By News Source Guyana on April 24, 2017
Sports
Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, on Friday evening announced that the 12-member team that attended the CARIFITA Games in Curacao last weekend will all be awarded full scholarships to the University of Guyana, compliments of the National Sports Commission. The announcement came on the heels of Jones advocating for more student/athletes scholarships to those remain […]
By News Source Guyana on April 11, 2017
Sports
In the critical decider of the three-match One Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan at the National Stadium, Providence, West Indies have set the visitors a below-par target of 234 after they reached when 233 for 9 when their 50 overs expired. Wicket keeper batsman Shai Hope (71) and Jason Mohammed (59), were the pillars […]
By News Source Guyana on April 3, 2017
Sports
The West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Selection Panel has announced the 13-man squad for the first and second matches of the One-Day International Series against Pakistan at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, which sees leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo as the lone local in the squad. Bishoo, was a part of the squad that lost 0-3 to England […]
By News Source Guyana on March 27, 2017
Sports
Guyana’s Senior National Football team, the Golden Jaguars will face a challenging opponent, Martinique, on Monday evening at the McKenzie Sports Club (MSC), Ground in Linden and the match is expected to produce fireworks for the fans in attendance. Interim head coach Wayne Dover feels that the players are ready for what is expected to […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2017
Sports
The Guyana Jaguars took 35 overs on the final day to complete an emphatic seven-wicket victory over the Jamaica Scorpions at the Sabina Park on Monday. Resuming on 79/2 still 103 runs away from victory, the Jaguars lost their most dependable and productive batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul early for five but Man of the Match Raymon […]
By News Source Guyana on March 14, 2017
Sports
Guyana’s Senior Men’s National Football Team, Golden Jaguars, will play Martinique in a friendly international match on March 28, as part of the French Overseas Department’s preparations for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The game, part of the official FIFA calendar window for international matches, will take place at the McKenzie Sports Ground in Linden at […]