By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
Sports
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) today (Thursday) announced the West Indies Under-19 squad to participate in the upcoming Regional Super 50 Tournament and two Guyanese cricketers, Keemo Paul and Bhaskar Yadram have made the squad. The 14-member squad includes five players who were part of the team which won the ICC Under-19 World Cup […]
By News Source Guyana on January 19, 2017
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Test captain Jason Holder says one of his main goals is to transform the Caribbean side into a tightly-knit unit, and believes this is will be the catalyst for any turnaround in the team’s fortunes. The Caribbean side has endured a torrid time in Test and One-Day International cricket over the last decade and currently […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2017
Sports
CONCACAF has informed the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) that Alpha United FC and Slingerz FC will not be allowed to participate in the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship since the Regional Body has deemed that the clubs are not in good standing with the GFF. Both Clubs, by virtue of being the top two place-finishers in […]
By News Source Guyana on January 14, 2017
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International cricket made a return to Guyana at the National Stadium at Providence in June 2016 after an absence of three years when South Africa and West Indies played the match of the opening leg of a Tri-Series that also involved eventual winners, Australia. This year, international cricket is slated to be played in Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on January 10, 2017
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ST JOHN’s, Antigua, CMC – The West Indies Cricket Board on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of former West Indies captain, Jimmy Adams, as its new Director of Cricket. The 49-year-old, who recently stepped down as head coach of English County side, Kent, after four years in charge, has replaced the controversial Englishman Richard Pybus who […]
By News Source Guyana on January 9, 2017
Sports
The National Rugby Team, “Green Machine” is one of Guyana’s most successful sport teams, but has not gained the amount of support it desires. However, 2017 could be the beginning of greater things to come, according to Director of Sport, Christopher Jones. He has explained that the National Sports Commission (NSC) will adopt the National […]
By News Source Guyana on January 9, 2017
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WICB) – The West Indies Under-19 team will have a seven-match tour of South Africa in mid-year as they continue preparation for the International Cricket Council’s Under-19 World Cup. West Indies won their first Under-19 World Cup in February 2016 in Bangladesh, under the captaincy of Shimron Hetmyer. The Caribbean side will again be coached […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2016
Sports
The third edition of the Smalta Girls’s Pee-Wee football Championships will be contested by St. Angela’s and West Ruimveldt after the two side won their semi-final matches on Monday at the Ministry of Education Ground. St. Angela’s passage to the final came after a tough battle with South Ruimveldt which they won 2-1 after the […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2016
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(SportsMax) – According to SportsMax, “our sources inform that former West Indies and Guyana batsman Travis Dowlin has been appointed to the selection panel of the West Indies Cricket Board”. The 39-year-old former right hand batsman fills a vacancy that had been created following the departure of former West Indies fast bowler Courtney Walsh. […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2016
Sports
One of Guyana’s football prodigies, Jeremy Garrett will be heading to Portugal next year for another try-out at Sporting Clube de Portugal, which could see him being signed by the marque European club. According to Alex Bunbury, Guyana Football Ambassador and the man who made the audition possible, “he made a good impression on his […]