Sports

NSC joins forces with IntellectStorm to launch National Sport Database

The National Sports Commission (NSC) has joined forces with  IntellectStorm – an Information Technology based solutions and marketing company – to implement Guyana’s online National Sport Database. The announcement was made on Thursday at the NSC on Homestretch Avenue. It is being done at a startup cost of $2.8 million. The company will be gathering data […]

Adapting to pink ball critical says Guyana cricket head coach

The Digicel/Sportsmax Regional four-day tournament, formerly the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Professional Cricket League (PCL), has re-introduced day/night cricket in the 4-day system, with each team having to play two matches (home/away) with the pink ball. Different pundits of the sport have said the ball is difficult for visibility but head coach of   defending […]

Digicel dedicates Breast Cancer road race to staff member

The fifth edition of the annual Digicel Breast Cancer Cycle Road race will pedal-off on October 30 and the event will be in recognition of the work of staff member Sharon Khan. The Telecommunication company recently  held a press conference and Head of Marketing, Jacqueline James, disclosed that “we have taken the event to another […]

Sports database to help coaches become internationally certified

The National Sports Database is set to be unveiled next Wednesday by Director of Sports Christopher Jones. The Database will feature athletes from various disciplines; monitor their training and other development as well as   have information on coaches. Director of Sports, Christopher Jones said it is very important that local coaches are sent abroad to […]

Hetmyer’s 94 leads West Indies A charge

West Indies Under-19 captain struck a counter-attacking 94 off 93 balls for West Indies A but fell agonizingly short of a century on day two of the third unofficial four-day ‘Test’ against Sri Lanka A in Dambulla. The 19 year-old Guyana Jaguars left-hander, struck 17 boundaries and helped his team reach 183-4 at stumps in […]

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 […]

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