May 13, 2019

THE Guyana Football Federation (GFF), in the presence of a number of delegates from visiting affiliated Caribbean Football Union (CFU) countries for the start of the two-day FIFA Conference on Development, yesterday commissioned the football pitch at the country’s FIFA Forward Project, which will house their National Training Centre, at Providence. The facility, located at

(ESPNCRICINFO) – BANGLADESH ensured their place in the tri-series final after a resounding five-wicket win over West Indies in Malahide. After their bowlers fought hard to restrict them to 247 for 9, Soumya Sarkar and Mushfiqur Rahim struck fluent half-centuries and dominated the chase as they sealed victory with 16 balls to spare. Mustafizur Rahman’s first four-wicket haul in

NICHOLAS Pooran has been signed by the Guyana Amazon Warriors as their Marquee Player for the 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League which will take place from September 4 to October 12. The Trinidadian wicketkeeper-batsman played for the Barbados Tridents last year but in a big move for him and the franchise, he will be playing

BERBICE whipped Essequibo by six wickets in round one of the Hand-in-Hand Under-19 Inter-county one-day tournament yesterday at Albion. Watched by a fair-sided crowd, the visiting side’s batting once again collapsed much to the delight of the home supporters. The lack of proper cricketing shots, coupled with excellent bowling, brought the Essequibians’ downfall. Batting first

DRAWN in ‘Group D’ of the 2019 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship, Guyana will open their quest to qualify for this year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, against El Salvador today in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The Abdulla Hamid-coached team will be led by Deshawn Joseph (captain), Jermaine Grandison, Michael Wilson, Kennard Simon, Keon Sears, Cordel Johnson,

BERBICIAN athletics club, Hopetown Flames are prepared and will have their eyes set on the Independence Track and Field Championships this weekend (May 18-19) at the National Track and Field Centre (NTFC), Leonora, West Coast Demerara. The club boasts a number of phenomenal talents and team manager, Keisha Burnett, is optimistic that her athletes will

MICHAEL Anthony returned to top form on Sunday, producing a breathtaking ride to grab the Philip Arokium Memorial 50-Mile road race in Berbice. Anthony and Andrew Hicks managed to put distance between themselves and the peloton from the start of the race, for a two-way sprint down the back stretch to the finish line. Hicks,

ARMED with his new TaylorMade golf clubs, Guyanese-born golfer, Crisendat Guyadeen, took control after day-one of the West Indian American Golf Association (WIAGA) Three-Day Spring Tournament by romping to a 12-stroke lead. The 60-year-old shot a score of 64 at the Douglaston Golf Course in Queens, New York last Saturday. His amazing 18-hole round included

GUYANA’S only para-cyclist, Walter Grant-Stuart turned in commendable performances over the weekend in Corrada, Italy at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Para-Cycling Road World Cup. First on Saturday, in the Men’s Category 5 (C5) Time Trials (TT), he placed 13th out of 20 participants over a distance of 27.1km in a time of 47 minutes