While the pandemic literally shut down sports worldwide, in Guyana the game of golf, through the exclusive efforts of the Guyana Golf Association (GGA), Nexgen Golf Academy, and Ministry of Education Allied Arts Unit, took advantage of the conditions and soared to extraordinary heights in 2021. In July 2020, President of the GGA Aleem Hussain, […]
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More Real Madrid, Barca players test positive for COVID-19 […]
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 18 Hrs Ago In this July 30 file photo, Michelle-Lee Ahye, left, of Trinidad and Tobago, runs in her heat of the women’s 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo. Ahye was on Wednesday named the TT Olympic Committee’s 2021 sportswoman of the year. (AP Photo) – OLYMPIANS Nicholas Paul (cycling) […]
West Indies T20 batsman Chris Gayle will join Fortune Barishal for the upcoming season of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The 42-year-old will be returning to Barishal having last represented the Rangpur Riders in 2018. The stint will be the left-handers third at the franchise who were called the Barishal Burners when he began taking […]
The Eon DeViera Goalkeeping Academy Inc will sponsor the Best Goalkeeper Prizes for the ongoing Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship as well as the Guyana National Women’s Football Association (GNWFA) Festival. This was confirmed by an official release from the entity which also informed that the best custodian in the men’s championship […]
Bumrah hailed after making crucial breakthroughs for India […]
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 11 Hrs Ago NAAATT president George Commissiong presents 100m sprinter Leah Bertrand with an airline ticket to Ohio. – Courtesy NAAATT THE National Association of Athletics Administrations (NAAA) has launched its Athletes Welfare Fund with a collective injection of $20,000 from its board members. Initial investments of $10,000 came from NAAA president […]
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent – Head coach Floyd Reifer has hailed Tuesday’s win in the second Youth One-Day International at Arnos Vale as a welcomed boost of confidence for West Indies Under-19s. A stunning collapse chasing a small total in Sunday’s opener at Cumberland Playing Field had left the home side with an 18-run loss but […]
Defending champion, Guyana Defence Force (GDF) and Western Tigers will face off in the finale of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF)/Kashif and Shanghai Super-16 Championship on January 1st , 2022, following semi-final wins yesterday at the National Track and Field Centre, Leonora, West Coast Demerara. It will be the second consecutive finals appearance for the […]
Chris Dehring, who spearheaded the region’s hosting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) 50-over World Cup in 2007, says organisers should guard against exorbitant expenditure and communication pitfalls for the 2024 Twenty20 (T20) global showpiece. “By and large, the experience and lessons learned from hosting both CWC [Cricket World Cup] 2007 and T20 2010 include […]