Jasmine Billingy continues to defy the odds and rewrite the record books. Capitalising on the absence of national champion and Olympian Chelsea Edghill and number two female player Natalie Cummings, Billingy stormed to victory in the women’s singles of the recent Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) Mashramani championships. It was one of four titles the […]
Tag Archives: Guyana Sports
The Lady Jaguars suffered their second consecutive crushing defeat in the 2022 Concacaf U20 Championship yesterday, losing to Panama by a 5-0 scoreline at the Estadio Olimpico Felix Sanchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Guyana ended the group stage with a record of one win and two losses. The Lady Jaguars defeated Honduras 2-0 in their […]
Following the Lady Jaguars team’s loss to Mexico in the 2022 Concacaf U20 Championship on Monday, head-coach Paul DeAbreu affirmed that fixtures against quality opposition is beneficial for the team’s development, adding that the squad is confident of progressing deeper in the tournament. Speaking ahead of Guyana’s final group match against Panama today, DeAbreu explained, […]
Guyana’s male and female table tennis teams have been allocated slots for participation at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. This is according to president of the Guyana Olympic Association, K.A Juman Yassin. According to the GOA president he has received correspondence from the Commonwealth Games Committee of the development. “In accordance with the published […]
(Reuters) – World Athletics yesterday joined a growing list of sporting bodies to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes, while tennis’s governing bodies barred players from competing under the name or flag of either country following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since the start of what Russian President Vladimir Putin has called “a special military operation” last week, Russian and […]
West Indies women’s team bowling coach, Corey Colleymore, wants to see improvement in several facets of the game as his side draws closer to their 50-over World Cup opening match against hosts, New Zealand. West Indies women suffered a 90-run defeat against Australia in their first warm up match and will play their second warm […]
Legendary fast bowler, Sir Andy Roberts is set to become the latest icon to appear as a special guest of the Berbice Cricket Board’s (BCB) coaching programme. Roberts is regarded as one of the all-time greats of cricket and widely considered the father of modern-day fast bowling in the Caribbean. Roberts retired in 1983 after […]
The Panthers Rugby club thumped the Police Falcons to remain unbeaten while the Guyana Defence Force outfit got a walk over win when the GRFU 10’s league continued last weekend at the National Park. The undefeated Panthers club once again showed their superiority with a 39-20 mauling of the Falcons with Godfrey Broomes leading the […]
Amateur boxing came off the mat and made a successful return to its feet on Saturday in the form of the Pepsi/Mike Parris U-16 Tournament after being floored by the pandemic for almost two years. In an effort to keep the competitive juices of the teen boxers can flowing, President of the Guyana Boxing Association […]
Newly re-elected president of the Guyana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) Ryan Dey yesterday said that decentralisation of the sport, better training and playing venues and more local tournaments were On his agenda for the new term. Dey was re-elected Saturday when the GRFU held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Office Bearers. Source […]