The Guyana Volleyball Federation (GVF) is getting ready to host the second leg of exhibition matches come Friday at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, Homestretch Avenue. According to a release from the body, the games will begin from 18.30 hours with the opening contest putting on show some the best local female talent the sport […]
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Sports Jelani Beckles 10 Hrs Ago Trinidad and Tobago sailor Andrew Lewis – Vidya Thurab TT SAILOR Andrew Lewis improved in the men’s one-person dinghy laser competition and swimmer Dylan Carter missed out on a spot in the semifinals of the men’s 100-metre freestyle event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, on Tuesday. Lewis delivered his […]
Guyana’s leading swimming athlete Andrew Fowler was eliminated yesterday from the men’s 100m freestyle event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan. Fowler failed to advance to the semi-final round of the competition, finishing a disappointing fourth place with a time of 55.23s in Heat-1 of the event. Fowler entered the race with the fastest […]
Sports Jelani Beckles 2 Hrs Ago Gold medallist Flora Duffy of Bermuda celebrates after winning the women’s individual triathlon competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, on Tuesday, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP PHOTO) – THE local triathlon fraternity is basking in the glory after Flora Duffy, 33, from the tiny island of Bermuda stood tall to […]
GROS ISLET, St Lucia, CMC – Captain Kieron Pollard says confident West Indies are unfazed by the prospect of facing World number ones England, along with powerhouses Australia and South Africa, in the preliminary Super 12s round of next October’s Twenty20 World Cup. The Caribbean side, who are reigning champions following their conquest in the […]
Sports Jelani Beckles 8 Hrs Ago Sprinter Kion Benjamin will make his Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games as part of the TT men’s 4 x100m relay team. – via Kion Benjamin NAME: Kion Benjamin Age: 20 FORMER SCHOOL/CURRENT SCHOOL: Fatima College/University of Minnesota SPORT: Track and Field EVENT: Men’s 4×100-metre relay OLYMPIC EXPERIENCE: […]
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange says her ministry is in the process of establishing a special fund to assist former national sports representatives who have fallen on hard times. Grange has directed Sports Development Foundation (SDF) to set aside money for the special fund while she finalises the team that […]
NEW DELHI, (Reuters) – India will hope to have recovered from their dramatic victory in Australia to maintain their formidable home record against England who have boldly placed players’ well-being above team prospects in the four-test series beginning tomorrow. An injury-ravaged India conjured one of the greatest comebacks in the history of the game in […]
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 29 Minutes Ago Boxer Michael Alexander – Sureash Cholai Cumuto/Manzanilla MP Dr Rai Ragbir has called on the national community to pray for the full and speedy recovery of national boxer Michael Alexander. Alexander remains in critical condition at the Port of Spain General Hospital Intensive Care Unit after he was involved […]
Left arm sprinner Jomel Warrican snatched three wickets but veteran all-rounder Shakib-al-Hasan anchored two critical late partnerships to keep West Indies at bay on the opening day of the first Test in Chattogram today. Cruising on 119 for two with tea approaching at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Bangladesh suffered two major setbacks when Warrican […]