Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo, who is currently part of a high-level government visit to Washington DC has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement issued through the Department of Public Information, it was indicated that prior to his departure from Guyana on Sunday, the Vice President tested negative and showed no symptoms of the virus.…

… The Nigerian was wearing Adidas Adizero Avanti shoes designed for runners who compete in 5-10 km races, as she cruised to the 100m hurdles gold in a world record 12.12 seconds at the Hayward Field (REUTERS) – Tobi Amusan’s record-breaking performance in the 100 metres hurdles event at the World Championships on Sunday dragged…

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), through its global brand Pepsi brand, has recommitted support for the Boys and Girls Under-14 schools football tournament. At a simple presentation on Tuesday at their head office at Diamond, East Bank Demerara, representatives from the sponsors and organisers team spoke glowing about the partnership over the years and a desire…

HORSE-RACING mogul and enthusiast Colin Elcock has rubbished the notion of Guyana Cup promoter Nasrudeen ‘Junior’ Mohamed that the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) is nonfunctional, labelling the statement absurd, as the body remains a legitimate, registered entity. This was stated during an exclusive interview yesterday. Elcock quipped, ‘The president of the GHRA died; this…

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) is currently seeking information about the whereabouts of two West Coast Berbice men who are currently wanted for questioning in relation to a narcotics bust on the East Coast of Demerara. Wanted are Akeen Daniels, also known as “Chicken”, whose last known address is 489 Trafalgar, West Coast Berbice and…

By Alan Baldwin LONDON, England – (Reuters) – Formula One teams say they need a quick decision, preferably before the August break, on proposed 2023 technical changes that aim to end the sport’s’ porpoising’ problem but have divided the paddock. The governing FIA wants to tackle vertical oscillation – a phenomenon where cars bounce at…

Shimron Hetmyer has passed his fitness test and it is likely that the dashing left-hander will be included in the West Indies T20 International squad for the five matches against India, which start on July 29 in Trinidad and Tobago. News Room Sport understands that Hetmyer along with other players did the fitness test at…

(REUTERS) – The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has signed an initial four-year agreement with the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to collaborate on anti-doping, it announced yesterday. WADA said the deal, which was signed at the CGF General Assembly in Birmingham ahead of the July 28-Aug. 8 Commonwealth Games, was to facilitate joint activities within member…

The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has named the National  Under-19 squad which will participate in the Cricket West Indies Regional tournament scheduled for St. Vincent from August 7- 28, where only the Three-Day format will be contested. According to a release to the media on Tuesday, GCB indicated the Chairman of the Junior National Selection…

By Rawle Toney in Birmingham want THE two highest-ranked table tennis players from Guyana, Shemar Britton and Chelsea Edghill, are hoping for improved performances at the Commonwealth Games this time around. Guyana’s table tennis contingent will head into battle on Friday (July 29) on Day One of competition, where they will compete in the team…