Guyana Football Federation (GFF) Technical Director Ian Greenwood will in March complete a successful five-year term in charge of the day-to-day national football programme in Guyana, rounding off a record-breaking stint driving the establishment of a sustainable and holistic foundation for future growth in the game. Greenwood, a UEFA A license holder and former coach…
SRI Lanka defeated South Africa by 65 runs to advance to the 5th place play-off at the ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2022. Captain and the tournament’s leading wicket-taker, Dunith Wellalage, posted 113 for Sri Lanka as they set South Africa 233 to win. The Proteas scored well but lost wickets cheaply as they…
Two new family-friendly recreational parks are carded for Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) as part of efforts to beautify the region and promote tourism there. The first family- friendly recreational park will be at the Corriverton Waterfront area; the News Room understands that this venue will be named the ‘Skeldon Lookout’. A similar park should…
Reliance Scheme beat defending champions Reliance by 85 runs in the ninth edition of the Shivanandan Mandholall memorial match on Sunday last at Reliance Sports ground, Essequibo Coast, Region Two. Former Essequibo under-19 opening batsman, Mark Austin, slammed a belligerent, unbeaten 107 as Reliance Scheme amassed a formidable 252-5 from the allotted 20-overs while Reliance,…
A 65-year-old fully vaccinated woman from Region Four (Demerara- Mahaica), who died on January 30, is Guyana’s latest COVID-19 death, according to the Ministry of Health. With this woman’s death, there have been 1,166 COVID-19 deaths recorded since the start of the pandemic in March, 2020. And, 111 of those deaths were recorded during this…
OFF-spinners Vickash Jaikaran and Mohamad Nassir spun Queen’s College second-division cricket team to a two-wicket victory against Bel Air Rubis in a 40-over encounter on Saturday at the Queen’s College ground. Bel Air Rubis won the toss and opted to take first strike. Opener A. Khan smashed four fours and two sixes in a score…
A doctor is the main suspect in the New Year’s Day fire that ripped through the echocardiography laboratory at Guyana’s main hospital but police are seeking the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)’s advice on whether there is enough evidence to charge him. Investigators suspected the doctor to be the one who set fire to the…
NATIONAL junior player Jessica Callender finished third in the women’s category of the Master of the Guianas 2022 tournament which was recently played online. The 19-year-old finished with 4.5 points in a competitive field, which included Women Candidate Master Victoria Kaslan from Suriname, who won the category with 5.5 points. Nine exciting rounds were contested…
A businessman of Clifton Village, Corentyne, Berbice is seeking justice after he was mercilessly beaten by two men following a dispute the construction of a fence on a piece of land. Police sources have confirmed that two of the men wanted in connection with the beating have since been arrested and are in police custody…
NATIONAL U-19 champion, Jonathan Van Lange, will face National U-15 champion, Colin Wong, when the male U-21 singles final of the National Table Tennis Championships takes place next weekend at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall. Yesterday, the two champions won their semi-final clashes to book the championship match. Additionally, national U-19 and U-15 female champion,…
