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West Indies thrash USA to boost semi-final chances Jun 22, 2024 Sports Shai Hope hits through the off side. (Associated Press) BBC Sport – Shai Hope hit a supremely stylish unbeaten 82 as West Indies reignited their hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-wicket thrashing of fellow co-hosts USA. Defeat by England in their opening Super 8s game put the Windies under pressure but they responded with a dominant victory in Barbados. After bowling the United States out for 128, Rovman Powell’s side knocked off the runs in just 10.5 overs. Hope, recalled to the side following an injury to Brandon King, was in remarkable touch from the off and hit eight sixes – including three in a row off Milind Kumar – in a fabulous 39-ball knock. Roston Chase picked consecutive wickets in the 14th over. (ICC/Getty Images) Roston Chase and Andre Russell had done the damage with the ball for the West Indies, taking three wickets apiece. The USA will rue a three-over spell just after the powerplay that saw them slip from 51-1 to 65-4 with key batters Andries Gous and Aaron Jones dismissed. The margin of victory was such that the Windies move ahead of England on net run-rate. West Indies’ net run-rate is also superior to Group 2 leaders South Africa, who they face on Sunday night in the last round of Super 8s fixtures. Alzarri Joseph and Shai Hope combined to dismiss Andries Gous. (ICC/Getty Images) That could prove crucial as should the Windies win that and England beat USA on Sunday, the top three sides will be level on four points. In that scenario, net run-rate will determine the two to progress to the last four. USA can still make the semi-finals but would need a comprehensive win over England and for South Africa to beat West Indies. Scores: USA 128 all out (19.5 overs): Gous 29 (16); Chase 3-19, Russell 3-31 West Indies 130-1 (10.5 overs): Hope 82* (39), Pooran 27* (12); Singh 1-18 Result: West Indies won by nine wickets with 55 balls to spare. Related Similar Articles

‘Fireworks’ promised at today’s AP Invitational Jun 22, 2024 Sports Some of the competing athletes and officials of the Ministry of Sport and the National Sports Commission at yesterday’s Press Conference. (Rawle Toney photo) Kaieteur Sports – With an eye on qualifying for the Paris Olympics, athletes from around the world are promising nothing short of fireworks today at the National Track and Field Centre in Edinburgh, West Demerara, as they compete in the AP Invitational. Action starts at 4:00 pm. The country’s only international track and field championship, established in 2016, is making a return for the first time since 2019. This year, apart from bragging rights and lucrative prize pay-outs, athletes will compete to achieve the Olympic qualifying standards in their respective events, especially with the qualification deadline looming on June 30. At a press conference hosted at the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport office on the eve of today’s showdown, organizer Aliann Pompey expressed her happiness at the return of the competition, stating that it was “now or never.” Here’s a list of the athletes and events for the June 22 AP Invitational. The country’s Commonwealth Games 400m gold and silver medallist experienced the cancellation of the 2020 championship due to the advent of COVID-19. Subsequent championships were curtailed by necessary remedial work at the country’s only track and field facility at West Demerara. Pompey praised the almost 100 athletes from countries as far as Thailand, Ghana, Liberia, and Australia for making this year’s event possible. Minister Charles Ramson, flanked by Director of Sport Steve Ninvalle, Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC) Kashif Muhammad, and NSC Director Christy Campbell, spoke highly of his government’s investment in the championship. The Government of Guyana injected $7M into the AP Invitational, marking the largest investment by the state since the event started in 2016. Minister Ramson pledged the government’s continued support for the AP Invitational, commenting that the championship aligns with President Irfaan Ali’s vision to make Guyana a hub for regional and international sporting events. Related Similar Articles

ExxonMobil U14 Football championship continues today Jun 22, 2024 Sports Quarter Finals action set to kick off today at MoE. Kaieteur Sports – Following the postponement of last week’s games, the Petra Organisation is set to kick off the quarterfinals of the 2024 ExxonMobil Boys and Girls Under-14 Football Championship today at the Ministry of Education ground. As the tournament edges closer to crowning its champions, the round-of-16 matches, which concluded two Saturdays ago, saw underdog teams like Leonora Secondary, Christianburg, and South Ruimveldt Secondary advancing to the Boys’ quarterfinals, while in the Girls’ division, formidable contenders such as defending champions Waramuri Top, along with Bartica and President’s College, are in the race to secure semifinal spots. Today’s action-packed schedule includes Waramuri Top facing Charity Secondary in the first of four Girls’ quarterfinal matchups. Following this, Bartica Secondary will take on Marian Academy. Next, Tucville Girls will clash with Santa Rosa Girls in match #102, and the day will culminate with President’s College battling New Amsterdam Secondary in the final Girls’ quarterfinal. The Boys’ division promises equally thrilling matches, starting with Leonora Secondary going head-to-head with Bartica Boys in the opening quarterfinal. Chase’s Academic Foundation will then match skills with Wismar Christianburg Secondary in match #107. South Ruimveldt will face Bush Lot Secondary in the third quarterfinal, followed by the final clash of the day between Dolphin Secondary and Westminster Secondary. The tournament is sponsored by ExxonMobil, with support from Stena Drilling, DDL/Pepsi, and MVP Sports. The tournament is also coordinated by the Petra Organisation and approved by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports. Related Similar Articles

National Women’s team wrap up encampment with fitness test, as CWI Regional U19 tournament looms Jun 22, 2024 Sports The Guyana U19 Women’s team completed their fitness test on Thursday at the National Gymnasium. CWI Regional U19 Women’s Super50 Cup….  Kaieteur Sports – With the CWI Regional U19 Women’s Super50 Cup just weeks away, the Guyana National U19 team endured a fruitful fitness test on Thursday as part of their encampment. The ladies entered camp this week ahead of the upcoming CWI Regional U19 Women’s Tournament, as preparations heightened on a physical level. Thursday’s Fitness test held at the National Gymnasium, was a successful run for the young women who will be looking to go all the way this season. The team, under the watchful eyes of their coach Clive Grimmond as well as former national player/manager Tremayne Smartt, engaged in the mandatory Yo-Yo, shuttles and other areas of endurance related assessments. The Guyana U19 ladies line up as they prepare for a Beep Test. Following the run, players spent time engaging with their coaches as they gained further knowledge of the sport as well as other aspects of the encampment which helped to further build the mental aspect needed for regional and international cricket. With a stacked team, most of whom featured during last year’s campaign coupled with their current progression and preparations, the young Guyanese ladies could easily return home with the title this year. Meanwhile, the players will continue their training sessions as they gel and do some fine-tuning as they prepare to break camp soon, ahead of their departure. Related Similar Articles

Thomas’ hat-trick sends Paruima into final, as Jawalla needle Kamarang Jun 22, 2024 Sports Whitney King (left) and Kimron Thomas share photo-op after their semi final clash against Waramadong. Upper Mazaruni District Boys and Girls U18 Football Kaieteur Sports – The Jawalla Girls and defending champion Paruima Boys have secured their spots in the Upper Mazaruni Boys and Girls Under-18 Football Championship finals after their semi-final victories on Thursday. Deviana Hunter’s decisive 58th-minute goal propelled the Jawalla Girls into the final. Hunter delivered a stunning strike from outside the 18-yard box, thanks to an assist from Cezanna Reuben, breaking a scoreless deadlock early in the second half of their match against Kamarang. The first half had ended 0-0, with both teams displaying strong defensive play. Hunter’s goal clinched Jawalla’s place in the final, where they will face the host team, Waramadong Girls, for the inaugural title. Part of the Upper Mazaruni U18 Football semi finals action between Kamarang and Jawalla. Later on, defending champions Paruima Boys put on a dominant performance against Waramadong with Kimron Thomas netting a brilliant hat-trick. Paruima established their control early into the contest, with Thomas scoring in the 12th minute and Whitney King adding another goal in the 36th minute, leading to a 2-0 advantage at halftime. Thomas continued his scoring spree in the second half, adding goals in the 56th and 58th minutes, resulting in an impressive 4-0 victory. The reigning champions will now compete against Kamarang Boys in the boys’ divisional final. The championship match is scheduled for Sunday, June 23, where the winners will be crowned. The tournament is sponsored by MVP Sports, Busta Soft Drink, and Turbo Energy Drink and is coordinated by Neil Henrito of DC Caesar Fox Secondary School with support from the Petra Organisation. Related Similar Articles

Patrick Rooplall blasts 91 in Imran Ali-Real Estate sponsored ORSCA ‘test’ Jun 22, 2024 Sports Kaieteur Sports – Top-notch softball batter from Essequibo, Guyana, Patrick Rooplall continued to dominate in his maiden trip to Canada after hammering an enterprising, unbeaten 91 for Sunshine in one of the latest round matches of the 2024 Imran Ali-Real Estate sponsored ‘test” format tournament. Patrick Rooplall The round-round robin competition is being run under the auspices of the Ontario Round-Arm Softball Cricket Association (ORSCA). Playing at Robert Lee Public School ground in Brampton, Ontario, the right-handed Rooplall slammed 9 sixes and five fours in the second innings helping Sunshine defeat Masters by 64 runs on Saturday. Scores in the match: Sunshine 86 &130-5; Masters 97 & 56. Notably, the game was played for 12-overs per innings. Masters were set a challenging 120 for victory from the allotment of 12-overs. Rooplall had made a few centuries since the start of his North America show several weeks ago including a pugnacious 192. In the bowling department for Sunshine to help bowl out Masters for 56 in their second innings, was Anil Etwaroo with 3-13 from his maximum two overs. In Masters’ initial innings, the inform Rajkumar Budhram scored a fiery 49 not out. Etwaroo hit a top-score of 41 for Sunshine when they batted first after they were inserted by the opposition as Linden Persaud and Doodnauth Sitaram grabbed two wickets each. Details from the other games in a subsequent article, but the action will continue on Saturday with another bunch of matches in the Greater Toronto Area. Related Similar Articles

Trini Jockey Dillon Khelawan hoping to bring success to Guyana Jun 22, 2024 Sports Jockey Dillon Khelawan is hoping his success in Trinidad will be transferred in Guyana from next month. Kaieteur Sports – Renowned jockey Dillon Khelawan is enjoying a purple patch in Trinidad’s horse racing this season. Khelawan has shown his winning abilities with champion horse Hello World, who won the last three races. The talented jock said he is hoping to bring his ‘A’ game to Guyana when he returns for the July 14 Port Mourant Turf Club race and the August 11 Guyana Cup at Rising Sun. Khelawan is no stranger to Guyana’s horse racing, since he made his debut riding in 2014. He will return and ply his trade for the Jagdeo Racing Stables. In a recent interview, Khelawan noted that horse racing in Trinidad is returning towards glory days after the drastic fall during the Covid-19. “We have a lot more people coming into racing. As it relates to the level of horse racing in Trinidad, everything is going back up, slowly but surely,” the Trinidadian jock echoed. Khelawan will pilot Hello World in a field of eight horses to compete in the President’s Cup today, Saturday June 22 at Santa Rosa Park, Arima. Khelawan will ride the John O’Brien-trained Hello World out of Gate 6 in the Grade III event. Hello World has won its last three races and will take on the likes of Pawan Putra, In the Headlines, Princes Aruna, Crown Prince, Stroke of Luck, Super Bird, and Leonardo Angel in the race. With his recent form and exposure to competitive racing in Trinidad, Khelawan will be one of the jocks to beat in the upcoming races in Guyana. Khelawan confirmed that he will be in Guyana for the July 14 race and the much-anticipated Guyana Cup on August 11. Related Similar Articles