27
GUYANA CHRONICLE, Thursday December 17, 2015
Rohan Auto Spares on board with KMTC’s Boxing Day horse race meet ROHAN’S Auto Spares has joined a number of sponsors supporting the annual Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Boxing Day meet which is billed for December 26 at the club’s race track, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne. Yesterday, the spare parts dealer’s granddaughter, Sherisa Booj-Raj, handed over the cheque and winning trophy to honorary president of the KMTC, Justice Cecil Kennard, at his office in Brickdam. The trophy and prize money will go to the winner and other top three finishers of the six-furlong race for Class E and Lower horses. The winner will receive the trophy and $500 000 while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will earn
$250 000, $125 000 and $62 000 respectively. The feature event on the day’s card will be a one-mile race for horses classified C and Lower (WA) and carries a first prize of $1M along with a trophy. The other top three finishers will receive $500 000, $250 000 and $125 000 respectively. Three more six-furlong races are also carded for the day with one being for horses classified H1 and Lower, another for J3 and Lower and the other for horses classified J1 and Lower and two-year-old Guyana-bred horses. One five-furlong race will be staged for `K1 and Lower (WA) horses. One other one-mile race
will also be staged and this will be for horses classified G1 and Lower and two-year-old (maiden) horses. The winner will be rewarded with $300 000 while the other top three performers will take away $150 000, $75 000 and $38 000 respectively. Race horse owners and trainers are reminded that registration of horses for the event closes on Saturday and owners/trainers who have not registered their animals as yet and wish to do so can make contact with either Roopnarine Matadial (325-3192), or Ivan Dipnarine (331-0316); Justice Kennard (623-7609, 225-4818 or 226-1399); Isabella Beaton (693-7812) or Dennis Deroop (609-9143).
In this Cullen Bess-Nelson photo, Justice Kennard (second right) accepts the winning trophy from Sherisa Booj-Raj while the senior Booj-Raj (second left) and his son Ravindra look on.
Bolt confirms his place at London Anniversary Games
Usain Bolt of Jamaica, gold medallist, reacts as he poses on the podium after the men’s 200-metre event during the 15th IAAF World Championships at the National Stadium in Beijing, China, August 28, 2015. (Reuters/Damir Sagolj)
LONDON, England (Reuters) - Six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt
will return to London’s Olympic Park to take part in next year’s London
Anniversary Games, organisers British Athletics confirmed yesterday. World’s fastest man, Bolt, will compete in London’s world-class Diamond League event on July 2223, making it his final appearance before the Rio Olympics, the lanky Jamaican said in a statement. “I know the fans in London are very knowledgeable and passionate and will come out in force and create a great atmosphere,” said Bolt. “I first competed in the London Grand Prix in 2005 when the event was in Crystal Palace and this will be my ninth time to compete in a city I know very well.”
Bravo says politics killing Windies cricket D WAY N E B r a v o h a s launched an emotional attack on the West Indies Cricket Board, saying “too much politics is killing our cricket”. Bravo was stripped of the side’s one-day international captaincy a year ago then left out of the West Indies’ World Cup squad, despite being one of the best players in the region. The snubbing came Renegades all-rounder Dwayne Bravo calls for after the West Indies left changes to the running of West Indies cricket. India mid-tour due to contract issues. Cynics assume it’s be- tighter. “The two guys that paid cause of Twenty20 riches “They need to have a mostly for what took place on offer around the world. lot more honesty. There are in India ... were the two The 32-year-old explained a lot of dishonest people in players who encouraged he instead grew increasingly charge at the moment.” the guys to actually play,” frustrated by a lack of commuBravo called on adthe Melbourne Renegades nication with selectors since ministrators to stop roall-rounder said yesterday. his last Test in 2010. mancing about the past It hurts Bravo that “I feel hurt ... I get and start looking towards he hasn’t played an ODI frustrated,” he said. the future. since. Bravo lamented the sor“(Otherwise) the rest of But far more painful ry state of affairs that led the world will go on and we was watching his team to Australia winning the will always be backward,” stumble their way through opening Test in Hobart by he said. the World Cup, exiting in an innings and 212 runs. Bravo’s half-brother the quarter-finals after “We’ve got the players Darren scored a century in losing to Ireland in the to be up there with the best Hobart, one of few positives pool stage. in the world but there are to come out of the game for “The guys were never a lot of things going on,” the tourists. together. It didn’t look like Bravo said. “He’s definitely one a team and that in itself “Too much politics is of our better players,” hurts more,” the all-round- killing our cricket. Dwayne Bravo said. er, who is playing for “Those in charge have to “If you score runs and Melbourne Renegades in look into themselves. perform down there you BBL|05, said. “We don’t have proper can play anywhere in the The team’s latest mis- grounds, proper nets or a world.” erable episode is the three- proper academy. All these Dwayne noted he’d Test series unfolding in things are a part of our love to play another Test Australia at the moment. downfall. alongside Darren but Bravo, who has scored “The relationship be- that it was highly untwo Test centuries in Austra- tween players, board mem- likely. lia, retired from the longest bers and management staff “Things are not good form of the game in January. - it needs to get stronger and at the moment,” he said.
Windies coach Simmons sues Zimbabwe cricket WEST Indies coach Phil Simmons is suing Zimbabwe cricket for wrongful dismissal 10 years after being fired by the African team. Simmons and his lawyers are in pursuit of US$320 000 in damages, with a tribunal ruling expected in the matter soon. The former West Indies batsman, initially the head of the national academy, was appointed head coach of the Zimbabwe team in 2004. Simmons, however, fell out with the board in 2005
and was replaced by late former Zimbabwe player Kevin Curran. Simmons is owed US$50 000 in unpaid salaries, but is also demanding US$195 000 as damages for the remainder of his contract, which was initially scheduled to expire in August of 2007. The coach’s attorney has calculated a rate of “$1500 per month plus interest from August 2007 to date of full and final payment,” according to court papers. Simmons also wants an
extra $75 000 as six months’ notice stipulated in his contract with ZC. In the court papers, Zimbabwe Cricket admits owing Simmons $50 000 in outstanding salaries and has twice, in 2007 and 2009, offered an out-of-court settlement and full payment of $60 000 which was turned down. Under his contract, Simmons was to earn $10 000 in his first year, $12 500 in the second year and $15 000 in the third. Sportsmax.com)