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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Massy Industries, Gas Products share honours MASSY Industries and Massy Gas Products shared honours in the Roy Prasad whist and dominoes tournaments for teams within the Massy Group which were played at the Staff Facilities at Ruimveldt. Massy Industries amassed 79 games to win the dominoes final with Massy Gas securing second position on 72 games while Massy Technologies ended in the cellar spot on 70 games. Trideo Ramroop and Javid Muneshwar were declared joint Most Valuable Players (MVP) of the final. Other consolation prizes were presented to Philip Persaud who recorded the first love in the final, best female player was Savitri Chalilall, D. Clementson scored the first double love in the pre-
liminary competition while V. Roopnarine recorded the first love in the preliminary. Massy Gas Products emerged winners of the whist tournament when they defeated Massy Distribution ‘B’ in the final by 315 games to 270. The Most Valuable Players of the final were Hemrattie Sooknanan and Sadesh Ramdeen. Other awardees were A. Tiwari and R. Lall with 13 tricks, best female pair Yolanda Persaud and Naleni Persaud and MVPs of the Preliminary N. Kishore and I. Boodram. The tournament was held in honour of outgoing Chief Executive Officer of Massy Distribution/Trade Roy Prasad and organised by Rodnew McDonald and Stanley Fung-a-Fat.
Mr Roy Prasad and Massy Group Country Manager Mr Deo Persaud pose with the winners of both tournaments.
First day-night Ashes Test confirmed for 2017 Murray, Kerber named ITF players of the year
By Nick Mulvenney |
SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) - Australia and England will play the first day-night Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval in December next year, adding a bold new ingredient to one of cricket’s oldest and fiercest rivalries.
Australia has already staged two day-night Tests at the Adelaide Oval, while the Gabba will host a third against Pakistan starting tomorrow. “I want to acknowledge the ECB for their support and indeed our players for supporting the day-night Test match,” Cricket Aus-
James Sutherland
The pink-ball Test from December 2 to 6 will be the second match of the 2017-18 series with Brisbane’s Gabba hosting the opener from November 23-27, Cricket Australia and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday.
tralia chief executive James Sutherland told reporters in Brisbane. “I know there are some people who don’t necessarily view the day-night Test match as something that is needed for Ashes cricket. “But we think that there
is going to be more and more day-night Test cricket coming up and the success of Adelaide at the last two matches is for all to see.” Perth will host the third Test from December 14-18 either at the new Perth Stadium or, if the 60 000-seater arena is not ready in time, back at the 15 000-capacity WACA. “We’re optimistic about it being played at the new Perth stadium,” Sutherland added. “There are matters out of our control in that regard but by scheduling it for mid-December, we’ll give ourselves the best opportunity for that third Test match to be played in the magnificent new stadium.” Melbourne and Sydney will stage the traditional Boxing Day (December 26-30) and New Year’s (January 4-8) matches respectively to round out the series. The tourists will also play one-day internationals in the same five cities in January 2018, while New Zealand will co-host a Twenty20 series involving all three countries in February.
Sutherland, who has been a major proponent of pink-ball cricket, said consideration had not been given to playing two daynight Ashes matches and that Adelaide had been the natural choice after the success of the first two Tests there. England are to host their first day-night Test next August at Edgbaston against West Indies. Alastair Cook, the England captain, said earlier this year he was against playing an Ashes Test under lights, in comments echoed by Australia counterpart Steve Smith. Both felt the traditional rivalry generated enough interest. Smith came around during last month’s match against South Africa, played with an improved Kookaburra pink ball on a modified wicket, which allowed more of a contest between bat and ball than the maiden day-night Test against New Zealand in 2015. England hold the Ashes after beating Australia 3-2 on home soil in 2015.
(REUTERS) - Briton Andy Murray and Germany’s Angelique Kerber were named ITF World Champions yesterday, capping stellar years for the men’s and women’s world number ones.
Angelique Kerber
Andy Murray
Murray, whose brother Jamie was named doubles World Champion along with Brazil’s Bruno Soares, won Wimbledon in July before becoming the first player to win two Olympic singles gold medals when he retained his crown in Rio de Janeiro in August. He won nine titles in a milestone year that end-
ed with him beating rival Novak Djokovic to win the ATP Tour Finals and seal the year-end rankings top spot. “It means a lot to me to be named ITF World Champion. I have had such a memorable year,” Murray said in a statement. Kerber enjoyed an equally impressive season, winning the Australian and U.S. Open titles as well as an Olympic silver medal in Rio. She becomes the first German to win the award since Steffi Graf claimed the last of her seven in 1996.