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GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Boxing looking to work with GOA president AS it concerns today’s Guyana Olympic Association (GOA) elections, president of the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) Steve Ninvalle says his hope is that whoever is elected has the best interest of sports at heart, and the boxing fraternity will be looking to work with whoever is elected on the executive. Speaking with Chronicle Sport earlier this week, Ninvalle, who is out of the country, said that once the elections are democratic and the elected officials have the development of sports at heart then his Association looks forward to working with them. “My only hope is that the elections are run in a democratic way in keeping with
Steve Ninvalle
the constitution and whosoever may win we are willing to work with that person. “Whoever wins I hope that sports will get its just and right support, and support doesn’t always come with finance and equip-
ment; someone who has sports at heart and someone who can move us from point A to point B and get all the departments together to take us forward,” Ninvalle said. Unless a surprising upset presents itself today, from all appearance incumbent president K. A. Juman-Yassin is set to return to the helm of the GOA. He has indicated his intention to contest the post of presidency, while thus far no other candidate has publicly indicated any possibility of vying for the position. A lot of criticism has been directed at the GOA’s administration, particularly Yassin over the years. This condemnation intensified in the lead-up to the elections. Yassin has been
the head of the Association since he took over in 1996. Some critics believe that Yassin must shoulder the blame for Guyana’s failure to perform creditably on the international scene. This lack of notable performance was brought to the fore with Guyana’s presentation at the Rio Olympics back in August of this year, where only one of the six participants made it into a final. Our one finalist was USA-born and bred, Troy Doris, who has Guyanese lineage through his parents. However, on that issue Ninvalle expressed that he does not believe that the blame for the failure of sports in Guyana can be laid at the feet of any one entity. “When you look at
sports in Guyana it’s a multi-faceted thing. Until all hands are on deck we will keep casting blame left, right and centre. If all hands are not on deck we can’t take sports anywhere. “ We c a n n o t , a n d should not, blame anyone department alone for sports not to be taken anywhere. Getting sport from where it is to where we want it to be has to be a multi-faceted approach - with efforts from the government, the GOA, the private sector, and the Associations,” Ninvalle commented. The GOA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and elections will go down at 17:00hrs at the body’s Liliendaal headquarters, where
representatives from a total of 23 sporting associations across Guyana are expected to vote in the new seven-member executive. The executive comprises the president, three vice-presidents, the secretary-general, the treasurer, and assistant secretary-treasurer The 23 sporting fraternities expected to cast votes are athletics, badminton, baseball, basketball, bodybuilding, boxing, canoeing, cycling, fencing, football, hockey, judo, karate, netball, rifle-shooting, rugby, weightlifting, table tennis, taekwondo, lawn tennis, swimming, squash and volleyball. Each association is allowed two electors.
CRICKET Australia executives have declared West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell’s use of a black bat as completely within the laws of the Big Bash competition. Russell stoked controversy yesterday after showing up for the tournament’s opening encounter against the Sydney Sixers with a black and pink bat. The instrument immediately set
Zaidi also wielding a black coloured bat for Essex, until it was outlawed. A Cricket Australia spokesperson quickly clarified the ruling, saying the West Indian all-rounder had not broken any laws. “A player can use a coloured bat subject to Cricket Australia approval. The bat may be the same colour as the club’s primary colour, or black,” said the spokes-
Davis slams Red Force for CA defends Russell’s use of black bat inadequate preparation PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) – Former West Indies batsman Bryan Davis, has slammed the preparation of the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, after the national franchise lost their third game in four outings in the Regional Four-Day Championship on Monday. The 76-year-old, who played four Tests in 1965 against Australia, said the trial games which had been used in the lead-up to last month’s start of the tournament had been inadequate in getting the side ready for the longer format. “I don’t think the team for the last three years has been a well-prepared team,” Davis told the NewsDay here. “I don’t like the whole preparation aspect of the trial matches how it is played, it is too lackadaisical; it does not seem to be following any definite order. “When you reach this
Red Force captain Yannick Ottley level of cricket, this level of cricket is one step away from Test cricket. I think it is preparation. We are not properly prepared for four-day matches.” Red Force started the tournament strongly when they defeated Windward Islands Volcanoes by nine wickets at Queen’s Park Oval here. Their form declined dras-
tically since then, however. They slumped to a 292-run loss to Barbados Pride at the Oval here, drew with Leeward Islands Hurricanes in the third round before suffering back-to-back defeats to Jamaica Scorpions and reigning champions Guyana Jaguars. In their most recent defeat at the Guyana National Stadium in Georgetown on
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Monday, Davis said he had witnessed a side lacking in motivation. “They have talented players there but I looked at some of the cricket (during the last game) through the computer and men walking around with their shoulders down and they don’t look like if they happy,” said the Trinidadian, who played 112 first class games including two seasons for Welsh county Glamorgan. “They are playing the game but they look like a losing bunch of players. So somehow they are not motivated, and a team is only motivated when they feel they’re good.” Davis believes Red Force’s fortunes may benefit from a change in the captaincy. Currently, Yannick Ottley has charge of the squad but Davis argued the responsibility was too much for the 25-year-old. “I think it is very unfair to put Yannick Ottley as captain of the team because I don’t think he has that experience and I don’t think he has that knowledge,” Davis said. “He might develop it and I hope he does, but certainly he is far too green a cricketer to put into that situation. I think it is tough on him, I am not blaming him, but all this comes back to the selectors. Red Force lie bottom of the six-team standings.
Andre Russell gears up to play a shot, with his black bat.
tongues wagging on social media platforms. While many praised the talented Jamaican’s creative spark, many pointed out that the equipment could be illegal, citing Law 6.6 which states that it is not legal for a player to have a blackened blade. A similar controversy arose in the English Country Twenty20, with Ashar
person. “CA retains the right to withdraw approval in its absolute discretion. The umpires can also request a player change the bat if they believe it affects the integrity of the match.” Russell made just nine runs and took one wicket as the Thunder lost by nine runs to the Sixers. (Sportsmax.com)