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GUYANA CHRONICLE Tuesday March 22, 2016
BVA junior male team departs for T&T to contest Easter Classic tourney
A JUNIOR male team from the Berbice Volleyball Association (BVA) yesterday winged out of Guyana for Trinidad to contest the FLOW Volleyball Easter Classic Invitational Players League 5 Tournament, which is being organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Volleyball Federation TTVF). The Easter Classic tournament will be played at the Mayaro Indoor Facility from Friday to Sunday. According to a release from the association, although Guyana is affiliated to the CSV (South American Volleyball Confederation)
The BVA-Guyana Junior Squad at CJIA before departure. Levi Nedd is at the right and Nadine Benjamin at left.
Khawaja, Zampa give Australia three-wicket win (REUTERS) - Australia survived another middle-order collapse to beat Bangladesh by three wickets in the World Twenty20 Super10 yesterday to get their campaign up and running. Both teams were looking to bounce back from losing their opening Group Two games, Australia skipper Steve Smith winning the toss and choosing to field. Smith’s men picked up wickets at regular intervals to restrict Bangladesh to a modest 156 for five despite a late flurry by Mahmudullah who hit seven fours in an unbeaten 49. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa (3-23) and all-rounder Shane Watson (2-31) were the pick of the bowlers. Openers Usman Khawaja (58) and Watson (21) then got Australia off to a good start, sharing a stand of 62 in 44 deliveries before the latter was run-out.
Khawaja was bowled by Al-Amin Hossain in the 14th over having struck seven fours and a six in a 45-ball knock that gave Australia a solid platform, although they had the same sort of middle-order slump they suffered in the first game against New Zealand. Smith, out for six against the Kiwis, was bowled by Mustafizur Rahman for 14. David Warner (17) was next to fall and was soon followed by Mitchell Marsh (six). Glenn Maxwell then scored a brisk 26 before being stumped by Mushfiqur Rahim off left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan.
Leg-spinner Adam Zampa took 3-23.
CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Tuesday March 22, 2016) COMPLIMENTS OF THE TROPHY STALL-Bourda Market & the City Mall (Tel: 225-9230) & AUDREY’S TASTY SNACKETTE-176 Charlotte Street, Georgetown (Tel: 226-4512) Answers to yesterday’s quiz: (1) 48 deliveries (2) 47 deliveries Today’s Quiz: (1) Which current Test nation is missing from both the Super 10 round of the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup and the ICC T20 Women’s World Cup? (2) Which non-Test playing nation is currently a part of the Super 10 round of the ICc T20 Men’s World Cup? Answers in tomorrow’s issue
All-rounder John Hastings, brought in by Australia for left-arm spinner Ashton Agar, was dropped on nought by Hossain and finally went for three when he was caught at mid-wicket by Soumya Sarkar. By then Australia needed five runs off the last two overs and James Faulkner and Peter Nevill saw them through to a far-from-convincing win that lifted them to third in the group behind New Zealand and Pakistan but ahead of India. Bangladesh, who are bottom, have a mountain to climb to reach the semi-finals.
Florida Cup Masters Champions Floodlights to play at Crabwood Creek THE Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GFSCA) will field three teams at Crabwood Creek on Easter Sunday. Floodlights Legends, Floodlights and Trophy Stall Angels will do battle with Crabwood Creek/Corriverton Masters, Crabwood Creek Open and Karibee Girls. Last week-end Floodlights played undefeated at the 2016 Florida Cup Masters tournament in Fort Lauderdale, USA. They defeated New York Better Hope, Tri-State Masters, local team Regal in the preliminary round, Orlando Florida in the semi-finals and South Florida in the final to take the title. The final was played at USA’s only cricket stadium in Lauderhill. These three will feature 15/15 overs softball matches to be played this Sunday at the Crabwood Creek cricket ground. The matches are being held as a fundraiser for the renovation of the washroom of the Crabwood Creek Primary School. Matches start at 09:30hrs and conclude at 18:00hrs. Admission is $200 and there will be over 50 gate prizes to be won by spectators.
and is not part of the CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association), Guyana’s Junior team were invited by the TTVF based on their remarkable performance in winning a Goodwill Tournament in Trinidad last year. The local lads will clash with teams from St Kitts, Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad over the Easter Weekend. According to Chef de Mission and manager/coach Levi Nedd, the team’s participation will serve as part of their preparation for the Inter-Guianas Games (IGG) and the CSV Inter-Continental Tournament billed for later this year. The team includes seven players with international experience in the form of Yoganand Dhoray (captain), Devendra Latchman, (vice-captain), Ravi Rampertab, Klondyke Rodney, Samuel Fraser, Lezon Khan and Rolwyn Heywood – all members of Guyana’s IGG 2014 champion team. The other players are; Vickram Nandram, Kellon Leitch, Reaad Razak, Marcellous Hector, Joel Cort, Jermaine Munroe and Joel Hughes. The assistant coach is Devendra Budhu, while female
players Malika Jervis and Nadine Benjamin are other officials accompanying the team. Klondyke Rodney who is a middle blocker and the team’s tallest player and one from whom much is expected during the tournament, in invited comments, said the team is well prepared for the tournament, confidence is high and players will do their best to bring home honours for Guyana. Nedd, who is also the president of the BVA and the vice-president of the Guyana Volleyball Federation, expressed gratitude to several organisations and individuals for making the team’s participation possible in the Twin Island Republic, Among them are: the Ministry of Education, Youth, Sports and Culture, the National Sports Commission, the Guyana Volleyball Federation, GUYSUCO, the Management and Apprentices of the Port Mourant Training Centre (PMTC), Mr Poonai Bhigroog of Poonai’s Pharmacy, members of the Business Community and the wider community of Volleyball friends and supporters. The team will return to Guyana on March 28.
Warner reacts to FIFA lawsuit with claims of his own
FORMER FIFA vice-president Austin Jack Warner has reacted to news that football’s world governing body is planning to sue him with counter-claims that the organisation owes him. “I don’t owe FIFA one nickel and I know that FIFA owes me, but we will deal with that in the fullness of time,” said Warner. According to Warner, FIFA should have been paying him a pension of US$100 000 per year but claims he has received nothing since his resignation. FIFA had, last Wednesday, made claims for some US$190 million in restitution to U.S. authorities, saying the individuals and companies are accused of embezzling money from the organisation. According to new FIFA president Gianni Infantino, the embezzling did not just rob FIFA, but it robbed the programmes of countries the organisation has a hand in attempting to develop. “The defendants diverted
Former FIFA vice-president Jack Warner
this money not just from FIFA but from players, coaches and fans worldwide who benefit from the programmes that FIFA runs to develop and promote football,” said Infantino. Warner, meantime, is dealing with procedural matters in relation to his challenge of the legality of an extradition treaty between Trinidad and Tobago and the United States. The former CONCACAF boss is set to go back to court on those matters on June 3. (Sportsmax.com)