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GUYANA CHRONICLE Monday, September 26, 2016
Mangal wins Scotiabank’s Charity Golf tournament
FORMER Guyana Open Champion, Mike Mangal (64/9) ended in the top spot and walked away with the winner’s trophy, prevailing over Kalyan Tewari (68/9)
and Rabindranath Persaud (68/24) in the Scotiabank’s Golfing for Charities tournament held last Saturday at the Lusignan Golf Course. The golfers teed off excit-
Windies new players arrive ahead of ODI series DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, (CMC) − West Indies one-day players arriving here over the weekend trained with the full unit for the first time yesterday, as they fine-tuned their preparation for the start of the three-match series in Sharjah next Friday. The contingent of leftarm spinner Sulieman Benn, batsmen Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo and Jonathan Carter, along with fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, off-spinner Ashley Nurse and wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, arrived here Friday to link up with the other members of the ODI squad who are contesting the ongoing Twenty20 series. Their arrival significantly strengthens the Caribbean side for the ODI series especially after the T20 side was decorated with several inexperienced players because of the absence of key personnel due to varying reasons. Benn, Bravo, Carter and Ramdin have played 219 ODIs between them and were all part of the side which reached the final of the Tri-Nation Series in the Caribbean last June. Brathwaite, Carter and Joseph are yet to play a single ODI but will be still expected to boost the side. Test vice-captain Brathwaite has already played 31 Tests and nearly 100 first class matches, Carter is a seasoned domestic campaigner while Joseph, still only 19, was a member of the
The day’s winners pose with Marketing Manager Jennifer Cipriani (2nd from left) and Club President Oncar Ramroop (far right). From left are; Kalyan Tewari, Rabindranath Persaud, Mike Mangal, and Hilbert Shields. he had also won a club last as being involved in the Chari-
Jason Holder ICC Youth World Cup-winning squad earlier this year and has since made his Test debut. The seven players were involved in a training camp over the last couple of weeks in Barbados, alongside West Indies A who take on Sri Lanka A in a limited overs and four-day series starting next month. All-rounder Jason Holder, who is yet to feature in the T20 series, will lead the ODI side for the series which will also see games in Sharjah on October 2 and in Abu Dhabi on October 5. SQUAD − Jason Holder (captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darre n B r a v o , J o n a t h a n Carter, Johnson Charles, Shannon Gabriel, Alzarri Joseph, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse, Keiron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels.
CRICKET QUIZ CORNER (Monday September 26, 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) NZ vs AUST, Auckland, 2005 (2) Australia won by 44 runs Today’s Quiz: (1) Prior to the current 3-match T20 International series, how many Pakistanis had played this format of cricket against the West Indies? (2) How many West Indians had turned out in the T20 format against Pakistan? Answers in tomorrow’s issue
edly at 12:45pm, and by the time it was over, it was Mangal who was declared the winner of the event.For his winning effort,he was presented with $150,000 that will go towards funding a children’s charity of his choice,under Scotiabank’s Bright Future Programme. Tewari won $100,000 for his charity,while Persaud (Pandit Ravi) won $75,000,which will be donated to a charity of his choice under the program. Speaking after the win, Mangal noted that things were just in his favour and that lead to his victory. Mangal won despite having recently suffered serious head injuries, and only three months after being hospitalized “I just had a good game today. My short game [meaning his chip and putt play] was excellent, and that helped me to win.” Mangal said
Last year’s winner, Mahendra Bhagwandin, came in fourth,just behind Persaud. Tied with over net score of 68 each, it was the back 9 scores that saw Tewari (42) and Persaud (48) prevailing over Bhagwandin (49). Other close contenders at the top were Andre Cummings (69/12), Aleem Hussain (69/17), Parmanand Persaud (70/14) and 4 net 72 scorers Bholawram Deo, Fazil Haniff, Gavin Todd and Patrick Prashad. In other awards of the day, Dr Philbert London (Pope Emmanuel) won “Nearest to the Pin”, while “Longest Putt” went to Hilbert Shields. “Best Gross” (73) was won by Mike Mangal while Troy Cadogan walked away with the ‘Most Honest Golfer’award. Additionally, Ian Gouviea saw himself receiving a left-handed club this year, after
year, but it being a right handed club he could not receive it. This goodwill gesture was presented by Bank Manager, Brian Hackett. Club President,Oncar Ramroop,expressed thanks to Scotiabank,and particularly the representatives of Scotiabank,Robb Street Branch: Hackettt, and Marketing Manager, Jennifer Cipriani, during a small presentation ceremony that followed the competition. Making remarks on behalf of the Bank,Cipriani expressed the company’s joy at being able to support the activity. “Thank you for having Scotiabank as a partner with Lusignan Golf Club. Scotiabank is keen on helping people to get better, hence it is involved with Golfing, where it is recognised that golfers do not really receive much for the expensive involvement, as well
ties component.” She said. Several other Robb Street Branch staff members and their families were on hand to witness the presentation ceremony. Charitable organisations identified by Saturday’s winners were Bless The Children Home in Industry,chosen by Mangal; Joshua House,chosen by Tewari;and David Rose School,chosen by Persaud (Pandit Ravi). The day’s event was further extended with the drawing of 2 raffles;one for the Media personnel present, in which each member of the Media received a gift; and another raffle for every member that participated in the tournament, so that each player received a second gift, as at the start of the day’s play each golfer was given a sleeve of balls, compliments of Scotiabank.
Bekele claims Berlin win in near record time By Karolos Grohmann
BERLIN,(Reuters)-Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele narrowly missed out on a new world record when he out-sprinted Kenya’s Wilson Kipsang to win the Berlin marathon in the second fastest race of all time yesterday. The triple Olympic champion weathered Kipsang’s blistering early pace before he attacked with two kilometres left, crossing the line in an official time of two hours, three minutes and three seconds, six seconds off Dennis Kimetto’s world record. Kipsang, a former world record holder who won in Berlin three years ago but like Bekele missed last month’s Rio Olympics, could not match the Ethiopian’s pace towards the end and finished 10 seconds adrift in the fourth-fastest time ever. “I wanted to run a personal best, that was my first goal,” Bekele, who shaved more than two minutes off his previous fastest, told reporters. “The time was fantastic but I am a
Second placed Wilson Kipsang (L to R) of Kenia, winner Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia and third-placed Evans Chebet of Kenia pose with their medals during the victory ceremony at the Berlin marathon in Berlin, Germany, yesterday. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch bit disappointed as well, as I missed a few seconds in the end.” A strong early pace, with the leading runners passing the five kilometre mark in an eye-popping time of 14 minutes 20 seconds, meant the main contenders had the world record in their sights from the start. Both Kipsang, who set his world record in Berlin in 2013 only to lose it to fellow
Kenyan Kimetto a year later, and Bekele stuck behind the pacemakers, with the experienced Emmanuel Mutai joining them. A lightning fast race was confirmed by the halfway mark with the leading pack more than a minute inside world record pace as Mutai, second in Berlin 2014, dropped off the pace. It quickly became a twohorse race and after 30 ki-
lometres it was Bekele’s turn to drop some 30 metres behind the leader as Kipsang staged his first attack. But the 34-year-old Ethiopian, still the world record holder for the 5,000 and 10,000 metres on the track, refused to buckle and caught Kipsang in the next two kilometres. Bekele then drew on his strong finish from his days on the track and elegantly pulled away after the final drinks station as Kipsang failed to stay in touch. “I was hoping to win it and run a personal best. I did it,” said Kipsang, who was 10 seconds faster than his world record time of 2013. “We both ran a fantastic race together and I missed him (Bekele) by a few seconds. Next time it will be another day.” Ethiopia enjoyed a sweep of the podium in the women’s race with Aberu Kebede winning her third Berlin marathon with a time of 2:20:45. Her compatriots followed her home with Birhane Dibaba claiming second ahead of Ruti Aga.