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Kaieteur News
Saturday December 29, 2018
NBA roundup: Lillard, Blazers burn Warriors in OT The Portland Trail Blazers stole the ball from Stephen Curry when the Golden State Warriors could have run out the clock, and Damian Lillard nailed a 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds remaining Thursday night for a stunning 110-109 overtime victory in Oakland, Calif. Kevin Durant, completing a night on which he had a triple-double, misfired on a 12-footer at the final horn, allowing the Trail Blazers to win for the fifth time in their past seven games. Durant had 26 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and Curry led the Warriors with 29 points. Jusuf Nurkic had a 27point, 12-rebound doubledouble for Portland, which got 24 points from CJ McCollum. Rockets 127, Celtics 113 James Harden matched his career high for 3-pointers, and Houston extended its homecourt winning streak to eight games with a victory over Boston. Harden scored a gamehigh 45 points, his eighth consecutive game with at least 35, and hit 9 of 18 3-point attempts to pace the Rockets to their eighth win in nine games overall. Clint Capela produced
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) shoots the basketball against Portland Trail Blazers forward Al-Farouq Aminu (8) during the second quarter at Oracle Arena. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) a double-double (24 points, 18 rebounds) for the Rockets while Eric Gordon scored 20 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Kyrie Irving led the Celtics with 23 points and 11 assists. Marcus Morris added 19 points before being ejected with 4:38 to play fol-
lowing his second technical foul. Boston, which erased a 17-point lead before falling behind for good in the third quarter, lost for the fourth time in six games. Kings 117, Lakers 116 Bogdan Bogdanovic made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Sacramento a victory
over visiting Los Angeles, which was without an injured LeBron James. Bogdanovic scored 23 points, Willie Cauley-Stein added 19 and De’Aaron Fox had 15 points with 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Kings won their third consecutive home game. Sacra-
Dennis D’Andrade elected unopposed as Upper Corentyne Cricket Association President The Upper Corentyne Cricket Association (UCCA) on Sunday 23rd December, 2018, hosted its long awaited Annual General Meeting at the Riverton Hotel in Corriverton. Twenty nine delegates representing twenty four Clubs in the Sub-Association were present at the historic meeting. Dennis D’Andrade, who served as head of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association Interim Management Committee for several years, was elected unopposed as President, while his other Executives were also elected unopposed. The others elected were former National Player Sydney Jackman as Vice President, Lakeram Latchman as Secretary, Deodat Persaud Thakurdeen as Treasurer and Lawrence Mentis as Asst Secretary/Treasurer. The election was conducted by Neil Rudder, President of the Mount Sinai Cricket Club and a retired Senior Public Servant in an open and transparent atmosphere. President of the Berbice Cricket Board Hilbert Foster congratulated the elected officials and urged them to work along with every Club in the Sub-Association, even those who might be critical of them. Real Cricket Development, the Berbice Cricket Board Presi-
mento took down the Lakers after trailing by 15 points with just under seven minutes remaining. Los Angeles’ Lonzo Ball nearly delivered a tripledouble, scoring 20 points and contributing 12 assists and nine rebounds. Kyle Kuzma scored 33 points, and Brandon Ingram added 22 for the Lakers, who were missing James (groin) for the first time this season as well as Rajon Rondo (hand). 76ers 114, Jazz 97 Joel Embiid scored 23 points, collected 15 rebounds, dished out six assists and blocked five shots to lead Philadelphia to a victory over Utah in Salt Lake City. Embiid finished a point shy of 3,000 for his three-year career before fouling out with 4:21 left. JJ Redick added 24 points and Jimmy Butler chipped in 18 points for the Sixers, who won for the third time in four games. Ben Simmons finished with a triple double: 13 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists. Philadelphia swept the season series with Utah for second straight season. Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points and Dante Exum
BCB starts early preparation for the 2019 Under-15 Inter-County Championship - 48 called to trials
The Elected UCCA Executives, President Dennis D’Andrade along with Vice President Sydney Jackman are seated. dent stated, would only be achieved when administrators are visionary, honest and hard working. Foster committed himself to raise over $1M worth of sponsorship in 2019 to host at least 6 tournaments, while assisting clubs with balls and white shirts during the year. D’Andrade in his acceptance speech, pledged to work even harder to lift the standard of cricket in the Upper Corentyne area. Priority
would be placed on organising more coaching programmes and hosting junior cricket in the area. Vice President Sydney Jackman provided a comprehensive report on the activities of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association in 2018, which was approved by delegates present along with a detailed financial report. Among the tournaments played in the Sub-Association were Inter-
Primary School, Inter-Secondary School Under-19, InterClub Under-19, Ramnaresh Sarwan 40-Overs, Magic Moments 20/20, while Clubs were actively involved in Berbice Cricket Board organised Tournaments at the Under-15, Under-17, Under-19, Under-21, Second and First Division levels. The elected body would meet shortly to appoint other executives and committees.
added 20 off the bench to lead the Jazz. Rudy Gobert chipped in 17 points and 15 rebounds for his 30th doubledouble of the season. Utah shot just 38 percent from the field while allowing the Sixers to shoot 50 percent. Bucks 112, Knicks 96 Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, grabbed 14 rebounds, dished out eight assists and blocked four shots as host Milwaukee topped New York. Things got testy early in the fourth when Enes Kanter knocked Antetokounmpo to the floor with a forearm to the head at the 9:56 mark. The two players went face-to-face with Kanter being the aggressor while play continued on the other end. Play stopped, and Kanter was given a double technical and ejected. Antetokounmpo also was assessed a technical but stayed in the game. Khris Middleton finished with 25 points for the Bucks. Luke Kornet connected on 7 of 11 3-point attempts and led the Knicks with 23 points. New York’s Noah Vonleh recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. (Field Level Media)
The proactive Berbice Cricket Board would tomorrow start early preparation for the 2019 Inter-county Under-15 Championship, which is scheduled for early February, 2019. The Berbice Cricket Board has appointed Secretary of the Upper Corentyne Cricket Association Lakeram Latchman as the Manager of the Berbice Under-15 Team, while Leslie Solomon, who was the 2018 successful Coach, has been reappointed to the position. The Board in late November started its on the field preparation with the hosting of the 2nd Edition of the Mike’s Pharmacy Under-15 Tournament. The Berbice Cricket Board had earlier in the year, hosted the first editions which was won by Albion Community Centre Cricket Club who defeated Rose Hall Town Farfan & Mendes Under-15 by six runs in the Final at the Albion Cricket Ground. The following players are asked to report to the Albion Community Centre Ground tomorrow at 10:30hours with their cricket gears and white uniforms: Isaiah Thorne, Boodram
Lakeram, Baskar Dhanai, Kumar Deopersaud, Rampertab Ramnauth, Willon Semple, Naresh Veersammy, Altaf Balman, Sanjay Algoo, Tameshwar Mahadeo, Justin Megu, Reyad Rahaman, Veer Farhad, Rashad Gafoor, Matthew Pottaya, Andy Tageraj, Adbur Munroe, Tiquan Samuels, Damian Cecil, Travis Dookarran, Shazam Khan, Mark Ramahlo, Kelvin Samuels, Tuvraj Shaundeo, Shiv Harripersaud, Dwayne Williams, Tulseram Ramsarran, Savian Orokium, Devon Sobhai, Romeo Deonarine, Avoshkar Persaud, Ryan France, Christopher Deroop, Antonio Ramphal, Rawl Dindyal, H. Felix, Salim Khan, Raheem Khan, Tavindra Doobay, Tomesh Hemraj, Lakeraj Ramlekan, Saglain Mc Almont, Jevon Duncan, Tovsaunt Connely, Icjundo Rogers, Kenny Budhoo, Manoo Inasak, Nyron Hicks and Tameshwar Mangall. The squad would be reduced to 26 for the hosting of two trial matches each in January, 2019. The Berbice Cricket Board hopes to name its Inter-County Team by the 15th January, 2019, so that the appointed Manager and Coach can have adequate time to properly prepare the team.