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Vizion Sports and Ent. group stages Caribbean Inter Club Football Competition Football fans can gear up for exciting football when the Vizion Sports and Entertainment Group presents the Caribbean Inter Club Football Competition on March 5th, 7th and 9th next. Yesterday afternoon, the organizers summoned the media to a press conference at their office, Anira Street Queenstown, where they unveiled pertinent details relating to the tournament. Wally Fraser is the man behind the initiative and he said that his vision is to bring about awareness to Caribbean footballers and facilitate a smooth transition to the European leagues. Noted for his passion for music, Fraser, who also managed and piloted the local music band, First Born, to prominence, is adamant that the talent nestling in the Caribbean region could be nurtured and eventually develop into a marketable product. He said that he has spoken to several businessmen in London, England, who have shown an interest in developing football in the region and their input will hinge on the success of this tournament. He said that the pivotal objective is to promote the sport at a higher level and he hopes to initiate a pilot project that includes Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica and that this initiative would soon bear fruit. The businessman, an avid
lover of music, said that the initiative will merge sports with music to create the right atmosphere for fan’s enjoyment. Four teams, Alpha FC, Buxton United, Slingerz FC and Boystown of Jamaica will compete for honours at three venues. Apart from the matches, the organizers have promised a chockfull of fun and local singer, Michelle ‘Big Red’ King and her son, Little Red, will belt out some of their top tunes while several entertainers out of Jamaica will also add to the occasion. These include the popular group, Voice Mail, Christopher Martin, Ginga and Tappa Zukie. Local musical group, First Born, will also add to the entertainment with some of their top tunes. Activities get underway on March 5 with 2 matches at the Buxton Community Center Ground. Alpha will take on Buxton while Slingerz will tackle Boystown. Two days later, on the 7th, Alpha will face off with Slingerz while Buxton oppose Boystown. The final set of matches will be contested March 9 between Alpha and Boystown at the Georgetown Football Club ground while there will be a celebrity match among local entertainers against musicians out of Jamaica. Meanwhile, Secretary of the Buxton Football Club, Eton Moses lauded the
initiative and said that the forum would provide valuable activity for his team as they prepare for duties in the imminent East Coast Demerara League. He said that he envisages many fierce encounters. And Slingerz representative, Colin Aaron, said his team will not be treating this competition lightly. He said that Alpha FC has defeated his team twice in the recent past and they will be using this occasion to avenge those losses and drive home the view that his team is a force to be reckoned with. Charmaine Wade represented the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and praised the organizers while saying that the matches will showcase football at another level while encouraging the emergence of fresh talent. Captain of the Slingerz football outfit, Vurlon Mills, feels that the tournament will provide useful activity for his team. He said he is eagerly looking forward to the competition. The price of admission ranges from $1500 for general seating while a VIP seat costs $3000. These tickets will be available at least two days before the commencement of the tournament and all matches commence at 18:00hrs. The sponsors are Caribbean Airlines and Banks DIH Ltd.
Wednesday February 19, 2014
Scotia Bank Kiddy Cricket-Wakenaam
Arthurville beat Sans Souci by 12 runs in final
The victorious Arthurville Primary School team. At left is Coach Nandkishore Andrews. Arthurville Primary were crowned champions of the Wakenaam district of the Scotia Bank nationwide Kiddy cricket competition when they defeated Sans Souci Primary by 12 runs in the final on Monday at the Wakenaam Community Centre Ground, Good Success. Arthurville batted first and posted 161-5 off their allotted 10 overs. Simeon St. Hill top scored with 20 while extras led with 26. Lokram Chandradeo and Anita Hendricks grabbed two wickets each.
Sans Souci replied with 149-7 in 10 overs. Jageshwar Ramcharran made 15 and extras weighed in with 30. Andrew Binda, Emmanuel Polhia and Michael Retemiah claimed two wickets apiece. In the semi-finals played earlier, Arthurville overcame Maria’s Pleasure primary by 79 runs. Arthurville took first strike and rattled up 200-1 in 10 overs with Simeon St. Hill 8, Cyanna Retemiah and Andrew Binda being their principal scorers. Extras contributed 28. Maria’s Pleasure lost 10
wickets in scoring 121 in 10 overs in response. Extras led all scorers with 22; Brena Lake captured three wickets and Cyanna Retemiah, two. Sans Souci got the better of Zeelandia Primary by 21 runs. Zeelandia managed 128-10 in 10 overs with 42 extras, batting first. Mahase Ramnarine, Naseema Mohabir, Haseeb Mohabir, Devendra Hansraj and Nazar Mohamed picked up two wickets each. Responding, Sans Souci scored 149-6 in 10 overs. Extras made a vital contribution with 42.
GABBFF to host Athletes Maryville Primary through to final Meeting on Saturday Hugh Ross and Frank Tucker to facilitate Guyana’s most renowned bodybuilder Hugh Ross and former President of the bodybuilding federation Frank Tucker will on Saturday be the main facilitators when the Guyana Amateur Body Building and Fitness Federation (GABBFF) hosts an athletes and administrators meeting. The venue is Olympic House, High Street from 13:00hrs. GABBFF P r e s i d e n t K eavon Bess disclosed that the format of the meeting will be interactive since the two facilitators would be dealing with a number of pertinent and relevant issues surrounding the sport. Athletes will also be educated on activities and competitions that the governing body has in store for this year, the rules
Hugh Ross
Frank Tucker
governing the sport, judges expectations as well as an
insight into anti-doping laws governing sports generally.
Maryville cemented their place in the final of the Leguan district of the Scotia Bank nationwide Kiddy cricket festival when they defeated Richmond Hill Primary school by 104 runs yesterday. Richmond Hill Primary batted first but suffered 15 dismissals in scoring 54 off their allotted 10 overs at Enterprise ground. Bachan Boodhan was their leading batter with 6 runs while extras assisted with 16. Adreain Ramlakhan claimed 3 wickets while Haresh R a g h u b e e r, Shaun George and Vonita Persaud captured two each. Maryville replied with 158-6 in 10 overs. George led with 19 while extras supported with 36. Sankumar Gowkarran took two wickets for Richmond Hill. The Leguan leg will continue on Monday.
Shaun George hits out during his top score
Adreain Ramlakhan in action