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Kaieteur News
Thursday November 06, 2014
India adamant over American hurdler West Indies demands visits Synthetic Track BBC Sport - The Board of Control for Cricket in India is adamant it will pursue the £26.2m demanded from the West Indies Cricket Board. The BCCI is asking for compensation after West Indies players abandoned a tour of India in October in a dispute with their own board over pay. “There has been a direct and disastrous impact to India,” BCCI secretary Sanjay Patel said. “The collateral damage to the BCCI and its stakeholders is irreparable.” West Indies left India four matches into a five-game one-day international series, with a
Twenty20 and three Tests still to play. “BCCI has always believed that all the fellow members of the cricketing fraternity are interdependent to grow this glorious game and West Indies in particular has been an integral part of our fabric,” Patel added. “We tried our level best to survive the series and I had to personally dash to Kochi before the first ODI to intervene and ensure that the match took place. “Unfortunately, WICB chose to ignore the consequences at that stage and created an avoidable situation.”
Luck leads Colts to big win over falling Giants
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) attempts to pass against the New York Giants during the first half at MetLife Stadium. (Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports) (Reuters) - Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck threw four touchdown passes to guide the Colts to a 40-24 road win over the New York Giants on Monday and solidify their lead in the AFC South. The defeat leaves the Giants (3-5) facing the prospect of a third season without playoff action as they fell further behind Philadelphia (6-2) and Dallas (6-3) in the NFC East. The Colts (6-3) go into their bye week two games clear of Houston (4-5). Quarterback Luck delivered an interception-free
performance and totaled 354 yards through the air, while veteran field goal kicker Adam Vinatieri had a four from four night. “To get a win is always good, especially on the road on Monday night against a very good Giants team,” Luck told reporters. “It wasn’t pretty by any means, and there are definitely things we can shore up, but good fight by the guys in a big victory. “We just buckled down and focused in (the second half) and knew if we could get a touchdown on the first drive that would be big. We just kept rolling and the defense
did a heck of a job as well.” The Giants have now lost three in a row after putting together three consecutive victories. Two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Eli Manning threw for two touchdowns and 359 yards but much of his success came late in the game when the Colts were out of sight. The Colts scored the opening touchdown when Luck hustled off the snap before the Giants could challenge the previous play and passed to Coby Fleener for a 32-yard score. Vinatieri’s boot helped the visitors to a 16-3 halftime lead and they extended that margin early in the third quarter as T.Y. Hilton scored from 31 yards from another Luck pass. Andre Williams rushed over from a yard for the Giants to give them some hope of a comeback at 23-10 down, but Luck’s 40-yard scoring pass to Reggie Wayne cemented the Colts’ win. Indianapolis tacked on another score when Luck threw a two-yard pass to Dwayne Allen and another Vinatieri field goal padded the scoreline to 40-10. Manning brought the Giants a degree of respectability with scoring passes to Larry Donnell and Corey Washington in the fourth quarter.
American 100m hurdler, Kristi Castlin yesterday paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, following which she visited the Synthetic Track and Field Facility at Leonora that Government has filed a writ in the High Court to recover $32.6M from a contractor for non-performance on Phase II of the project. Castlin, who is in Guyana compliments of the United States Embassy in Georgetown, addressed a number of students from schools within the Essequibo Islands/West Demerara Region. The 26-year-old hurdler told students that they can reach their full potential in sport. “It makes you very dynamic, when you are hurdling there is a lot you put into it and a lot you can do, you can run the 100, the 200; it just makes you dynamic,” Castlin said, adding that becoming a hurdler takes a lot of dedication and hard work owed to the technicality of the
participate in the tournament and are asked to be at the club to facilitate a 09:30 hrs start. Team one; Dharam Persaud (Capt.), Longsford Klass, Samuel Kingston, Anil Hardyal, Mahendra Arjune, Rickey Persaud, Ramesh Sunich, Buddy Rahaman, Richard Persaud, Shaheed Mohamed, Hanuman Singh and Suro Bissessar Team two; Mohamed
Rafeek (capt.), Oslyn Batson, Clyde Hoyte, Chien Gittens, Ryan Singh, Danny Mohanram, Colin Greaves, Vinod Lall, Ron Ramnauth, Rudy Persaud, Ejaz Mohamed and Rudy Rodrigues. Team three; Rajesh Singh( Capt.), Richard Latiff, Ariel Persaud, Fidel Singh, Rohan Sarjoo, Paul Parsram, Ramesh Ramsaroop, Mike Lakeram Singh, Rickey
event. The NCAA AllAmerican urged Coaches and athletes to come out on Friday to listen to points in sprinting that can help athletes improve generally. Officially, it was noted that the top athlete will be in Guyana during November 5-7; hurdling at any level is not among track and field disciplines practiced in Guyana. Meanwhile, through the Attorney General Chambers, Government has moved to recover its performance bond and advance payment guarantee valued at a total of $32.6M from a contractor for failing to satisfactorily complete works on the bordering fence and ticket booth at the facility. The Synthetic Track has three main phases with several sub-lots or components. Phase I started in December 2010, and was expected to last six months. Courtney Benn had won the award for Phase I after submitting a $124, 960,
227M bid. Works in Phase II, Lot 5 included loam grading, filling base up to loam level and the sub-surface drainage. Phase II, which also comprised laying the actual synthetic track, was given to German company, BSW Regupol. BSW Regupol had signed a $93,000,000M contract for their works. Regupol laid the track that was used at the World Championships in Berlin 2009. The company also laid the track at Mona Campus, University of West Indies and Jamaican National Stadium. Since 2010, the facility has suffered many setbacks with every completion deadline pushed back, and the sacking of yet another contractor marks the third contractor that was sent packing for the issue of non-performance. Currently, northern stands are being erected. The Ministry had said that the estimated cost to complete the entire facility is US$5M.
JEPTOO demands analysis of ‘B’ sample NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenyan marathon runner Rita Jeptoo met with the country’s athletics governing body Tuesday to contest a positive drugs test and demand analysis of her ‘B’ sample. Athletics Kenya revealed last week that it had been informed by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) that Jeptoo’s ‘A’ sample, taken in an out-of-competition test in Kenya in September, had tested positive for the bloodboosting drug EPO. Jeptoo, aged 33 and seen as currently the world’s best female marathoner, looked tired and nervous as she attended an emergency meeting with Athletics
Singh Memorial softball set for Sunday at Everest The Everest Cricket Club is expected to come alive on Sunday with the hosting of the Vicky Singh Memorial softball competition. The tournament is being sponsored by overseas based Guyanese Asif Ally. Singh who passed away on March 13, 2013 was a former member of the club. The following players have been selected to
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Deonarine, Takur Rampersaud, Fazal Ally and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Team four; Asif Ally (Captain), Danny Gangadeen, Robert Mohan, Ta i k o S o o k d e o , N a r i n e Saywack, Rishi Singh, Khalid Haslim, Raymond H a r p e r, R. Haslim, Dhakshanand Persaud, Avinash Chetram, Toney Singh and Eddie Barlow.
Kenya’s medical and antidoping commission. “Nothing, nothing, nothing,” Jeptoo said to reporters after the meeting, before being whisked away in a car. Jeptoo, a three-time winner of the Boston marathon and a two-time champion in Chicago, is the biggest name in Kenyan athletics ever to have been tested positive, and the news has stunned Kenya, whose naturally gifted distance runners are an immense source of national pride. Under international doping regulations, Jeptoo can contest the result and demand a test of the backup ‘B’ sample - although if it too is positive she faces a lengthy suspension and being stripped of her most recent titles. “The athlete has expressed her right to have the analysis of the ‘B’ sample. This has been forwarded to the IAAF for further consideration in line with IAAF rules,” Athletics Kenya said in a brief statement after the meeting. “The athlete has certain rights that safeguard her. At this early stage we would like to make it clear that this matter is guided by the utmost confidentiality. We are happy
Kenyan marathoner Rita Jeptoo arrives at Kenya’s athletics headquarters, Athletics Kenya, in Nairobi. (PHOTO: AFP) with our first meeting with the athlete and she has been cooperative,” it added. “Athletics Kenya is taking this matter very seriously and we would like to prove to the world that we are not lying on things that we know are bad,” AK vicepresident David Okeyo also told reporters, promising “very drastic action” if Jeptoo is confirmed as a cheat. World Marathon Majors (WMM) organisers have already postponed the awarding of this year’s $500,000 prize to Jeptoo. She (Continued on page 28)