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Kaieteur News
Tuesday September 22, 2015
Region one Hamilton pursuit of Senna capture swimming title mark ends in frustration Annual Heritage games
Region one captured 12 gold medals to be crowned champions of the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs Annual Heritage swimming championship which was held on Sunday at the National Aquatic Centre. Nelson Lucas led the Region’s haul with gold in the boys 11-12 25m and 50m freestyle events. He won the former in a time of 16.17 seconds ahead of his team mates Conway Elliman and Sutherland Maxwell respectively, and the latter in 35.96; Elliman finished second and Maxwell third. Teshanna Hunter of Region one copped the girls 13-14 25m freestyle in 16.34, while Flemming Chaves (region one ) won the boys 13-14 25m freestyle in 14.15; Lincoln Sebastain and Ridley Moses both the Region one claimed second and third in that order. Hunter clocked 36.65 to win the girls 13-14 50m freestyle. Kayth Goddette of Region one took the top podium spot in the girls 15-17 25m freestyle in 14.72 while her team mates Lisa Williams and Leona Gonsalves came second and third. Teyeal Campbell gave Region one gold in the boys 15-17 25m freestyle in 12.34; Mosley Franca of Region two placed second and Terrance Parks of Region nine third. Region five tasted success in the girls 1512 25m freestyle which was won by Maureeia
Dundas in 17.97 and in the girls 18 and over 25m freestyle which was taken by Daniels Collison in 14.83. Dundas repeated her success in the 50m freestyle in 42.75. Noel Culpeper of Region nine won the boys 18 and over 25m freestyle in 13.25 while Seleina La Rose of Region one captured the girls 10 and under 50 m freestyle in a time 1 minute 00.50 seconds. Chaves Fleming of Region one out swam his rivals to claim the boys 13-14 50m freestyle in 34.13 while Ziggi Williams (Region one) won the boys 13-14 50 m freestyle in 39.18. The girls 15-17 50 m freestyle went to Lisa Williams of Region one who clocked 32.68 . Teyeal Campbell of Region one claimed the boys 15-17 50m freestyle in 29.40 while Natoya Percy of Region seven captured the girls 18 and over 50m freestyle in 35.59. Danny Daniels of Region three carted off the boys 18 and over 50m freestyle in 27.34. Region one also finished with 10 slivers and nine bronze. Region three had three gold medals, one silver and one two to claim second place. Region five finished third with three one gold, one silver and one bronze followed by Region seven and nine with one gold and one silver each and Region two with one silver. (Zaheer Mohamed)
South Africa opposition seeks 2010 World Cup bribe probe
South Africans were proud to host the tournament - the first World Cup on African soil. (AFP) BBC Sport - South Africa’s main opposition party has filed papers seeking a police investigation into bribery allegations against two chief organisers of the 2010 football World Cup. The Democratic Alliance (DA) complaint has been made against Danny Jordaan and Molefi Oliphant, who led the bid. It alleges that $10m (£6.4) was paid in exchange for winning the right to host the tournament - the first in Africa. The South African government and football officials deny paying a bribe. They say the money was paid but it was for football projects in Trinidad. Mr Jordaan says he has never been involved in
bribery. Cape Town police is now obliged to investigate the complaint, the BBC’s Milton Nkosi in Johannesburg reports. On Monday, DA spokesman Solly Malatsi said the papers were filed at a police station in Cape Town to “initiate a criminal investigation into the allegation”. The claims made “against Jordaan and Oliphant include fraud as well as corruption under Section 3 of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act,” he said. A police spokesman confirmed that a complaint of fraud had been received. The DA alleges that Mr Jordaan, the head of South Africa’s bidding committee in 2007, and Mr Oliphant, the
president of the South African Football Association (Safa) at the time, instructed officials from world football governing body Fifa to authorise the payment of $10m to Concacaf (North‚ Central American and Caribbean Association Football). Earlier this year, US investigators alleged that much of the $10m ended up in the pockets of former Fifa Vice-President Jack Warner. Mr Warner - who denies any wrongdoing - has been indicted by US authorities on charges of bribery and racketeering. Mr Jordaan is currently the president of Safa, and mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape province.
SINGAPORE (Reuters) Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton was in the form of his life when he arrived in Singapore, looking set to match the 41 career wins of his boyhood idol Ayrton Senna in a dominant season that had seen him win seven of the first 12 grands prix. By the end of Sunday’s race, however, the Briton had retired his sluggish Mercedes for the first time this year, while Sebastian Vettel roared to victory in his Ferrari. Hamilton had secured 11 of 12 poles prior to Singapore but the alarm bells that first sounded in practice were ringing loud and clear by qualifying as Ferrari and Red Bull were lapping roughly a second faster than the Silver Arrows. Banished to an unaccustomed third-row start, Hamilton and team mate Nico Rosberg were in damage limitation mode from the outset and never appeared fast enough to catch the leaders as their poorly performing tyres negated the car’s superior power. Vettel, meanwhile, was back to his supreme best, driving like he had for Red Bull when he won four world titles in a row. Dominating from the front and shrugging off two safety car periods, as well as a track intruder, Vettel roared to a fourth triumph in Singapore. It was the German’s third victory in his debut season for Ferrari and he was chased home by former Red Bull team mate Daniel Ricciardo and current ally Kimi Raikkonen to complete an unfamiliar looking podium in a Mercedes-dominated era. Hamilton retired with power issues after 32 laps as Rosberg claimed fourth, reducing the gap to the Briton in the championship standings to 41 points with six rounds left. Vettel lurks a further eight adrift. ‘CLOSE THIS CHAPTER’ Vettel quipped “maybe we can make the impossible possible” when asked if he could overhaul Hamilton in the title race but the general consensus in the paddock suggests Mercedes will be back on top when racing reconvenes in Japan this week. “Our reliability is really high as we had an amazing season so far,” said Hamilton, who opted to save his engine and retire rather than run to the finish at the back of the field. “It’s still a long way to go and I know I lost some points today but I was fast and on form and I will make sure I bring that
Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (R) of Britain walks from his team’s garage after retiring from the Singapore F1 Grand Prix at the Marina Bay street circuit September 20, 2015. (REUTERS/EDGAR SU) out to Suzuka to fight back.” Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff felt the lack of performance was track related and the tight, 23-turn Marina Bay Street Circuit and tropical conditions had played into the hands of Ferrari and Red Bull. “We need to analyze everything precisely, understand the wrong turn that we took this weekend to learn the right lessons and then close this chapter,” he said.
“One bad weekend doesn’t overshadow our achievements so far this year but there is no room for complacency after a race like this and we will aim to hit back strongly next weekend.” Hamilton played down the missed opportunity to emulate Senna in exactly the same number of race starts but can feel confident that his 162nd grand prix next Sunday will be far more enjoyable than the last one.
They’ve talked the... From page 34 Gladwyn Dorway but rebounded to defeat David Thomas. Greene has lost 3 of his 5 fights but he packs a mean punch and seems ready to face up to his adversary. Therefore, Gomes would be best advised to come prepared for a tough encounter. National amateur bantamweight champion, Imran Khan, will also be on show and will strip off his vest in his debut fight against David Thomas over 4 rounds in the lightweight category. Khan has done quite a lot of yapping and recently, at the
signing ceremony, had boldly confronted his man with vile threats and vicious promises. He is a mere debutant and fans will assess his ability on fight night and not necessarily through his theatrics. The night’s opener will see Keeve Allicock battling with Stephon Gouveia in a featherweight fight over 4 rounds and these two have also done quite a lot of talking. Amidst all the speculations one thing is certain, the time for action draweth near and certainly the talkers will be separated from the punchers.