Sports is no longer our game, it’s our business
tuesday, September 1, 2015
GTTA “Teach Them Young” Summer Camp concludes
T
he Guyana Table Tennis Association (GTTA) in conjunction with the Ministry of Education-Department of Culture, Youth and Sport/ National Sports Commission (NSC) concluded their “Teach Them Young” Summer Camp last Thursday at the National Gymnasium. President of the GTTA, Godfrey Munroe highlighted that the sessions catered not only table tennis development but life skills as well as describing it as success. Munroe also noted that the coaches of the camp worked tirelessly for the past seven weeks while encouraging the players to practice what they have learned at the camp. Gervy Harry,
The participants display their certificates during the closing ceremony on Thursday
Administration Officer of the NSC, praised the work of the coaches who played a pivot-
al role in the camp and urged the participants to be ambassadors of Guyana.
Ministry of Education Department of Culture, Youth & Sports PE Instructor Seon
Erskine, who represented the Director of Sports Christopher Jones, told the youngsters
that not having the right attitude can rob them of a place on teams despite how much talent they have. Erskine pleaded with the players to not waste the knowledge and to always believe that sports is apart of life as much as academics. “Those people who say that don’t know the true benefits of sports. Don’t forsake your Education but try to be a balanced person by getting involved in sports.” He noted 62 players registered for the camp, with 90% receiving the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Youth & Sport, National Sports Commission Certification of Participation and GTTA Certification of Achievement Bronze Award.
GT Beer Futsal Tournament
Gandhi and Mandela Alexander Village shine have future test series on Day 5 named after them
By T reiston J oseph
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lexander Village trounced Globe Yard 7-2 to be the most impressive team of Night Five of the GT Beer Futsal Tournament, which continued on Sunday evening at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH). Alexander Village dropped seven goals in the opening game of the night, while restricting Globe Yard to a meagre two goals. Shem Porter (2nd and 28th minute); Leon Yaw (12th and 29th) and Delon Williams (24th and 26th) led the way with double strikes, while Jermaine Junior scored his lone goal in the 20th minute. Kevon Gibbs in the fourth and Lionel Grimes in the 15th minute were the two scorers for Globe
Mahatma Gandhi
A Some of the action during the tournament (Treiston Joseph photo)
Yard in the massive loss. Game two of the night saw Festival City topping Kitty Weavers 5-3 to grab three points for their group tally. Daniel Favourite scored a double in the 12th and 28th minute to help Festival City to victory, while Dwayne Lawrence, Eon Alleyne and Solomon Austin scored a goal each in the first, second and 18th minute. Nigel Denny scored a double in the 11th and 21st
minute, while an own goal in the 25th minute contributed to their tally. Queen Street Tigerbay topped Agricola 5-4 in a highly competitive game, as Darren Harris (3rd and 27th) and Jason Fredericks (5th and 18th) scored doubles to lead the team to victory. Alpha Fletchman in the 28th minute was the other goalscorer. The final game of the evening thrilled the crowd as well, with Sparta Boss topping Albouystown 4-3
in a fast-paced match. Deon Alfred scored a double in the 10th and 26th minute respectively, while Dennis Edwards and Travis Grant recorded single strikes in the sixth and eighth minute respectively. Scoring for Albouystown came from Devon Dooker, Marlon Nedd and Devon Cassius in the 21st, 27th and 30th minutes. Action will continue during the course of week.
ustralia and England might have the Ashes but India and South Africa have evoked the memory of two iconic historical figures to name future cricket series between the two countries. Starting in November, the test series between the countries will be known as ‘The Mahatma GandhiNelson Mandela Series’, an announcement said on Monday. “For the people of both our countries there is no greater duty than to uphold the ideals of both Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela,” Cricket South Africa Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said in a statement. “As cricket loving people we must fight hard to win on the field of play but never forget to do battle in the spirit of these two great men.” South Africa tour India
for four tests in November and December, preceded by a series of limited over matches in October. The two countries have played 11 test series since 1992 with South Africa winning six and drawing three. Only the first series comprised four tests. A dispute between the two rival boards saw the last series in South Africa reduced to just two tests in 2013. Gandhi, who pursued non-violent protest to win Indian independence, lived
Nelson Mandela
in South Africa for almost two decades, working as a lawyer and leading several civil rights protests. Mandela, who died almost two years ago, spent 27 years behind bars for his fight against apartheid and then became South Africa’s first black president in 1994. (Reuters)
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