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Golden Jaguars assist in raising breast cancer awareness
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embers of the national Football team, the Golden Jaguars team joined forces with the Guyana Cancer Foundation in their annual tree wrapping exercise, becoming the first sporting team to come on board with the programme, which has been doing this event for 11 years. As breast cancer awareness month commenced internationally on Saturday, the team members as well as other public spirited citizens and members of the foundation took to the Camp Street Avenue, Georgetown where every tree was wrapped in a vibrant pink cloth designed with the Breast Cancer insignia in an effort to raise awareness to the fight against the disease. While this is the 11th year of the event,
Golden Jaguars stars (from left) Warren Creavalle, Brandon Beresford and Anani Mohamed played their part in the Guyana Cancer Foundation’s annual tree wrapping exercise
this is the first year that the Foundation is
acting independently as a registered organiza-
tion, previously operating as a committee un-
der Avon. Golden Jaguars player, Brandon Beresford shared his sentiments about this initiative. “It is always good to raise awareness about things like this, the more people see this, the more they could donate, help out or even help raise awareness themselves, so it is always good to show our support.” Beresford related. Warren Creavalle, another Jaguars player also gave his views on the awareness of the problems males face, pointing out that “I think as males, they are our counterparts and we owe it to them as equals to come out and show support in these issues that are vital to them and show that we care about them.” President and Founder of the Foundation Bibi Hassan
explained that this is the first time she has had a sport team join in and it is a pleasure to have them on board. Hassan indicated that there will be a church service at the Brickdam Cathedral on Oct 9, international day of wear pink for support on Oct 21 and the breast cancer walk from Parade Ground on October 22. Guyana will take on Suriname this Saturday in Paramaribo in the first of two matches in Round 3 of the Scotiabank CFU Men’s Caribbean Cup 2016. The Jaguars next assignment will be at home at Leonora Stadium when they take on Regional powerhouse, the Reggae Boyz out of Jamaica on October 11 as they aim to qualify for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Out of words to describe Russell’s disciplinary the win - du Plessis hearing resumes bulk of the runs, someone to go on and get a hundred, we had two blokes do that," Smith said. "It's a very tough loss. Today was our quarter-final to keep us in the series and when you get to halfway and you've got 370 on the board, you don't lose too many games with 370 on the board. "For them [bowlers], it's about trying to bowl their best ball as much as posFaf du Plessis (Photo: whoisbiography.com) sible...we just haven't been able to do it as well as we t was hard to work out which would have liked. captain was more stunned after "It hasn't gone to plan so far, that's South Africa's incredible win over for sure. I'm sure the guys will be able Australia in Durban. to take a lot out of playing against But it was left to Faf du Plessis to these South African batters. There's sum up a result that looked highly un- some quality batters in their line-up likely when Australia ran up 371 bat- and you've got to learn to play against ting first at Kingsmead, and even more the best if you want to play internaso when a middle order stumble left tional cricket." South Africa needing a miracle - duly Much has been written and said provided by a thumping innings from about Australia's understrength bowlDavid Miller. ing line-up on tour, which again copped "To win a game like that when heavy punishment throughout. But du you're supposed to lose, when you're Plessis was pointed in stating that down and out then you have someone could not take anything away from his put their hand up and take you across team's achievement. the line, it's as good as it gets," du "I think as an international team Plessis said. "I don't have any words to you cannot use that as an excuse, nevbe honest. er," he said. "I've been part of a South "I think there's a lot of people if you African team when we had no Dale asked them 3-0 to South Africa against Steyn and no Vernon Philander in our the No. 1 team in the world, they would Test team, and you can't use that as an have possibly laughed. It just shows excuse. which direction we're going as a team "You have to find a way as a team to at the moment, we've played some re- try and compete against the best teams ally good cricket in all formats and I'm in the world and we didn't in that sereally excited about what lies ahead. ries against England and it would have "I'm just out of words, I'm so happy been a lot different with the two of at the moment because I never would them playing. have thought 3-0 would have been pos"But you can't use that as an exsible against this Australian side." cuse, you have to find a way as a squad Steven Smith bore the thousand- to try and compete. There's a little bit yard stare of a captain who has now of inexperience there but they would be lost seven of his past nine matches in the first guys not to blame their weakcharge in all formats. All he had asked ened attack. They're the No. 1 team for, from his batsmen in particular, in the world and they know they still had been achieved, still he ended the have to put up a good fight against night in defeat. us."(ESPNcricinfo) "I wanted the top four to get the
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Andre Russell
he Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel hearing to determine whether West Indies cricketer Andre Russell violated a whereabouts clause is scheduled to resume this morning at 10:00 at Jamaica Conference Centre in Kingston. Jamaica AntiDoping Commission (JADCO), represented by attorney-at-law Lackston Robinson, alleges that the 28-yearold Jamaican player was negligent for three filing failures between January 1, 2015 and July 25, 2015. On September 28, during the previous sitting of the hearing, Queen’s Counsel Patrick Foster, the lead attorney representing Russell, probed possible procedural breaches related to two alleged filing failures in July
2015. In the midst of tense exchanges with JADCO witness Nadia Vassell, Foster searched for loopholes in her testimony that pointed to negligence on Russell’s part. Foster noted e-mail correspondence between Vassell and a person by the name of Will Quinn, who was described as acting on Russell’s behalf as his agent/manager. Foster noted that in Vassell’s e-mailed response to Quinn on July 20, 2015, regarding an extension request to allow Russell time to file his whereabouts, that she copied several recipients, including JADCO Executive Director Carey Brown, but not the cricketer. After approximately 45 minutes into the hearing, Foster ended his cross-examination of
the JADCO employee. Robinson, who had completed examination-in-chief of Vassell on September 19, opted not to re-examine the witness. The panel then announced the October 6, 2016 continuation of the hearing. Robinson is expected to call Brown and JADCO employee Tajae Smith to provide witness testimony on behalf of the commission. Thereafter, the respondent’s legal team is set to present his defence. Russell is expected to be the main witness. JADCO is accusing Russell of failing to file his whereabouts,) resulting in him missing three doping tests over a 12-month period. Under World AntiDoping Agency (WADA) regulations that amounts to a failed test. The rules require that athletes make their whereabouts known to local anti-doping agencies to facilitate testing. An athlete may face a ban of up to 24 months if found in violation. The disciplinary panel comprises Chairman Hugh Faulkner, Dr Marjorie Vassell, and former Jamaica cricketer Dixeth Palmer. Russell, a prominent West Indies all-rounder, has represented Twenty20 (T20) cricket franchises in India, Bangladesh, Australia, and England.