On Friday and Saturday, June 16th and 17th last at the Marian Academy and Saints Courts, President’s College A and B teams advanced to an all-Royals Female Regional final after easily beating Marian Academy, and the Bishops High School respectively in play in the Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) Schools tournament sponsored mainly by ExxonMobil. In...Read More
Action in the Regional Conference tournament of the ExxonMobil-sponsored Youth Basketball Guyana (YBG) organised event, with support from Edward B. Beharry, G-Boats GY, and the National Sports Commission, got off to a good start over the weekend. On Friday, June 9th at Marian Academy Court Marian Academy scored 2pts to beat Charlestown Secondary who failed...Read More
ExxonMobil, the leading multinational oil and gas corporation, has once again taken on the role of title sponsor for the 17th Edition of the National School Basketball Festival (NSBF) in Guyana. The NSBF is one of the biggest school basketball tournaments in the country, bringing together young and talented student-athletes from different regions to compete...Read More
With the aim of reviving the sport of basketball in the West Coast of Demerara (WCD), Region three district, the D-Up Basketball Academy will be hosting it’s Annual “Above the Rim” one-day basketball tournament slated for 1st May at the Tuschen Primary school, basketball courts. This event is deemed the biggest basketball competition of the summer...Read More
AN embarrassing 21-2 defeat to Venezuela saw Guyana crash out of the South American Youth Games 3X3 basketball championship in Santiago, Chile yesterday. Guyana had suffered an antagonising 11-13 loss against Ecuador the previous day, and had hoped to win considerably against the Venezuelans, but, luck was not on their side.Nigel Bowen, Isaiah Hintzen, Akeem...Read More
GUYANA’S 3X3 team were edged 13-11 by Ecuador in their opening game at the South American Youth Games in Santiago, Chile yesterday. It was Guyana’s first time playing at an International 3X3 tournament, and the quartet of Nigel Bowen, Isaiah Hintzen, Akeem Crandon and Shamar France were hoping for a perfect start in their quest...Read More
The Guyana Amateur Basketball Federation (GABF) has selected two junior players and a coach to attend a one week youth programme in Turkey in September. The youth programme will run concurrently with the International Basketball Federation’s (FIBA) congress which will also be held in Turkey from September 4-6. The basketball players identified to attend the...Read More
