2016: It’s 50 years since the British colony of Guiana became Guyana.
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Guyana’s gifts to the world – A 2016 Review – by BBC News
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Guyana’s gifts to the world
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This articles features a number of Guyanese who have been very successful worldwide
It was written in 2016 on the 50th anniversary of Guyana’s Independence from Britain,
Covering 214,969 sq km (83,000 sq miles), it is the only English-speaking country on mainland South America.
In popular culture, the country is sadly best known for the tragic events of Jonestown, where more than 900 people died in a mass suicide.
To mark the 50th anniversary of independence, BBC News highlights some of the positive contributions from “the land of a thousand rivers”.
My Cricket Heroes: Part 1 – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
I am glued to the Indian Premier League (IPL). I never thought that I would be fascinated by the shortest version of cricket but I can’t move away from the television. My conversion to the IPL, and later the CPL and the Big Bash, started a year ago. It was then that I watched the T20’s seriously.
The glitz and glamor and the thrilling finishes left me spellbound. The four hour entertainment also filled stadiums and brought in much needed cash to the game. But the T20’s have had its critics, and from the senior ranks of the game. Clive Lloyd thinks that it erodes the skills that are needed for Test cricket while Michael Holding wouldn’t be seen near a T20 game. He says that it’s not cricket. Viv Richards, on the other hand, is on the staff of the Pakistan League and retired players from Australia, Sri Lanka, and South Africa can be found in the IPL.
READ MORE: My Cricket Heroes – By Dr. Dhanpaul Narine
Cricket Council USA: Qureshi gives US All-Stars T10 title
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GOLF: One for the Ages: The comeback of Eldrick “Tiger” Woods + 3 videos
One for the Ages – Editorial – Stabroek News
Tiger Woods
The Augusta National Golf Club, a private club in the southern state of Georgia, is the permanent stage of the first of golf’s four annual major tournaments, the Masters Tournament, or as it is readily referred to, The Masters.
The dinner is held on the Tuesday preceding the tournament which commences on the Thursday of the first full week of April. It was at this auspicious occasion on the 4th April, 2017 that Eldrick “Tiger” Woods, informed the doyen of golf, Jack Nicklaus, winner of eighteen majors, the he “was done.”
It is a place steeped in tradition, one of which is the hosting of one of the most exclusive dinners to be held anywhere, the Champions Dinner, held in honour of the previous year’s winner, who has the task of selecting the menu. Continue reading
CRICKET: USA Sports History: The USA National Championship MAQ T10 – April 26-28, 2019
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GOLF: Tiger Woods wins Masters to claim first major in 11 years
GOLF: Tiger Woods wins 15th Major Title
Photo: Tiger Woods of the U.S. holds up the Masters trophy and wears the green jacket after winning the 2019 Masters. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
GOLF: Tiger Woods says he is ready to win his fifth Masters — HE WINS – UPDATED
- Former world No 1: ‘I feel like I can win here’
- American was close in last two majors of 2018
Tiger Woods
Eleven years separate Tiger Woods and a major triumph. Fourteen have elapsed since he last prevailed at the Masters. As he prepares for a 22nd appearance at Augusta National, Woods cited a relatively trivial gap of 139 miles as the most significant. That distance separates the venue for the year’s first major and East Lake, where Woods returned to winning ways last September. Since 2014, a series of back surgeries had raised doubts over the 14-times major champion’s future in the game.
“I feel like I can win,” said Woods, 43. “I’ve proven that I can do it. I put myself there with a chance to win the last two major championships of the year last year. I was right there and just needed to have a couple more things to go my way and not throw away a couple shots here and there, which I was able to do at East Lake.
UPDATE – 14 APRIL 2019 – TIGER WOODS WINS MASTER 2019
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Woods completes a tale of persistence for the ages at the Masters
CRICKET: Mumbai trump Super Kings to win record fourth IPL title
In a deeply tactical and wildly chaotic final, Lasith Malinga turned around a horror night in an exceptional final over to hand Mumbai Indians their fourth IPL title.
The Mumbai Indians celebrate their fourth title triumph after eking out a one-run win over the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL final.
The match went this way and that – both batting sides arguably under-performed, technology gave the third umpire a nightmare, catches went down and run-outs were missed – before it came down to Chennai Super Kings needing nine to win off the final over. Malinga – three overs for 42 until then, a dropped catch, ordinary fielding and a missed run-out to his name – turned up one final time with creaky joints to concede just seven. With two required off the last ball, he bowled the most magical slower-ball to win it for Mumbai when most bowlers would have been happy to bowl a slower wide ball to try to ensure the tie first.
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