Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, of Jamaica, competes in a women’s 200-meter semifi nal at the 2020 Summer Olympics,
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By Tangerine Clarke
For the first time in the history
of Guyana the under-17 Lady Jags
National Football (Soccer Team),
secured a place in the 2022 Women’s
CONCACAF Championship.
The team pulled off an impressive
win, beating Anguilla 1- nil, in an
exciting, nail-biting, first match on
Oct. 28, at IMG Academy, Bradenton,
Florida.
Sue Edwards from Region 7 Guyana,
scored the winning goal in the first
half of the game against Anguilla.
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The team, comprising15 Guyanabased
players, 1 Canada-based and 2
American-based players, moved on to
their second round of matches on Oct.
30, representing Guyana at the CONCACAF
U-17 Women’s Championship.
However, the ladies lost, after being
trounced by Honduras, 6-0.
The young lady ballers who showed
determination and skill on the field,
putting up a good fight with great
strength and ability in their third
match against Turks & Caicos on Monday,
Nov. 1, beat their opponent in a
magnificent comeback win, Guyana
6 – Turks & Caicos 0.
The Guyana Lady Jags earned their
historical victory advancing to the
FIFA qualifiers. Anaya Willabus scored
the first goal, followed by Sandra Johnson,
second goal by Willabus, and then
Jalade Trim. All three girls scored two
each for a total of six goals.
Some of the seasoned players were
Anaya Willabus, from Brooklyn, Sydney
Facey from Canada, and Jalade
Trim from Guyana, who played together
in 2018 with the U-15 squad.
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has
begun a review of the Professional
Cricket League franchise system.
Speaking at a “Let’s Rally – T20
World Cup” webinar hosted by the
University of Trinidad and Tobago
recently, CWI Vice President, Dr.
Kishore Shallow said the franchise
system has not translated into success
at the international level and
that the regional body will assess the
current program with the view to
making improvements.
He said while some progress had
been made, “we have realized the
franchise system as it is would not
translate to success at the international
level and that has proven by
our players from that same franchise
system.”
the West Indies XI for the Twenty20
World Cup in Dubai due to his recent
run of form.
Sir Curtly comments came against
a backdrop of Gayle’s controversial
inclusion in the ongoing T20 World
Cup squad, despite averaging 17 from
16 T20 Internationals this year, and
recording a single half century in the
last five years.
CWI Chief Executive Officer, Johnny
Grave told Starcom Radio’s Mason
and Guest show in Barbados recently
“we tend to deal with these things inhouse.
We’ve spoken to Sir Curtly and
Chris and it is unfortunate and not
something we want to see.”
“We massively respect both individuals
and it’s not something we
want to encourage. Sir Curtly is
working with our Under-19 as our
coach and Chris is currently with
the team (World Cup) and we’d much
prefer everyone focus on the cricket
and rally behind the team and talking
our world title,” he said.
Trini cyclist
Championship.
The first cyclist from T&T to win a
medal at a World Championships was
Roger Gibbon when he took bronze
in the 1km event in Amsterdam in
1967. Like Paul, he was 23 at the
time.
T&T had to wait 24 more years
to get a second medal when Samuel
earned bronze in the 1km time trial
in Stuttgart, Germany in 1991.
in a positive way, and you start to actually
believe the things that they are saying
about you, and it changes everything.
“In 2007, I went to the World Championships
as a reserve, I wasn’t even there
to run; and I remember being there, and
they called on me to run and I was like
‘no, I’m not running,’” she continued. “I
was crying because I didn’t want to run!
“It was so much pressure and I didn’t
want to make any mistakes —but that’s
the fear of not feeling qualified for that
call.”
SkySports noted that Fraser-Pryce
won Olympic sprint relay gold in Tokyo
to add to her collection of four world relay
gold medals.
“I went and ran the heat, I was so nervous,
I remember the crowd and everything,”
she said. “We made the finals and
we got a silver medal, and I was so excited
for that medal that I went home and I
decided I wanted a medal for myself.
“I finally believed what all of those
people had been saying,” she added. “It’s
not necessarily about proving people
wrong, but proving yourself right, that
you belong.”
Fourteen years on, SkySports said Fraser
Pryce is the dominant force of female
sprinting.
It said her extensive medal collection
boasts nine World Championship golds
and two Olympic 100m individual sprint
titles.
Fraser-Pryce added Olympic 100m silver
to that collection, finishing behind
compatriot Elaine Thompson-Herah in
the sprint final in Tokyo, but finished the
season with a personal best of 10.60s, the
third-fastest time in history, SkySports
said.
“Looking back at the 2021 season it
was mixed,” she said. “I had a lot of highs
and I had some lows, and you know I
had the lows where I didn’t want to have
them.
“At the Olympics I was in great shape,”
she added. “I was definitely hoping to run
so much better; and I knew I could, but
it just shows how the 100m is so fast and
there’s no room for error.
“I’m at the peak of my career,” Fraser-
Pryce said. “It’s so mind-blowing that I
think I owe it to myself, I owe it to the
next generation of women that will come
after me and those that are still here, to
push this to another level.
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Guyana Lady Jaguars team makes history
Franchise
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