Ajani Cutting Anchors Elite Field at Prestigious John T. Memorial Cycling Classic in Anguilla
By Delwin Neblett |HGP Nightly News|
VALLEY, ANGUILLA — Guyana’s newly crowned Under-23 National Road Race Champion, Ajani Cutting, spearheaded a three-man Guyanese contingent over the weekend at the highly competitive 2026 John T. Memorial Cycling Race in Anguilla.
Competing in the grueling Elite Category, Cutting went wheel-to-wheel with some of the Americas’ top riders alongside US-based Guyanese cyclist Johann Burrowes. In the Masters B Division, veteran national rider Junior Niles brought his extensive regional experience to bear against a crowded pack. Widely regarded as one of the Caribbean’s premier cycling fixtures, the high-octane memorial race featured elite fields hailing from the United States, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, and several neighboring islands across the regional archipelago.
Joshi, Singh, and Pitamber Maintain Flawless Starts as National Junior Chess Qualifiers Heat Up
LILIENDAAL, GUYANA — The battle for intellectual supremacy is officially underway at Olympic House in Liliendaal, where the opening salvos of the 2026 National Junior Chess Championship Qualifiers over the weekend left three of Guyana’s brightest strategic minds locked in an unbeaten tie.
Following three grueling rounds of classical match play, Candidate Master (CM) Sachin Pitamber, Woman Candidate Master (WCM) Aditi Joshi, and a resilient Matthew Singh all maintained pristine, undefeated records. Utilizing specialized tie-break metrics, Joshi currently sits atop the Group A leaderboard in first place, with Singh holding onto the second-place spot and Pitamber positioned tightly in third.
The front-runners face immediate pressure from Alexander Zhang and Abel Fernandez Ciria, who remain within striking distance with 2.5 points each. The high-stakes seven-round Swiss-system tournament is scheduled to conclude its preliminary rounds tonight, Wednesday, July 8, 2026, with the race for the limited championship final berths remaining completely wide open.
President’s College Sweeps U-18 Titles in Thrilling KFC National Schools Basketball Finale
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — The National Gymnasium was transformed into a cauldron of school pride and high-octane athleticism on Sunday as the 19th edition of the KFC National Schools Basketball Festival reached a dramatic conclusion.
The powerhouse program of President’s College asserted total dominance over the championship brackets, successfully engineering a historic dual-sweep to emerge as national champions in both the Under-18 Boys and Under-18 Girls divisions.
In other grand finale action, Hururu Secondary of Region 10 comfortably claimed the Under-14 national championship crown by routing Berbice’s Skeldon Line Path Secondary 45-31. Meanwhile, the Under-16 final delivered the most dramatic finish of the night, as St. Rose’s High School rallied to capture the national title with a nail-biting, 50-46 overtime victory against a resilient Berbice High School lineup.
Rose to Lead Senior National Basketball Squad as FIBA AmeriCup Pre-Qualifiers Tip Off Tonight
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — The Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF) has officially finalized its senior men’s national team ahead of the highly anticipated FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Pre-Qualifiers, which are set to tip off tonight, July 8, at the newly modernized Cliff Anderson Sports Hall.
The elite 12-member squad will be anchored by veteran international guard Stanton Rose, who assumes captaincy responsibilities for the home-court campaign running through July 12. Head coach Junior Hercules has assembled a formidable mix of perimeter speed and interior size, naming a tournament roster that features Dominic Vincente, Nikolai Smith, Shelroy Thomas, Domitre Rankin, Kevon Wiggins, Akil Hughes, Kimol Grimmond, Hulman Bovell, Brandon Bento, Umar Rashid, and Kevin Mickle. The senior national squad will look to leverage home-court advantage against visiting regional powerhouses to secure advancement into the main AmeriCup qualification windows.
All-Rounder Parmeshwar Ram Named Captain as GCB Unveils U-19 Squad for CWI Rising Stars
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA — The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) has officially announced its 14-member national Under-19 squad selected to represent the country at the upcoming Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Under-19 Championship in Antigua and Barbuda.
The regional youth tournament, running from July 10 to July 12, 2026, will see Guyana led by prolific national all-rounder Parmeshwar Ram, with the tactical Romario Ramdeholl named as his vice-captain. The selection panel has packed the squad with elite domestic talent, including top-order batsman Jonathan Mentore, Joshua Budhram, Adrian Hetmyer, Micah Amsterdam, and West Indies Under-19 wicketkeeper-batsman Shamar Apple. The developmental squad will be managed by Naseer Mohamed, with Head Coach Kumar Bishundial and Assistant Coach Anthony Adams directing tactical operations from the boundary ropes.
