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R. Bassoo and Sons Golf tournament set for tomorrow

Aug 06, 2010 Sports

The R. Bassoo and Sons Ltd. sponsored Golf tournament will be played off tomorrow at Lusignan Golf Course following a break for last weekend’s Emancipation activities.
Club Captain Patrick Prashad said that R. Bassoo and Sons are first-time sponsors and the executive of the Lusignan Golf Club has expressed appreciation for their sponsorship.
The tournament will be played under the Medal Play format and prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers with the best net scores.  There will also be a prize for Nearest to the Pin on hole number 8.
Registration will take place on or before today at 16:30 hours.
According to Prashad the players are eagerly looking forward to this weekend’s competition especially since the inclement weather has affected the season so far.
Roy Bassoo, Managing Director of the Company is expected to attend and assist in the presentation of prizes.
Meanwhile, the Suriname Open which was scheduled for August 21-22 in the neighbouring republic has been postponed due to persistent rainfall in Paramaribo. A new date for the tournament will be announced shortly. A large contingent of local golfers had made preparations to travel to the Suriname for the tournament.
It was disclosed that Courts Guyana Inc.’s annual tournament will take place on August 21 to fill the void left by the postponement of the Suriname Open.


Four Venues to be used in CLT20 in S/Africa

Guyana begin campaign on Sept 12 in Centurion

Four top South African cricket venues have been chosen to host the 2010 Airtel Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20), which sees 10 premier teams from around the world playing for domestic Twenty20 cricket’s richest purse.
The CLT20 Governing Council today announced that Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, St. Georges Park in Port Elizabeth, Kingsmead Stadium in Durban and Centurion Park in Centurion will be the four host venues for the competition, which takes place from 10-26 September 2010
CLT20 Chairman, Shashank Manohar, said: “South Africa is widely regarded as a top international host nation, having successfully hosted most major international cricket events in recent years. The Governing Council is satisfied with the four venues that Cricket South Africa (CSA) have recommended.
“We are excited about the future of CLT20, and call on the South African public to come out and support the second edition of this tournament, which features the best of the best.”
CSA CEO, Gerald Majola, said: “CSA is proud to be hosting CLT20 in what is an iconic year for South Africa with the Soccer World Cup currently being hosted here. We are encouraged by the eagerness of the four host venues to make this tournament a success.CLT20 has already piqued the interest of South African fans, especially with the Lions and Warriors having qualified for this prestigious event. We are confident of hosting a successful CLT20.”
CLT20 features  teams from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies, and will once again showcase a host of world cricket’s biggest names – Tendulkar, Dhoni, Jayawardene, Steyn, Dravid, Tait, Duminy, Mendis, Kumble, Hayden, Taylor, Muralidaran, Pollard, Harbhajan, Oram, Malinga, Bollinger, Bravo, Afridi, Hussey, Jayasuriya, Bollinger.
More than 75 percent of the participating players are expected to be the international stars of the game, making the tournament a true contest between the best of the best.
Guyana beat Barbados in the Final of the Caribbean 20/20 competition to be the last team to qualify for the event. The South Americans are the West Indies’ representative this year after Trinidad & Tobago represented the Caribbean in 2009 and set the tournament alight with its brilliant run through to the final.
The 2010 Airtel Champions League Twenty20 will feature 23 matches (the same number as 2009) and Guyana face Royal Challenges Bangalore in their first match at Centurion on September 12 before they face Mumbai Indians at Durban on the 16th, Highveld Lions on the 19th at Johannesburg and Redbacks at Johannesburg on the 21st.
The semi-finals are fixed for the 24th and 25th before the Final is contested on September 26 at Johannesburg.

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