LOCAL cyclists will have to re-ride the Trinidad and Tobago Cycling Federation Championship 10-mile event.

Because of an error in the number of laps, the race was ordered re-ridden. And a date for the re-ride will be determined at a meeting of the racing committee. But the re-ride will take place on the same day the racing committee proposes to allow cyclists a further attempt at achieving the “B” World Championship times. Adam Alexander of Warriors won the Juniors 10-mile ride, beating team-mate  Christopher Sellier, with Brendon Jacobs (Carl King Southclaine) getting the bronze and Stephen Rambaran (Southampton Wheelers) placing fourth. At the TTCF National Championships, which ended on Sunday, champions were crowned in 10 events.

Elisha Greene of Toyota Madonna took the gold in the Kierin event, with Clinton Grant (unattached) getting the silver and Ako Kellar (Heat Wave) bronze. But despite his triumph, Azikiwe Kellar (Heat Wave) was the champion senior rider overall, accumulating 10 points. The champion junior was Christopher Sellier (Warriors) with 17 points, while Richard Ramchand (Warriors) was the top Veteran (40-plus) with 20 points. Ronald Peters (Toyota Madonna) got 16 points to finish as the leading Veteran (50-plus), while Joey Nunes (Southampton Wheelers) with 11 points headed the Veterans (60-plus).

Results:
KIERIN —- 1. E. Greene; 2. C. Grant; 3. A. Kellar.
OLYMPIC SPRINT/TEAM —- 1. Heat Wave “A” (Ako Kellar, Azikiwe Kellar, Aldrin Alleyne); 2. Team Warriors (Adam Alexander, Joshua Alexander, Christopher Sellier); 3. Heat Wave “B” (Christopher Gill, Shane Ferreira, Andrew Bally).
10-MILE (Juniors) —- 1. A. Alexander; 12. C. Sellier; 3. B. Jacobs; 4. S. Rambaran.
10-MILE (Veterans 40+) —- 1. Richard Ramchand (Warriors); 2. Martin Rodney (Warriors); 3. Pedro Castellano (Madonna); 4. Gregory Dandrade (Madonna).
10-MILE (Veterans 50+) —- 1. Lloyd Joseph (Southampton); 2. Glenford Phillip (Nepuyo Wheelers); 3. Ronald Peters (Madonna); 4. Joey Nunes (Southampton).
POINTS RACE (Veterans 50+) —- 20 Laps – R. Peters; G. Phillip; Peter Hernandez; Neil Alleyne; Roy Daniel (PL Singh’s Southern Sonics).
VETERANS (40+) 40 Laps —- 1. R. Ramchand; 2. Gregory Dandrade; 3. Courtnay Mark; 4. P. Castellano.
SENIORS (85 Laps) —- 1. Shannon Metevier (Toyota Madonna); 2. Guy Costa (Heat Wave); 3. Roger Smart (Southern Sonics); 4. C. Grant (unattached).
JUNIORS (60 Laps) —- A. Alexander (Warriors); 2. B. Jacob (Southclaine); 3. C. Sellier (Warriors); 4. Lyndel Brooks (Nova Sports Club).
TEAM PURSUIT —- Heat Wave “A” (Ako Kellar, Chris Gill, Richard McCartney, Guy Costa); 2. Warriors (A. Alexander, J. Alexander, C. Sellier, Colin Phillip); 3. Heat Wave “B” (A. Bally, P. Hernandez, S. Ferreira, Mark Ogiste.
Overall points standings:
JUNIORS —- 1. C. Sellier 17; 2. A. Alexander 11;  
 3. B. Jacob 8; 4. Haseem Mclean (Southclaine) 5; 5. S. Rambaran 2.
SENIORS —- Azikiwe Kellar 10; 2. Clinton Grant 9; 3. Elisha Greene, Ako Kellar, Guy Costa, Joshua Alexander 8 points each.
VETERANS (40+) —- 1. R. Ramchand 20; 2.  G. Dandrade 7; 3. P. Castalleno 6; M. Rodney 3; Courtnay Mark and Simon Spicer 4.
VETERANS (50+) —- 1. R. Peters 16; 2. P. Hernandez 13; 3. N. Alleyne 7; G. Phillip 2; Brent Heart 1. 
VETERANS (60+) —- 1. J. Nunes 11; 2. Peter De Silva 5.

After coaching the South Zone Under-13 cricket team to three successive British Gas titles, Baldath Bodoe has now given them success at the Under-15 level.

Bodoe earlier this season took the Under-13 team to their third successive cricket championship in the junior series. On observing the tremendous success he was gaining at this level, he was taken up a notch to the Under-15 level. His job at the Under-15 level was a little more difficult but one advantage he had was the fact that the players were all under his charge at the Under-13 level. “It was a more challenging task at the Under-15 level but the guys were known to me and we just continued our work ethic the same way,” Bodoe said. The South Under-15 team, dubbed the Logie  Division, started off with a thumping 90-run win against the Bishop division. “The good start was a tremendous boost for the youngsters and they carried on to win two of the other three matches.” The only defeat suffered by the south team was a narrow one-wicket loss at the hands of Dhanraj division of the South East Zone. This proved to be the only victory for the South East team as they finished bottom of the table.

Logie Division finished strongly with a win over Gomes Division in the last round to cop the title. Batting first Logie Division made 233 all out and then restricted Gomes Division to 219 all out —- to finish winners by 14 runs. South finished the league with six points, two ahead of second place Nanan Division. “South cricket is in good hands as we have a number of talented youngsters coming through. We have been dominant in the Under-13 age group and by winning the Under-15 for the first time, we are showing that our players are progressing,” Bodoe said. South also finished runners-up in the British Gas Under-17 tournament. “The difference in the performance of the Southern teams recently has been due to the new executive in control of the cricket. The chairman, Leo Doodnath, has been a tremendous asset to the zone and has been very supportive of our efforts to move forward,” he said.

The University of the West Indies, playing in the Courts Interzone cricket series for the first time, emerged winners against South Zone on Saturday at the Sir Frank Worrell Ground in St Augustine.

The talented Sanjeev Maharaj of Queen’s Park Cricket Club was the cornerstone of the effort that gave the youngsters the title. South won the toss and decided to take first strike on a good batting strip. They however struggled to come to terms with pacer Michael Brown and could muster only 158 all out in 37 overs. Brian Dookie of Renown Sports Club was the top-scorer with a defiant 38 and Junior Joseph got 38. Brown ended with four wickets for 29 runs to be the pick of the bowlers for the students. Chasing the winning target at 3.97 runs per over, UWI were given a flying start by Maharaj who batted beautifully. UWI reached the target for the loss of four wickets with 3.4 overs to spare. Maharaj scored an unbeaten 60 and was given good support by PowerGen all-rounder Keshava Ramphal 38 not out. The experienced spinner Reynold Sewdass fought hard for the southerners claiming two for 21 in a desperate attempt to get the win but to no avail in the end.

INTERZONE CRICKET SCORES
South Zone 158 all out (37overs) (Brian Dookie 38, Junior Joseph 38, Philip Brown 4/29) lost to UWI 159/4 (36.2overs) (Sanjeev Maharaj 60 not out, Keshava Ramphal 38 not out, Reynold Sewdass 2/21) —- By 6 wkts.

NATIONAL Flour Mills dusted off defending Royal Extra North Zone Basketball League champions Defence Force 58-73 at the St Paul’s Street Multi-Purpose Facility on Monday night.

Andy Best scored 17 points for Flour and ripped down four rebounds, while Shorn Edwards added 10 points and six boards. Stephen Lewis had 12 point, eight rebounds and two assists, while Marvyn Headley got 10 points and seven rebounds for the Army-Coast Guard combination who were losing for the second straight time. NFM took the lead in the Premier Division match from the first quarter 20-10, and were ahead 38-29 at the half. And despite a desperate third-quarter rally which brought Defence Force to within five points, the NFM lads poured it on in the final stanza, outscoring the champs 23-8 for the final score.

Detour Shaq Attack followed up their big victory over Defence Force a week ago with a crushing 107-67 win over Off Limits in another match on Monday night. Terrance Mayers had a season-high 31 points including five three-pointers and eight rebounds to lead the Attack.
Sheldon Christian added 17 points with two from three-point range and five rebounds, while Anthony Turner scored 15 points and snared 13 rebounds and Kelvin Blugh, 14 points and six rebounds for the winners. Steve Williams scored 17 points for Off Limits and took down three rebounds, while Calvin John had 10 ponts and six rebounds.

After an absence of more than a year, professional boxing returns to the local ring on June 27 with a four-bout card promoted by Randy Glasgow Boxing Productions.

In the main bout Guyanese-born Trinidad and Tobago resident Melroy Corbin will oppose Curtis Murray for the Caribbean Supermiddleweight Championship over 12 rounds at the Jean Pierre Complex, Mucurapo. Corbin boasts a record of eight fights with six victories and two losses while the well-travelled Murray, a hero in his homeland, has only been beaten in one of his nine bouts to date. Promoter Randy Glasgow said yesterday he expects a large contingent of Barbadian supporters to accompany Murray for the championship contest, the first to be staged in Trinidad and Tobago for many years. Corbin is being trained by Gordon Hoyte and Winston Cox at the Tigers Gym on Prince Street, Port-of-Spain. On the undercard is a promising match-up between former national and regional champion David Noel who is making a comeback after an absence of over a year. He has a record of 40 fights, nine losses and one draw. The Tobagonian is also a two-time Fecabox middleweight title-holder and FedaLatin champion who was twice ranked in the world’s top ten. Noel is trained by his cousin Claude Noel, TT’s first world champion and will come up against Guyanese Denny Dalton in the 160-lb class over ten rounds. Dalton has won ten of his 14 scraps so far. The preliminary bouts feature Sean Corbin, brother of Melroy against Clint Caballo in a supermiddleweight contest over six rounds; and Kelvin Placide against Learie Bruce, also billed as a six-rounder. Sean Corbin and Placide are also preparing for the upcoming bouts at the Tigers Gym. The card has been put together by international match-maker Buxo Potts. Also expected to spice up the presentation are several female bouts and amateur contests.

Yesterday Glasgow said he had submitted the card for approval by the new Boxing Board of Control headed by Melchoir Taylor and expects a positive response within days. He said the first card under the new board should auger well for the future as he expects the sport to get back on track with regular presentations once the ice has been broken. “In this business there is no making of money in a hurry. You have to make an investment and hope the public buy into it which we expect to happen,” said Glasgow, a former national cricketer. He lamented the fact that the new board has not been given sufficient funds to make a more meaningful role in the promotion and development of the sport. “I think that the board should have at their disposal money to conduct scouting programme or to render assistance to aspiring boxers and to offer technical assistance to promoters and officials,” said Glasgow. However he said he has every confidence in the board led by the experienced Taylor, a referee who has presided in world title fights, to work in the interest of the sport. “This first contest is the beginning of a new era for the sport in the local ring. It is the start of something long overdue,” said Glasgow. He said boxers should now gain a lot of motivation and encouragement from the effort and take to the task of preparing themselves for regular action both in Trinidad and Tobago and internationally.

HAZEL HAYNES has retained her position as president of the Amateur Swimming Association of Trinidad and Tobago (ASATT) following their annual general meeting at the La Joya Auditorium, St Joseph, on Monday night.

Haynes, who succeeded Al Roberts as head of ASATT last year, defeated Roberts 20-8 with one vote abstained for the post of president. Vilma Cropper edged Allyson Pouchet 16-13 for the position of first vice-president. Elected unopposed were Alfred McMillan (second vice-president), Maria Smart-De Four (secretary), Brian Wickham (Public Relations Officer) and, for the first time on the executive, Carol Yearwood (assistant secretary/treasurer). Also announced yesterday was the national swimming and waterpolo squads for the CCCAN Championships in Mexico in July. The teams were ratified by the ASATT Council recently.

The teams:
SWIMMING: 11-12 age group – Janine Thornhill, Chloe McMillan; 13-14 – Shannon Duval, Donna Wickham, Zahra De Four, Megan Charles, Chantal Redon, Jules Graham; 15-17 – Christian Espinet; 18-and-over Linda McEachrane, Tron Johnson, Jonathan Ammon, Ryan Yearwood; Vilma Cropper (manager), Edward Tuberoso (head coach), Hazel Haynes (assistant coach), Carol Yearwood (chaperone), Ralph Yearwood, Allyson Pouchet, Maria Smart-De Four (technical officials).
WATERPOLO: Under-15 age group – Shane Gillette, Brent Nanton, Ian Welch-Phillips, Jesse Fullerton, Chaz Govia, Delano Otero, Barry Bishop, Jean-Phillipe Francis, Stephen Espinet, Rene Seegobin, Marc Stampfli, David Hay, Oliver Milne; Chad Lee Loy, Alixzandar Morie (reserves); 15-18 age group – John Littlepage, Matthew George, Stuart Gillette, Troy Gordon, Jabari Calliste, Alexis Miller, Anthony Schamber, Mikhail Lamont, Christian Flook, Eoghan Miller, Avery Ambrose, Andrew Elliott, Chinua Alleyne; Sean Garcia (reserve); Elsa Govia, Lois Herrera, Kenny Francis, Kester Scanterbury (officials); Ryan Smith (technical official).

NAIROBI: “One down, two wins to go.” Those were the words of Trinidad and Tobago captain Reynold Carrington following his team’s 2-0 victory over the Kenyan Olympic team on Monday.

It was TT’s first since a 1-0 shut out of Guadeloupe in March and more significantly, the first after the recently appointments of head coach Stuart Charles-Fevrier and assistants Brian Williams and Jamaal Shabaaz. Following the match, TTFF adviser Jack Warner treated the TT contingent to dinner at the Nyama Choma Ranch, rated as Nairobi’s most exciting African restaurant. Among the meats served were giraffe, crocodile, zebra, ostrich, lamb and various styles of beef. Goalscorer on Monday, Nigel Pierre was then presented with a birthday cake by some of the attractive in-house African dancers as a live band performed reggae and calypso styles. “I think this goal couldn’t have come at a better time and it was long overdue  This should now boost me for the matches to come,” Pierre said. Coach-Fevrier was also pleased with his first win in charge.

“I must say it was  a pleasing feeling. But there are many more serious matches to be played and this victory will only serve as a motivator for me,” Fevrier said. “I was quite pleased with efforts of the lads, particularly in the second half. We were more patient after the break  and at the final whistle we came away with a 2-0 victory which to my mind was very important for our confidence looking ahead to the rest of this tour and matches to come. “I must say the guys continue to enjoy the tour and we are enjoying working with the players. I hope that we can build on this win and continue the tour without any defeats,” he added. TT travelled to South Africa last night for three days before moving on to Botswana.