Muckette ready for Portugal chapter
Former T&T captain Duane Muckette became the latest player who has represented this country to join the professional ranks in Europe after signing with Portuguese third division club FC Barreirense...
View ArticleSacked Oliver calls on Lara, Bravos, Boldon for help
WALTER ALIBEYAfter being sacked by Central FC, veteran midfielder Marvin Oliver is now hoping to start his own coaching school to make ends meet. He told the Guardian yesterday he was initially...
View ArticleFIFA presidential election is no joke
Having had the opportunity to follow the trend of the FIFA general elections which are held every four years, the procedure has always been adopted in a manner which seemed to invite an expansive input...
View ArticleBoxing ‘Hall of Fame’ honour for T&T Jizelle Salandy
Rachael KingRachael.king@guardian.co.ttBoxu Potts became emotional after learning that Jizelle Salandy will be inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF) and got even more...
View ArticleDyette calls on corporate T&T to help beach volleyballers
T&T senior women’s beach volleyballer, Ayana Dyette is pleading with corporate T&T to come on board and support the national women’s team’s effort to qualify for this year’s Women’s Beach...
View ArticleLandeau lands Bankers contract
T&T’s long distance runner Nicholas Landeau has landed a sponsorship contract with Bankers Insurance and sees it as critical in his bid to qualify for the next Olympics in Rio this year. Landeau,...
View ArticleSuper start for Mavericks’ Wallace
T&T goal shoot Samantha Wallace is very pleased with her debut performance which helped Hertfordshire Mavericks to a resounding 60-39 defeat of Celtic Dragons in the inaugural Vitality National...
View ArticleDeyal adds to his repertoire
Coming in to bat in front of a full house at Sabina Park for the T&T Red Steel in the Caribbean Premier League T20 tournament last year, Mark Deyal impressed by standing up to Chris Gayle’s men and...
View ArticleStick with Rivers of Asia
Rivers Of Asia is napped (again!) for a five-runner 3-y-o Maiden Stakes over an extended mile of Wolverhampton Tapeta tonight; last week trainer Philip McBride’s withdrew this thrice-raced, 78-rated,...
View ArticleJones targets top of Champions League
Out-of-favour T&T defender Alvin Jones is targeting reaching the group stages of this year’s Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League with reigning Digicel T&T Pro League champions, DirecTV W...
View ArticleBoldon says relay teams can make difference in Rio
Former national sprint legend Ato Boldon believes strong performances by this country’s relay teams in recent times can lead T&T to its best ever medal haul at the Rio Olympics from August 5-21...
View ArticleTroubled Hart wants proper tools
WALTER ALIBEYA troubled national football coach Stephen Hart maintains he will resign if he does not get the tools necessary to properly prepare the Soca Warriors to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in...
View ArticleCricket’s ‘Big Three’ to see powers reduced by ICC
DUBAI—The power of India, Australia, and England in world cricket is set to be reduced as part of wide-ranging reform measures by the sport’s governing body to improve its image.“No member of the ICC...
View ArticleSir Viv backs new T20 league to take off
DUBAI—West Indies icon Sir Vivian Richards likes the potential of the inaugural Pakistan Super League and says the tournament has the ability to take off once it attracts the right mix of players. Sir...
View ArticleSir Garry lauds young painter for ‘amazing’ portrait
BRIDGETOWN—Cricket legend Sir Garfield Sobers has described as “simply amazing” a painting of him which was sold on auction and now being displayed at the Cricket Legends of Barbados headquarters, just...
View ArticleHolder to replace McCoy at ICC U-19 WCup
ST JOHN’S, Antigua— Fast bowler Chemar Holder has replaced the injured Obed McCoy in the West Indies team at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.Holder, 17, arrived in Bangladesh ahead of...
View ArticleBrathwaite lands big payday with Daredevils
BENGALURU, India—Rising West Indies star Carlos Brathwaite made headlines at the Indian Premier League auction yesterday when he was snapped up by Delhi Daredevils for US$626 000.The 27-year-old, who...
View ArticleCameron and Nanton spoke without approval
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) report of the findings from the alleged interference in the selection process for the West Indies team is in and it reveals that president Dave Cameron and vice...
View ArticleCaptain Hetmyer admits WI got ‘complacent’
Chemar Holder was bowling in Basseterre in St Kitts and Nevis less than three weeks ago when West Indies Under-19 were playing a bilateral series in Bangladesh, just before the World Cup warm-ups. West...
View ArticleJoseph fights her way to Olympic qualifiers
Melissa Joseph is honored after official notification yesterday that she was selected on the T&T National Taekwondo Team to represent the country at the Olympic Qualifiers, in Aguascalientes,...
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