Jack Warner took time away from his official CONCACAF duties to meet with players attached to the Boca United Soccer Association in Florida. Hundreds of young players braved the sweltering Florida heat for almost 2 hours to meet with one of the most powerful men in football in the Western Hemisphere. While addressing the large gathering which included several Florida district officials, Warner commended the players and the club officials for their continued commitment to [...]

Roland Butcher, the director of sports at the University of the West Indies, said that the Combined Campus & Colleges will become a more diverse side in the very near future. The Barbados-born, former England batsman hailed the steady progress of the side over the last four years since entering regional competitions, culminating in a place in the Final of this year’s WICB Regional first-class championship. But he acknowledged that the talent pool was a [...]

Jason Scotland helped Ipswich heap further misery on relegated Preston North End with a first half goal in a 2-1 victory on Saturday in the English League Championship. The Trinidad & Tobago international and David Norris put the Tractor Boys in control at halftime, and though Paul Coutts hit back early in the second half, PNE could not mount a serious fight-back. Paul Jewell’s side would have been pleased to mark their final home game [...]

Sri LankaN cricket authorities say they will hold a special meeting to discuss match-fixing allegations made by a former captain of the national team. Hashan Tillekaratne claimed that match fixing has been a widespread practice in Sri Lankan cricket since 1992. He made the comments on a television talk show earlier this week. The chairman of Sri Lanka Cricket told the BBC that the board will meet on SUNDAY to decide the next course of [...]

Controversial goals from Frank Lampard and Salomon Kalou, who struck in the last minute, kept alive Chelsea’s hope of catching leaders Manchester United. Sandro gave Tottenham the lead when he fired an unstoppable half-volley from 25 yards on 19 minutes. When Heurelho Gomes spilled Lampard’s 45th-minute shot he scrambled back and appeared to stop it from crossing the line, but the goal was given. And Kalou looked offside as he bundled home Didier Drogba’s shot [...]

Former west indies captain Carl Hooper has gone in to bat for axed master blaster Chris Gayle. Hooper savaged the decision to dump former skippers Gayle, Shiv Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan for the limited series against Pakistan that started today at Gros Islet. Hooper noted the familiar pattern of sackings after the West Indies failed at a major tournament, this time a quarter-final exit against Pakistan at the one-day world cup on the subcontinent. New [...]

World Cup winners India have appointed former England boss Duncan Fletcher as coach on a two-year contract. The 62-year-old succeeds South African Gary Kirsten and becomes their fourth successive foreign coach. Fletcher won a record eight consecutive Tests for England in 2004 before guiding the team to a long overdue Ashes success in 2005. England coach Andy Flower was the Indian board’s first choice but he was unwilling to uproot his family. Former New Zealand [...]

A TOP local cricket administrator has expressed his pleasant surprise at the recent success of the North East age group teams in 2011 zonal competitions organised by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (T&TCB). Lalman Kowlessar, second vice-president of the T&TCB in congratulating fellow executive member and chairman of the North East Zone Arjune Ramlal, stated their hard work has established the district as the new resource pool for young cricketers in Trinidad and Tobago. [...]

Trinidad and Tobago placed fourth at the 40th Carifta Games, which took place over the weekend in Jamaica. T&T earned 7 gold, 13 silver and 9 bronze totalling 29 medals in the competition. Jamaica placed first with 32 gold medals, 22 silver and 12 bronze. Bahamas were the runners-up with nine gold medals, 11 silver and 11 bronze, beating Barbados who won 9 gold, 8 silver and 10 bronze into third spot.

National Heavyweight Champions Kerston Manswell,Kirt Sinnette, Shawn Corbin and Kelvin Placide will be featured at the STAG Friday Night Boxing Fiesta at the Jean Pierre Complex on April 29th . This was announced during a press conference at Carib Brewery Limited in Champs Fleurs on Tuesday. Manswell smarting from his last fight loss in January in the US, will fight St Lucia’s Patrick Wilson in the eight-round match-up on the nine-bout card which will also [...]