After a successful season for its senior team, the Trinidad and Tobago cricket board is continuing to invest in the youth. The TTCB today joined forces with national petroleum to launch the np ultra under-16 tournament. Chairman of the national league Doodnath Ramkissoon says this competition is a necessary foundation for the future of cricket. Representing NP, Mr John Gormandie says his company felt it important to invest in the youth, particularly in the context of [...]

 Some of us are quite acquainted with the taste of guinness……. Well for those of you who are, there is more to it than just simply the taste. These folks are now playing their part to give back to society…..especially the young ones by contributing to the sport of football…. It’s a popular alcoholic beverage in Trinidad and Tobago, the Caribbean….and indeed the world at large…. Guinness….. However, the folks at guinness and by extension, [...]

 Team USA rider Daniel Harm got the better of T&T riders on the last day of the Petrotrin Southern Games last night at Guaracara Park, Point a Pierre. Harm copped gold in the coveted 10,000 Metres Cycle International event just ahead of  promising local rider, Varun Maharaj who finished second. In the early laps, Jamaican rider Marlowe Rodman made a bold move as he sprinted ahead of the pack. Joshua Alexander kept in close distance [...]

 Stoke City and Soca Warriors striker Kenwyne Jones is confident they can make their first FA Cup final with a win over Bolton Wanderers at Wembley Stadium on Sunday. Jones broke his goal-scoring drought when he found the net for the first time since January 2 in the 3-2 loss to Tottenham in the English Premier League on Saturday. The 26-year-old said the Potters had to treat the FA Cup clash like any other and [...]

Justice Vasheist Kokaram sitting in the Port of Spain High Court took only an hour and a half to deliver a verdict in the matter of the TTCB versus the WICB. Justice Kokaram heard arguments from SC Avory Sinanan for the TTCB and Attorney Jonathan Walker for the WICB. At the end of submissions by both sides Justice Kokaram ruled in favour of the West Indies Cricket Board, giving them the green light to host [...]

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation launched another one of its “C” License coaching courses, this time for coaches from the T&T Pro league and the TTFF National Super League, at the Hasely Crawford Stadium today. The course, under the vision of the Dutch KNVB, is one of several that is aimed at ensuring local coaches undergo the necessary development for coaching players throughout the country, particularly at the younger age groups. This according to [...]

Its being described as a Red Letter Day in the history of sports this country as cabinet has approved over 1.3 billion dollars for sports over a two year period. This was the announcement was made by an elated Minister of Sports and Youth affairs Anil Roberts. He says these facilities were promised since the father of the nation ruled the land. Incidentally the Minister announced that earlier today Bovell won Gold at the Madrid [...]

Pakistan fumbled their way to another defeat at the hands of their arch rivals India in today’s world cup semi final match. Chasing two hundred and sixty-one for victory the Pakistanis stumbled their way to two hundred and thirty-one all out with one ball to spear in the innings. The day/nighter at the Punjab cricket association stadium at Mohali chandigarh near the Pakistani border had been being billed for the past week…  and was even [...]

Caribbean football mogul Jack Warner will take charge of CONCACAF for a sixth successive term after being nominated without opposition for the post of president. Warner, a powerful FIFA vice-president and a key ally of FIFA president Sepp Blatter, will be formally returned to power at the CONCACAF Congress scheduled for Florida on May 3. CONCACAF is the continental governing body for football in North, Central American and the Caribbean and is a key voting [...]

Meanwhile, Queen’s Park Cricket Club has been given the green light by the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board to select West Indies stars Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo in their squad to play T&TEC Sports in the final of the Sunday League 50-Overs competition on Wednesday. This was confirmed on today by Jeffrey Guillen, manager of the Parkites who said a full-strength team including the exciting duo just back from World Cup duty in India [...]