“[Joe] Root won the toss…” It was a joke, not meant to be taken seriously. It was. Bobby had clearly prepared himself for the eventuality. “Check the record, bro,” he hit back. “[Brian] Lara recaptured his record in the Fourth Test, not the First. And when a class batsman is …
Read More »Sport will operate as ‘safe zone’; athletes and coaches must vaccinate or get medical exemption
Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and LeBron James are all vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. And if you’d like to be involved in sport for the foreseeable future, you will have to follow suit. The Office of the Attorney General today published an updated Public Health [2019 …
Read More »Is sport now open to unvaccinated players and officials? Officials still in the dark
Can unvaccinated players, coaches and officials take part in team sport? Or is sport bound to remain within the boundaries of ‘safe zones’? The related questions have been on the lips of everyone from recreational athletes to formal players and officials since Friday 4 March, when Prime Minister Dr Keith …
Read More »T&T’s Covid-19 changes: Team sports, public transport limits, quarantine periods and more
“[…] Public gatherings of persons in groups of no more than 25 is now to be permissible. The recommencement of team sports and contact sports is allowed. “[…] Provided that we do not have dangerous changes in our COVID-19 position, we will permit all children to return to physical schooling in …
Read More »‘He changed the landscape of contemporary cricket’; world cricket pays tribute to Shane Warne
Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt and head coach Phil Simmons have joined iconic cricketers like Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of the world in paying tribute to legendary former Australia cricket leg-spinner Shane Warne, who passed away from a suspected heart attack in Thailand today. Thai Police …
Read More »T&T drawn with Mexico, Haiti and Suriname in Concacaf U-20 Championship
Trinidad and Tobago will battle Mexico, Haiti and Suriname in the group stage of the Concacaf 2022 Men’s Under-20 Championship this June in Honduras. The top three nations in Group F will advance to the knockout stage while the bottom team will be eliminated. Concacaf confirmed the groupings today at …
Read More »Alan Hubbard: Finally, sport is up in arms over Russia’s war games
“[…] Anyone who knows me will understand that imposing sanctions on athletes because of the actions of the Government goes against the grain. I have railed against the practice of politicians targeting athletes and sport to make political points when other sectors continue about their business. “This is different as …
Read More »Fifa and Uefa reverse initial decision suspend Russia football teams, Russia can still appeal to CAS
Barely 24 hours after suggesting that Russia continue competition in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying competition under the name of the ‘Football Union of Russia (RFU)’, Fifa and Uefa have suspended Russia’s national and club teams from ‘participation in both Fifa and Uefa competitions until further notice’. The measure …
Read More »CWI and Sport Ministry honour late WI cricket pioneer, Sonny Ramadhin
Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt and Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe have paid tribute to iconic former West Indies spin bowler Sonny Ramadhin, who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Ramadhin was the first cricketer of East Indian descent to …
Read More »Fifa says Russia can compete as ‘Football Union of Russia’; Poland rejects ‘game of appearances’
Fifa has opted not to eject Russia from the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign but will instead allow them to continue competing as Football Union of Russia (RFU). The decision was announced today by the Bureau of the Fifa Council, which is headed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino, as …
Read More »Normalisation committee vice-chair, Judy Daniel, passes away in USA; TTFA expresses ‘sadness’
Fifa-appointed normalisation committee vice-chair Judy Daniel has passed away at the age of 63. Daniel, an attorney with extensive experience in environmental law and management and sister of former national table-tennis star Jennylyn Branker, lived in Atlanta, USA. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), run by the Robert Hadad-led …
Read More »Haynes names Phillip and Campbell in WI Test squad to face England, Solozano, Chase miss out
Twenty-five year old Trinidad and Tobago pacer Anderson Phillip is in line for his West Indies debut after being included in the 13-man squad to face England in the first game of the three-match Apex Test series beginning on 8 March. Phillip leads all bowlers in the 2022 West Indies …
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