Trinidad and Tobago’s track and field stakeholders are pleading with the private and public sector to support the local sport, so as to help young athletes reach their true potential. On 28 – 29 June, the NGC NAAATT Junior Championships, which also has significant financial support from Republic Bank, was …
Read More »5 for Fun: Gyan ties down Cunaripo as Sangre Grande Hindu take N/East title
A disciplined bowling attack reaped dividends for the Sangre Grande Hindu Primary School on Monday morning as they cruised past Cunaripo Presbyterian School with 17 balls to spare at the North Oropouche Recreation Ground in the North-Eastern District final of the Republic Bank Five For Fun cricket competition. Sangre Grande …
Read More »Jnr Champs 25: Cole, DeGannes among four Pan Am qualifiers, but mixed reviews for T&T track and field
Four rising stars, among them two Carifta Games champions, have booked their spots at the Junior Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Villavicencio, Colombia this October. The four won the right to represent this country at the 2025 National Association of Athletics Administrations of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT)–NGC Junior Championships, …
Read More »None so blind? ICC should remove 3rd Umpire, amidst concerns he’s become Australia’s 12th man
Boasting the most feared and most formidable bowling foursome in contemporary world cricket, Australia need no assistance to best Roston Chase’s now-struggling-to-find-their-feet West Indies. In the first match of the three-Test series, they won by 159 runs in Barbados last week, and they seemed to get it anyway. From an …
Read More »RBL 5 for Fun: Kassiram leads stingy Bamboo bowling attack, as St Joseph TML reined in
A disciplined bowling attack proved decisive in the St George final of the inaugural Republic Bank-sponsored RBL Five For Fun cricket competition, as Bamboo Settlement Government Primary School defended a batting score of 53 runs from five overs (and a total of 111 inclusive of bonus points) to hold off …
Read More »Diamond Vale Gov’t revel in Rep Bank Primary Mini Polo upset; Katwaroo lists standout talent
Diamond Vale Government Primary School broke the recent private school stranglehold on the primary school water polo competition, as they held off St Monica’s Preparatory School 13-10 in the Senior Male final of the 2025 Republic Bank National Primary Schools Mini Polo League. And coach Leon Daniel told Wired868 that …
Read More »Dear Editor: TTFA should come clean on relationship with radio station
“[…] We have a national senior men’s soccer team funded by Fifa, the government (my tax dollars), and private donors that pays for radio announcers’ travel and lodging to cover their games on a radio station that broadcasts those games and sells advertising. “This scenario raises important questions about media independence, conflict of interest, and …
Read More »T&T mis-Fortune for WCQ campaign; Atlanta midfielder requires surgery
Midfielder Ajani ‘Jay’ Fortune will miss the remainder of Trinidad and Tobago’s 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign as well as the 2025 Major League Soccer (MLS) season, due to an injury suffered against Saudi Arabia in the final Concacaf Gold Cup Group D stage game on 22 June. Fortune, 22, …
Read More »Diamond Vale bring the fire, Dunross show steel in Rep Bank Primary Mini Polo
Mujahid Joseph overcame the flu to notch seven goals and power Diamond Vale Government Primary School to a 13-10 victory over St Monica’s Preparatory School in the Senior Male Final of the Republic Bank National Primary Schools Mini Polo League last Saturday at the Diego Martin Community Pool. Joseph has …
Read More »Yorke says T&T can compete—but can Warriors get to 2026 World Cup?
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke said the Soca Warriors proved that they belong among the best teams in Concacaf, despite their group stage exit from the 2025 Gold Cup. Yorke’s troops were thumped 5-0 from United States in their Group D opener before rebounding, …
Read More »Sealy scores stunner; but T&T eliminated after 1-1 tie with Saudi Arabia in tense affair
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team are out of the Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. But it came down to the slenderest of margins tonight, as they were held 1-1 by Saudi Arabia at the Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Las Vegas. A win would have taken the Soca Warriors …
Read More »1975 CWC: When WI ruled the world! Lloyd’s flourish creates history
(Part 51.) Lloyd’s crowning glory. West Indies cricket has enjoyed many moments of celebration, but few match lifting the trophy at the first Men’s Cricket World Cup—50 years ago today, 21 June 1975. For the final time and for the final edition of this 51-day series, here’s Tony Cozier’s match …
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