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Rohit Sharma hit a short ball from Kagiso Rabada high into the Southampton sky. Unlike the ones that came off the edge in the early exchanges, a South African, David Miller, was able to settle under this chance. It made no difference; the ball still hit the ground. Sharma added …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has named his final 23-man squad for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup, with uncapped United States-based duo of goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh and defender Leland Archer earning late spots alongside Kevin Molino, Joevin Jones and Cordell Cato. Lawrence omitted just …

A brilliant goalkeeping display by veteran Marvin Phillip helped the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team to an unlikely goalless draw in Aichi this morning as the Soca Warriors held off a makeshift Japan team in an international friendly affair. Head coach Dennis Lawrence spoke about his efforts to …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team coach Dennis Lawrence is aiming for more creativity in the final third of the field away to Japan tomorrow morning as the Soca Warriors enter their penultimate fixture before the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. The Warriors meet Japan from 6.30am tomorrow at the …

“They turned up here today expecting to win…” former England captain Nasser Hussain unabashedly declared immediately after Pakistan’s unexpected 14-run win over the home team at Trent Bridge yesterday. Hussain can finish his own sentences and, given the choice before the game, he’d probably have opted for “… because they …

Club Sando and Naparima College head coach Angus Eve has vowed to take over two dozen young footballers to see Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs, Shamfa Cudjoe, in a last ditch effort to save their dream of participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying series. Yesterday, Trinidad and Tobago …

Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) general secretary Camara David has confirmed that the local football body will not participate in the Tokyo 2020 Men’s Olympic qualifying series. David, via a press statement, said the football body’s decision was due to ‘financial difficulties’ and because the Olympic Games was a ‘difficult …

South Africa, number two in the official ICC ODI rankings, didn’t look the part on Thursday against England. In yesterday’s match-up against Masrafe Mortaza’s seventh-ranked Bangladeshis, they did get the fans talking about number two but the reference was not to their ranking. Asked to get a World Cup record …

“[The] initial decision by [Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Hockey Team hockey coach Glen ‘Fido’ Francis] to exclude Mr [Andrey] Rocke [from his training team for the 2019 Pan American Games] seemed to be on the premise that he knew about the requisite beep tests and just did not attend. …

“During Dexter [St Louis’] lifetime, the [Trinidad and Tobago Table Tennis Association] did very little to acknowledge the professionalism, dedication and love Dexter had for the sport and Trinidad and Tobago. “[…] For the avoidance of any doubt, Mrs [Jeromaine] St Louis would like to officially state that she did …

The best time to be in front is at the end. So that now that the final warming-up is done and the real business has begun, expect Australia, England and India to be out front in a league of their own. Two vowels are left but one place. Either Oman …

On another day, it might have gone another way; the boot might well have been on the opposition’s foot. Yesterday, however, Jason Holder’s West Indies kicked some butt, embarrassing Pakistan with a rapid, convincing seven-wicket defeat. On a lively pitch in not unhelpful conditions, the West Indian pace attack exploited …