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Trinidad and Tobago spinner Bryan Charles, 29, is in line to make his Test debut against South Africa this month, after he was named in a 15-man squad to represent the West Indies today. West Indies face South Africa in the First Test at the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad …

A cricket match, a wise old scribe has written, is played in the minds of the opposing captains. Even in today’s changed world of T20 cricket? Hmmm….  Let’s see… For a full century after Australia’s 45-run victory over England at Melbourne in the first-ever Test match in 1877, the statement …

“[…] Coaches who don’t get their team to perform should face the sack. Angus Eve just managed a 7-1 victory against The Bahamas. With that goal difference and a result against Saint Kitts and Nevis, we are practically through to the final round. “[…] Perhaps what Kieron Edwards should’ve focused …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve has been sacked by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). The decision was relayed to Eve this morning in a meeting chaired by TTFA president and technical committee chairman Kieron Edwards. A TTFA release, which was unsigned, did …

The Trinidad and Tobago Girls High Performance programme will split its representative teams in two for the Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship, with each having its own staff, hotel and training days. The tournament starts on Monday 5 August with the two local teams scheduled to play at the Ato Boldon …

At a critical moment in the final Super Eights game, one of the team coaches left the pavilion and came to the boundary’s edge. Bangladesh looked well on course to get the 115 runs they needed to stop Afghanistan in their semifinal-bound tracks. One point is enough to make the …

Defence Force’s Caribbean campaign lasted just 90 minutes, as they were eliminated after their first outing in the CFU Caribbean Club Shield competition yesterday evening. The Army/ Coast Guard combination fell 1-0 to Dominican Republic team Atletico Pantoja at the Ergilio Hato Stadium in Willemstad, Curaçao in the second-tier regional …

There will be maiden international tests for players and coaches alike when the Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 troops get going in the 2024 CFU Boys Under-14 Challenge Series next month on home soil. The young national team are led by former World Cup 2006 midfielder Densill Theobald, who …

“[…] Ikin’s role as an equipment manager went far beyond simply handling gear and supplies. He was the unsung hero behind the scenes, ensuring that every player had what they needed to perform at their best. “From meticulously preparing equipment for training sessions to making sure everything was in perfect …

If, in the Lloyd Best definition, limbo is finding space where there is none, the cultural artform had its best ever day on the international stage in Sydney in January of 1993. No matter how many policemen Aussie captain Allan Border placed in the area between point and wide long-off, …

Reigning Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions Fatima College will kick off their title defence away to newly promoted St Augustine Secondary on Warren Street, as the 2024 top flight schools football season kicks off on Wednesday 11 September. St Augustine, who were relegated in 2022, bounced straight …

Brian Lara says Nicholas Pooran should be playing Test cricket for the West Indies. Not everyone agrees. But no one doubts that the prolific, talented almost-30-year-old left-hander is the West Indies’ best T20 batsman. By far. Pooran, though, is under attack—directly and indirectly. And whether the criticisms constantly levelled at …