Tyra Gittens-Spotsville’s bronze medal at the 2025 North American, Central American and Caribbean Championships (NACAC) was more than just a place on the podium—it was a statement of survival. The 27-year-old long jumper’s 6.64m leap in Freeport, Bahamas, earned Trinidad and Tobago’s only medal at the meet, and her first …
Read More »Valencia, Horizon and Phoenix claim Laventille Netball League titles
Horizon, Phoenix Phury and Valencia Eagles will have some silverware to show for their exertions over the school vacation, as they claimed the three titles at stake in the 2025 Republic Bank Laventille Netball League. Horizon beat Buss It Ballerz to the B Division title while Phoenix Phury finished ahead …
Read More »Laventille Netball League offers hope for future; as Unity and Transcend girls show promise
On a cool Thursday afternoon, Unity Sports Club, in their pink and black uniforms, and the Police Netball Youth Club (PNYC), in their purple kit, played the first of four matches of the Republic Bank Laventille Netball League at the Nelson Mandela Park Public Courts. A few hours earlier, heavy …
Read More »Jereem, Bertrand headline star-studded NAAATT Senior Championships
National sprint star Jereem “The Dream” Richards and rising speedster Leah Bertrand delivered standout performances at the 2025 NGC/National Association of Athletics Administration (NAAATT) Senior Track and Field Championships, reinforcing their status among Trinidad and Tobago’s elite athletes. Richards, 31, secured his fifth national 200m title—and his eighth national crown …
Read More »Dear Editor: What every parent, coach, and young athlete should know about OSD
“[…] Osgood-Schlatter Disease (OSD) is an overuse injury that affects the tibial tuberosity, which is the small bump just below the kneecap where the patellar tendon of the quadriceps muscles attaches to the shinbone. “It’s most common in children and teens between 10 and 15 years old, during periods of …
Read More »Dear Editor: Withdrawal of T&T hockey teams, after standoff between TTHB and SporTT, ‘risks discouraging entire generation of athletes’
“[…] My deepest concern is for the athletes. These young men and women trained for months, in some cases years, with the dream of representing Trinidad and Tobago on the international stage. Many made personal sacrifices. “[…] For these athletes, [this tournament] was the end result of hard work, hope, …
Read More »“Half these children don’t have sneakers to run!” T&T track and field still chronically under-resourced
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 »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 »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 »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 »Seepersad, Chinapoos among standouts, as Carifta stars light up Relays Festival
Trinidad and Tobago’s Carifta Games stars shone the brightest at Sunday’s rain-affected 2025 Republic Bank-NAAATT Relays Festival held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Rising sprint stars Kadeem and Hakeem Chinapoo helped the South-Central Zone outpace their rivals in winning the Boys’ Under-20 4×100 metres in a …
Read More »Unbeaten St Monica Prep set pace in 2025 Rep Bank Mini Polo League
St Monica’s Preparatory School went unbeaten on the opening day of the 2025 Republic Bank National Primary Schools Mini Polo League on Saturday at the Diego Martin Swimming Pool. Danielle Popplewell notched nine goals as St Monica’s whipped Dunross Preparatory School 13–11 in a Senior Female match to set the …
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