With six runs needed off the last two balls, Jason Holder served up a no-ball over number 10 batsman Jayden Seales’ waist. And number 9, Terrance Hinds, smacked the resultant free-hit delivery over the leg-side fence to ruin the Barbados Royals’ unblemished record and give the Trinbago Knight Riders a …
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RBCPL24: Finally! Faf flexes as Kings find form again against Fletcher’s failing Patriots
The Saint Lucia Kings put the smiles back on the face of captain Faf du Plessis on Thursday at the Beausejour Stadium in Saint Lucia where the Kings won their third match of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Playing in front of a small but very enthusiastic …
Read More »RBCPL24: Charles beats Fletcher to 3,000 runs as Kings put Patriots to the sword
Johnson Charles and Faf du Plessis powered the Saint Lucia Kings to a quick 5-wicket win over the Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground in Saint Lucia on Thursday. The pair put together a boundary-laden 115-run opening partnership that made light work of overhauling the …
Read More »SSFL 24: Signal Hill edge Trinity East in Trincity; Fatima, St Augustine set new date
Signal Hill Secondary marked their return to the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) top flight today with an impressive result on the road today, as they edged Trinity College East 3-2 in a rescheduled game at Trincity. Kyle James bagged the second treble of the season—after Presentation College (San Fernando) …
Read More »RBCPL24: De Kock, rain put a damper on resurgent Falcons, as Barbados Royals triumph
It rained at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Wednesday, not sixes but H2O. It meant that, in Match 13 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the Barbados Royals did not need to match the 176 for 5 the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons posted off their 20 …
Read More »Arima North, St Benedict’s draw SSFL opener; coaches lament pre-season challenges
Coaches Wayne Sheppard of Arima North Secondary and Clint McMillan of St Benedict’s College cited pre-season challenges today, after their teams battled to a goalless draw in the opening match of the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premiership Division at the Arima Velodrome. Heavy afternoon rain and a waterlogged …
Read More »RBCPL24: TKR’s Shaq Parris and Pollard wrest win away from hapless Kings
Twenty-two-year-old Shaqkere Parris’ got a 20-ball half-century at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia on Tuesday. But Kieron Pollard needed one ball less to power the Trinbago Knight Riders to 188 and a 4-wicket win over the hapless St Lucia Kings in Match 12 of the 2024 Republic …
Read More »Soca Warriors held goalless by French Guiana in low voltage CNL affair at Bacolet
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team caretaker coach Derek King closed his first match window at the helm without a win, as the Soca Warriors were held goalless by French Guiana tonight in Concacaf Nations League A action at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet. The result did little …
Read More »“Vibes real low right now!” Warriors ponder strike over unpaid money from TTFA
French Guiana are not the only obstacles to success for the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team tonight, as the Soca Warriors attempt to put their first points on the board in their 2024-25 Concacaf Nations League A campaign. Trinidad and Tobago and French Guiana kick off at the …
Read More »Daly Bread: Being the solution we seek—time for T&T to stand up
As I close off three weeks of analysis of pan manufacturing, I will refer to the inspiration to be taken from the riveting speech of former First Lady Michelle Obama at the recently concluded Democratic Convention in Chicago. First, however, I am happy to acknowledge and that the quotation with …
Read More »This is Fatima College, not Fatima FC! FOBA replies to ‘Baba’ on internal suspensions
Fatima Old Boys Association (FOBA) president Christian Flemming has defended the school’s decision to suspend Michael Chaves, Seth Hadeed, Caden Trestrail and Tom Decle, despite criticism from Fatima College technical director and head coach Hutson “Baba” Charles. The quartet received an internal one-match ban, which ruled them out of last …
Read More »RBCPL24: “Spiceman” apologetic as Falcons ensure Patriots’ 5th straight CPL loss
In the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final at Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts, allrounder Dominic Drakes shot into the spotlight after scoring the winning run against Saint Lucia Kings pacer Kesrick Williams in a last-over thriller which led to the Saint Kitts and Nevis Patriots (STKNP) claiming their maiden …
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