Wired868 talks to teenaged sprinter Shakeem McKay about his goals, motivation and the legacy of mentor Deon Lendore in the third instalment of our NGC Youth Elite Programme (YEP) series: More from Wired868 Calling Caribbean university students: Boost job prospects and win gift voucher Calling Caribbean university students aged 18 …

“[…] In Europe and England, an under-8 right the way through to under-23 player [is developed by] a system [that] is sometimes very prescriptive in terms of: “you must be over there”, “don’t come off the touchline”, “you can only play two-touch”. “[…] Within the Caribbean… you can be as …

“[…] I’m excited to be here and I hope that this will open the eyes to a lot of people with questions that normally would be asked when people are hanging out: How do you get a team to a World Cup? What does it take? “[…] The [nucleus of …

“It feels like a win—bittersweet,” said West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran. India, the third best ranked team in One Day International cricket at present, set West Indies a target of 306 runs in the first ODI at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain yesterday. The record run chase …

Wired868 talks to El Dorado West Secondary student and budding heptathlon queen Gianna Paul in the second instalment of our NGC Youth Elite Programme (YEP) series: #NGC #AtTheForefrontOfEnergy #SmallStepsToChange #AGreenNewFutureStartsWithYou #YEP More from Wired868 Calling Caribbean university students: Boost job prospects and win gift voucher Calling Caribbean university students aged …

Experienced allrounder Jason Holder returns to the West Indies team this week as the Maroon Men prepare to face India in the three-match CG United ODI Series in Trinidad. West Indies and India will compete for the CG United trophy at the Queen’s Park Oval on Friday 22 July, Sunday 24 …

Spinner Gudakesh Motie produced his best ever One Day International showing today in front of his home ground in Guyana, but it did not disguise another miserable showing by the West Indies in the 50 overs format—as they lost by four wickets to Bangladesh. Inserted to bat, the Maroon Men …

Wired868 opens its four-part series on a gifted NGC Youth Elite Programme (YEP) quartet with a chat with star high jump and long jump athlete and Presentation College (San Fernando) student Aaron Antoine: More from Wired868 Calling Caribbean university students: Boost job prospects and win gift voucher Calling Caribbean university …

Guyanese allrounder Romario Shepherd will replace compatriot Keemo Paul in the West Indies squad for the three-match CG United One-Day International (ODI) Series against Bangladesh, which bowls off tomorrow from 9.30am at the Guyana National Stadium. Paul missed out due to a positive Covid-19 test result that also ruled him out of …

The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) vowed to unveil a “third kit” at the 2022 Concacaf W Championship, as the local football body aims to rebound from the embarrassment of using training jerseys at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament. The TTFA’s new white playing outfit bears a diagonal …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team head coach Kenwyne Jones has selected his 23-member squad for the 2022 Concacaf W Championship, with 20 players who participated for the Women Soca Warriors in the earlier round. The team is captained by midfielder Karyn “Baby” Forbes, who is one of six …

Trinidad and Tobago football legend Russell Latapy has thanked the Barbados Football Association and the people of Barbados for the opportunity to “develop the game and competitive spirit” on the island.  But after two years with mixed success, Latapy admitted that he could not resist the opportunity to move to …