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 …
Read More »Soca Warriors humbled 4-0 by Honduras in King’s Nations League debut
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team caretaker head coach Derek King made an unceremonious start to his dream job last night, as the Soca Warriors were spanked 4-0 by Honduras in Concacaf Nations League A action in Tegucigalpa. In the build-up to yesterday’s contest at the Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, …
Read More »RBCPL24: Allen thwarts TKR with bat and ball, as Falcons finally soar
Thanks to Fabian Allen and their highest 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) score so far, 176 for 6, the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons were good enough to finally earn their first points of the season. At the Sir Vivian Richards Ground in Antigua on Thursday, they restricted four-time …
Read More »NGC SSFL Super Cup moved to POS; Fatima and “Pres Lions” renew rivalry
The Secondary Schools Football League 2024 season will kick off with the National Gas Company (NGC) SSFL Super Cup from 4pm on Friday 6 September at the Hasely Crawford Stadium—and not at the Diego Martin Sporting Complex on Saturday. The schools football body confirmed the adjustment today, via a release …
Read More »RBCPL2024: Lewis ton in vain, St Lucia Kings trump Patriots’ 201 in St Kitts
How does a team make over 200 runs on consecutive nights in a Twenty/20 game and end up on the losing side? Just ask captain Andre “Spiceman” Fletcher and his St Kitts and Nevis Patriots outfit. After defeating new Republic Bank CPL franchise Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the first …
Read More »“Fit, focused and ready to perform!” King names first 23-man T&T squad—Levi unavailable
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team caretaker coach Derek King declared confidence in his first selection as the Soca Warriors prepare to travel to Honduras for Concacaf Nations League A action on Friday 6 September. The Warriors play twice in this match window, as the two-island republic will host …
Read More »CPL24: Klaasen ruled out; Kings draft Siefert—plus roster tweaks
South Africa batsman Heinrich Klaasen has been ruled out of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) due to a family emergency, according to a press statement by the CPL today. Klaasen, who helped the Proteas to second place at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, was due to …
Read More »T&T U-14s fall just short in 4-3 CFU semifinal loss to French Guiana
Trinidad and Tobago will settle for a place in Sunday’s CFU Boys U-14 Series third place playoff, after a 4-3 loss to French Guiana at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet tonight denied the hosts a chance at the regional trophy. The young Soca Warriors never led and trailed 4-1 …
Read More »CWI announces replacement for Bassarath as VP; and it’s Bassarath!
Cricket West Indies revealed today that it has only one nomination to replace outgoing vice-president Azim Bassarath—and it is none other than Azim Bassarath. The election for the vacant CWI vice-president position is on 20 September 2024. Bassarath’s position was declared vacant by the Guyana High Court on 5 August, …
Read More »Rowe and Blackman strike as T&T U-14s bounce back with win over SKN
Trinidad and Tobago closed off their group stage campaign tonight with a 2-0 win over Saint Kitts and Nevis at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, as they advanced to the semifinal round of the CFU Boys U-14 Series tournament. The young Soca Warriors, who finished as Group A runners-up, …
Read More »T&T U-14s fall 2-0 to impressive Jamaica in top of the table clash
The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-14 Team tasted defeat for the first time tonight and it would have been a humbling experience. The final score read 2-0 to Jamaica, but that did not tell the whole story. The young Soca Warriors were second best throughout at the Dwight Yorke …
Read More »Bassarath is out as VP; CWI bends to Guyana High Court on flawed election
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) has formally declared its vice-president position as “vacant”, two weeks after the Guyana High Court ruled that Azim Bassarath was elected via a flawed process. Bassarath, the Trinidad and Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) president, was elected unopposed at the CWI’s 24th AGM in Antigua on …
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