West Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite gave a timely reminder of his ability with the bat yesterday as he steered the Barbados Pride to 243 for 2 on Day 2 of the West Indies Championship at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. Barbados, the defending champions, were replying to Jamaica Scorpion’s first …
Read More »SporTT: National stadium lights are fine; T&T Women’s 3pm kick-off due to late TTFA planning
The lights at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain are not the reason football fans must get to the venue by 3pm to see Thursday’s Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team kick off their 2022 Concacaf W Championship qualifying campaign against Nicaragua. Sports Company CEO Jason Williams confirmed that …
Read More »‘Hand of Hetty’ prompts Guyana collapse, Solozano shines for Red Force, Jamaica defy Barbados
Shimron Hetmyer was one of the most talked about West Indies cricketers this year, without actually playing for the West Indies—owing, according to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) selectors—to his fitness issues. Today, the talented 25-year-old stole the show again despite facing just one ball from Leeward Islands Hurricanes pacer …
Read More »Khan, Furlonge grumble as T&T Red Force stumble past Jamaica; Guyana and Barbados eke out wins
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force became the first team to win a fixture in the 2022 West Indies Championship, seeing off the Jamaica Scorpions today at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. But, as the Red Force stumbled clumsily over the finishing line, it is anyone’s guess which …
Read More »Phillip peppers Jamaica to leave Red Force just 59 runs shy of opening regional 4-day victory
It is not for nothing that, on Day 3 of their four-day West Indies Championship contest against the Jamaica Scorpions, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force head coach Dave Furlonge and his match analyst, Amit Jadoo, were already peeking at what the next opponents, the Windward Islands Volcanoes, were up to. …
Read More »Rajah gets finger out to buoy Red Force, McSween upstages ‘Hetty’, and Springer lashes Leewards
Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batsman Isaiah Rajah made light of a finger injury and, arguably some ghosts, remaining unbeaten on 58 (168b, 7 x 4) this evening as the hosts closed Day 2 of the 2022 West Indies Championship on 234 for 6 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy …
Read More »Bryan Charles shines for Red Force at BCL Academy, while Barbados and Windwards start well
The Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, named after iconic West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago batsman Brian Charles Lara, belonged to 26-year-old off-spinner Bryan Charles today. Confused? So were the Jamaica Scorpions, as Charles finished with 6/48 with the visitors skittled out for 141. Scorpions stars Jermaine Blackwood and …
Read More »Eve on what King brings to Soca Warriors, his new U-20 staff and the return of inter-zone football
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve is excited about the new addition to his technical staff, Derek King, and hopes the pair can rekindle their relative success at National Under-23 level. In 2012, Eve and King got their first international coaching jobs on the same …
Read More »TTFA members agree on third auditor, after two firms refuse to approve NC’s financial statements
Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) today approved the third auditing firm to review the financial management of its Fifa-appointed normalisation committee in less than two years. Aegis Business Solutions is now officially responsible for the TTFA’s financial statements of 2020 and 2021—a period that includes three …
Read More »Vaccinated fans welcome in Trinidad as West Indies Championship starts, CWI names regional rosters
Vaccinated Trinidad and Tobago cricket fans can enjoy some live sport from Wednesday morning as the West Indies Championship returns with two first-class four-day fixtures in Trinidad. The T&T Red Force face the Jamaica Scorpions at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba while the Windward Islands Volcanoes tackle the …
Read More »‘It was a no-brainer!’ Edwards named T&T Senior Women’s assistant coach due to ‘synergy’ with Jones
Former Trinidad and Tobago and England Premier League winger Carlos Edwards is set to make his coaching debut locally, after being confirmed today as the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team assistant coach. A release from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) credited Edwards with the Uefa B …
Read More »England ditched in Barbados again as Holder takes four wkts from as many balls in thrilling WI series win
An exhilarating series got a storybook ending tonight as West Indies beat England by 17 runs at the Kensington Oval in Barbados to clinch the Betway T20 International Series 3-2. And it was hometown hero, Jason Holder, the man whose initial sidelining from the 2021 T20 World Cup prompted Barbados …
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