“[…] Progress is rarely straightforward… We have already seen encouraging signs, particularly with the ball… Now is the time to stand even closer as a people. “As an immediate step, I have advised the chair of the Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee to convene an emergency meeting to review the …
Read More »Wiaan who? Joy and concern in West Indies after South African captain’s Lara decision
Cricket connoisseurs had little doubt. If, in the last 15 years, anybody was going to break Brian Lara’s 400 not out highest individual innings record, the hero would be one of five players. Who are the Fab Five? The first two are Australia’s Steve Smith and New Zealand’s Kane Williamson, …
Read More »T&T resume WCQ campaign x Curaçao in POS on Friday 5 Sep
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will resume their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign against Curaçao at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain from 8pm on Friday 5 September. Captain Kevin Molino led his teammates out in front of a capacity crowd at the Hasely Crawford …
Read More »Yorke’s troops slip to 101st in Fifa rankings; T&T now six years in the doldrums
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team dropped one place to 101 in the Fifa Men’s International World Ranking index today, which marks roughly six years with little sign of tangible progress from the Soca Warriors. The Soca Warriors were ranked 100th in the world when the Trinidad and …
Read More »Dear Editor: How to build fitter, smarter and more resilient athletes
“[…] One of the most common causes of injury in the preseason is the sudden increase in training intensity. Coaches must resist the common temptation to cram fitness into a short window. “[…] Coaches in Trinidad and Tobago must create an environment where players feel comfortable speaking up about pain, …
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 »5 for Fun: Gyan ties down Cunaripo as Sangre Grande Hindu take N/East title
A disciplined bowling attack reaped dividends for the Sangre Grande Hindu Primary School on Monday morning as they cruised past Cunaripo Presbyterian School with 17 balls to spare at the North Oropouche Recreation Ground in the North-Eastern District final of the Republic Bank Five For Fun cricket competition. Sangre Grande …
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 »None so blind? ICC should remove 3rd Umpire, amidst concerns he’s become Australia’s 12th man
Boasting the most feared and most formidable bowling foursome in contemporary world cricket, Australia need no assistance to best Roston Chase’s now-struggling-to-find-their-feet West Indies. In the first match of the three-Test series, they won by 159 runs in Barbados last week, and they seemed to get it anyway. From an …
Read More »RBL 5 for Fun: Kassiram leads stingy Bamboo bowling attack, as St Joseph TML reined in
A disciplined bowling attack proved decisive in the St George final of the inaugural Republic Bank-sponsored RBL Five For Fun cricket competition, as Bamboo Settlement Government Primary School defended a batting score of 53 runs from five overs (and a total of 111 inclusive of bonus points) to hold off …
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 »Dear Editor: TTFA should come clean on relationship with radio station
“[…] We have a national senior men’s soccer team funded by Fifa, the government (my tax dollars), and private donors that pays for radio announcers’ travel and lodging to cover their games on a radio station that broadcasts those games and sells advertising. “This scenario raises important questions about media independence, conflict of interest, and …
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