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Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and LeBron James are all vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. And if you’d like to be involved in sport for the foreseeable future, you will have to follow suit. The Office of the Attorney General today published an updated Public Health [2019 …

Can unvaccinated players, coaches and officials take part in team sport? Or is sport bound to remain within the boundaries of ‘safe zones’? The related questions have been on the lips of everyone from recreational athletes to formal players and officials since Friday 4 March, when Prime Minister Dr Keith …

“[…] His light shone so bright. So many extraordinary achievements at such a young age. Sometimes life is terribly unfair.  “As we come to terms with his passing, those of you who knew of his battles and obstacles and disappointment, understood the significance of his 2021 season and the excitement …

“[…] At stake during the series will be the continuation of several careers—those of the coaches as well as of a few of the players. “[…] In 18 innings since Kyle Mayers’ outstanding double-century (210*) in the second innings of his debut Test against Bangladesh a year ago, he has …

Cricket West Indies president Ricky Skerritt and head coach Phil Simmons have joined iconic cricketers like Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and the rest of the world in paying tribute to legendary former Australia cricket leg-spinner Shane Warne, who passed away from a suspected heart attack in Thailand today.  Thai Police …

Trinidad and Tobago will battle Mexico, Haiti and Suriname in the group stage of the Concacaf 2022 Men’s Under-20 Championship this June in Honduras. The top three nations in Group F will advance to the knockout stage while the bottom team will be eliminated. Concacaf confirmed the groupings today at …

“[…] Anyone who knows me will understand that imposing sanctions on athletes because of the actions of the Government goes against the grain. I have railed against the practice of politicians targeting athletes and sport to make political points when other sectors continue about their business. “This is different as …

Trinidad and Tobago closed off their Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship campaign tonight with a 5-0 defeat to Canada in their final Group G fixture at the Estadio Panamericano in San Cristóbal. It might say something about their short-lived Under-20 World Cup campaign that tonight’s result might genuinely be considered their …

Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-20 Team head coach Jason Spence suggested that his players are hoping to ‘redeem themselves’ this evening, after their calamitous defeats to El Salvador and St Kitts and Nevis in their opening Concacaf 2022 Women’s Under-20 Championship encounters. The nod towards the players’ shortcomings was …

Barely 24 hours after suggesting that Russia continue competition in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying competition under the name of the ‘Football Union of Russia (RFU)’, Fifa and Uefa have suspended Russia’s national and club teams from ‘participation in both Fifa and Uefa competitions until further notice’. The measure …

Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt and Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Sport and Community Development Shamfa Cudjoe have paid tribute to iconic former West Indies spin bowler Sonny Ramadhin, who passed away yesterday at the age of 92. Ramadhin was the first cricketer of East Indian descent to …

Trinidad and Tobago’s Fifa 2022 Women’s Under-20 World Cup campaign came to an abrupt and humiliating end today after just two matches,  the junior Women Soca Warriors routed 7-2 by St Kitts and Nevis at the Estadio Panamericano in the Dominican Republic. The signs that something was horribly wrong with …