Old Chris Gayle a fine opener was A destructive run-scorer was he. He wielded a broad bat and if to him you bowled Every ball disappear you could see. Comparison to Old King Cole hardly does justice to long-standing West Indies stalwart, Christopher Henry Gayle. After all, he is a …
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Kai, Jonathan and Warren added to Tokyo roster, TTOC take largest ever contingent to Olympics
The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) has added three athletes to its initial contingent for the Tokyo Olympic Games, after ‘a late request for amendment’ by National Association of Athletic Administrators of Trinidad and Tobago (NAAATT) acting president George Commissiong. A release by Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) …
Read More »‘This was our goal coming here!’ T&T squeeze into Gold Cup after 8-7 penalties win over French Guiana
Trinidad and Tobago are through to the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup group stage but it was the narrowest of margins which separated the Soca Warriors from their French Guiana opponents at the Drv Pnk Stadium in Fort Lauderdale this evening. There were 14 successful penalty kicks taken before Trinidad and …
Read More »Injury doubts over Aubrey and Hodge; Eve hopes T&T’s versatile attack see off French Guiana
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve will wait for as long as possible before finalising his starting team to face French Guiana tomorrow, with defenders Aubrey David and Triston Hodge both doubtful due to injury. Trinidad and Tobago and French Guiana square off from …
Read More »Demming: Bring back graciousness and civility to Parliament, Annisette-George can lead the way
Don’t let the young cricketer look at the ‘unorthodoxy’ of Richie Richardson, until he has been exposed to orthodox form of a master batsman like Desmond Haynes. This was the advice my husband got from the Harvard cricket coach Dwight Day when our sons were introduced to Sunday morning cricket. …
Read More »SVGOC: Whose head are they using for yardstick?! Olympic ban of ‘Soul Caps’ is discrimination
“[…] That Fina dares to state that the ‘Soul Cap’ does not follow ‘the natural form of the head’ must be seen for the discrimination that it really is. It exposes the organisation’s seemingly inherent bias. “[…] Our analysis suggests very strongly that the decision of Fina to ban the …
Read More »Walcott, Thompson and Cedenio among four returning medalists in 30-member Team Tokyo
Returning Olympic medalists Keshorn Walcott, Richard ‘Torpedo’ Thompson, Machel Cedenio and Deon Lendore are among 30 athletes who will represent Trinidad and Tobago at the Tokyo Olympic Games, which runs from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC), headed by president Brian Lewis, confirmed …
Read More »Daly Bread: The challenge of variants; why gov’t should be wary of swinging open borders
Most politicians will only present information to the public in a form that is perceived to be politically advantageous. When confronted with the reality of adverse events, denials or attempts, the first reaction is to trivialise reality—and sometimes in an obnoxious manner. We have the added disadvantage of the poisonous …
Read More »Noble: Trying a thing like a Trini; the problem with our pension plan
There is a quintessential Trini way to do business: we have enough of a façade to look professional, but we do things by vaps while the professionals stew silently. This tendency puts us into a weird space where the principals can vehemently protest that they follow the ‘science’. Meanwhile, the …
Read More »Best: Pollard’s West Indies fall short; changes coming for Australia next week?
Twice between overs 15 and 20 in this deciding T20I at the Grenada National Stadium on Saturday, different South African bowlers had a chance to take three wickets in three balls. Neither did. But thwarting the hat-trick could not prevent Kieron Pollard’s eighth-placed World T20 Champions West Indies from going …
Read More »Trinidad and Tobago face French Guiana in final Gold Cup playoff, after Cuba withdrawal
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will battle French Guiana for a place in the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup group stage on Tuesday night, after Cuba were ruled out of the competition today due to ‘Covid-19 related travel and visa challenges and the required Covid-19 testing regime’. “Given …
Read More »‘Battle of the BOL-ers’: why Trinidad and Tobago and Montserrat wore training gear for Gold Cup playoff
Did you shell out US$90 (TT$605) for the new Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) BOL match day kit and wondered why you were out of sync with the Soca Warriors team last night? Well, it turns out that although Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Angus Eve and …
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