These growing feathers plucked from Lara’s wing Will make him fly an ordinary pitch. Who else would soar above the view of batsmen And keep them all in servile fearfulness? Dear Mr Scyld Berry, Beriberi, on the slave ships that sailed to the Caribbean, was not very kind to our …

On Thursday, the Express reported on a surprising conflict at the St Augustine campus of The University of the West Indies. It seems the Institute of International Relations had arranged a virtual seminar, Unravelling the complexities of peace in the Middle East: An Israeli perspective, to be delivered by the …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve summoned 17-year-old San Juan North Secondary student and Caledonia AIA attacker Lindell Sween to his 26-man squad to face Guyana next week in two friendly matches. The Soca Warriors and the “Golden Jaguars” square off from 7pm on 13 …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team closed off their tour to Jamaica yesterday evening with a 1-0 defeat to the Mount Pleasant Academy in St Ann’s, Jamaica. The young Soca Warriors played three times in Jamaica and, on each occasion, a solitary goal separated the two teams. Trinidad …

Veteran Belgium-based defender Sheldon Bateau appears set to make his first international appearance since the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve today confirmed two international friendlies against Guyana at the Hasely Crawford Stadium on 13 and 15 May. The international …

Seventeen-year-old Premier Sports Club forward Malachi Webb had another chance to show his worth on the weekend, as Gateway Athletic put on the 2024 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) Student-Athlete College Fair & Showcase. And, as a growing number of defenders and goalkeepers across Trinidad and Tobago could …

Trinidad and Tobago will retain their spot in the Concacaf Nations League A if they can navigate a six-nation group with five Caribbean teams. Today, the Soca Warriors were drawn with Jamaica, Honduras, Cuba, Nicaragua and French Guiana in Group B with Costa Rica, Guatemala, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Suriname, and Guyana …

“[…] When the IPL started back in 2008, it was a six-week tournament. The BCCI has since increased the official time span to eight weeks, but the true time is closer to 10 to 12 weeks. “[…] Despite all of that, the compensation package for the player’s home board has …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper said his troops will leave Jamaica with their heads held high, despite losing 2-1 to the host team today at the Jamaica Football Federation’s Technical Centre in Kingston. The young Soca Warriors edged Jamaica 1-0 on Friday, thanks to …

Regrettably, sharp comment is invited by the recent verbal tactics that the Minister of Health deployed in response to the deaths of seven babies at the Port of Spain General Hospital between 4 and 7 April, connected with a bacterial outbreak there. Perhaps the Minister is not aware that there …

Every child of a certain age would have grown up with a parent who taught them, “Drunk or sober, mind your business!” The lesson being imparted was, “Do not get distracted. Stay focused. Do not get caught up with other people’s drama.”   The sound and fury around Massy’s encounter …

A few days ago at Lord’s, Sir Viv Richards and Sir Curtly Ambrose had a conversation with Machel Hewitt of talkSPORT radio in their capacity as ambassadors of the Antiguan Tourism Authority. Naturally, the talk turned to the state of West Indies cricket, and what they thought could be done …