(Part 23.) All-round excellence. This series started with a clear plan of articles counting down to the 50th anniversary of the final of the 1975 Cricket World Cup on June 21. However, in doing a bit of web browsing—you can’t really call it research because the information is sitting right …

(Part 22.) Home away from home. When it came to familiarity with British conditions, England weren’t the only team at home for the 1975 Cricket World Cup. For the vast majority of the West Indies squad, it was already their cricketing home for at least five months a year on …

The Ball Blasters Youth Academy left the UTT O’Meara Campus with one trophy from the two national finals they contested on the closing day of the 2024 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) competition. Their 2024 National Under-14 crown was the only trophy that crossed the sea-bridge—but it was …

(Part 21.) An impatient King. Without resorting to your trusty search engine or any personal archives, can you name the players who have Cricket World Cup winners’ medals from both the 1975 and 1979 tournaments? Most are straightforward. Gordon Greenidge: who opened with Roy Fredericks in the first final and …

Chapter 6: I got really angry… In many marriages, there is balance in terms of personalities. One party can go from 0 to 100 really quickly, and the other is often the voice of reason and calmness. Prior to May 16, 2024, I was the former in my marriage, while …

(Part 20.) Waiting in the wings. But for a falling out with the manager of the Jamaican national table tennis team, Maurice Foster might have been lost to cricket completely. As it transpired, that dispute with officialdom prompted Foster’s father to pull Maurice and his younger brother and sister—all members …

Trinidad and Tobago’s Carifta Games stars shone the brightest at Sunday’s rain-affected 2025 Republic Bank-NAAATT Relays Festival held at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain. Rising sprint stars Kadeem and Hakeem Chinapoo helped the South-Central Zone outpace their rivals in winning the Boys’ Under-20 4×100 metres in a …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke vowed to field several new faces in the Soca Warriors team at next month’s 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States. Trinidad and Tobago are drawn with hosts, the USA, Saudi Arabia, and Caribbean rivals Haiti in Group …

“[…] Instead of relying on one-off screening sessions, the TTFA should establish a structured scouting network that monitors players across various competitions such as the Republic Bank National Youth Football League, the All-Star Showcase, and the City Cup. “Trained scouts would track players over the course of a season, evaluating …

“[…] Anyone who has gone through this process knows the folly of trying to select the ‘best’ 20 players out of 100s of young footballers who will turn up. Sometimes a gem has a bad day. Sometimes he is placed on a team with only strange faces and he hardly …

St Monica’s Preparatory School went unbeaten on the opening day of the 2025 Republic Bank National Primary Schools Mini Polo League on Saturday at the Diego Martin Swimming Pool. Danielle Popplewell notched nine goals as St Monica’s whipped Dunross Preparatory School 13–11 in a Senior Female match to set the …

(Part 19.) Off-spinning stylist. In the year of the World Cup, Lance Gibbs stood on the verge of history. Although approaching his 41st birthday, the lanky off-spinner with the classic high arm action was just 15 victims away from eclipsing former England fast bowler Fred Trueman’s tally of 307 to …