Author: Jelani Beckles

HEAD coach of the St Lucia Kings Daren Sammy said his players are ready for the challenge of facing defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League final at Guyana National Stadium on October 6 at 7 pm. Sammy knows most of the crowd will be against them, but the Kings […]

THE Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) playoffs and finals will be hosted in Guyana in 2025 and Barbados in 2026. CPL has agreed to a one-year deal for the finals to be held in Guyana in 2025. Next year will be the fourth straight year the playoffs and final will be staged in Guyana. […]

GUYANA Amazon Warriors will aim to become just the second team in the history of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League to win back-to-back titles and St Lucia Kings will be hunting their first crown in the 12th edition of the tournament on October 6. Amazon Warriors pummelled the Barbados Royals by eight wickets in […]

A TWO-HOUR delay due to lights not working meant a shortened run chase for the Barbados Royals, which they achieved to defeat Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the eliminator match at the Guyana National Stadium in Providence, Guyana on October 1. TKR were 168/3 after 19.1 overs when the lights stopped working and the players […]

ST Lucia Kings captain Faf du Plessis knows there is a lot of buzz around the country now after the recent success of St Lucian sprinter Julien Alfred at the Olympic Games and felt that “optimism” during their matches played at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia. The Kings will […]

TRINBAGO Knight Riders will battle Barbados Royals in the eliminator to stay alive in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League at Guyana National Stadium, in Providence, Guyana on October 1 at 7 pm. TKR ended the preliminary phase with a convincing 74-run win over Guyana Amazon Warriors on September 29. Despite the crushing win, […]

FORMER Trinidad and Tobago and West Indies women’s captain Merissa Aguilleira will receive the Hummingbird Medal Gold at the National Awards Ceremony 2024 at President’s House on September 23 from 6 pm. Aguilleira is a former wicket-keeper and batter for TT and West Indies. She was part of the 2016 team who won the International […]

Trinidad and Tobago endurance cyclist Teniel Campbell delivered a commendable performance, finishing in the top 25 in the women’s elite individual time trial event at the International Cycling Union Road and Para-Cycling World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland on September 22. Campbell finished 24th in a field of 70 cyclists in the 29.9K race that would […]

TRINBAGO Knight Riders (TKR) captain Kieron Pollard said his team will be taking one match at a time and not concentrating too much on a top-two finish at this point of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League tournament. TKR have already sealed a spot in the playoffs, with a record of five wins and […]

ANTIGUA and Barbuda Falcons seem to find their best form against Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), defeating the TT franchise for the second time in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League. A victory for TKR would have confirmed a spot for the TT franchise in the playoffs. Falcons got past TKR by six wickets at […]