Author: Jonathan Ramnanansingh

OVER 130 athletes will feature at the 2024 Special Olympics Caribbean Initiative Regional Beach Games which gets under way in both Trinidad and Tobago, from November 8-10. Fourteen countries have already confirmed participation and vie for top honours from six sporting disciplines for special athletes. All events will be held on the beach and include […]

A record-breaking ninth-wicket partnership of 119 runs from Sherfane Rutherford (80) and Gudakesh Motie (50 not out) was not enough to save West Indies in Pallekele on October 23, as hosts Sri Lanka rallied to an ODI series-winning, five-wicket victory in match two of three. This match, however, was reduced to 44 overs after a […]

TRINIDAD and Tobago’s Paris Olympics men’s 400m fourth place finisher Jereem “The Dream” Richards joins an elite list of track athletes for the Grand Slam Track roster in 2025. Richards and American men’s 110m Olympic silver medallist Daniel Roberts were confirmed as the league’s latest additions on October 22. Richards’ inclusion now sees the top […]

FIFTY-TWO gymnasts have been selected to represent TT at the inaugural Carifta Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kingston, Jamaica, from November 29-30. The squad was chosen after a two-day trial event at Woodbrook Youth Facility on October 12 and 13. TT will be represented in ten categories. The gymnasts were selected from eight clubs, with Tots […]

TOBAGO all-rounder Joshua James, 23, received his maiden TT Red Force call-up for the upcoming CG United Super50 Cup, which bowls off at Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground, UWI-SPEC, St Augustine on October 29. James was selected in a 14-man squad, led by experienced wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva, as they seek to defend their 2023 […]

West Indies women stormed into the Women’s T20 World Cup semi-finals after outplaying England by six wickets at Dubai International Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on October 15. Two half-centuries from openers Qiana Joseph (52) and skipper Hayley Matthews (50) combined for a stellar 102-run opening stance, which set the stage for a target-achieving total of […]

TOBAGO International Cycling Classic (TICC) race chairman Jeffrey Charles confirmed the annual road cycling event is getting tougher to host as he continues to bear the brunt of financial and operational costs. Despite describing the just concluded edition as a success, he said the race series, which features an array of local, regional and international […]

Despite Toronto FC striker Tyrese Spicer being ruled out of the October 10 Concacaf Nations League tie against Cuba owing to injury, caretaker coach Derek King and Soca Warriors captain Aubrey David remain goal-bound on securing three crucial points and avoiding relegation to League B. TT face Cuba in their third Group B League A […]

ARIMIAN April Francis dedicated her 2024 Scotiabank Women Against Breast Cancer 5K win on October 5 to her close friend who is currently battling the disease. Francis prevailed in 21 minutes and 57 seconds for her second Scotia 5K victory, having topped the field in 2016 in San Fernando. Finishing just under a minute behind […]

WEST INDIES notched their first win of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup when they eased past Scotland by six wickets at Dubai International Stadium, United Arab Emirates, on October 6. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, tight spells from the Windies’ bowling attack restricted Scotland to a meagre 99/8 from 20 overs. […]