Skipper Taylor leads WI Women from front
CHENNAI—Captain Stafanie Taylor produced a solid all-round effort as West Indies Women strolled to their second win of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup with a convincing 49-run triumph over Bangladesh...
View ArticleSome Are Lucky at Southwell
Indira was an 8/1 “beaut” for this column on Wolverhampton Tapeta, Saturday night, and brought home the need to exploit good-prices whenever possible; to continually back short-priced runners...
View ArticleRed Force battles to stop Volcanoes
The T&T Red Force bowlers will have to be at their best to avoid defeat today, after Windward Islands spin bowler Liam Sebastien ran through the T&T second innings in the last round of the...
View ArticleInjuries inevitable, but can be minimised
According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) sporting injuries maybe either acute or overuse. Acute injuries consist of sudden trauma such as strains, bruises and fractures while...
View Article8,000 school children to walk Against Crime & Walk for Sport
The Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain will be overflowing with children when the Port-of-Spain & Environs Education District hosts the 13th edition of its Walk Against Crime —Walk For Sport...
View ArticlePolicy makers leave sport in no-man’s land
What are the barriers to new thinking and innovation and how do they impact on sports’ growth? I believe there has been an absence of self-belief and clear thinking that has left local sport in...
View ArticleMagical Lasso ready to show
Magical Lasso is fancied to make it third time lucky in a seven-runner Maiden Stakes over a mile of Southwell fibresand today; as ever it’s more a question of ‘if’ Kevin Ryan’s charge is able to act on...
View ArticleVolcanoes flatten Red Force
Unbeaten half centuries from Tyrone Theophille and Sunil Ambris led the Windward Islands to an emphatic seven-wicket win over the T&T Red Force in the final round of the Regional Four-Day...
View ArticleBostock feels T&T heat as Warriors start preparations
English-born midfielder John Bostock got his first feel of local soil with his new T&T teammates yesterday as the Soca Warriors kick started their final training camp head of Friday’s 2018 World...
View ArticleWI Women eye top rated England
CHENNAI—All-rounder Hayley Matthews has described West Indies Women win over Bangladesh on Sunday as ‘important’ as the team prepares for crucial matches in the Women’s T20 World Cup under way in...
View ArticleGayle inspired me, says Fletcher
BANGALORE—Opener Andre Fletcher says he was motivated by Chris Gayle before his blazing knock of 84 not out propelled West Indies to a comfortable seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Sunday. Fletcher...
View ArticleLaw allows it if they dissolve—Imbert
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said yesterday ArcelorMittal was under no legal obligation to pay its workers severance benefits which would be allowed under T&T laws as the company is seeking to...
View ArticleUnion’s bid to buy steel plant shot down
The Steel Workers Union of T&T (SWUTT) says it has found two private investors, one local and one international, to purchase ArcelorMittal’s Point Lisas steel plant but those efforts may have been...
View ArticleMorvant couple fined $6,000 for fraud
A Morvant couple who used bogus game machine tickets at a Marabella bar to get money were fined a total of $6,000 yesterday.Akido Simon, 35, a father of five, was also ordered to immediately pay the...
View ArticleThree held in murder of teenager
Less than 24-hours after police launched a land, sea and air manhunt for the killers of teenager Darian Nedd, two more suspects have been arrested. The brothers — a 19-year-old construction worker and...
View ArticleGayle set for Proteas
West Indies opener Chris Gayle will resume his place at the top of the batting order in Friday’s third match against South Africa. The celebrated West Indies batsman who blasted a 47-ball century in...
View ArticleImbert on sale of Clico assets: Confusion over Republic ownership
Finance Minister Colm Imbert said yesterday “confusion” over which CL Financial entity owns the group’s Republic Bank shares is slowing down the monetisation of the bank as part of the repayment of...
View ArticleFriends ambushed, killed in St Joseph
Two longtime friends were murdered yesterday afternoon at Guaratta Hill, Upper Maracas, St Joseph, in what police believe was a hit ordered from behind prison walls.Police said following the murders of...
View ArticleQueries over Kamla’s nephew’s employment at Opposition office
Questions surfaced last night as to whether Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar had breached the Integrity in Public Life Act by employing her nephew, Richard Ahamad, in the Opposition Leader’s...
View ArticleJSC to Petrotrin on Jones matter: We want detailed report
A detailed report regarding the Malcolm Jones matter has been requested by Joint Select Committee (JSC) members from the Petroleum Company of T&T (Petrotrin) as questions arose whether chairman...
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