Alexander cops first road race
National and Team Foundation endurance cyclist Adam Alexander got past the consistent Phillip Clarke to win the first leg of the 2016 Road Series, yesterday. The race, which took riders from the...
View ArticleGlory for Hannon
‘Glory’ for trainer Richard Hannon and stable jockey, Sean Levey, in the 3-y-o Maiden Stakes over seven furlongs of Wolverhampton Tapeta; they certainly have one to go to ‘War’ with!Three weeks ago War...
View ArticleRed Force looks to delight Tobago
While crowds in Trinidad have been disappointing for the Nagico Super50 series, a difference is expected when the T&T Red Force hosts the ICC Americas in their third match of the tournament at...
View ArticleFutsal squad steps up prep
The T&T futsal squad will continue its training today under the watch of head coach Clayton Morris at the Central Indoor Facility in Chaguanas. Preparations will continue on Wednesday at UWI...
View ArticleWI claim top spot in ICC T20 rankings
West Indies have claimed the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20 rankings after Sri Lanka, who had largely occupied the top rung since they won the World T20 in 2014, were caned by New Zealand in Auckland...
View ArticleJohn coaching at Central FC
WALTER ALIBEYFormer national striker Stern John has been doing some coaching with Digicel T&T Pro League outfit Central FC. He started a few days ago and could be there for the rest of season. The...
View ArticleWork finally re-starts at Tarouba Stadium
Sports in Southern Trinidad got a shot in the arm on Sunday when work re-started at the Tarouba Stadium. Whilst officials of UDeCOTT were visiting the controversial venue, clean up exercises were on...
View ArticleAthletes not afraid of going for gold
In the high pressured world of Olympic and elite sport where going for gold matters, ‘almost’ do not count. It’s the ability to remain focused in the midst of the chaos. The line between victory and...
View ArticleDon’t oppose Grand Turina
When Tocororo beat Swamp Fox in a maiden hurdle over two miles of ‘heavy’ ground at Fairyhouse two days ago, Gordon Elliott’s charge nigh on fitted the final piece of the 2016 Triumph Hurdle, due to be...
View ArticleWICB blanks Holder for PSL
KINGSTON—The West Indies Cricket Board says the reason it rejected Test captain Jason Holder’s application for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to play in the inaugural Pakistan Super League was...
View ArticleBright sun, no play in Tobago
Brilliant sunshine, but no play. That is what players and fans of yesterday’s Nagico Super50 clash between T&T Red Force and the ICC Americas were forced to endure at Shaw Park, Tobago. Shoddy work...
View ArticleT&T Under 17s impress in New Zealand
The Trinidad and Tobago Invitational Under 17's cricket team continued its tour of New Zealand with an impressive 30-run win over the Wellington Under 1’s Academy yesterday.It was the second win from...
View ArticleDrug testing is your life
The privilege of representing your country brings responsibility. I have decided to dedicate this week’s column to being a strictly factual explanation of the process of drug testing in sport for the...
View ArticleGONSALVES Ruby Rita
GONSALVES Ruby Rita (née Cupen) passed on January 5th, 2016. Widow of Archie. Mother of Donna Marie and Dwight. Mother-in-law of Christine. Grandmother of Nikki, Robert, Jodi, Jude, Maria, Kallila,...
View ArticleFour cops quizzed in robbery report
Four police officers were arrested by officers of the Professional Standards Bureau on Sunday night.Senior officers yesterday confirmed the officers who are assigned to the Morvant Police Station were...
View ArticlePublic warned: Watch out for fake $50 bills
Members of the public are asked to be on the lookout for counterfeit $50 bills.A video circulating on social media yesterday noted the differences among the first publication of the $50 bill, the...
View ArticleRamesh: Sturge had no legal right to seek help from US
Opposition Senator Wayne Sturge had no legal right to request that the United States Government investigate chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of T&T (Udecott) Noel Garcia.This was the...
View ArticleHouseholds can expect to spend $300 more a week
As supermarkets across the country prepare to implement the reduced rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 15 per cent to 12.5 per cent which takes effect on February 1, consumers falling into the lower...
View ArticleCabinet approves new rules for picking top cops
Under the new process for the appointment of a commissioner of police and deputy commissioner the Police Service Commission will have to contract a local firm under the Central Tenders Board Act to...
View ArticleDillon denies murder spike
National Security Minister Edmund Dillon says there is no spike in the murder rate in this country. He said so in response to a question on the Order Paper from Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar...
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