ENGLAND took the upper-hand against Australia on Thursday when they restricted their opponents to just 223 runs with one over left of the allotted 50 in a much-anticipated semifinal clash at the ICC Cricket World Cup at Edgbaston in Birmingham. After winning the toss and electing to take the first strike, the Aussies got the […]Read More
Kiwis celebrate following the wicket of Indian skipper Virat Kohli By ZAID MOHAMMED NEW Zealand stunned India on today to book their place in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup with a thrilling 18-run victory at Old Trafford in Manchester. The Black Caps will face either Australia or England, who clash tomorrow in […]Read More
By ZAID MOHAMMED COACH of the Soca Warriors Dennis Lawrence has admitted that it will be a long and hard road ahead if Trinidad and Tobago are to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will be staged in Qatar. The almost impossible task for the local footballers was made evident earlier when a […]Read More
TRINIDAD and Tobago’s Nicholas Pooran who recently impressed at the ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales with the West Indies has been rewarded with a contract by the regional board. The wicket-keeper/batsman along with Fabian Allen and Oshane Thomas have also been handed Cricket West Indies central contracts for the first time. Another T&T cricketer, […]Read More
INDIA cricketers have suffered a big setback as they prepare to undertake a short “A” team tour of the Caribbean. An injury to opener Prithvi Shaw has ruled him out of the one-day leg of the tour of the Caribbean beginning on Thursday (July 11). The nature of his injury is as yet unknown, but Shaw […]Read More
HOSTS Trinidad and Tobago can steal a march on leaders Barbados when the third preliminary round of the Cricket West Indies Under-17 Regional Tournament gets underway today at three venues. TT kept their two-match unbeaten record intact on Sunday when they defeated the Leeward Islands by six runs in a thrilling low-scoring encounter at Gilbert […]Read More
By ZAID MOHAMMED FOOTBALL powerhouse Brazil, playing without their star striker Neymar, regained their status as the best team in South America with a predictable 3-1 victory over Peru on Sunday at the historic Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Goals by Everton, Gabriel de Jesus, and a penalty by Richarlson at the end ensured […]Read More
By ZAID MOHAMMED TRINIDAD and Tobago defeated Guyana by nine wickets today at the National Cricket Center in Balmain, Couva to sound a warning as the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-17 Tournament bowled off. After Sion Hackett and Darren Samuel took three wickets each to tumble out the visitors for 91 all out in […]Read More
By ZAID MOHAMMED FIGHTING half-centuries by Kevin Wickham and “man-of-the-Match” Giovonte Depeiza gave Barbados a nerve-wracking victory against the Windward Islands on Saturday when the Cricket West Indies Regional Under-17 Tournament bowled off. Coming together with their team staring defeat with the score on 38 runs for five wickets in search of 174 for victory […]Read More
By ZAID MOHAMMED A DEVASTATING spell of bowling by Jaden Carmichael propelled the Leeward Islands to a crushing eight-wicket victory over Jamaica in an opening round fixture in the Cricket West Indies Under-17 Tournament. Carmichael singlehandedly broke the back of the Jamaica batting with a spell of six wickets for 17 runs in ten overs […]Read More