Two newly renovated tennis courts were officially opened at the Liguanea Club on Wednesday, December 23, 2020. Courts C and D were improved by General Accident Insurance (Jamaica) Limited (GenAc) at a cost of $5 million. Avid tennis player and managing director of GenAc Sharon Donaldson said the courts are a medium for players of […]
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By Dr Rudi Webster Much has been written about the Frank Worrell and Clive Lloyd teams, particularly their domination of world cricket. Most analysts have attributed those teams’ success to an abundance of physical talent while a few from academia, have highlighted powerful political, social and economic forces. Those factors contributed to the teams’ success […]
Sports Jelani Beckles Tuesday 29 December 2020 TTCB president Azim Bassarath – PRESIDENT of the TT Cricket Board (TTCB) Azim Bassarath is making a final plea to the Ministry of Health to allow the local cricket board to host a zonal 50-over tournament in January. Bassarath said the tournament would aid the TT Red Force’s […]
Adam King has earned his stripes to play among the big boys after advancing to the main draw of the 2020 Barbados Tennis Association Top 8 competition, scheduled to commence December 27 at the National Tennis Centre in Wildey. During last night’s semi-final, the top two qualifiers advanced. King defeated one of his toughest rivals […]
DR Carl Bruce, chairman of the Medical and Anti-doping Committee of the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA), has warned that no favours can be given or corners cut if the sport of track and field is to resume under COVID-19 protocols after the Christmas break. At last week’s calendar conference, which was held virtually, Dr […]
Corporate entities Exxon Mobil and Tiger Rentals lent their support to the Kashif and Shanghai ‘Bounce Back’ football tournament which ended on New Year’s Day. Communications Manager of Exxon Mobil, Nicholas Yearwood and General Manger of Tiger Rentals, Shane Singh, last week presented sponsorship cheques to President of the Guyana Football Federation (GFF), Wayne Forde. […]
Sports Jelani Beckles Tuesday 29 December 2020 Cricket West Indies CEO Johnny Grave – THE West Indies squad for the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh is expected to be named on Tuesday. The squad was supposed to be announced last week for the tour, in which the teams will play three One-Day Internationals and two Tests […]
Former West Indies wicketkeeper, Jackie Hendricks, has thrown his support behind head coach Phil Simmons, despite the Caribbean side’s recent whitewash on the tour of New Zealand. West Indies were thrashed by an innings in both Tests in Hamilton and Wellington, with both matches finishing before lunch on the respective fourth days. The preceding three-match […]
The GT All Stars team edged the Linden All Stars 1-0 in a thrilling end-to-end encounter in the final of the ‘Bounce Back’ tournament on New Year’s Day at the National Stadium. Winger, Kelsey Benjamin’s strike in the 69th minute proved to be the game-winner in the first organized football event staged here amid the […]
Sports Jonathan Ramnanansingh 2 Hrs Ago Former Manchester United forward Dwight Yorke (left) and legendary Red Devils manager Sir Alex Ferguson. – HAVING SUCCESSFULLY completed the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) ‘B’ and ‘A’ coaching licences, former TT football team captain Dwight Yorke is now in pursuit of the highest coaching certification available – […]