KINGSTON, Jamaica – In a landmark show of support for Jamaica’s rising netball talent, the Bob & Rita Marley Foundations have donated JM$500,000 to Netball Jamaica to assist the Under-21 team’s journey to the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar.
ST GEORGE’S – Australian batsman Steven Smith is poised to make his comeback in the second Test against the West Indies in Grenada after completing his first full training session since suffering a compound finger dislocation during Australia’s clash with South Africa at Lord’s in the World Test Championship final a couple of weeks ago.
LAUDERHILL – Shimron Hetmyer once again proved to be the difference-maker for his Major League Cricket franchise, the Seattle Orcas, delivering a match-winning performance to down the high-flying San Francisco Unicorns by four wickets in Florida on Tuesday.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Former West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite will etch his name into cricket history yesterday as he becomes just the tenth West Indian to play 100 Test matches.
T&T Under-19 cricket team begins its quest for the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars U-19 glory Thursday at the St Paul’s Sports Complex in Basseterre, St Kitts against USA 2 from 10 am.
Daija Reid, star of last weekend’s National Association of Athletics Administrations of T&T (NAAATT)/National Gas Company (NGC)/Republic Bank National Junior Championships, as expected was named on the national team to represent the country at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-13 and U-15 Age Group Championships.
T&T men and women teams will open their campaigns in the T&T Volleyball Federation (T&TVF) hosted Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Under-23 Championship at the Maloney Indoor Sporting Facility on July 10.
Action in the First Division of the Kelvin Roberts North Zone Basketball League continued on Tuesday night. The second fixture in the double-header was fitting of a final but it was only the first meeting for the season between Spartans TT and coach Kern George (CKG) Elite teams.
BASSETERRE – The future stars of West Indies cricket are set to shine as the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Men’s Under-19 50 Over Championship bowls off this week in St Kitts and Nevis.
Anya Johnson and Sara Roopchand both netted beaver-tricks to fire the T-Hawks to a 13-0 demolition of Moruga Police Youth Club in their T&T Football Association (TTFA) G-League Under-14 Division quarterfinal at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Rugby Field on Saturday.
ST JOHN’S – Sir Richie Richardson will not take on the role of Antigua and Barbuda’s Sports Commissioner due to a demanding ICC schedule.
T&T's Stephen Enile and Joel Theodore endured a tough campaign and placed 18th when the third stop of the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour ended at Playa Municipal El Porvenir in Puerto Cortés, Honduras on Sunday.
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