February 9, 2012
Bolt to open season at Camperdown Classic
World 100 and 200-metre record holder Usain Bolt will open his 2012 season at the Camperdown Classic this Saturday at the National Stadium. Bolt listed the meet on his website as his first for the 2012 season although not mentioning which event he…
February 9, 2012
Maradona threatens to leave Al Wasl
Diego Maradona warned the owners at Al Wasl on Tuesday that he may not return to coach the team next season if it doesn't buy the kind of players that would allow him to compete for the league title. The Argentine football great complained at a…
February 9, 2012
Raid at TTFF office
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFF) had some of its physical assets levied upon by some members of the national football team that participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals in Germany. Accompanied by a Court Marshall and…
February 6, 2012
Pakistan v England: Gul and Ajmal complete series whitewash
England slumped to a 71-run defeat in the third Test in Dubai to suffer a series whitewash by Pakistan for the first time. Set 324 to win, the England top order was undone by spin before Umar Gul (4-61) ripped through the middle order. Alastair Cook…
February 6, 2012
Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants pip New England Patriots in epic
The New York Giants came from behind to beat the New England Patriots 21-17 with a dramatic last-minute touchdown in Indianapolis. Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who destroyed New England in the Super Bowl four years ago, repeated the trick to…
February 6, 2012
James, Heat hold back Raptors, 95-89
LeBron James took a hard foul and clearly was not happy. So the next time he saw the ball, he made sure no Toronto player could reach him. James' steal and dunk with just more than two minutes left gave Miami some breathing room, and…
February 6, 2012
ESPN committed to Caribbean region
Bernard Stewart, ESPN's vice-president of Caribbean and Maritime Media, underlined the international sport network's commitment to the region and noted that the company is actually looking for even greater integration opportunities through the…
February 6, 2012
Cyclists welcome end of Armstrong investigations
Cycling teams at the Tour of Qatar yesterday welcomed the end of a US federal investigation into Lance Armstrong, saying they were hopeful the seven-time Tour of France champion could finally move on with his life. Federal prosecutors dropped…
February 6, 2012
USA beat Belarus to reach Fed Cup World Group play-offs
USA reached the play-offs for promotion to the Fed Cup World Group after beating Belarus 5-0 in Massachusetts. Leading 2-0 overnight after wins for Christina McHale and Serena Williams, they secured victory when Williams beat Anastasia Yakimova…
February 5, 2012
Patriots heartlessly release Tiquan Underwood with hours before the Super Bowl XLVI
Tiquan Underwood, the guy who loved being a Patriot so much that he did that to his hair, was released by the team on Saturday, just hours before the Super Bowl. It's callous and it's cold-blooded, but that's football, and that's Bill Belichick.…