May 14, 2021
Conor McGregor tops 2020 sporting rich list
Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor was the sporting world's highest-paid athlete in 2020, raking in around US$180 million with earnings boosted by commercial ventures, a Forbes report showed Wednesday. The 32-year-old Irishman only fought…
May 10, 2021
NBA fines New Orleans Pelicans Executive
The NBA fined New Orleans Pelicans executive David Griffin $50,000 on Sunday for publicly criticizing officiating over how star Zion Williamson is handled and making comments the league considered detrimental The decision came two days after…
May 3, 2021
Mario Rigby kayaks 60km in the TCI
Mario Rigby, TCI's Eco Explorer took on the sporting challenge on Satutday when he kayaked from Salt Cay to Grand Turk and turned around the following day and journeyed 25 miles to into South Caicos with two hours to spare. The 60km was done in open…
April 30, 2021
Former Sri Lanka Test player gets six-year ban for match-fixing
Sri Lanka's former Test cricketer and Bowling Coach Nuwan Zoysa was banned for six years on Wednesday by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for match-fixing during a T10 tournament in the United Arab Emirates. The ban on the 42-year-old is…
April 26, 2021
Rafael Nadal WINS 12th Barcelona Open title
Rafael Nadal won his 12th Barcelona Open title, saving a match point in a thrilling three-set victory over Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas. Nadal trailed 4-2 in the opener but recovered, breaking twice to take it. World number five Tsitsipas showed…
April 20, 2021
British PM to meet football officials over European Super League
The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson is meeting officials from football governing bodies the FA and the Premier League, as well as fans' representatives, later to discuss the proposed European Super League. Boris Johnson described the…
April 19, 2021
Los Angeles Lakers beat Utah Jazz in overtime plus more
Andre Drummond scored a team-high 27 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 127-115 in overtime. The Jazz, who lead the Western Conference, were without injured starters Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley Jr and Rudy Gobert. The Lakers,…
April 16, 2021
TCI Commonwealth Games appoints Rosalie Ingham-Hall as Chef de Mission to lead Team TCI into Commonwealth Games (2022).
The Turks and Caicos Islands Commonwealth Games Association (TCICGA) has appointed Mrs. Rosalie Ingham-Hall as the Chef de Mission to lead Team Turks and Caicos into the Commonwealth Games (2022). The Games will be hosted by the United Kingdom in…
April 12, 2021
Conor McGregor tells Dustin Poirier trilogy fight is ‘off’
Conor McGregor has told Dustin Poirier their trilogy fight scheduled for 10 July is "off" in an expletive-laden Twitter exchange. The dialogue began when Poirier responded to McGregor's Instagram post, in which the Irishman predicted he would win…
April 8, 2021
Speed caused the rollover car crash that left Tiger Woods seriously injured
Speed caused the rollover car crash that left Tiger Woods seriously injured, Los Angeles County authorities said Wednesday. The accident was also due to Woods' "inability to negotiate the curve of the roadway," Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex…