(Picture courtesy of the Trinidad Express displayed in the Nation News September 2006.)

by PHILIP SPOONER

AS IT STANDS TODAY, The Brian Lara Stadium is still on the list of 12 match venues for the 2007 International Cricket Council World Cup (CWC).

Yesterday, a high-powered team of assessors from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Global Cricket Corporation (GCC) visited the venue and decided to delay their decision on the readiness. < Read more >

Cricket

Cricket of course dominates the scene with faithful fans supporting every match, already anticipation is building as Trinidad prepares for the Cricket World Cup 2007.

LAST MAS! West Indies captain Brian Lara plays a defensive shot off India's Irfan Pathan during their fourth one-day international cricket match at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad, in May 2006. Lara will play his final One-day on front of home fans at the Queens park Oval today. (AP Photo)

February 05, 2006

Carib Beer Series 2006 Trinidad and Tobago captain Daren Ganga (second from left), and teammates Lendl Simmons removing the stumps as keeper Denesh Ramdin (right) celebrates the dismissal of BarbadosÕ Fidel Edwards (left), the final wicket that earned Trinidad the Carib Beer Series, its first title in 21 years.

Trinidad football

Trindad football is steadily gaining in popularity, especially as the national football team has its sights set on world cup inclusion.

Trinidad and Tobago's footballer Dwight Yorke, (left), celebrating at Bahrain National Stadium at the end of the World Cup 2nd leg qualifying playoff soccer match. Trinidad and Tobago won the match 1-0 to win 2-1 on aggregate. November 18, 2005 Nation News

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Trinidad & Tobago - golf

Date September 29, 2005 Compliments of the Nation News

A TRULY ENTERTAINING and beneficial experience was how former West Indies opening batsman Desmond Haynes and Hadley Byer described the just concluded Readymix/TCL Fourth South Caribbean Golf Open at the Tobago Plantations Beach and Golf Resort.

Haynes, with a handicap of ten, placed third in his division while Byer did not place.

Haynes said the entire event was exciting and provided an opportunity for them to come up against some of the top players in the game from throughout the Caribbean.

"It was a pleasure playing against the likes of defending champion Carlos "Sexy" Baynes out of Trinidad as well as Trevor Lavine from St. Kitts. The level of competition was very high and challenging, but I was able to perform admirably."

These sentiments were echoed by teammate Byer, who suggested the tournament served not only as a competition among golfers, but as a chance to build and strengthen relationships.

Both were also full of praise for the organisers, observing that the standard was comparable to other tournaments of the same, if not of a higher level throughout the world. (Press release)

Trinidad hockey

There is a national hockey team as well and Trinidadian boxers hold their own Internationally. Trinidadians are also keen on horse racing and mounts are sent to Barbados to compete as well as to the USA.

With miles of quiet and winding roads, rally racing is a popular and challenging sport and in contrast, the quiet game of golf has its many fans.

Trinidad tennis

April 2006 No.1 tennis seed Yolande Leacock of Trinidad and Tobago lunging for a forehand return in the Girls' Under-18 Division of the FirstCaribbean International Tennis Tournament.

Caribbean Holidays

Caribbean Accommodation

Trinidad rally racing

Foreign competitors Powell and March, in the Intercontinental Shipping/Trinidad Mooring and Launch Services/Toyota Trinidad Toyota Corolla WRC, turned in a good performance to hold on to second spot with a total elapsed time of 59 minutes, 39.73 seconds, ahead of Gregg and Hutchinson in the KFC/BD Gregg & Bros/KIG/NGRacing Ford Focus WRC whose total elapsed time was 59 minutes, 47.04 seconds at the 2005 prestigious Barbados Rally Club's (BRC) Rally Barbados which ended at the Vaucluse Raceway with a Super Specia < Read more >