THE finalists in this yearâs Veterans Football Tournament/Caribbean Alliance Cup have been confirmed. Former champions VSADC, waltzed into the February 4 final with a hard-fought 3-nil victory against Micoud the Phillip Marcellin Grounds in Vieux Fort on Sunday evening, and wil meet Central Vieux Fort in the finals.
HUNDREDS of football enthusiasts are expected to converge on the Phillip Marcellin Grounds in Vieux Fort this weekend when Veterans In Sports Inc. presents the four semifinal matchups in the 2016/2017 Plate and Main Draw championships.
YOUNG St. Lucian basketball players, both male and female, have been given the opportunity to show and strengthen their skills with hopes of playing in an international arena with the upcoming inaugural Lesser Antilles 3×3 International Youth Tournament which is to be held in St. Lucia in the coming months.
THE Rodney Height Aquatic Centre will tomorrow morning stage a developmental meet, the first this year for the Saint Lucia Amateur Swimming Association in preparation for the CARIFTA Championship scheduled for April 15-19 in Nassau, Bahamas.
THE 2017 College Player Showcase got off to an unbelievable start on Thursday evening at the Darren Sammy Cricket Stadium Playersâ Lounge. The local press, sponsors and other invited guests were treated to an evening of information relating to organizing the Showcase and embarking on studies in the USA.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC â Test captain Jason Holder says one of his main goals is to transform the Caribbean side into a tightly-knit unit, and believes this will be the catalyst for any turnaround in the teamâs fortunes. The Caribbean side has endured a torrid time in Test and One-Day International cricket over the last decade and currently ranked eighth and ninth respectively in either format.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC â The Barbados Cricket Association has promised that the historic Kensington Oval will be in tip-top shape for the hosting of the matches in the upcoming West Indies Cricket Boardâs Regional Super50 bowling off next week. In a media briefing on Friday, the BCAâs chief executive, Noel Lynch, said the governing body worked hard to get the facility ready for the event, which will be played in Barbados from next Tuesday.
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC â Caribbean Football Union president, Gordon Derrick, believes the decision to expand the World Cup to 48 teams will augur well for regional sides but has warned this does not represent âa guaranteeâ of a spot at the showpiece. Footballâs world governing body, FIFA, unanimously voted on the move a week ago, which will see the number of teams at the tournament rise from 32 to 48, and the number of games leap from 64 to 80.
IN preparation for the Inter-District table tennis teams and singles championships scheduled for next Wednesday, various primary schools sporting districts are staging their Inter-School championships from today at the Castries Table Tennis Centre.
THE International Netball Federation has updated its rankings to reflect matches played between October 23 and December 11, 2016, including matches from the Test series between England and Jamaica and the Test Series between Saint Lucia and Saint Martin. Following these activities, there is no change to the ranking for the top ten teams. However, Jamaica (4th) draws closer to England (3rd) as a result of their 2-1 series win.
THE heavyweights in the various national sports federations are finally flexing their muscles as the Department of Youth Development and Sports continues preparation for this yearâs National Sports Awards scheduled for February 18. After what can best be described as a mixed year in terms of performance the list of nominees for associations, coaches, administrators, technical officials and clubs of the year has been released by the Department of Youth Development and Sports.
THE four semifinalists have been decided in the Veterans In Sports Inc./Saint Lucia Football Association tournament. On Saturday in the first quarter final game, FLOW Lancers and Soufriere played to a 1-1 draw at the Phillip Marcellin Ground after the former took the lead in the 22nd minute through a goal from Nigel Springer.
THE 2016 – 2017 Veterans In Sports Inc in collaboration with the Saint Lucia Football Tournament Association continues this weekend at the Phillip Marcellin Grounds in Vieux Fort with four exciting matches as teams vie for places in the semifinals of the main draw of the Caribbean Alliance Cup.
WITH Saint Lucia set to host the Caribbean Netball Tournament later this year, the Saint Lucia Netball Associationâs wheels are in motion with plans to host its first event for 2017 dubbed âIndependence Club Championshipâ scheduled to commence on Saturday, January 28.
THE Department of Youth and Sports and the newly-elected executive of the Saint Lucia Athletics Association will host a meeting and training session for all technical officials, today at the George Odlum Stadium starting at 10:00 a.m. The activity is geared towards sharpening the skills of technical officials as the 2017 track and field season begins in earnest in the coming weeks.
I always loved this fairytale when I was growing up, âThe Emperorâs New Clothes.â Itâs such a wonderful metaphor for situations in life in which one person sees things one way and another person doesnât see it at all. But even before I commence what I am about to write about our national sports federations and their respective structures, allow me to commend Fair Helenâs sons and daughters in sports.
THE second College Player Showcase trial ahead of the Free Kick Foundationâs final selection has been dubbed a huge success. The event, which was held last Saturday at the SAB Sporting Facility, attracted a combined 40 junior male and female footballers from various clubs and schools on the island.
THE Department of Youth Development and Sports is predicting a less turbulent staging of the 2017 school sports programme citing a recent meeting with principals as a significant step in that regard. This was the theme of the Departmentâs presentation to Physical Education teachers as the parties met last Friday to discuss the upcoming s
St. Johnâs, Antigua – The West Indies and Pakistan Cricket Boards have agreed to play three Tests, three One-Day-Internationals and two Twenty20 matches in the Caribbean from Monday, March 27 to Monday, May 15. The series is scheduled to start in the twin-island of Trinidad and Tobago and end in Dominica.
OFFICIALLY, sporting activities for the new school term are scheduled to commence tomorrow with the Inter-Schools 5-Kilometre Road Race in Soufriere. But from all indication, it appears that the event will start without one of the leading learning institutions on the island, the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College (SALCC).