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As we usher in 2011, it cannot be business as usual in the way sports in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is viewed and administered. For sure, if the s...

2010 was another year of mediocrity, both on and off the field of play. But amidst the lack luster performances and representation, Natasha Mayers’ ...

It is now the Yuletide season, when the acts of benevolence are limitless, when love fills the air, and when many of our differences are cast aside. N...

The hectic and frenetic pace of the General Elections may have diverted the attention of many from some of the promises made by the current ruling Uni...

National sporting associations here need to get in line, and have their members, especially those who have national representation status, tested regu...

The recent revelation that St. Vincent and the Grenadines will not host any of the international Cricket matches in 2011 cannot be taken lightly. Undo...

If at the time of the publishing of this column the Executive of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVGFF) has not made a decisio...

If you have given up, and are now at the end of the rope, believing that there cannot be a revival of community sports here in St. Vincent and the Gre...

The Organising Committee of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation’s National Lotteries Authority National Club Championships has fo...

Many West Indies Cricket fans must have given a sigh of relief to see the back of Chris Gayle as Captain of the regional institution. The announcement...

Natasha Mayers’ gold at the Commonwealth Games in the 100 metres seems not to have warranted us ‘bigging up our chests’. Feeling the vibes gener...

There has been a big hullaballoo over the past week, after West Indian cricketers, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard opted not to accept th...

If we did not know, or if we refused to believe, certainly the West Indies is light years behind in all forms of Cricket. The current Airtel Champions...

When former President of the St. Vincent and the Football Association Basil “Bung” Cato some years ago coined the saying: “Soccer, Soccer, the g...

Sports is holistic, hence its development must also follow the same pathway. Here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, much of the attention given to sp...

There has not been a shortage of technical courses over the past two decades. Most national sporting associations have had their cups filled and runni...

In my opinion, this country’s female cricketers put on a creditable performance in the West Indies Tournament which ended here last week Wednesday. ...

Over the past two weeks, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has played host to three major sporting events. The West Indies Senior Women’s Cricket Compe...

And they are off! No, it is not horse racing, but it is being likened to a zoo break, as footballers here in St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been ...

Once again, the Vincentian public, more so those who love sports, have been treated to an overdose of disrespect by way of information pertaining to t...

The local cricket season is almost at an end. Yet again this season was one in which persons simply did enough to maintain their places on the nationa...

There is always a time when unpopular decisions have to be made, but when they are made in good faith, most often, they prove to be the correct decisi...

The 2010 FIFA World Cup is over, and Spain has emerged the winner. Congratulations are in order for them for lifting the title for the first time.{{mo...

Now that the hectic Carnival celebrations are over, it is time to cool down and get back to the business of sports here in St. Vincent and the Grenadi...

It was indeed a welcome boost to Netball that Vita Malt Maple won the Courts OECS Champion of Champions Club Tournament last weekend in St. Kitts.{{mo...

It is time for stock taking, when it comes to regional participation by Vincentian teams mainly at the sub regional level. For many years, this countr...

Can sports in St. Vincent and the Grenadines sink lower than it is currently? Whatever the response, there is surely a lot of work needed to reverse t...

The National Lotteries Authority SVG Over 35’s Football Competition is set to conclude this Sunday at the Victoria Park. Yes, the competition will f...

There should be no let up in the social programmes which specifically target the nation’s youth. With each passing day, there is increasing need to ...

The 2009 National Sports Awards came and went last Saturday night. Yes, it did, but was the objective of recognizing excellence and dignity through sp...

Vincentians have accepted that they are not going to get the promised National Stadium. Members of the sporting community are, therefore, asking for a...

The just concluded Windward Islands Power Companies sponsored Windward Island Under-19 Cricket Tournament, staged here over the last week and a half, ...

No longer are prize giving ceremonies at the end of the various area Netball competitions meaningful! That is an undeniable fact, based on the reactio...

Congratulations are in order for local football club Avenues United for advancing to the next round of the Caribbean Football Union Qualifiers to the ...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines was in regional Cricket spotlight last week with the staging of three One Day Internationals between the West Indies an...

Being one-eyed kings in blind men’s country may be good in reality, but for sure, it is no good when it comes to sport. The recently concluded West ...

The recent employment of Barbadian Ottis Gibson by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) as its Head Coach is neither here nor there with me.{{more}} T...

This column is once more calling on the relevant authorities to quickly appoint a Research Officer in Sports or we will be lost in history.{{more}} Ye...

Where are the women? That was the unanswered question at last Monday’s Biennial General Meeting of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Associ...

We have reached the stage in this nation’s sporting development when there should be a national debate on the structure, organization, and, importan...

As the 2010 schools’ Track and Field season gets into high gear, this column cannot help touching on some issues and developing trends that are fast...

As we begin the 2010 sporting season, this column is calling for this nation to make a structured effort to produce a sportsman or sportswoman of inte...

Football is the Game of the People! Yes, in the Vincentian context, it surely is. But has this belief been translated into reality? Talk abounds about...

As the region gets ready to host the 2010 West Indies Cricket Board four-day Cricket Competition, there is hot debate whether the Caribbean’s showpi...

A popular calypso in the early 1970’s, penned by the late Lloyd “Lord Hawke” Providence, named “Right in the Slum”, sought to put a better f...

It is that time again when the air is filled with merriment, peace and, of course, goodwill. Yes, you better believe it, gee whiz, it’s Christmas. W...

As a boy growing up in the 1970’s, there was always this town versus country rivalry. Then, the “town man”, “countryman” labels, especially ...

The annual St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association Presentation Ceremony continues to be what it says: “a Presentation Ceremony”, and t...

“A house divided against itself shall not stand”. Found in the Gospel of St. Matthew 12: 25, an undeniable Biblical teaching. Harping on the iniqu...

“If wishes were horses, beggars will ride”. However, making wishes and hoping that they come into fruition can be an optimistic adventure that is ...

There is light at the end of the tunnel pertaining to the issues confronting the sport of Table Tennis. As with other national sporting organizations ...

The West Indies has not beaten Australia in a Test series since 1993. The period spans seven series, with the Aussies winning 20 Tests to the West Ind...

It was refreshing and a welcomed 30th Independence sporting gift for St. Vincent and the Grenadines when the national senior cricket team lifted the W...

Whatever the final placing of Trinidad and Tobago in the inaugural Champions League 20/20 Cricket Competition taking place in India, the Caribbean reg...

Since the achievement of political independence thirty years ago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines has had some sporting achievements that are worth not...

The term stress and its corrective measure, de-stress, have become common expressions on the work place, and rightly so, as the demands of life take a...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines may wake up one day and find that there are no sporting events taking place. Not because there is no one playing sports...

The cry for better organised competitions, and in general, greater emphasis on sports among the primary schools has become more of a wail, as evidence...

On Target this week presents an edition of its News On Sports. First off, Bodybuilding. No end is in sight in the row as to who legally is entitled to...

A new, fresh and re-energised approach is needed towards Physical Education, especially in the nation’s schools. With the new academic year already ...

For more than a year now, this column has been making a call for the removal of the “Mound” placed at the Sion Hill Playing Field. This clarion an...

News earlier this week that the impasse between the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) has reached the po...

English Speaking Caribbean athletes, especially in the sprints, have once again demonstrated their prowess on the world stage.{{more}} Their showing a...

The Grenadine island of Bequia, the largest of the chain, is slowly but certainly carving out a sporting niche. Known more for its whaling traditions,...

As one looks forward to next year’s CBN/Winlott Inc. Windward Islands Schools Games, it is imperative for this column to look back at this year’s ...

There is never a dull moment in West Indies Cricket, never! The events of the past weeks, which have thrown the regional game into an administrative t...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines is now hosting the annual Windward Islands School Games. The yearly exercise seeks to expose young multi sporting talen...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines has once again failed to deliver a Netball title at the regional level. The latest is this country’s third place in t...

Enough is enough! The time has come for the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) to show some grit and say “Kaput” to the bunch of West Indies players...

Almost unnoticed, drowned by the frenetic and high octane Carnival celebrations, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is set to host its second Test Cricket...

The unexpected, shock announcement came last week Friday of the postponement/cancellation of the inaugural Caribbean Games otherwise referred to as th...

There is a growing lack of enthusiasm towards participation in sports among persons who either have the ability or the opportunity. No more is partici...

It seems that many persons here have perfected their timing, as they save their presence, their input, their praise or criticisms for only the big occ...

It has been almost a year since this country’s senior Football team, Vincy Heat, was involved in a full international, or any sort of activity for t...

The more things change, the more they remain the same. The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Netball Association (SVGNA) and the St. Vincent and the Gren...

The residents, the community leaders, and all well wishers of the Redemption Sharpes area have successfully navigated another rung and have mounted an...

The two semi finals in Europe’s Champions League last week brought into focus how much Vincentians love Football. The fact that there is ready acces...

I am certain that I am hearing a tinkling somewhere, from some persons in the Windwards, that their senior team is “getting there”. The whispering...

An increasing level of contempt, disdain, disrespect and utter disregard for the sporting public of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is being delivered ...

The National Sports Awards, recognizing the achievements of those who in one way or the other contribute to sports here in St. Vincent and the Grenadi...

The final morsel of pride to which this country’s Cricket fraternity was clinging, the Under-19 Windwards title, has been taken from its grasp. As i...

The 2009 Inter Secondary Schools’ Athletics Meet has come and gone. There was not any one who lit up the track, there were no outstanding performanc...

Could anyone really tell me what was the thinking of the Executive of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association, when those gentlemen cho...

St. Vincent and the Grenadines will host the 2009 Windward Island Schools Games. The annual multi-sport event, which is held among the four islands: D...