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Bentick completes beaver trick at Sports Awards
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Bentick completes beaver trick at Sports Awards
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April 24, 2009
National Men’s Squash champion James Bentick has emulated long distance athlete Pamenos Ballantyne’s record of achieving three consecutive titles ...
Ballantyne disappointed
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Ballantyne disappointed
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April 24, 2009
After not being nominated by Team Athletics SVG for a couple of years, Pamenos Ballantyne returned in contention for the 2008 National Sports Councilâ...
Kevin Hannaway goes all the way
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Kevin Hannaway goes all the way
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April 24, 2009
He was named the 2008 Junior Sportsman of the Year, but that was not enough for 15-year-old Squash player Kevin Hannaway, as he also secured the prest...
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Another unsatisfactory meeting
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April 17, 2009
17.APR.09 Editor: Please permit me to make a comment on the recent General Meeting held by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVG...
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Windwards take second place
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April 17, 2009
Never since their dream start in 1982 as a single regional cricket unit, when the Windwards finished second in the then Shell Shield, the symbol of We...
SVG loses Windwards U-19 title; gains 4 picks
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SVG loses Windwards U-19 title; gains 4 picks
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April 17, 2009
The title as champions of Under-19 Cricket in the Windward islands no longer belongs to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, but this country still gained ...
Vincentian earns Carifta Silver
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Vincentian earns Carifta Silver
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April 17, 2009
St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ drought of medals at the Junior Carifta Championships ended last Monday at the George Odlum Stadium in St. Lucia, wh...
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National Sports Awards set for Saturday
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April 17, 2009
The nation of St.Vincent and the Grenadines will recognize its outstanding athletes, sportspersons and associations, at a function slated for the Medi...
Stanley wants to break the ice
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Stanley wants to break the ice
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April 17, 2009
Another episode in the serial drama between former President of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Table Tennis Association (SVGTTA) Sean Stanley and ...
SVG In search of Carifta glory
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SVG In search of Carifta glory
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April 9, 2009
A small group of Vincentian athletes left our local shores on Wednesday bound for St Lucia in pursuit of Carifta glory.{{more}} The team, led by the e...
NO RECORD BREAKING
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NO RECORD BREAKING
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April 9, 2009
The heavy sand based outfield at the Arnos Vale Playing Field and the lack of preparation of athletes have been thumbed as the contributing factors fo...
Gaymes knights the green table
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Gaymes knights the green table
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April 3, 2009
Kavir Gaymes turned out to be the top performer when the Stanley Table Tennis Academy staged the Finals of its in house competition last Tuesday after...
Royal Navy uniforms Vincy Heat
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Royal Navy uniforms Vincy Heat
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April 3, 2009
The British Navy has donated a uniform kit to the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation. The kit, which comprises 18 gold jerseys, 18 blu...
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SVGFF holds axe grinding AGM
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April 3, 2009
If this country’s footballers had the same aggression and tenacity as some affiliates of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Football Federation (SVG...
SVGS, GHS TOP SCHOOLS’ ATHLETICS MEET
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SVGS, GHS TOP SCHOOLS’ ATHLETICS MEET
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April 3, 2009
Traditional power houses the St. Vincent Grammar School (SVGS) and the Girls’ High School (GHS) maintained their status when they were crowned Boysâ...
Football heating up Sharpes
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Football heating up Sharpes
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March 27, 2009
The community of Redemption Sharpes is abuzz on afternoons, as it hosts the Social Investment Fund Sharpes Inter-Village Football Competition.{{more}}...
No more dust bowl
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No more dust bowl
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March 27, 2009
The bare dirt and the persistent presence of dust at the Cane End Playing Filed, which poses a potential health hazard, should soon be no more, as the...
Red house wins March Past at SCSN Sports Day
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Red house wins March Past at SCSN Sports Day
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March 27, 2009
Red house emerged March Past winners of the School for Children with Special Needs’ annual sports day last Monday, 23 March, 2009. In second place w...
Students get a beating from Teachers
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Students get a beating from Teachers
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March 27, 2009
It was not a case of administering corporal punishment, but a beating nonetheless, as the Physical Education and Sports Teachers’ Association (PESTA...
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Windwards falls to CCC; Sebastian hopeful
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March 20, 2009
Manager of the Windwards Senior Cricket Team, Dominican Lockhart Sebastian wants his team to at least remain in second place in the seven team West In...
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Football action returns to Sharpes
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March 20, 2009
Football enthusiasts will have a lot to look forward to come 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 22, as football action returns to the Redemption Sharpes communi...
Bascombe wins at Sion Hill sports
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Bascombe wins at Sion Hill sports
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March 20, 2009
Members of Bascombe house wore their bright yellow shirts proudly last Thursday as their house was awarded first place in the Sion Hill Government Sch...
Cottoy is WIPA’s Under-19 Player of the Year
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Cottoy is WIPA’s Under-19 Player of the Year
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March 20, 2009
Young Vincentian cricketer Keiron Cottoy sees his award as the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) 2008 Under-19 Player of the Year “as a moti...
Shallow throws 19.87 meters in the Shot Putt
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Shallow throws 19.87 meters in the Shot Putt
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March 20, 2009
Adonson Shallow is setting new national boundaries in field events. The 22-year-old broke the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Shot Put record last mont...
Table Tennis comes to Colonaire
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Table Tennis comes to Colonaire
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March 13, 2009
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Table Tennis Association (SVGTTA) has donated a table tennis board and a quantity of racquets and balls to the Geor...
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CADO Softball Cricket Competition heating up
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March 13, 2009
Five matches were completed last weekend as the Dr. Linton Lewis Calliaqua Area Development Organisation (CADO) 20/20 Softball Competition continued a...
Sammy comes good: Windwards gets better
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Sammy comes good: Windwards gets better
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March 13, 2009
Windwards Vice Captain, all rounder, Darren Sammy, hit his maiden first class century and Shane Shilingford continued his wicket taking form against B...
Frank is the hot hand
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Frank is the hot hand
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March 13, 2009
Jasmine Frank is certainly the most accurate shooter at present in local Netball competitions. In three consecutive area tournaments, Frank emerged th...
Joseph outraged by terrorist act
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Joseph outraged by terrorist act
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March 6, 2009
General Secretary of the St Vincent and the Grenadines National Olympic Committee, Keith Joseph, has expressed utter disgust at the sad events that to...
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A sad day for cricket
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March 6, 2009
In a release issued earlier this week, The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) said it is saddened by the attacks in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday, which ...
Windwards double up on Guyana
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Windwards double up on Guyana
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March 6, 2009
The Windwards have completed two wins in as many matches against Guyana in the WICB regional four-day competition. After inflicting a heavy innings de...