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Is Vigie our new Field of Dreams?

Is Vigie our new Field of Dreams?

The re-opening of Vigie Playing Field on Sunday afternoon was indeed a proud moment for the Castries Football Council (CFC) and the St Lucia Social Development Fund (SSDF) through Hope, who spear-headed what many thought was the impossible dream.
Like the Beausejour Cricket Ground (BCG), the refurbished Vigie Playing Field can also be referred to as [...]

‘Gentle giant’ shot down!

‘Gentle giant’ shot down!

From all accounts it was one of the highlights of his football career, having scored the winning
and only goal on Sunday against St Kitts and Nevis, advancing St Lucia to the finals of the Digicel New York Caribbean Cup Tournament being played in New York.
However, any celebration on the part of the St Lucia team [...]

Titles for top seeds in Coca-Cola ITF Tournament

Titles for top seeds in Coca-Cola ITF Tournament

Although this year’s Coca-Cola Junior ITF Tennis Tournament yielded a number of upsets, the two top seeded players (male and female) won the respective titles bringing down the curtain on this year’s competition.
Nelo Phiri (United States) chalked up her second consecutive championship title in the Girls Singles ITF Main Draw. On Friday she defeated number [...]

National Tennis Centre now a reality

National Tennis Centre now a reality

No doubt about it, in time to come Beausejour will be the Mecca of sporting activity on the island. Already there is a top class cricket ground there along with an indoor facility and now following Saturday’s official opening, the dream of a long awaited National Tennis Centre (NTC) is a reality. There is still [...]

Gros Islet has seen the light!

Gros Islet has seen the light!

In keeping with government’s effort to improve sporting facilities at the community level, during the opening of the National Tennis Centre, Minister of Sports announced an ongoing program to augment national facilities on the island.
The program includes the lighting of community sports facilities in an effort to increase the hours of use and to provide [...]

Coke tennis rescued!

Coke tennis rescued!

Judging by their less than sterling performance at this year’s Coca-Cola ITF Junior Tennis Tournament which took place at the St Lucia Racquet Club at Almond Smugglers Cove, the new National Tennis Centre could be the remedy to get our players on track.
Heading into the last weekend of the competition, our players watched from the [...]

T&T and Barbados advance to World Netball Championships

T&T and Barbados advance to World Netball Championships

Following the conclusion of the Americas Federation Netball Associations (AFNA) Qualifier on Tuesday at the Beausejour Indoor Facility, first place Trinidad and Tobago and second place Barbados advanced to the World Netball Championships in Singapore next year.
Trinidad finished unbeaten with a 5-0 won loss record in the round robin format, while Barbados earned the second [...]

A HEAVY BLOW TO SPORTS JOURNALISM!

A HEAVY BLOW TO SPORTS JOURNALISM!

During his address at Sunday’s official opening of the 2010 CBN WINLOT Inter schools Games at the George Odlum Stadium (GOS) in Vieux Fort, Minister of Sports, Lenard Montoute, referred to it as more than just a sports and fitness facility, but a temporary health facility accommodating patients following the fire at St Jude Hospital [...]

AFNA qualifier underway here

AFNA qualifier underway here

With Thursday’s colourful parade of teams through the center of town, followed by an opening ceremony at the Town Hall, the six teams in this year’s American Federation of Netball Associations (AFNA) are ready to battle for two qualifying spots in the World Netball Championships in Singapore July 1-10, 2011.
The competing teams are Barbados, Canada, [...]

Go Team St Lucia!

Go Team St Lucia!

It is often said there is strength in numbers. If that’s the case, St Lucia which is sending its largest contingent ever to the Central America and Caribbean Games (CAC) in Puerto Rico should reap the benefits.
Nineteen athletes representing five sports – athletics, beach volleyball, cycling, swimming and table tennis met the criteria for [...]

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