T&T star striker and former Sunderland midfielder Dwight Yorke has re-entered the football fray in an attempt to help the Trinidad and Tobago team qualify for the 2010 World Cup. The midfielder has been added to the T&T squad for the upcoming qualifier with Cuba next month. The 36 year old Yorke met recently with T&T Football Federation and FIFA vice president Jack Warner to offer his services who was only too happy to oblige.

Luton Shelton drew back a late goal from a penalty to level the score at 1-1 and allow Jamaica to walk away with a draw. The teams had initially played to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of the encounter at the National Stadium and the return leg was being played at the Ato Boldin Stadium. Khaleem Hyland had opened the scoring for the home side in the 30th minute but a bad challenge in the 89th game Jamaica the opportunity to equalize.

England defeated Trinidad and Tobago in their soccer friendly, with a emphatic 3-0 win in a game played in Trinidad. Midfield Gareth Barry opened up the striking for the visitors but it was two strikes in either half from Portsmouth striker Jermaine Defoe that saw the home team away. Read more about the effort here.

Taekwondo fans will be able to witness an explosive martial arts display from May 29th-June 1st as the Trinidad and Tobago Taekwondo Association hosts the 9th Annual Caribbean Taekwondo Championships at the UWI SPEC in Trinidad. The event was recently declared open by Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Gary Hunt who delivered the keynote address. Read more about it here

When the dust settled, the Trinidad supporters were the ones cheering after the T&T team came out on top in a hard fought 40-24 win over a determined Guyanese team. The win gave Trinidad the coveted North America West Indies Rugby World Cup Champions title.

“Guyana fought hard,” said team captain Adam Fredericks, “but we dug deep.”

Frederick led from the front with three second half tries and two conversions that saw them through. The team return home to prepare for the next round of qualifiers for the Rugby World Cup that takes place in 2011.

Trinidadian born Jizelle Salandy retained her WBA and WBC titles against Karolina Lukasik after going the distance with her. Even though the Polish boxer held a decisive height and reach advantage, Salandy’s mettle showed through as she won on points

After an exciting match that left the crowd with mixed emotions, the Jamaicans and Trinidadians have managed not to rub salt into the wound of their rivalry. After a devastating 2-0 start by the Jamaicans in the first half, the Trinidadians maintained composure and form to claw their way back unto even keel with the Jamaicans to end the match at 2-2.

The scoring started in the 34th minute when Phillips made a superb pass to an advancing King on the left who turned and curled a beautiful strike into goal. The second goal came from the Jamaican team captain, Tyrone Marshall, who latched unto a diagonal pass from Phillips and continued on goal with a slanted strike into the side netting to put the Jamaicans up 2.

The Trinidadians were not to be undone. Their maturity and composure showed through as on the 74th minute, their patience paid off with substitute Telesford slotting home a loose ball in the area. Aurtis salvaged the equalizer in extra time with a spectacular shot that beat substitute keep Duwayne Kerr.

Jamaica faces arch rivals Trinidad and Tobago once more in a round four match of the Carib Beer Series. Jamaica seeks not only to defend its perfect record accumulated at home in the series but seeks vindication from a humiliating 9 wicket loss in the Stanford series to T&T. Read more here.