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T&T lose to Costa Rica but advance to final round of CONCACAF 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Swimmer Nikoli Blackman wins 100 freestyle as he prepares for 2025 World Aquatics Championships.

And 14 wickets fall on opening day of the World Test Championship final.
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00:00well let's start with the good news as after the West Indies women rebonded from a whitewash in
00:18England to win a rain affected first ODI against South Africa in Barbados well the West Indies
00:23given a revised target of 180 from 34 overs well they got to the target with two overs to spare
00:29to lead the three mat series 1-0 West Indies won the toss and told South Africa to bat in the
00:36first women's ODI at the three W's oval captain Laura Woolford and Tasman Brits gave their side
00:45a good start yeah crunched through the offside a smidgen of width their partnership was worth 73
00:51in 15.5 overs very good timing exceptional timing Woolford made 27 while Brits would get 57 with
01:00Willow in hand got that away and that will be four again by the time both were out South Africa were
01:0798 for three cracked and straight to the fielder easy catch soon Elise chipped in with 32 for the visiting
01:14team big opportunity here for South Africa she was out leg before to Karishma Ram Harak it's given out
01:24it didn't take long Nadine the clerk made 42 lower down the order with South Africa closing on 232 for
01:31nine the cleric shall get four so boundaries coming for us in reply West Indies got a solid opening
01:38partnership from captain Haley Matthews and Kiana Joseph they put on a stand with 88 runs from 14 overs
01:46smashed it and Kiana Joseph just given the width Matthews made 40 but Joseph would go on to get 60
01:53all ripped away looking commanding now by the time both were gone it was 106 or two she's gone the field
02:04was set make that 127 for four with the run out of Chanel Henry for 11 well she just sort of stared at
02:12that with the score on 128 for four from 25.3 overs rain prevented play for a while the revised target
02:20was 180 from 34 overs Ianda Klubi was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets but there was
02:30Stephanie Taylor who made an unbeaten 30 that's it straight down the ground and again another six this time off the bat
02:37of Stephanie Taylor in the end West Indies got to 180 for six from 32 overs to win by four wickets on the DLS
02:45method they're not now on it keeps export well let's stay on the good news train as the national football team
02:52cemented their spot in the final round of the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers well that's inspired the 2-1 defeat to
02:58Costa Rica away from home last evening or virtually guarantee the place in the final round prior to the
03:03match TNT needed to not lose by six goals to advance and well they delivered much more
03:08a lot of the one striker Levi Garcia was the sole man forward take him out early and perhaps you've got a
03:18different game he begged and pleaded but the ref could not hear him over the chanting Costa Rican
03:23supporters the Warriors bombarded their goal with shots as well 14 to be exact but Newell's old boys
03:30keeper Kelo Navas at 38 saw their efforts from a mile away the difference perhaps came down to Costa
03:37Rica's defenders who gave Navas less work to do on the run of play the hosts took the lead in the 23rd
03:43minute through Jayland Mitchell a beautiful pass from left back Joseph Moura where were they finding the
03:51space to strike Marvin Phillips using reflexes he didn't know he had a second goal was on the
03:57horizon Warren Madrigal went forward and waited for the cross 2-0 in the 38th minute quality to
04:04Manchester United curse of conceding first-half goals but TNT has leaked goals in the first half in
04:10the World Cup qualifiers conceding two against the Grenada two against the St. Kitts and another two
04:17against Costa Rica it's a problem coach Dwight York knows about by now however the Warriors have
04:23proven to be stronger in the second half they were persistent resolute and struck the ball fiercely
04:29they worked at the ball through the field until it reached at the feet of Garcia who ran at goal his
04:37second goal of the 2025 season TNT back in the match trailing now by one Alvin Jones's red card
04:45prompted concern in the TNT camp the ref ruled he came too late with his tackle on Madrigal in the 76th
04:52minute the dreaded card no regrets in the ref's eyes despite the requests a harsh call thankfully it
05:01hurt the Warriors for the remainder of the contest Phillips dive to prevent further damage Costa Rica
05:07had 19 shots on goal against the Trinidad and Tobago and only two scored one was ruled offside in the
05:1589th minute yet the Soca Warriors still lost the match to one Costa Rica tops the group with 12 points
05:23followed by TNT on seven they advanced in the final round of CONCACAF 2026 World Cup qualifiers the
05:30official draw takes place tomorrow Sergio Dufo TV's export well mission completed for the Warriors
05:37and the smiling assassin Dwight York shared his pleasure with his team's qualification for the
05:42final round well reflecting on the match coach of the Trinidad and Tobago team Dwight York felt that
05:47they held the moments of control in the first half but they switched off when Costa Rica took the lead
05:52and I think it's an improvement from where we were the last game that we played I'm pleased with my
05:59players if they would be there they they work themselves to the ground we haven't to come
06:06into a very difficult situation here in Costa Rica we know what Costa Rica has to offer and we felt
06:11that we needed to work extremely hard and even though you know first half didn't go particular great for
06:17us at times we switched off when Costa Rica were on top of us at the time and conceded a goal despite the
06:24two nil defeat York said he was delighted to advance to the final round after showing fight in the second
06:28half a lot of credit has gone out to my players we saw another side of the team that probably wasn't
06:35there earlier on but I'm delighted even though we have lost the game sure we would have likely result
06:42to be a bit better but we are delighted of course in advance into the the next rounds of the World Cup
06:48for now though York will turn his attention to the Gold Cup on Sunday they face the United States who
06:54will be hoping they can turn their fortunes around after a four nil defeat to Switzerland in their last
06:59friendly encounter Sergio Dufour TV six board all the domino effect continues as the TTFA first Vice
07:06President Colin Murray feels this country's performances in the last few months suggests that the team is
07:11capable of qualifying for the World Cup even though Trinidad and Tobago lost to Costa Rica by two
07:20goals to one the result was good enough to take the English-speaking Caribbean country to the final
07:25stage of World Cup qualifiers that's where they face three other nations in another group with a
07:30table topper automatically getting to the World Cup while the runner-up might have another shot at
07:35getting there depending on other results first Vice President of the TTFA Colin Murray has lauded
07:41Dwight York for being able to deliver ever since his appointment as coach of TNT let me let me
07:46firstly say that I think Dwight York is doing a super job he came into it the team in a difficult
07:53position when we had drawn with Grenada to all we had hammered the Bahamas but but qualification for
08:01the World Cup was really you know was a little bit dicey I think he's now what he has done he's
08:08brought a professionalism to the team he's brought a desire to the players having said that Murray is
08:16aware it's a work in progress as York has to address certain areas with TNT aiming to qualify for their
08:22second men's senior World Cup Murray uses the example of the qualifier against Costa Rica where the Twin
08:29Island country conceded twice before cutting the lead in half more or less he's he's found what he's looking for there's
08:35still one or two little gaps that he has to close I think defensively we're not as tight as we should
08:40be and he mentioned it he said he wanted to keep a clean sheet against Costa Rica until you're going
08:45to Costa Rica is always difficult you're going to a country that is ranked higher than us you're going
08:49to a home crowd that is very partisan so you know I think at the end of it 2-1 was a pretty good result
08:56when York was a player he got a taste of World Cup action as TNT qualified for the 2006 prestigious tournament
09:04in Germany so the question is can he get to do so as coach and I think we have a good chance as anybody you know
09:12yes I'm maybe a little bit biased but the way the team is playing and the progression I've seen of the team in the last few
09:20months I think we have a decent chance prior to the next round of World Cup qualifiers TNT will be
09:27focusing on the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the opener on Sunday against USC Vinod Naumani Tf6 Sport
09:33all right let's check in with the other qualifiers around the block as five-time champions Brazil well
09:39they qualified finally for the World Cup with a 1-0 win against Paraguay to give Carlo Ancelotti his first
09:45win as a manager meantime the already qualified Argentina and Lionel Messi were held a 1-0 draw
09:51by Colombia yes junior scoring the winner just before halftime it was the first goal for Brazil
09:58and the new head coach Carlo Ancelotti who is trying to end at their 23 year way to lift another World
10:04Cup Vinicius did go off injured though which will be a worry for Real Madrid a week before their first
10:09game at the club World Cup Ecuador also qualified after a goalless draw with Peru my first 15 days
10:19have been beautiful in every way beautiful in how I was received by the Brazilian people at the stadium
10:24they gave me many shirts as gifts the atmosphere inside the Federation is fantastic it's like a family
10:30the players attitude the good connection they have with each other I liked everything all that was
10:35missing was a win and we now have it so we move forward with joy reigning world champions Argentina
10:42were already assured of a place they went 1-0 down at home in their latest qualifier against Colombia
10:48after this fantastic solo effort by Liverpool's Luis Diaz who's been linked with a move to Barcelona
10:54Argentina then had Enzo Fernandes sent off for a high boot but they managed to rescue the draw with an
11:01equalizer from Tiago Almada it's now six games without a win for Colombia but they are still
11:07sixth in the table on track for an automatic qualifying spot well very messy ask if I may say so well some
11:14have already punched their ticket while TNT like many other nations are still in the process as the
11:19world is gearing up to come together in North America for the kick-off of the FIFA World Cup next
11:24year while taking place across three countries and 16 vibrant host cities a newly expanded
11:31pool of 48 teams the 2026 edition is expected to unite the continent and the globe through football
11:37and one year from today the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off with the US Canada and Mexico co-hosting an
11:56unprecedented event instead of the now typical 32 men's national teams next summer's tournament
12:02expands to 48 teams with world-class athletes like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo possibly in the mix
12:10it's also the first time three countries will co-host across 16 different cities is this the most complex
12:16World Cup we've ever seen oh absolutely 100 percent FIFA's pitch management chief Alan Ferguson wants
12:22every team to play on a consistent surface whether they're keeping cool in the Pacific Northwest at
12:27altitude in Mexico City or sweating it out in Miami why not just let the players have to deal with unique
12:33challenges in each one of these venues today's modern soccer player is a highly trained and honed athlete
12:38it's their livelihood whether they're playing in Seattle or whether they're down in Guadalajara I need
12:44these pitches to behave absolutely the same I want the same bounce I want the same ball roll I want the same
12:49interaction from the players shoe into the grass Ferguson says that predictability protects players
12:56the safety aspects everything is paramount and that has to be my first thought they have to have
13:02confidence if they turn right sharply left sharply they have to know that ground is going to stay where
13:06it is that's not so simple when you're dealing with over a dozen venues that host everything from NFL
13:12football to the rodeo to monster trucks a lot of these in here are failures to find the right stuff
13:18FIFA turned to the University of Tennessee and Michigan State University and this one it feels
13:25a little bit is this sponge here yes I got it right yes in April we got exclusive access to UT's Knoxville
13:33facility the researchers took us below the surface literally artificial turf and then this is what
13:40aluminum loan of concert flooring and then up here aluminum concert flooring with the drainage layer
13:45professor John Sorokin and his team showing us that watching the grass grow is far from boring they've
13:52tested artificial stitching layers root growth and grow lights to ensure each pitch is consistent
14:00whether it's indoors or outside what grass needs is water nutrients air and sunlight or artificial light
14:08what we're using inside these dome stadiums to simulate it so we've been doing research in
14:12here to simulate the growing conditions to get the ideal grass for World Cup there's even the flex
14:18machine telling researchers the impact on a player's ankle we can see how fast the ball comes in and out we
14:25can break down all the film and know exactly the speed and the angle and the coefficient restitution
14:30that comes off of that ball that's amazing it's a science behind the game and that's what makes the game
14:35all that data leading to the World Cup grass I got to kick the tires oh that was a good one we'll watch
14:43that grass face the ultimate test next summer as superstar athletes chase glory with the world cheering
14:49them on well talk about precision I'll tell you what the big dance isn't the only thing that the US is
14:55getting set to host as the continent will also host the new FIFA Club World Cup which by the way kicks off
15:02this coming Saturday in Miami Florida newly crowned European champions Paris Saint-Germain are among the
15:08favorites heading into the tournament they've now arrived in Los Angeles where they kick off against
15:13Atletico Madrid on Sunday at the Rose Bowl PSG will then face Brazilian team Botafogo and the Seattle
15:19Sounders well it's never too late to rewrite history as England slumped at their first defeat under Thomas
15:25Touckel as Senegal secured a victory in a friendly at the city ground the two sides met in a friendly game
15:31at Nottingham Forest City ground Senegal with a three-run victory they haven't lost a match since
15:37January last year for England it's a first defeat under head coach Thomas Touckel after three straight
15:43wins in World Cup qualifiers well I can hear some hurting fans in the background all right let's dip
15:49into the pool where summer Nikolai Blackman continued to warm up for the 2025 World Aquatic Championship in
15:55August by winning the men's 100 meters B freestyle final at the Bell Canadian swimming trials the TNT
16:01swimmer blew away the field by more than a body of length to win the race dropping more than points to
16:07six seconds from his qualifying time that he said earlier in the day came out of nowhere in heat number
16:13one short course qualifier to get down to this time a 50.40 but as Blackman through first seven tenths
16:21of a second ahead of the field he's got a body length on them now as we come to the close of this race
16:27Nikolai Blackman in lane number four 49.86 this morning in the prelims and he wins his B final handily
16:34hand on the wall and a 48.66 a great drop from this morning win no matter what all right cricket jumps in
16:42as the World Test Championship final got underway as 14 wickets fell on D1 as the defending champs
16:49Australia while they fought back against South Africa at Lourdes Australia were put in the bat by
16:55South Africa in the World Test Championship final at Lourdes and the Proteus made a good start as
17:03Kogiso Rabada removed Usman Kawaja for a duck gone success it soon became 67 for four with Rabada
17:12and Marco Jansen on fire but Steve Smith and Bo Webster came to the rescue of the baggy green
17:19short wide Steve Smith absolutely belts it they put on a valuable 79 run partnership for the fifth
17:27wicket it's a beautiful drive on the up Smith made 66 while Webster went on to top score with 72
17:36Rabada was the destroyer in chief of the South Africans Cummins came and went and then all of a
17:45sudden the question was Jansen was also good taking three wickets but Rabada grabbed five as Australia
17:54were dismissed for 212 he did though when the South Africans responded Mitchell Storr got rid of the
18:00openers cheaply then Pat Cummins joined the party by castling Rian Mulder with a beauty maybe a bit of
18:09inside edge but you just how about this gem from Josh Hazelwood to send Tristan Stubbs packing South Africa
18:17were in dire straits at 43 for four at the end of day one still trailing by 169 runs Vinod Nawani
18:24to use export all right you know what that song means it's a sharp shooter that hits the target
18:31but tonight's clear did he one goal was scored in the second half between Trinidad and Tobago and
18:39Costa Rica it came from the boot of Levi Garcia he has the ability to outrun defenders and get to the
18:45poor behind the shot to beat the keeper if matches were made out of one half then TNT would have won with
18:5110 men that's one way to look at it but 90 minutes of quality football is what's required and 80%
18:59passing accuracy was not enough to take the Warriors over the line but the pass to Garcia which led to the
19:05eventual goal was the bright spot of the match for TNT and it earns him tonight's TV6 of the day
19:13all right dedicating that one to the alma mater or my alma mater rather since Stevens Anglican who hosted a career day today
19:19and they've got some budding footballers that we might see in the field very soon all right
19:24that's it for sports for the team I'm James Saunders see you later
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