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Garry Sobers’s declaration turned Port-of-Spain into Port-of-Pain for West Indies!

Garry Sobers was hauled over the coals for his sporting declaration which led to England winning the Test © Getty Images

On March 19, 1968 Garry Sobers made an extremely curious declaration against England. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at a decision that cost West Indies a Test and a series at home.

Lawrence Rowe’s 302: A mix of grace, power and efficiency

In 2004, Lawrence Rowe’s 302 was voted the best innings by a Jamaican, ahead of Headley’s 223 and 107 © Getty Images

On March 10, 1974 Lawrence Rowe sculpted what was arguably the most elegant Test triple-hundred of all time. Abhishek Mukherjee looks back at an enchanting innings that combined grace, power, and efficiency at the same time.

Lewis Hamilton Formula One Racing Car Driver

Lewis Hamilton

Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton MBE, born on January 07, 1985 is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the Mercedes AMG team.

Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire to a black father and a white mother Hamilton is often labelled "the first black driver in Formula One". His father Anthony, whose parents immigrated from Grenada in the West Indies in the 1950's, and his mother Carmen divorced when Lewis was about two years old.

Nick DeLeon declines Trinidad & Tobago call-up

Nick DeLeon

Nick DeLeon has never been to Trinidad & Tobago, the Caribbean nation where his father is revered and his younger sister has played for the junior national teams. The D.C. United winger was born and raised near Phoenix, idolized American players and longed to someday represent the United States on a big stage.

Nick DeLeon soccer player for DC United is the son of Trinidadian Leroy DeLeon

Nick DeLeon

Nick DeLeon soccer player for DC United is the son of Trinidadian Leroy DeLeon who played for the Trinidadian played for the Washington Darts and later the Diplomats in the North American Soccer League in the 1970s.

Current Club: D.C. United
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Birth Date: 07-17-1990
Birthplace: Pheonix, AZ

Trinidad & Tobago’s only gold medalist in the 2012 London Olympics returned to tumultuous welcome in his homeland

Keshorn Walcott

Olympic gold medalist Keshorn Walcott returned to a hero's welcome in his Caribbean homeland of Trinidad & Tobago and was promised a check for about $155,000, a luxury home and roughly 20,000 square f

Bolt strikes again and makes history

Bolt and Blake

He did it again. Usain Bolt won another gold at the 2012 London Olympics, this time in the 200 meters with a 2012 world-best time of 19.32 seconds.

Silver went to his countryman, Yohan Blake, 22, with a time of 19.44 and fellow Jamaican Warren Weir won the bronze.

U.S. champion Wallace Spearmon, 27, was in fourth place.

19 year old Kirani James wins Grenada’s first Olympic Gold

Nineteen year old Kirani James won Grenada's first ever Olympic gold as he added the 400m title here to his World Championship crown.

The brilliant 19-year-old stormed away off the top bend to win in a personal best of 43.94 seconds, well clear of fellow teenager Luguelin Santos in second.

Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago took the bronze.

A "Bolt" of lightning at the London 2012 Olympics

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt crossed the finish line setting a new Olympic record and kept running. The world's fastest man was ready to celebrate, and the guest list for the party included a delirious crowd at Olympic Stadium.

Idalys Ortiz of Cuba wins gold in judo

Idalys Ortiz

An unanimous decision of the judges gave Cuban judoka Idalys Ortiz the victory over Japanese Mika Sugimoto, and the gold medal in the over 78 kilogram division (women’s) in the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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