The championships take place in Jamaica during the Easter weekend, April 18-21.

Full Teams: Swimming – Joel Sankar, Anthony Edwards, Nathan Percy, Kristian Bocage, Joshua McLeod, Chloe McMillan, Brittany Stewart, Raenelle Carillo, Janine Thornhill, Stephanie Woo Ling (11-12); Andre Schamber, John-Ross Andrews, Abeeku Phillip-Forde, Keron Toolsee, Jules Graham, Shannon Duval, Kimba Collymore, Whitney Wint, Zahra De Four, Chantal Redon, Donna Wickham (13-14); Nicholas Bovell, Anthony Schamber, Stefan Mader, Alexander Paddington, Christian Espinet, Sobeena George, Ayeisha Collymore, Renee Pouchet, Jessica Bovell (15-17); Allyson Pouchet (manager); Anil Roberts (head coach), Edmund Pouchet, Hazel Haynes (assistant coaches).

Water Polo: Boys – Mikhael Lamont, Avery Ambrose, Matthew George, Troy Gordon, Eoghan Miller, John Littlepage, Andrew Elliot, Brad De Landro, Stuart Gillette, Christian Flook, Jabari Calliste, Alexis Miller; Kenny Francis (manager); Girls – Anjani Ganase, Saidi Abraham, Bridgit Bocage, Sidelle Johnson, Nikki Henry, Melissa Pouchet, Sonya Jaggernauth, Jenna Boxhill, Karen Wickham; Alan Too-A-Foo (coach/overall manager); Erica Collymore (chaperone).

European Seniors Tour professional golfers competing in the 2003 Tobago Plantations Seniors Classic will take time off from their preparations to pass on valuable coaching tips to Tobago’s young pretenders at The Stephen Ames Golf Academy, Tobago Plantations Beach and Golf Resort.

There will be 72 golfers from 18 countries worldwide, vying for over ?125,000 (TT$1.2 million in prizemoney at the three-day, 54-hole tournament, third on the 2003 European Seniors Tour calendar, from April. 3-5 .

Scotland’s Bernard Gallacher, the three-time former European Ryder Cup captain, will be among the golf pros giving up his time to conduct the masterclass.

And he will be on hand to present each competitor with a signed certificate at the end of the session.

The Stephen Ames Golf Academy will also use the masterclass to announce the selection of two young golfers to qualify for an honorary membership of Tobago Plantations Golf Club.

Chris Patey, Director of Golf at Tobago Plantations, said: “This is a great opportunity for some of Tobago’s finest young players to learn from the very best in the trade.

“We are extremely grateful to those Seniors Tour Professionals who have kindly volunteered to give up their time to pass on their considerable experience to our young stars.”

“I’m sure they will learn a great deal from this session, and who knows we might even uncover Tobago’s answer to the next Tiger Woods.”

The Stephen Ames Golf Academy was set up six months ago at Tobago Plantations Beach and Golf Resort in order to identify and nurture Tobago’s best young golfers.

“The Academy is a valuable part of our ongoing commitment to the development of junior golf in Tobago, and I’m sure the Seniors Tour Professionals will be impressed with what they see,” added Patey.

The coaching clinic has been set up in conjunction with Tournament Promoters WSM, who have also kindly donated six sets of golf clubs to the academy. Andrew White, CEO of WSM, said: “While in relative terms the sport of golf is still fairly new to the island, there is clearly a wealth of young talent out there and I hope that next week’s coaching masterclass will motivate others to take up the sport.”

The tournament has attracted valuable support from local sponsors including TIDCO, THA, Guardian Holdings, Kilpatrick Company and Hilton Hotels.

And the American-bred colt’s apprentice rider Kumar Bissoon, who was given a three-day suspension for reckless riding, had his ban lifted.

Both decisions were overturned by the Trinidad and Tobago Racing Authority yesterday, after hearing appeals lodged by trainer Grant Lourenco and Bissoon.

Stewards of the Arima Race Club disqualified Sugar Mike after an objection, and he was placed last.

A release from the T&TRA stated, “Having given due consideration to the ground of appeal of Mr Lourenco, the evidence of the video replay, as well as that of Mr Cedric Coussement, Steward of the ARC, the Authority was of the view that there was merit in the ground of appeal.

“And having viewed the replay from several angles in the presence of Mr Coussement, agreed Sugar Mike did not interfere with or impede the progress of Miss Lover Lover, neither was he party to her fall.”

Sugar Mike was reinstated winner of the 1100 metres sprint, and connections will collect the $11,000 winner’s purse.

The revised order of finish now reads: 1. Sugar Mike; 2. Song Of Freedom; 3. Gold Master; 4. Honor Bound; 5. Man Of Class; 6. In Swinger.

As a sequel, the Board also upheld the appeal of Bissoon and ordered his three-day suspension lifted with immediate effect.

Board members Dr David Kangaloo, Dr Rupert Indar and Mr Roland Kowlessar did not sit on the matter having declared a personal interest.

The games will be staged today in honour of the late Manny Ramjohn, one of Trinidad and Tobago’s greatest athletes, at the stadium named after him in Marabella,

And it is being organised by the Southern Sports and Cultural Foundation. Action is scheduled to begin from 5.30 pm.

Ramjohn was the first Trinidad and Tobago athlete to win a gold medal at an international meeting when he was firsd to across the line in the 5,000 metres at the 1946 CAC Games in Colombia.

And to honour this feat, the 5,000 metres will be the feature on today’s 34-event programme.

Jim Clarke, head of the organising committee said invitations have been sent to all clubs whose athletes have qualified for the forthcoming Southern Games. He also said athletes from the US, St Vincent, Guyana, Antigua and Venezuela have confirmed their participation.

The 30-lap event, sponsored by Harricrete, worth $3,000 to the winner comes off on Monday, the Spiritual Baptist Holiday, and is the feature of an eight-event programme organised by Phillips Promotions Company, headed by former national sprint champion Michael Phillips.

The launch was held on Wednesday at the office of Beacon Insurance Company Limited on Stanmore Avenue, Port-of-Spain and in attendance was Bianca Barrett, representing Harricrete of Caroni Village.

Also present were top local riders Stephen Mangroo, the Caribbean Road Cycling Champion; Elijah Greene, “Cyclist of the Year”; promising riders Ako Kellar and Joshua Alexander; Peter Jacques of England and two competitors from the Czech Republic, Petr Klines and Filip Sustr.

The “Take All Cycling Classic” is the brainchild of Phillips and his colleagues Ronald and Richard Dickie of Phillips Promotions Company Limited who are the organisers of the upcoming West Indies versus The World series.

“We wanted a race which will pose a challenge to the riders.

“In this event they will have to rethink their strategy and partnerships since the winner will take the purse. There will be no second and third prizes at stake,” said Phillips on Wednesday.

He said interesting propositions will be the order of the day among the riders who ordinarily depend on one another for success in the circuit and road races and hinted that there may be some desperation expressed by those who are reluctant to put their faith in teamwork for this race.

The programme gets underway at 2 pm in front of Cricket Wicket Pub, opposite the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain with events for club riders, juniors, veterans, juniors six years old to 16, unregistered pedal-pushers and women.

Of added interest will be the participation of the two Czech cyclists who arrived early for the Beacon Insurance Company Limited West Indies versus The World series which pedals off April 9 with a night race around the Queen’s Park Savannah in Port-of-Spain.

Cyclists Laison Dennis Des Vignes said on Wednesday the Czechs will ride on Monday and train with the local wheelsmen leading up to the Southern Games at Skinner Park, San Fernando on April 5 and 6.

On April 16 they will be joined by their countrymen Pavel Buran, Ivan Vrba and Arnost Dremunek for the Beacon series forming one of the most formidable combinations in the competition.

Phillips also announced that for the first time in the four-year history of the event, no American riders will be competing because of the security concerns caused by the ongoing military conflict in Iraq.

“It has everything to do with the war in Iraq and the provision of a security detail for the riders. I imagine the Americans will only be riding this year in the World Cup and World Championships,” said Phillips.

Englishman Jacques, dubbed an “honorary Trinidadian” is back. First here in 1994, he is no longer a professional and hinted yesterday this season could be his last as a competitive cyclist.

He however said he was impressed with the Czechs, who are both young and look fit and have obviously been training very seriously in the gym.

Jacques said the reason for his imminent retirement is his inability to recover quickly from injury but at 34 years of age said he still has the motivation to compete at a high level and is always willing to offer the benefit of his experience to the younger, up-and-coming cyclists.

The Trinidad and Tobago boys will be in preparation for the regional tournament which bowls off later this year.

Bravo has been a consistent performer over the past two seasons in the youth leagues, and has already represented Trinidad and Tobago in the Under-13 cricket against Barbados.

He will be aiming to make a successful jump into the Under-15 ranks when trials begin.

Another youngster following in his brother’s footstep is Somant Maraj, younger brother of ex-West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago U-15 captain Tishan Maraj.

Somant has been a star performer for South in recent seasons and is one of the players heavily tipped to get into the final team.

South, who have dominated the Under-13 and Under-15 leagues over the past three seasons under the guidance of Baldath Bodoe, were rewarded with seven players in the trial squad, while North East got five.

Both North and Central Zone received three picks, while Tobago got two.

For the past three seasons, Trinidad and Tobago have won the regional Under-15 title, under coach Bachan Boochoon and manager Errol Forbes.

Players called to trials are asked to show up at the National Cricket Centre, Balmain from Wednesday. Those called: NORTH EAST — Jeewan Ramroop, Sunil Narine, Anthony Balgobin, Akiel Timothy, Chris Pattia; CENTRAL — Adrian Barath, Miguel Heeraman, Vishan Jagessar; NORTH – Keagan Roy, Kjorn Ottley and Darren Bravo; SOUTH — Javed Mohammed, Anderson Beharry, Somant Maraj, Hardeep Maraj, Visham Ramroop, Vinood Persad, Chris Siewsanker;

SOUTH EAST — Kevon Francois, Kareem Mohammed; TOBAGO — Rod Shepherd, Joel Kirk.

She finally conquered her national doubles partner and local “Queen of the Shuttlecock” Sabrina Cassie 3-11, 13-11, 11-3 in an absorbing and hard-fought three-setter, which marked the end of the Trinidad and Tobago Badminton Association Open Invitation tournament at the Central Regional Indoor Sports Arena (CRISA) on Wednesday night.

Conjuring up all 17 years of her badminton experience coupled with steely determination to turn a new chapter in her shuttlecock career, the 28-year-old Mack turned back the aggressive and highly motivated Cassie in the fiercely contested ladies final, which lasted 47 minutes.

It was a match full of power smashes, skilfully guided drop shots and delicate lobs, which brought out the best of the country’s two leading women players in the battle for supremacy. Mack prevailed after conceding the first game at 3-11 after 27-service rallies.

She won the second game after a marathon 72 service rallies and giving Cassie an early 1-5 advantage.

Mack levelled at eight, and what followed was a see-saw tussle, with the scores tied at 10-10 then 10-11 to Mack, before she took the set 13-11 to force the decider.

After 14 service rallies, it was 3-3 but Mack redoubled her efforts and dominated with positional placements, round head smashes and cross-court drops shots which found their mark with unerring accuracy, much to the delight of the small but ardent supporters as she romped home and created history by winning the third game and match at 11-3.

Her mixed doubles partner and reigning national men’s champion Anil Seepaul must have provided her with the inspiration as he fought off numbing pain on his left lower back to defeat youthful star Kerwyn Pantin in the men’s final which preceded the women’s match.

Three-time champion See-paul, ignored Dr Terry Ali’s advice not to play in the tournament because of the nagging back pain which requires an MRI scan to be done on Thursday, and fought bravely to keep his reputation as the nation’s number one male player image intact. It was an heroic performance by Seepaul who found Pantin much more than a handful and an equally gutsy opponent before he won in a keenly contested three-setter.

Having taken the first set at 15-10, Seepaul trailed 19-year-old Pantin 0-9 before conceding the second at 2-15.

After 20 service rallies and the score even at 4-4, Seepaul lifted his play to a higher level and showed that he is still the “King” with an easy 15-5 victory.

Seepaul and Mack combined to defeat national mixed doubles champion Ronald Clarke and Cassie 11-7, 7-11 and 11-3.

And to prove his worth and bravery, Seepaul teamed up with Ronald Clarke to overpower the experienced former champions tandem of Daron Dasent and David Lee Kim 16-17, 15-3 and 15-7.

And to crown an historic night of senior competition, Mack and her reigning national doubles partner Cassie overcame the rising pair of Stephanie Mitchell and Nadine Julien at 11-9, 11-13 and 11-1.

Results: Men’s Singles (final) – Anil Seepaul defeated Kerwyn Pantin 15-10, 2-15 and 15-5.

Women’s Singles (final) – Zeudi Mack defeated Sabrina Cassie 3-11, 13-11 and 11-3.

Men’s Doubles (final) – Anil Seepaul and Ronald Clarke defeated Daron Dasent and David Lee Kim 16-17, 15-3 and 15-7.

Mixed Doubles (final) – Anil Seepaul and Zeudi Mack defeated Ronald Clarke and Sabrina Cassie 11-7, 7-11 and 11-3.

Women’s Doubles (Final): Zeudi Mack and Sabrina Cassie defeated Stephanie Mitchell and Nadine Julien 11-9, 11-13 and 11-1.