Trinidad and Tobago moved into the Champions League Twenty20 last four with a shock eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday.

David Williams' team went into the game level with Nashua Titans in second in Group B behind the previously unbeaten leaders Chennai.

The Caribbean side were set a target of 119 to win and needed to achieve the score in 17.4 overs to win their pool.

Jehue Gordon has won gold in the men's 400 m hurdles at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, Russia. Gordon (47.69) upset race favourite Michael Tinsley of the US (47.70) to take first place in the event in an extremely close finish. Third was Emir Bekric (48.05) of Serbia who beat Omar Cisneros of Cuba (48.12) into fourth. Gordon became the country's second athlete to earn gold at the World Championship.

Rituals Carnival won Band of the Year. Ricky T took the Groovy and Party (Power) Monarch titles and then copped the Road March title.

Band Portrayals:

1. Rituals - "Viva Brasilia" - 430 points
2. Just for Fun - "Immortals" - 422 points
3. Lucian Spirit - "Power and Glory" - 406 points
4. Red Unlimited - "Eskandal" - 365 points
   

Road March:

1. Ricky T - "Mass Attack"
2. Yarde - "Pat ak Pat atak"
3. DJ HP - "Ah Deaf"
4. Sir Lancelot - "Tear It Up"
   

Awards:

• Cuthbert Anthony best design, costume, Rituals Carnival Band for their portrayal of "Viva Brasilia"
• Roddy Walcott's Best Portrayal Award went to Rituals Carnival Band for their portrayal of "Viva Brasilia"
• 2013 individual of the year - Sharon Tanner for her portrayal of "Jungle Night"
• J'ouvert band of the year went to the band "Bad Company" for their portrayal of "Back in time - Lucian Folk Life"
• Mas on the Move went to St Lucian Spirit for their portrayal of "Power and Glory"
• Section of the year went to St Lucian Spirit - for the section "Glory"
  

After stopping in Colombia on his three-country trip to reinforce partnerships in the Americas, Vice President Biden traveled to Trinidad and Tobago, where he met with President Carmona and Prime Minister Persad-Bissessar and participated in a meeting and working lunch with a number of other Caribbean leaders.

In that series of meetings, leaders discussed regional efforts to promote economic growth, citizen security and energy, among other issues.

“I'm here because President Obama wanted me to have an opportunity to dialogue with all of you and because our country is deeply invested and wants to become more deeply invested in a partnership with all the nations of the Caribbean,” the Vice President explained.

SOCA superstar Machel Montano will serve no prison time. Montano was this afternoon ordered to pay fines and compensation totaling $27,200, for beating four persons and using obscene language. Entertainer Kernal Roberts was also ordered to pay a fine and compensation for assaulting two persons. The ruling was delivered by Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor in the Port of Spain Magistrates' Court.

Construction is expected to commence later this year on a state-of-the-art new international airport in Tobago, estimated to cost some $150 million, says chairman of the Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT), Gerald Hadeed

Trinidad and Tobago won its second Olympic gold medal in its history minutes ago at London 2012 in the Men's Javellin Throw at Olympic Stadium. Keshorn Walcott now joins the ranks of Hasely Crawford, after whom is named the national and largest stadium in Port of Spain. The 19-year-old Toco thrower won the men’s javelin title with a huge 84.58 metres throw.

St. Lucia Carnival 2012 Official Results are in... and as we figured, Soca Psycho runs away with Road March!

2012 Lucian Carnival Road March:
1st – Soca Syco - "Gallop" - 43 plays
2nd – Superman HD - "Born to Mash Up" - 11 plays
3rd – Ricky T - "Anything You Want" - 7 plays

2012 Lucian Carnival Band of the Year:
Rituals "Nubia of the Nile" - 402 points
St. Lucian Spirit "Legacy of Emperor Quin Shi Huang" - 391 points
Just for Fun - 366 points
Royalites Extreme " Carnival Is" - 350 points
Red Unlimited "Karnaval La Wives" - 348 points
Toxic Nation - 332 points
Looshan Revellers "Behind the Mask" -301 points
Lucian TNT Connection - 251 points
Cosy Guzzlers - 234 points

2012 Lucian Carnival J'Ouvert Band of the Year:
Bad Company "Spring Break" - 419 points
Mudsters "Meet Honololu" - 406 points
LIME "Limers" - 323 points
Insommeil Colours "Spring Break" - 260 points

2012 Lucian Carnival Power Soca Monarch Results:
1st – 353 pts – Superman HD - "Born to Mash Up"
2nd – 343 pts – Ambi - "Chanting"
3rd – 339 pts – Ricky T - "Everything"

2012 Lucian Carnival Groovy Soca Monarch Results:
1st - 379 pts - Teddyson John - "Land of Whine"
2nd - 371 pts - Ricky T - "Mosquito"
3rd - 354 pts - Ambi - "Roll"

2012 Lucian Carnival Calypso Monarch Results:
KING - Nintus - 792 pts
1st Runner Up - Blaze - 752 pts
2nd Runner Up - Walleigh - 750 pts
3rd Runner Up - Menell -734 pts

New York, NY (Tuesday June 26, 2012) – The SAO Soca Awards Ltd. regrettably announces that the 10th Annual International Soca Awards which was scheduled to be held in Hollywood, CA on Friday June 29th, 2012 at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City has been postponed.

The new date will be announced in an upcoming press release and a press conference is scheduled for Thursday July 5th, 2012 at a venue to be announced giving reasons for the postponement and the new way forward.

Bermuda, Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago and Tunisia have become the latest nations to qualify for the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition after the 49er, Laser and Star Worlds.

With four qualification regattas remaining, 54 countries have now guaranteed their spot in the boat park at Weymouth and Portland, Great Britain from 29 July to 12 August.

Five spots were up for grabs at the 49er World Championships in Zadar, Croatia and all were taken when the fleet split into Gold, Silver and Bronze with Bermuda, Canada, Greece, Italy and Japan making the cut.

... Trinidad and Tobago's Andrew Lewis will put his country on the sailing map at London 2012 after he put his heartache from missing Beijing 2008 qualification behind him. Lewis said, "Words can't express the joy I feel right now. It's been a long road, and at times very difficult. I was heartbroken in 2008 having missed qualifying for Beijing. I made up my mind to bounce back and work twice as hard.

"I've dreamed of representing Trinidad and Tobago at the Olympics since I was 14, and I am blessed to have attained it through the help of my team, sponsors, family, friends and well-wishers. This is an honour to make my country proud."

Road March
1. Machel Montano - “Pump Yuh Flag” – 233
2. Fay-Ann Lyons-Alvarez – “Miss Behave” – 96
3. Neil “Iwer” George – “No Pain” – 84

George Bailey Band of the Year (Large)
1. “Sanctification – In Search Of” – Brian Mac Farlane – 1,337 points
2. “Carnival – The Golden Years” – Trini Revellers – 1,278
3. “Flight” – Legacy – 1,246.

Band of the Year (Medium)
1. “Exodus – The Second Book Of The Bible” – The Words & Associates – 1,208
2. “Jus Friends” – Jus Friends – 1,198
3. “Dis Is We Thing” – D Harvard Revellers – 1,176

Band of the Year (Small)
1. “The Iroquois Nation” – Tribal Connection Cultural Promotions – 1,273
2. “Xante Trinbago Xante” – Rosalind Gabriel & Village Productions – 1,247
3. “Festivals of the World” – BOSS (Belmont Original Stylish Sailors) – 1,187

The Results of Fantastic Friday’s Soca Monarch 2012 is as follows:

Digicel International Power Soca Monarch
1st Machel Montano
2nd Neil Iwer George
3rd Destra Garcia
4th Prophet Benjamin
4th Blaxx (Tie)

Play Whe International Groovy Soca Monarch
1st Machel Montano
2nd Kerwin Du Bois
3rd Benjai
4th Nadia Batson
5th Kees Dieffenthaller