Anguilla’s top cyclist, Mr. Hasani Hennis, departed to Brisbane, Australia, since January 20th, where he received proficient training from certified coach, Mr. Brad Reardon. The exposure to a new atmosphere and experience was all in his favour as he dominated and secured first place position in the Sizzling Summer Cycling Series, that was held on February 24th. Mr. Hennis attributed his success in this race to his fellow teammate, Mr. Zambezi Richardson, who is also undergoing training in Australia. Hasani’s ambition and persistent drive will afford him many opportunities and soon will be named one of Anguilla’s greatest athletes/cyclists.

WHAT A WEEK! The Anguilla Football Association hosted the 4th Round Qualifying Matches of the Concacaf Nations League (CNL) Tournament at the Raymond Guishard facility, The Valley, Anguilla. The tournament brought seven (7) countries to Anguilla’s shores commencing on March 21st to March 24th, 2019, where the first match was the British Virgin Islands vs. Turks & Caicos. The teams gave their best and wrapped up the game with a draw scoring 2-2.

On the second day of the tournament, it was Team AXA’s time to show up and show out, as they went up against the US Virgin Islands. The score was 0-3 favouring the USVI. March 23rd, day 3, saw the battle of St. Maarten & St. Martin as they went head to head. St. Maarten had victory over St. Martin scoring 4-3 respectively.

The very last game of the tournament featured British Virgin Islands and Bonaire. The score was 2-1, in favour of Bonaire, who achieved their first win since 2014. This was a victorious comeback for the team. The Concacaf Nations League, fourth round qualifying match held in Anguilla was eventful. As the teams head to other countries to fulfill their qualifying matches, we wish them all the best of luck.
Go Team Anguilla!

Run, Walk or Jog!
The Department of Sports presented the very first Rollins Richardson Wacky Road Race on March 29th, 2019 at 3:30PM. The road race started at Tropical Distribution, in Long Path and descended all the way down to the DoS parking lot, The Valley. The event brought many departmental employees together for one common reason— to be wacky! All participants who crossed the line before 1hr and 15 minutes were awarded points and the points were then totalled under each department to determine a winner. The event was fun-filled and saw many good vibes.

Swedish Football Freestyler, Calle Ahlden, graced Anguilla and the Albena Lake-Hodge Comprehensive School with his presence and skills on Friday, February 1st. The students were enthusiastic to see Calle's talents and the tricks he was able to perform.

Calle has been in the profession of a Football Freestyler since the age of 13 years old, when he began in 2009. “One day I was on YouTube and I saw a video of a guy freestyling and I said to myself, “I can do that too”.” This was the starting phase of Calle’s career and from that day forward, he was disciplined and dedicated enough to learn all the tricks he saw in the video and more.

His advice to the students he visited was simple, “All You Need Is A Ball”. That simple phrase was the foundation by which Calle’s determination was built and driven by. The phrase translates into the idea that you can do anything you put your mind to because skills are acquired.