Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke has added Defence Force defender Justin ‘Shiggy’ Garcia to his 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup squad. Garcia, 29, replaces 28-year-old Montego Bay United defender Josiah Trimmingham who sustained a knee injury during the warm-up before Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier …
Read More »Sammy: Prepare for “exciting style”; King, Hope among eight changes to WI Test team
West Indies One-Day International (ODI) vice-captain Brandon King is in line for his Test debut against Australia, after the 30-year-old Jamaican batsman was named in a 16-man squad to face Australia in a three match Test series in the Caribbean. King is one of eight changes to the West Indies …
Read More »“I wish team nothing but success”; Pooran retires from West Indies cricket
Trinidad and Tobago cricket star Nicholas Pooran has retired from the international game at the relatively tender age of 29. Pooran, who recently declined an invitation to represent the West Indies in a T20 series against England and Ireland, said he thought “long and hard” about his decision, but did …
Read More »“A special talent!” Yorke praises Dante but urges Warriors to be more ruthless
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke suggested that the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) might have spent last night with their head in hands, after CF Montreal winger Dante Sealy made his senior international debut with the Soca Warriors—rather than the Stars and Stripes. Sealy, …
Read More »Hosein, Goolie and Chase affected by UK visa issue; CWI blames “administrative challenges”
Veteran spinner Akeal Hosein and rookie batsman Jyd Goolie both look set to miss out on West Indies’ upcoming T20 International series against England and Ireland, due to the Cricket West Indies (CWI) failure to land visas for the cricketers. West Indies play the first of three T20I matches against …
Read More »Russell, Holder join WI T20 squad to face England; Pooran asks to be rested
West Indies have added veteran allrounders Andre Russell and Jason Holder to their T20 International squad, as they prepare for three T20Is against England and another three against Ireland later this month. However, the Maroon Men will be without dynamic 29-year-old batsman Nicholas Pooran, who asked to be rested for …
Read More »Yorke: ‘We have a new selection of players coming; it will be a shock to the system!’
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team football coach Dwight Yorke assured supporters that the Soca Warriors will be ready for competitive action, despite today’s 4-0 loss to Ghana in the third-place playoff of the Unity Cup at the Gtech Community Stadium in Brentford, London. Ghana led 3-0 at the …
Read More »“I’m Montserratian!” Ex-Soca Warriors head coach Angus Eve takes over at Montserrat
Former Soca Warriors head coach Angus Eve will steer Montserrat through their final two 2026 World Cup qualifying matches, after being appointed as stand-in head coach of the Emerald Boys. The Montserrat Men’s National Senior Team, incidentally, are in Trinidad and Tobago present which serves as the home venue for …
Read More »‘Zoom Zoom’, Gosine get 2024 MVP awards; SSFL releases All Star squads
Ace St Benedict’s College forward Derrel ‘Zoom Zoom’ Garcia was crowned the 2024 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Player of the Year today, as the governing schools body held its annual prize giving ceremony at the Couva Point Lisas Chamber of Commerce. Remarkably, Garcia finished as the SSFL Premier Division’s …
Read More »Yorke names Cardines, ‘Bongo’ and Bateau in 24-man team for Unity Cup
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke looks set to give 18-year-old flanker Rio Cardines his first senior international cap, as he included the Crystal Palace youth player in his 24-man squad for the Unity Cup invitational tournament. Cardines, who represented Trinidad and Tobago at Concacaf …
Read More »“He has the respect of his peers!” Chase appointed as West Indies Test captain
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Board has appointed 33-year-old allrounder Roston Chase as the new West Indies Test captain after what the regional body described as “a data-informed, multi-dimensional” selection process. Chase replaces the 32-year-old Kraigg Brathwaite who resigned the post in March but intends to continue on as a …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: National semifinal fixtures ready, as games set for Barataria and Courland
The Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYFL) national semifinals will be held at the Republic Bank Sports Complex in Barataria and the Courland Recreation Ground in Black Rock, Courland on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May respectively. Which teams get bragging rights on their respective islands? There are four divisions …
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