Embattled fast bowler Alzarri Joseph will not travel to Pakistan with the West Indies team after being excluded from the squad for the two Test series at the Multan Cricket Stadium between 17 – 29 January 2024. The Cricket West Indies (CWI) hinted that Joseph’s absence was at his own …
Read More »Yorke starts T&T coaching era with 3-1 loss to Saudi Arabia in closed door friendly
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke started his era in charge of the Soca Warriors with a 3-1 defeat away to Saudi Arabia today in an international friendly in Riyadh. The outing was played without a live feed, as Saudi Arabia head coach Herve Renard …
Read More »Big Five 24: Travel issues ground tournament, with all five schools still in hunt for promotion
The fate of the five teams chasing promotion to the 2025 Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division competition will not be known until next year—as the competition will finish months behind schedule for the second straight year. There are three games outstanding in the 2024 Big Five competition and, …
Read More »Archer, Gosine sisters, Orielle and J’eleisha in T&T squads for Jewels of the Caribbean
Pleasantville Secondary attacker Nikita Gosine, Bishop Anstey East playmaker Orielle Martin, St Joseph’s Convent (Port of Spain) midfielder Daneelyah Salandy, South East Port of Spain Secondary (SEPOS) attacker Rasheda Archer and Scarborough Secondary forward J’eleisha Alexander are among a bevy of talented local girls who will take to the football …
Read More »Carty gets WI T20 call-up; Charles returns while Shai and Sherfane pull out
Middle-order batter Keacy Carty is set to make his T20 International debut for the West Indies this month, after being announced in a 15-man squad to face Bangladesh in a three-match series staged in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The two teams are scheduled to do battle on 15, 17 …
Read More »Yorke names first 23-man squad, as Soca Warriors head for Saudi friendly
Dwight Yorke will make his debut as Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach in a friendly away to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday 17 December. The outing, which falls outside the Fifa international match calendar, will be held at the Al Shabab Club Stadium in Riyadh and was …
Read More »SSFL 24: James scores again as Signal Hill down Arima North 3-2
Signal Hill Secondary jumped two places to eighth spot in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division standings yesterday as they defeated Arima North Secondary 3-1 in their rescheduled fixture in Signal Hill, Tobago. Forward Kyle James came off the bench to score the winner for Signal Hill, who …
Read More »Campbell gets 4-match suspension; Jamaica and Barbados players docked Super50 money
West Indies today announced a four-match suspension for Jamaica Scorpions captain, following a Level 3 charge for misconduct by match referee Reon King for his behaviour during the CG United Super50 Final against Barbados Pride on 23 November 2024. The charge, in accordance with the CWI Code of Conduct for …
Read More »Greaves, Jangoo get WI ODI call-ups to face Bangladesh
The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel announced two changes to the West Indies One Day International (ODI) team, as the squad was named for the three match CG United ODI home series against Bangladesh in Saint Kitts and Nevis. Barbadian all-rounder Justin Greaves and Trinidad and Tobago wicketkeeper-batsman Amir …
Read More »Gateway: Shem Alexander takes ‘voluntary leave of absence’; maintains innocence from smuggling charges
Gateway Athletics issued a statement early this morning, in the first formal acknowledgment of the arrest of its managing director Shem Alexander. Alexander, 35, is wanted in the United States for alleged “firearm trafficking and smuggling offenses”. At present, he is under arrest in Jamaica where he waived his rights …
Read More »Gateway director and fast-rising administrator, Shem Alexander, held for “firearm trafficking”
The Jamaica Constabulary Force confirmed today that Trinidad and Tobago national and burgeoning sport official Shem Alexander is in its custody and awaiting extradition to the United States, in a development which has shocked the local football fraternity. The 35-year-old Alexander, who has a major in organisation communications and a …
Read More »Now SSFL asks attorney to determine if Garcia is a “bonafide” student
The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) has asked attorney Tyrone Marcus for help in determining the “bonafide status” of St Benedict’s College captain and star forward Derrel ‘Zoom Zoom’ Garcia. Marcus’ legal advice, according to SSFL general secretary Azaad Khan, will then be “submitted to the disciplinary committee for its …
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