Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team manager Jinelle James collected a cheque for TT$429,626 from the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs today, which represents the total budget for the team who compete in the Concacaf Championship from 4 October in North Carolina, USA. The Women Soca Warriors were …
Read More »SSFL 18: ‘Pres Lions’ host St Benedict’s at MRS; Wednesday’s Premier fixture list
Defending SSFL Premier Division champions, Presentation College (San Fernando), will try to maintain their 100 percent record for the 2018 season when they host southern rivals, St Benedict’s College, from 3:40pm tomorrow at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. St Benedict’s are yet to register their first win in 2018 …
Read More »Police hold “Snake”; Beetham resident charged for assaulting Hinds during “Operation Strike Back”
Beetham Gardens resident Richard “Snake” Marcelle, who shot to prominence last month after kicking flood water on to Laventille West MP Fitzgerald Hinds, was charged today for “assault by beating and use of obscene language” against the Minister in the Ministry of the Attorney General. The Police Communications Department confirmed …
Read More »MOWT: Light vehicles can use PBR between Mt Hope and POS
The Ministry of Works and Transport wishes to advise the general public of the partial opening of the Priority Bus Route (PBR) to light vehicles ONLY between the intersections of Abattoir Road, Port of Spain and the Mount Hope intersection, until further notice. This has become necessary due to roadworks …
Read More »Media Monitor: Does moving T’dad Express editorial finger find sport nothing to write home about?
Yesterday’s Express leader, headlined “Victory for all,” purports to be a celebration of the recapture of the CPL title by the Trinbago Knight Riders on Sunday evening. However, if editorials can be viewed as the equivalent of Test matches, I submit, then this one was a T20-type effort, a brief, …
Read More »SSFL 18: ‘Pres’ host Carapichaima East at Guaracara; today’s Premier fixtures
Presentation College (San Fernando), the defending Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division champions, will host Carapichaima East at Guaracara Park today from 3:40pm—rather than at their school ground as previously announced. The ‘Pres Lions’ are coming off a 3-1 win over Trinity College (Moka) on Saturday at the Mannie …
Read More »T&T U-20s drawn with USA, youth team still inactive due to unpaid TTFA stipends
The Trinidad and Tobago National Under-20 Team, which has not kicked a ball in over a month, must topple the United States to have any chance at qualifying for the Poland 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup. The young Soca Warriors, who were not among Concacaf’s six seeded under-20 teams, were …
Read More »Guyana’s Warriors triumph again; TKR face Eliminator on Friday after dramatic loss in Providence
For the third time in the last four Caribbean Premier League (CPL) seasons, the Trinbago Knight Riders will be forced to take the long way to the finals after tonight’s dramatic loss to the Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence Stadium in Georgetown forced them into a do-or-die eliminator contest on …
Read More »CPL 18: Hetmyer and Rutherford pull off stunning comeback, as TKR lose in Guyana
The Trinbago Knight Riders finished their regular season campaign on a losing note tonight, as they lost by six wickets to the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Georgetown. The Warriors elected to field after winning the toss, and might have felt reasonably pleased with that decision, as the Knight Riders posted …
Read More »TTSL Cup: Parkites blitz RSSR, Cunupia edge Police FC, PVDMU’s fairytale run continues
Petit Valley/Diego Martin United’s fairytale Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) League Cup run continued today, as they edged San Fernando Giants on kicks from the penalty mark to advance to the semifinal round. PVDMU are second from bottom in the TTSL standings with one win from 12 matches but …
Read More »Lewis and Guerra shine as composed Soca Warriors down UAE 2-0 in Spain
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team oozed character and composure in Spain this afternoon, as they brushed aside four months of inactivity to defeat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2-0 in friendly international action in Girona. Attacking midfielder Ataulla Guerra, who represents Charleston Battery in the US second tier …
Read More »Warriors unable to train in Spain for two straight days; Lawrence disappointed in match agent
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team have been unable to conduct a single training session in Spain, despite being there for nearly two full days now. The Soca Warriors are in Girona for a friendly international against the United Arab Emirates on Thursday evening. However, Trinidad and Tobago …
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