On a sweltering hot Saturday at Moka, Santa Cruz United and Trendsetter Hawks could not keep pace with Pro Series on a potentially pivotal day in the North Zone Under-14 Division of the 2025 Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL). Santa Cruz United and Trendsetter Hawks started match day …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: Jabloteh, QPCC record big wins, as league makes blazing start despite scheduling snafus
San Juan Jabloteh raced to the top of the East Zone U-20 Division of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League with a 10-2 thrashing of newcomers Adrenaline Football Academy at St Augustine. Their divisional rivals, QPCC FC, stayed close beating AIA Eagles 7-1 in what would have been the …
Read More »RBNYFL 25: TTGameplan joins Republic Cup team; age groups, formats announced
TTGameplan was unveiled as the new management company for the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) at the launch of the 2025 tournament this morning. The organisation, led by veteran sports reporter Dennis Tayé Allen, replaces Gateway Athletics International, which administered the league from 2022 to 2024. “The focus …
Read More »T20WC24: Rutherford on WI batting, his IPL stint and Afghanistan challenge
Despite the West Indies qualifying for the Super Eight stage of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup by beating New Zealand by 13 runs on Wednesday evening, many are still unconvinced by the team’s batting. West Indies slumped to 30 for 5 before Sherfane Rutherford belted an unbeaten 68 off …
Read More »T20WC24: Rampant Rutherford takes WI into Super Eight; N/Zealand on the brink
“From the outside, we told our guys someone will have to play a blinder (because of how the pitch could be due to inclement weather),” said West Indies captain Rovman Powell. “We always believe individual brilliance is needed.” Batter Sherfane Rutherford did not disappoint with a superb counter-attacking half-century while …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Pro Series edge Matura ReUtd in thrilling T’dad Girls U-20 final
Tasha St Louis never missed a penalty during her illustrious career as a forward for Trinidad and Tobago. Her mantra for taking penalties is simple: “Choose a corner. Keep the ball on the ground.” St Louis’ pithy penalty-taking aphorism might have been on the mind of her Pro Series FC …
Read More »Eve: We were too open! T&T coach talks tactics, “Showtime” and team chemistry
“We didn’t lose, which is the most important thing—we didn’t lose,” said Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Angus Eve, in last night’s post-match press conference. “When we qualified in 2006, it was the same thing with the Costa Rica game that we had right in the …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Upsets galore as favorites tumble out; AIA, Evolution, Union Hall among survivors
The football gods were in a fickle mood on Saturday as the semifinal round of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) produced an unrelenting series of upsets. The form book was ripped apart and discarded into the winds, fluttering like a battered kite in a hurricane. Whether you …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Webb fires Premier SC past Pro Series to semis; AIA penalise Jabloteh
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team forward Malachi Webb was unplayable on the weekend, as he steered the Premier Sports Club under-20 team past favourites Pro Series as the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL) quarterfinal got going at three venues across Trinidad. The Larry Gomes Stadium in …
Read More »RBNYFL 24: Blue Hawks end Creek’s winning streak; HVC edge Crown Trace in thriller
Blue Hawks brought Creek Sports and Cultural Club’s four-match win streak to an end as they grabbed a 2-2 draw at Balmain Recreation Ground on Saturday, in the Central Zone Boys Under-14 Division of the Republic Bank National Youth Football League (RBNYFL). In the earlier game, HVC FC edged defending …
Read More »NLCL U-19: Collier, Trestrail deliver City FC’s first title, after 3-0 win over AIA
Second half goals by Kade Collier, Caden Trestrail and Darius Jordan determined the destination of the 2023-24 NLCL U-19 Community Cup trophy as City FC stormed to a 3-0 win over fellow first-time participants ZA Limity AIA on Sunday at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar. AIA played out the …
Read More »Paul, Ahye top T&T 2023 Sports Awards; Blackman, De Gannes get Youth gongs
After taking top honors at the Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee Awards, cyclist Nicholas Paul and sprinter Michelle-Lee Ayhe were again the big winners at the 2023 First Citizens Sports Awards on Friday night at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad. For Paul, it was his fourth First Citizens award (including one …
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