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In one of his final interviews, at the end of the tour of England in 1963, Frank Worrell laid out his plans for the future to Ian Wooldridge. I quoted some of it in my biography, Son of Grace, where he refers to the background of hostility he had faced. …

Speyside High and Scarborough Secondary took up the last 2024 Coca Cola Intercol zonal semifinal spots yesterday, as the quarterfinal round ended with a double header in Shaw Park, Tobago. Defending Tobago champions, Speyside, cruised into the next phase with a 4-0 win over Pentecostal Light & Life. Attacker Riquelme …

“[…] What they (Cricket West Indies) have given Alzarri Joseph is a couple days of rest [and] a slap on the wrist… This was coming for a long while… He has obvious problems with his anger and aggression. “The other point I would like to make is that he has …

El Dorado East Secondary produced the first upset of the 2024 Coca Cola Intercol competition tonight as they eliminated Premier Division outfit St Augustine Secondary 4-3 in a penalty shootout at the Arima Velodrome. A double from attacking midfielder Kanye Eastman saw El Dorado come close to snatching the result …

The Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive has referred the St Benedict’s College captain Derrel “Zoom Zoom” Garcia matter to its disciplinary committee for a ruling that would decide the story of the 2024 Premier Division. The schools’ body, via a press statement, indicated that the relevant committee would meet …

Trinity College East (TCE) savoured two narrow victories in one evening as they made progress across separate Secondary Schools Football League competitions today. Only one of those wins came from a match that they actually played in. On the brink of relegation from the SSFL Premier Division, the “Blue Hawks” …

Holy Cross College goalkeeper Donnell Thomas was among the goal scorers today as the 2024 Coca Cola National Intercol competition kicked off around the island, with 12 teams taking part in the Preliminary round. Thomas scored directly off a punt from inside his own penalty box as Holy Cross ran …

There’s an immediate challenge in compiling a biography of someone who was a legend during his lifetime. Inevitably, myths spring up—so that even if you can separate fact from fiction, it is almost sacrilege to bring balance to the scrutiny because people prefer to hold on to their folklores. Frank …

East Mucurapo Secondary will join Miracle Ministries Pentecostal High School through the trap door of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division, as the northern outfit were relegated today. Mucurapo travelled to Signal Hill Secondary needing their first away win since they edged Miracle Ministries 1-0 on Wednesday 25 …

Dwight Yorke, Trinidad and Tobago’s most celebrated footballer of all time, is the new head coach of the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation (TTFA) made the announcement in a press release today. No details were given with regards to the length of …

Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) general secretary Azaad Khan has confirmed a seven-point deduction for St Augustine Secondary for using an unregistered player, Shumba Cudjoe, for four games and a suspended player, Aaden Maharaj, in one outing. All five games—two of which were previously won by St Augustine—are now tabulated …

No other football team can catch St Benedict’s College now! Whatever their fate in the boardroom, there has been little doubt about which schools has ruled the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) playing fields in 2024. And, this afternoon, the “La Romaine Lions” put an exclamation mark on their form …