Arima North Secondary striker Tyrell Stapleton went from hero to villain at the Arima Velodrome this evening but his team did enough to get the better of St Mary’s College 2-0 in their Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division encounter. Stapleton broke the deadlock for Arima in the 31st …
Read More »SSFL 24: Zoom Zoom tricks St Augustine, St Benedict’s hit “Green Machine” for six
“We won’t say the title race is over,” said St Benedict’s College assistant coach Clint McMillan. “You can’t count eggs from a fowl’s bamsee…” Well, that was one way to put it. The St Benedict’s football team were arguably a tad more eloquent as they brushed aside St Augustine Secondary …
Read More »SSFL 24: St Augustine face points deduction for “unregistered player”; St Anthony’s, Signal Hill to benefit
St Augustine Secondary are set to be the first football team to officially run afoul of the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) registration rules for the 2024 season. The “Green Machine”, according to a ruling by the SSFL Disciplinary Committee on 11 October, used utility player Shumba Cudjoe in four …
Read More »Gilbert, Joevin and James star as Warriors down Cuba to stave off CNL relegation
Trinidad and Tobago have retained their spot in the Concacaf Nations League A for a second successive term, after the Soca Warriors downed Cuba 3-1 in their final group match at the Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet tonight. Attacking midfielders Dantaye Gilbert and Joevin Jones got a goal apiece for …
Read More »SSFL 24: Naparima down Malick 4-2 to climb to fifth
Naparima College climbed one spot to fifth in the 16-team SSFL Premier Division standings today, after a 4-2 win over Malick Secondary at Serpentine Road in St Clair. “Naps” join Arima North Secondary and St Anthony’s College on 18 points. The Dial Dynamos are fourth, due to a superior goal …
Read More »RBCPL24: How the CPL took wing to become dominant regional sport event
Allen Stanford, remember that name? No? Not a surprise really. When West Indians are focused on the biggest party in sport, who has time to remember a man who was a party to the biggest fraud ever perpetrated on West Indian sport? On Republic Day, a lady who lives on …
Read More »SSFL 24: Presentation whip Malick to stay on Benedict’s tail; Fatima slip up
Presentation College San Fernando jumped one spot to second in the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division today after a comfortable 3-1 victory over Malick Secondary at the St Mary’s Ground on Serpentine Road, St Clair. Two first-half goals from Isaiah Jacob and Caleb Boyce set the tone for …
Read More »SSFL 24: Schools, fans left reeling by late time change; games revert to 3.30pm
Secondary School Football League (SSFL) Premier Division schools were left scrambling this morning after a last-minute change in kick off times for match day ten. Yesterday evening, fixtures for today’s matches were sent out with kick off times given as 3.30pm. No explanation was given and there was no accompanying …
Read More »RBCPL24: Are WI being served? Wired868 looks back at CPL24
“Yuh tink is so de ting does work?” Calypso History Month has just begun and the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), the biggest party in sport, has just ended. How are they connected? Well, if you know where to look, you can find several through-lines. There’s no Lying …
Read More »T&T lose lead twice in 2-2 draw away to Cuba; but can still avoid relegation
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team interim head coach Derek King is still waiting for his first win at the helm, after his outfit settled for a 2-2 draw away to Cuba in Concacaf Nations League A action today. With the current Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) executive …
Read More »SSFL 24: Late Bernard bullet helps Speyside hold “Naps” 1-1 in San F’do
Naparima College failed to keep pace with the top six schools today, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Speyside High in Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) Premier Division action at Lewis Street in San Fernando. After a goalless first half, “Naps” thought they had done enough …
Read More »Vaneisa: Under the crescent moon—the good, the bad and the ugly of the CPL
The day after the end of the T20 World Cup, my daughter and a friend of ours were at my home, and as I was talking cricket, he suggested we have a lime to watch the final. I burst out laughing, explaining that the final had already gone and the …
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