One day fuh police, the old people tell us, and one day fuh tief. With Trinbago Knight Riders now carded to take on—for the third time in the space of a week—the Guyana Amazon Warriors in tomorrow’s first qualifier in Providence, what I think interests the fans is whose way …
Read More »DJW and Corneal still at loggerheads, TTFA hits snag in bid to appoint Cooper as women’s coach
Twenty six days before their opening 2018 Concacaf Championship fixture against Panama in North Carolina, USA, the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team are still without a head coach. And there is still little sign of warming relations between Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams and …
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 »TTSL 18: The King’s touch; super subs steal show in Velodrome, as Rosa KO Prisons
FC Santa Rosa advanced to the semifinal round of the Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) knockout competition last night with a clinical 3-nil win against Prisons FC at the Arima Velodrome. Prisons went all the way to the TTSL Cup Final last year, where they ultimately succumbed to 2017 …
Read More »SSFL 2018: And still the champions… South zone aims to flex again alongside strong central cast
Hark now hear the commentators sing, glory to a new SSFL king? Not if the southern teams have anything to say about it. A king in the north, east or Tobago for that matter has not reigned in the SSFL since St Anthony’s College stormed to the title in 2011. …
Read More »CPL 18 (Video): Lara hails TKR’s resurgence; but can they hold off a blip?
West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara hails the Trinbago Knight Riders as the best team of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), but can Dwayne Bravo’s boys stave off a blip at the business end of the season? More from Wired868 Vaneisa: Boo ourselves—dissecting the bitter cricket feud between Guyana and …
Read More »CPL 2018: TKR continue win streak with nervy last over win, as Fawad steps in for Munro
The Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) leading run scorer Colin Munro had a rare off night at the Queen’s Park Oval last night. But, once again, the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) found a way to triumph with a nervy last over victory against the Barbados Tridents at the Queen’s Park Oval …
Read More »John-Williams faces motion for dismissal; TTFA president must defend tenure at next AGM
Controversial Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) president David John-Williams will be asked to defend his tenure at the local football body’s next annual general meeting with the threat of potential dismissal. This morning, TTFA board member and Trinidad and Tobago Super League (TTSL) president Keith Look Loy officially raised …
Read More »Media Monitor: Reporting quality the genesis of enduring WI woes? Writers needed to right cricket ship
Asked to name his best-ever West Indies squad, Lloyd Best named as his very first selectee the dean of West Indian cricket writers, Tony Cozier. This was in the late 1990s; we did not yet know that, like the Israelites in the Old Testament, we West Indians would be condemned …
Read More »EFATT clubs remove Sanchez as president; administrator calls vote invalid and may turn to TTFA
Eleven clubs from the Eastern Football Association of Trinidad and Tobago (EFATT) made a show of strength last night at the Tunapuna Government Secondary, as they removed president Linus Sanchez from his role, after a successful no confidence motion. The motion, which was moved by Malabar FC president Julius Edwards …
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 …
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