The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) has adjusted its guest list at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva as the Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) and Trinidad and Tobago Football Referees Association (TTFRA) will now also have lodging at the venue. The TTFA made the announcement today via a …
Read More »TTFA, Pro League, TTSL and WOLF move to Ato Boldon Stadium; O’Brien re-elected
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) will officially start operating out of the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva on 1 June 2017, as the first part of its relocation process during the construction of a National Training Centre in Couva. Land for the National Training Centre has been sourced …
Read More »Rowley asks Smith to account for Tobago trip; new info refutes Sport Minister’s claims
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has called on Sport Minister Darryl Smith to account for his $91,910.43 weekend trip to Tobago with 11 officials from his Ministry. The following is the statement from the Office of the Prime Minister: “The Prime Minister Dr the Honourable Keith Rowley has requested a …
Read More »Calypso cricket; Sparrow, Shadow and Shannon’s Sunday slog
Out of the woodwork they have come in their numbers, rushing to the defence of poor Shannon Gabriel whose unsurprising eleventh hour Sunday evening brain fart handed Pakistan the Third and final Test in Dominica two weekends ago. But what know they of Caribbean cricket, to misquote CLR James, who do …
Read More »Barker and Aklilu among standouts as Ste Madeleine, Palo Seco take RBNYL South titles
The Ste Madeleine Strikers Under-13 football team yesterday captured the south title of the 2017 Republic Bank National Youth League (RBNYL) with an emphatic 6-1 trouncing of San Fernando Sports Academy in La Brea. Postponed last Sunday because of the observance of Mother’s Day, South Zone matches resumed this weekend …
Read More »Lawrence promises to go toe-to-toe with USA; Cyrus, Plaza in 17-man squad for Colorado camp
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has promised to go on the offensive when they face the United States in World Cup qualifying action on 8 June in Colorado. The Soca Warriors have never defeated the United States in their backyard or even managed a point there …
Read More »A Dab’ll do Cibao; Dabas goal sinks Jabloteh as Dominican Rep club conquers Caribbean
San Juan Jabloteh coach Keith Jeffrey promised to help the “San Juan Kings” to restore their past glory and a place in last night’s Caribbean Club Championship final could only be seen as a step in the right direction. However, it was Dominican Republic club Cibao FC that broke new ground …
Read More »Soko punch! Cibao shock 10-man Central FC; will face Jabloteh in Caribbean finals
Close the history book. Central FC will not have the chance to set a new precedent for regional dominance on Sunday, as the “Couva Sharks” were brought crashing down to earth last night after a 1-0 loss to Cibao FC in a key Caribbean Club Championship Group A fixture at …
Read More »RBNYL: Hawks soar, QPCC defiant, Harvard make their mark and Laventille’s Coy move
“Hey, I ent send you out there to beat you know!” Trendsetter Hawks technical director Anthony “Dada” Wickham admonished young winger Zion Harley. Harley blushed and lowered his head slightly by means of apology. An attack was on but Harley couldn’t resist slowing down to dribble just one more QPCC FA …
Read More »San Juan survive! SSFL members defy executive and standings to keep Bourg boys in top flight
On the same day that the new Secondary Schools Football League (SSFL) executive committee unveiled its fixtures for the 2017 season came a decision that will force a do-over. San Juan North Secondary are back in the Premier Division, despite the drawn out process of their relegation from the top …
Read More »Cibao put Central FC on alert with Jekyll and Hyde showing; Portmore KO Racing Club
Well, that was interesting. Trinidad and Tobago Pro League teams, Central FC and San Juan Jabloteh, had their own way for the opening double header of the Caribbean Club Championship’s final group stage on Sunday night. But Jamaica’s Portmore United and the Dominican Republic’s Cibao FC did just enough to …
Read More »AV ROOM: Will the Brian Lara Stadium survive the curse of politicians’ egos?
Those who have read CLR James’ Beyond a Boundary will be all too familiar with Matthew Bondman. James describes Bondman on the second page so that the name is likely to have been encountered even by those who did not get very far into the famous book. The Bondman description reads in part …
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