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The following Letter to the Editor, in response to the furore over the controversial selection of Canada-born gymnast Marisa Dick ahead of Thema Williams, was written by the parent of a national athlete in another sport, who chose to remain anonymous: Since the Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) debacle, …

Trinidad and Tobago Gymnastics Federation (TTGF) president David Marquez and general secretary Elicia Peters-Charles will quit the local sporting body later this month, even as the TTGF grapples with the fall-out from its controversial deselection of gymnast Thema Williams from the Rio 2016 Olympic Test event on 17 April 2016. …

Caribbean club champions Central FC battled to an entertaining 2-2 draw with Major League Soccer (MLS) outfit, Sporting Kansas City, in 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League action at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. And although Soca Warriors skipper Kenwyne Jones scored a clinical debut goal in the …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-15 Team concluded its first international competition this morning with another mauling, as the young Women Soca Warriors were routed 11-0 in their 70-minute affair with Mexico in Orlando, Florida. It means that the Trinidad and Tobago conceded 38 goals from three defeats to the …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-15 Team were effectively eliminated from the CONCACAF Under-15 Championships this morning, after suffering a crushing 5-0 loss to Haiti in Orlando, Florida. It was Haiti’s first win of the tournament, as the French-speaking islanders added to Trinidad and Tobago coach Marlon Charles’ woes …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 football team may soon have a little magic working for them. Russell “Little Magician” Latapy, Wired868 has been reliably informed, will arrive in the country in the coming days to take up the post of head coach of the junior team. Latapy’s local …

Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team captain Kenwyne Jones’ protracted transfer to Pro League champions, Central FC, appears to be concluded after the Couva-based club announced his capture today. Jones, who spent the first half of 2016 with Al Jazira in the United Arab Emirates, was said to have completed …

Success Laventille Secondary student Aaliyah Prince banged in a hattrick this morning as the Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-15 Team got its first win of the CONCACAF Under-15 Championships today with a 4-0 win over the Dominican Republic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Arena in Orlando, Florida. …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Under-15 Team lost by an astounding 22-0 margin to the United States today in the opening day of the 2016 CONCACAF Under-15 competition in Orlando, Florida. The score was a record for the CONCACAF tournament and a massive humbling for Trinidad and Tobago, as …

There was a change at the top of the National Super League (NSL) Premiership Division on the weekend as Matura ReUnited jumped from fourth to first with a 2-1 win away to Marabella Family Crisis Centre at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium training field on Sunday. Matura got goals either side …

Trinidad and Tobago’s Under-17 male footballers can finally expect to welcome a new coach in the coming days. The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA) looks set to begin interviews for the vacant post today and the new appointee, it is expected, will be named by the end of the …

Much like their rivals Central FC had done 24 hours earlier, DIRECTV W Connection failed to make a positive start to their 2016/17 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League campaign as they succumbed to a 4-2 defeat to Pumas UNAM at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva last night. Both Couva clubs …