Naparima College was in title winning form this evening as the southern school put in a professional shift with a workmanlike 2-0 win away to Carapichaima East Secondary in the penultimate round of the maiden SSFL Premier Division competition. Two second half items from Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 players …
Read More »Gritty Warriors beat St Lucia to Caribbean finals spot
The region’s most successful football team, Trinidad and Tobago, is on its way to another Caribbean Cup finals. Another item from “Soca Warriors” captain Kenwyne Jones plus a fine strike from playmaker Ataulla Guerra ensured that the host team advanced on schedule last night after a 2-0 win over St …
Read More »TTFA releases Waldrum apology; but fails to offer one itself
Four days after the Trinidad and Tobago national women’s team flew to the United States for a pre-CONCACAF Championship training camp with just US$500, the team is still awaiting the promised funding from the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA). And the Ministry of Sport revealed that the TTFA’s request …
Read More »Dear Cameron: West Indies cricketers appeal to WICB’s conscience
The following is a letter, leaked exclusively to Wired868, which was sent today by the West Indies cricket team to West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) president Whycliffe “Dave” Cameron and CEO Michael Muirhead on the eve of tomorrow’s ODI against India. The players have urged Cameron to use his conscience …
Read More »Most WI cricketers want me here; WIPA president stands firm
The following is a letter by West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Wavell Hinds in response to a dispatch from the West Indies’ ODI cricket team, which is headed by captain Dwayne Bravo, that called for his resignation: Dear Mr. Bravo, Thank you for your e-mail of October 7th and congratulations to …
Read More »Six-shooters: Molino trebles Dominican Rep as Warriors record easy win
After a week punctuated with contract wrangling, infighting, strike threats and Twitter tantrums, depending on whether your focus is the West Indies cricket team, the national under-20 boys and the senior women footballers, it was nice to have something to savour for a change. At kick off, that mirth might …
Read More »Help feed T&T women footballers: Chaos as Princesses reach Dallas
The Trinidad and Tobago national women’s football team captain Maylee Attin-Johnson was scrambling to join her teammates in the United States today after a visa delay meant she did not travel with the “Soca Princesses” when they left yesterday for a pre-World Cup qualifying camp in Dallas. At least, Attin-Johnson …
Read More »WI drops opening India ODI strike; but demands Hinds’ resignation
The West Indies cricket team agreed to play today’s opening One Day International (ODI) against India in Kochi with just two hours to spare before the scheduled start of the match at 2.30 pm local time (4.53 am TT time) today in a move that would come as a relief …
Read More »Dear Wavell: WI cricketers demand WIPA president’s resignation
The West Indies cricket team has demanded the immediate resignation of West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Wavell Hinds over perceived conflicts of interests that supposedly affected the representation he gave the players in signing last month’s Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA)/Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the West Indies Cricket Board …
Read More »WI refuses to play ODI; confusion between WICB, WIPA and players
The West Indies cricket team’s opening One Day International (ODI) against India in Kochi from 2.30 pm local time (4.53 am TT time) today is in danger of being abandoned as the players, their union—the West Indies Players Association (WIPA)—and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) remain locked in a …
Read More »Sam silenced as San Juan held by Benedict’s
Brent Sam’s scoring streak was bound to end sometime. And today, after nine goals in his last five matches, the lanky striker finally fired blanks as San Juan North Secondary was held goalless by St Benedict’s College in Bourg Mulattrasse. With just two games remaining in the SSFL Premier Division …
Read More »WI cricketers turn on WIPA: India ODI series in jeopardy
The following is a letter sent today from the West Indies cricket team to West Indies Players Association (WIPA) president Wavell Hinds, which was given to Wired868 from an informed source in India. West Indies is due to face India at Kochi tomorrow in the first of five ODI series but …
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